1963 Bakersfield Bears Roster

California League (CL) - Class: A
Team Record: 78-62
Finished 2nd in the CL
Manager: Bob Wellman (78-62)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Bakersfield, California
Ballpark: Sam Lynn Ballpark
Attendance: 40,776, Avg. 583
1963 Bakersfield Bears Statistics

The Bakersfield Bears of the California League ended the 1963 season with a record of 78 wins and 62 losses, finishing second in the CL.

Bob Wellman served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Rich BeckSRJanuary 21, 19406'3"190Pasco, WA US
Dave BennettRRNovember 7, 19456'5"195Berkeley, CA US
Don BridgesLRMarch 2, 19445'10"175Allen County, OH US
John BriggsLLMarch 10, 19446'1"190Paterson, NJ US
Brian ConwayLLNovember 11, 19456'6"210
James CouchRRJuly 19, 19425'10"170Marshall, TX US
Gary CurkendallLROctober 10, 19425'11"175Volga, WV US
Jim EnoldRRMarch 4, 19396'2"175
Louis GarvinRROctober 26, 19386'0"169Apopka, FL US
Chuck GreenRRNovember 29, 19396'2"215Chicago, IL US
Robert HellmerLLAugust 30, 19406'1"170
Grant JacksonSLSeptember 28, 19426'0"180Fostoria, OH US
Denny KennedyRROctober 6, 19416'2"190Wynnewood, OK US
Thomas KerriganRR6'2"190
Sammy MartinezRROctober 31, 19436'2"180
Jerry MesserlySRNovember 24, 19426'2"204Fort Dodge, IA US
David OrtweinRRJune 28, 19446'1"170Victoria, BC CA
James PerkinsRRSeptember 3, 19396'1"185
Richie RichmanLLApril 8, 19415'11"185
Frankie RubinoRRDecember 8, 19425'11"175Trenton, NJ US
Jim StouderLRJuly 13, 19426'3"190Nappanee, IN US
Darrell SutherlandRRNovember 14, 19416'4"169Glendale, CA US
Leroy ThomasSR5'11"152
Dennis Van CleaveRR6'3"180
Gary WagnerRRJune 28, 19406'4"185Bridgeport, IL US
Fred WaltersLROctober 4, 19376'0"195Trenton, NJ US
Darrell WeberLLJune 27, 19416'1"190Westwood, CA US
Gene WestonRRSeptember 28, 19435'9"168
Bill WilsonRRSeptember 21, 19426'2"195Pomeroy, OH US
Rick WiseRRSeptember 13, 19456'1"180Jackson, MI 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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