1961 Buffalo Bisons Roster

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 85-67
Finished 3rd in the IL
Manager: Kerby Farrell (85-67)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Buffalo, New York
Ballpark: War Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 259,724, Avg. 3,417
1961 Buffalo Bisons Statistics

Playoffs - Buffalo Bisons 4 games, San Juan/Charleston Marlins 0
Finals - Buffalo Bisons 4 games, Rochester Red Wings 1

The Buffalo Bisons of the International League ended the 1961 season with a record of 85 wins and 67 losses, finishing third in the IL.

The Bisons scored 670 runs and allowed 612 runs. Don Mincher, Ted Savage and Félix Torres led Buffalo with 24 home runs apiece., while Tony Curry and Jacke Davis walloped 15 or more also. Félix Torres drove in 97 runs. Ted Savage paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .325. Wally Seward and Babe Birrer topped the squad with 11 wins each, and Bill Smith recorded a 3.56 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 1961 Buffalo Bisons who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Julio Becquer, Babe Birrer, Bob Bowman, Paul Brown, Jimmie Coker, Tony Curry, Jacke Davis, Solly Drake, Rubén Gómez, Harry Hanebrink, Mickey Harrington, Ed Keegan, Joe Lonnett, Hank Mason, Don Mincher, Bobby Morgan, Cal Neeman, Taylor Phillips, Stan Pitula, Dick Ricketts, Humberto Robinson, Bob Sadowski, Ted Savage, Wally Shannon, Dwight Siebler, Bill Smith, Max Surkont, Bill Taylor, Félix Torres and Bobby Wine.

Kerby Farrell served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Robert BaillargeonRRAugust 8, 19406'0"190Montreal, QC CA
Julio BecquerLLDecember 20, 19315'11"178La Habana, La Habana CU
Babe BirrerRRJuly 4, 19296'0"195Buffalo, NY US
Bob BowmanRRMay 10, 19316'1"195Laytonville, CA US
Paul BrownRRJune 18, 19416'1"190Fort Smith, AR US
Dick BunkerLLApril 5, 19355'11"165Norwood, MA US
Jimmie CokerRRMarch 28, 19365'11"195Holly Hill, SC US
Tony CurryLLDecember 22, 19375'11"185Nassau, BS
Jacke DavisRRMarch 5, 19365'11"160Carthage, TX US
Solly DrakeSROctober 23, 19306'0"170Little Rock, AR US
Jim FreyLLMay 26, 19315'9"170Cleveland, OH US
Rubén GómezRRJuly 13, 19276'0"170Arroyo, PR
Harry HanebrinkLRNovember 12, 19276'0"165St. Louis, MO US
Mickey HarringtonRROctober 8, 19346'4"205Hattiesburg, MS US
Ed KeeganRRJuly 8, 19396'3"165Camden, NJ US
Joe LonnettRRFebruary 7, 19275'10"180Beaver Falls, PA US
Hank MasonRRJune 19, 19316'0"185Marshall, MO US
Don MincherLRJune 24, 19386'3"205Huntsville, AL US
Bobby MorganRRJune 29, 19265'9"175Oklahoma City, OK US
Cal NeemanRRFebruary 18, 19296'1"192Valmeyer, IL US
Taylor PhillipsLLJune 18, 19335'11"185Atlanta, GA US
Stan PitulaRRMarch 23, 19315'10"170Hackensack, NJ US
Vic RehmSLFebruary 16, 19366'4"200Carlyle, IL US
Dick RickettsLRDecember 4, 19336'7"215Pottstown, PA US
Humberto RobinsonRRJune 25, 19306'1"155Colon, Colon PA
Bob SadowskiLRJanuary 15, 19376'0"175St. Louis, MO US
Ted SavageRRFebruary 21, 19366'1"185Venice, IL US
Wally SewardLLJuly 1, 19326'2"170
Wally ShannonLRJanuary 23, 19336'0"178Cleveland, OH US
Dwight SieblerRRAugust 5, 19376'2"184Columbus, NE US
Bill SmithLLJune 8, 19346'0"190Washington, DC US
Max SurkontRRJune 16, 19226'1"195Central Falls, RI US
Bill TaylorLLDecember 30, 19296'3"212Alhambra, CA US
Félix TorresRRMay 1, 19325'11"165Ponce, PR
Bobby WineRRSeptember 17, 19386'1"187New York, NY 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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