1963 Auburn Mets Roster
Team Record: 76-54
Finished 1st in the NYPL
Manager: Dick Cole (76-54)
Affiliation: New York Mets
Location: Auburn, New York
Ballpark: Falcon Park I
Attendance: 41,770, Avg. 643
Playoffs - Batavia Pirates 2 games, Auburn Mets 0
The Auburn Mets of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1963 season with a record of 76 wins and 54 losses, finishing first in the NYPL.
The Mets led the league with 774 runs. Auburn surrendered 623 runs, least in the league. Robert Sturges walloped 30 home runs for the squad, while Richard Bazinet swatted 15 or more also. Richard Bazinet accounted for 96 RBI. Eduardo Ventura paced batters with significant playing time with a .307 average. Ron Locke topped the team with 18 wins, and Frank Griffith registered a 2.06 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1963 Auburn Mets who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Ron Locke, Cleon Jones and John Stephenson.
Dick Cole served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Aldridge | L | L | August 23, 1939 | 6'1" | 168 | |
| Paul Alspach | R | R | February 28, 1942 | 5'11" | 168 | |
| Richard Bazinet | L | R | December 26, 1935 | 6'1" | 192 | |
| William Boyce | R | R | August 12, 1943 | 6'3" | 195 | Norfolk, VA US |
| Alan Feldstein | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Robert Fletcher | R | R | 6'5" | 185 | ||
| Frank Griffith | R | L | September 20, 1942 | 5'10" | 175 | La Plata, MD US |
| Jim Hardy | L | L | January 18, 1941 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Roberto Herrera | R | R | April 21, 1939 | 6'3" | 220 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Frank Horne | R | R | 6'2" | 198 | ||
| Arthur Jones | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Cleon Jones | R | L | June 24, 1942 | 6'0" | 185 | Plateau, AL US |
| Doug Linehan | L | R | May 5, 1941 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Ron Locke | R | L | April 4, 1939 | 5'11" | 168 | Wakefield, RI US |
| Richard Martin | S | L | June 3, 1943 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Johnny McKee | L | L | October 26, 1940 | 6'3" | 220 | Houston, TX US |
| Clifford McWilliams | S | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| John Pavlus | R | R | 6'0" | 168 | ||
| Ron Price | L | L | June 22, 1942 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Tracy Rivers | R | R | 6'4" | 205 | ||
| William Robinson | R | R | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Vincent Scales | L | L | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Paul Serra | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Vincent Smedes | L | R | 6'1" | 186 | ||
| Rick Smoliak | S | R | February 23, 1943 | 6'0" | 175 | St. Paul, MN US |
| John Stephenson | L | R | April 13, 1941 | 5'11" | 180 | South Portsmouth, KY US |
| John Strickler | R | L | August 11, 1944 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Robert Sturges | L | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Jerome Terry | S | L | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Donald Trolliet | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Eduardo Ventura | R | R | 5'11" | 176 | ||
| Bruce Wilson | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Edward Wine | R | R | 5'10" | 170 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
