1961 Austin Senators Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
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
1961 Austin Senators Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Tommie AaronRRAugust 5, 19396'3"190Mobile, AL US
Ossie ÁlvarezRROctober 19, 19335'10"165Bolondron, CU
Les BassRRJuly 23, 19386'3"172Columbia, SC US
Thomas BrownRRJune 20, 19386'2"195Tulsa, OK US
Bruce BrubakerRRDecember 29, 19416'1"198Harrisburg, PA US
James CallawayLROctober 29, 19355'10"170Ringgold, GA US
Paul ChengerRRAugust 20, 19385'10"180Coatesville, PA US
Roger ClappRRNovember 16, 19326'0"185Milo, ME US
Bill DavidsonRRAugust 4, 19376'1"170Camden, NJ US
Carl DerrRRJune 11, 19396'0"175Bloomsburg, PA US
Antonio DiazRRJune 13, 19386'0"175La Habana, La Habana CU
David FracaroRRApril 16, 19396'4"175Waukesha, WI US
John GarofaloLLFebruary 16, 19385'11"170Westerly, RI US
Jim GrimmLLFebruary 28, 19355'11"170New Martinsville, WV US
Juan GuzmanRRMay 27, 19365'8"170Santurce, PR
James HayRRNovember 6, 19366'2"185Eagleville, TN US
Hank HemmerlyRLFebruary 14, 19355'10"175Forest, OH US
Robert JacobsRRMarch 12, 19376'0"165St. Louis, MO US
Gene JohnsonRRDecember 24, 19376'0"180Hartford, CT US
Lorne JohnsonLLMarch 6, 19385'10"180Lynn, MA US
Em LindbeckLRAugust 27, 19346'0"185Kewanee, IL US
Bill LucasRRJanuary 25, 19365'8"165Jacksonville, FL US
Michael MarinkoLLFebruary 22, 19326'4"195Bridgeport, CT US
William MarnieLLNovember 11, 19386'4"190Philadelphia, PA US
Larry MaxieRROctober 10, 19406'4"220Upland, CA US
Wayne McDonaldRRSeptember 16, 19386'0"185San Antonio, TX US
Phil NiekroRRApril 1, 19396'1"180Blaine, OH US
Dennis OverbyLLMay 6, 19416'1"170Chetek, WI US
Bernard PouporeRRMay 13, 19396'2"190Spalding, MI US
Dennis RibantRRSeptember 20, 19415'11"165Detroit, MI US
John RothRR6'2"195
Billy ShieldsRRMarch 12, 19266'0"175Chicago, IL US
Charles SmithLRApril 16, 19376'0"190
Richard SmithRRFebruary 23, 19436'4"210Birmingham, AL US
Pepper ThomasRRSeptember 8, 19345'8"160Newton, MS US
Don WilliamsRRApril 20, 19365'8"170Mobile, AL US
Corky WithrowRRNovember 28, 19376'3"197High 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.




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