1961 Aberdeen Pheasants Roster
Team Record: 74-54
Finished 2nd in the NL
Manager: Lou Fitzgerald (74-54)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Aberdeen, South Dakota
Ballpark: Municipal Baseball Park
Attendance: 34,136, Avg. 533
Playoffs - Aberdeen Pheasants 1 game, Grand Forks Chiefs 0
Finals - Aberdeen Pheasants 2 games, St. Cloud Rox 0
The Aberdeen Pheasants of the Northern League ended the 1961 season with a record of 74 wins and 54 losses, finishing second in the NL.
The Pheasants plated 658 runs and yielded 575 runs. Bert Barth paced Aberdeen with 23 home runs and drove in 99 runs. Don Branson led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .327 clip. Joseph Petrikovic topped the team with 14 wins, while Timothy Pelczynski earned a 2.63 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Darold Knowles and Andy Etchebarren both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Lou Fitzgerald served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Baker | R | R | January 29, 1939 | 5'9" | 175 | |
| Bert Barth | R | R | July 8, 1938 | 6'3" | 208 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Phillip Barth | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Don Branson | S | R | April 5, 1939 | 6'1" | 178 | |
| Lawrence Clayton | L | R | June 8, 1940 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Ronnie Davis | R | R | May 31, 1939 | 6'3" | 200 | Nauvoo, AL US |
| Andy Etchebarren | R | R | June 20, 1943 | 6'1" | 190 | Whittier, CA US |
| Donald Gallon | R | R | March 22, 1942 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Richard Hunt | R | R | October 25, 1940 | 6'0" | 180 | Clinton, OK US |
| Carmen Iannaccone | R | R | November 26, 1939 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| David Jones | L | L | October 25, 1940 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Darold Knowles | L | L | December 9, 1941 | 6'0" | 180 | Brunswick, MO US |
| Dave Massarelli | R | R | March 12, 1941 | 6'1" | 185 | Dover, OH US |
| Ronald O'Shields | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Bob Olson | R | R | January 17, 1941 | 6'4" | 190 | |
| Timothy Pelczynski | L | R | August 10, 1941 | 6'0" | 165 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Joseph Petrikovic | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Ronald Piotrowski | L | L | 5'8" | 175 | ||
| Jim Rouse | L | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| James Satalich | L | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Fred Scott | R | R | 5'7" | 150 | ||
| Norman Skikas | R | R | June 3, 1940 | 6'0" | 182 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Ken Temple | R | R | September 28, 1941 | 6'5" | 205 | |
| James Vadas | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Robert Young | R | R | September 29, 1940 | 6'2" | 175 | Erie, PA US |
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.
