1961 Austin Senators Roster
Team Record: 69-71
Finished 4th in the TL
Manager: Bill Adair (69-71)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Austin, Texas
Ballpark: Disch-Falk Field
Attendance: 68,761, Avg. 982
Playoffs - Austin Senators 1 game, Victoria/Ardmore Rosebuds 0 - One-game playoff for fourth place.
Playoffs - Austin Senators 3 games, Amarillo Gold Sox 2
Finals - San Antonio Missions 3 games, Austin Senators 0
The Austin Senators of the Texas League ended the 1961 season with a record of 69 wins and 71 losses, finishing fourth in the TL.
The Senators scored 543 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 544 runs. Tommie Aaron led Austin with 15 home runs and drove in 70 runs, while leading batters with significant playing time by hitting .299. Larry Maxie topped the team with 17 wins and a team-best 2.08 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Tommie Aaron, Ossie Álvarez, Bruce Brubaker, Em Lindbeck, Larry Maxie, Phil Niekro, Dennis Ribant and Corky Withrow were all players from the 1961 Austin Senators who played in the Majors during their careers.
Bill Adair served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Tommie Aaron | R | R | August 5, 1939 | 6'3" | 190 | Mobile, AL US |
Ossie Ãlvarez | R | R | October 19, 1933 | 5'10" | 165 | Bolondron, CU |
Les Bass | R | R | July 23, 1938 | 6'3" | 172 | Columbia, SC US |
Thomas Brown | R | R | June 20, 1938 | 6'2" | 195 | Tulsa, OK US |
Bruce Brubaker | R | R | December 29, 1941 | 6'1" | 198 | Harrisburg, PA US |
James Callaway | L | R | October 29, 1935 | 5'10" | 170 | Ringgold, GA US |
Paul Chenger | R | R | August 20, 1938 | 5'10" | 180 | Coatesville, PA US |
Roger Clapp | R | R | November 16, 1932 | 6'0" | 185 | Milo, ME US |
Bill Davidson | R | R | August 4, 1937 | 6'1" | 170 | Camden, NJ US |
Carl Derr | R | R | June 11, 1939 | 6'0" | 175 | Bloomsburg, PA US |
Antonio Diaz | R | R | June 13, 1938 | 6'0" | 175 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
David Fracaro | R | R | April 16, 1939 | 6'4" | 175 | Waukesha, WI US |
John Garofalo | L | L | February 16, 1938 | 5'11" | 170 | Westerly, RI US |
Jim Grimm | L | L | February 28, 1935 | 5'11" | 170 | New Martinsville, WV US |
Juan Guzman | R | R | May 27, 1936 | 5'8" | 170 | Santurce, PR |
James Hay | R | R | November 6, 1936 | 6'2" | 185 | Eagleville, TN US |
Hank Hemmerly | R | L | February 14, 1935 | 5'10" | 175 | Forest, OH US |
Robert Jacobs | R | R | March 12, 1937 | 6'0" | 165 | St. Louis, MO US |
Gene Johnson | R | R | December 24, 1937 | 6'0" | 180 | Hartford, CT US |
Lorne Johnson | L | L | March 6, 1938 | 5'10" | 180 | Lynn, MA US |
Em Lindbeck | L | R | August 27, 1934 | 6'0" | 185 | Kewanee, IL US |
Bill Lucas | R | R | January 25, 1936 | 5'8" | 165 | Jacksonville, FL US |
Michael Marinko | L | L | February 22, 1932 | 6'4" | 195 | Bridgeport, CT US |
William Marnie | L | L | November 11, 1938 | 6'4" | 190 | Philadelphia, PA US |
Larry Maxie | R | R | October 10, 1940 | 6'4" | 220 | Upland, CA US |
Wayne McDonald | R | R | September 16, 1938 | 6'0" | 185 | San Antonio, TX US |
Phil Niekro | R | R | April 1, 1939 | 6'1" | 180 | Blaine, OH US |
Dennis Overby | L | L | May 6, 1941 | 6'1" | 170 | Chetek, WI US |
Bernard Poupore | R | R | May 13, 1939 | 6'2" | 190 | Spalding, MI US |
Dennis Ribant | R | R | September 20, 1941 | 5'11" | 165 | Detroit, MI US |
John Roth | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
Billy Shields | R | R | March 12, 1926 | 6'0" | 175 | Chicago, IL US |
Charles Smith | L | R | April 16, 1937 | 6'0" | 190 | |
Richard Smith | R | R | February 23, 1943 | 6'4" | 210 | Birmingham, AL US |
Pepper Thomas | R | R | September 8, 1934 | 5'8" | 160 | Newton, MS US |
Don Williams | R | R | April 20, 1936 | 5'8" | 170 | Mobile, AL US |
Corky Withrow | R | R | November 28, 1937 | 6'3" | 197 | High Coal, WV 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.