1960 Burlington Bees Roster
Team Record: 66-74
Finished 5th in the IIIL
Manager: Hardy Peterson (66-74)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Burlington, Iowa
Ballpark: Community Field (Stadium)
Attendance: 51,988, Avg. 743
The Burlington Bees of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1960 season with a record of 66 wins and 74 losses, finishing fifth in the IIIL.
The Bees tallied 659 runs and yielded 796 runs, most in the league. Bill Jackson paced Burlington with 16 home runs Bill Jackson and Ed Napoleon each recorded 78 runs batted in. Ed Napoleon led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .285. Dick Doepker topped the squad with 11 wins, while John Kelly recorded a 3.28 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Gene Alley, Tom Butters, Tommie Sisk, Ron Brand, Bob Priddy, Hardy Peterson, Orlando McFarlane and Rex Johnston were all players from the 1960 Burlington Bees who played in the Majors during their careers.
Hardy Peterson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Aldrich | L | L | January 2, 1938 | 6'4" | 198 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Gene Alley | R | R | July 10, 1940 | 5'10" | 160 | Richmond, VA US |
| Phillip Andress | R | L | August 31, 1937 | 6'3" | 188 | |
| Ron Brand | R | R | January 13, 1940 | 5'7" | 167 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Tom Butters | R | R | April 8, 1938 | 6'2" | 195 | Delaware, OH US |
| Libo DeRario | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Dick Doepker | R | R | August 11, 1936 | 6'0" | 175 | Annahein, SK CA |
| Mort Ek | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Larry Fidalgo | R | R | June 4, 1939 | 6'1" | 175 | Boston, MA US |
| Julio Imbert | L | L | December 3, 1938 | 5'10" | 168 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Bill Jackson | R | R | September 3, 1934 | 6'3" | 195 | Pocatello, ID US |
| Carl Johnson | R | R | October 18, 1933 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Rex Johnston | S | R | November 8, 1937 | 6'1" | 202 | Colton, CA US |
| John Kelly | S | L | January 10, 1937 | 6'4" | 195 | Detroit, MI US |
| William Kennedy | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| James Little | L | L | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Nick Maras | R | R | January 24, 1939 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| John Massey | R | R | July 30, 1938 | 6'0" | 200 | Port Neches, TX US |
| Orlando McFarlane | R | R | June 28, 1935 | 6'0" | 180 | Oriente, CU |
| Glen Merklen | L | L | 6'4" | 200 | ||
| Edward Montgomery | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Russell Mueller | L | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Ed Napoleon | R | R | September 13, 1937 | 5'9" | 170 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Don Nipp | R | R | February 7, 1938 | 6'0" | 194 | Blair, OK US |
| Hardy Peterson | R | R | October 17, 1929 | 6'0" | 205 | Perth Amboy, NJ US |
| Bob Priddy | R | R | December 10, 1939 | 6'1" | 200 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Peter Sala | L | L | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Roberto Sanchez | R | R | January 31, 1934 | 5'6" | 160 | Camaguey, Camaguey CU |
| Felix Santana | R | R | April 29, 1942 | 5'7" | 152 | Mao, Valverde DO |
| Tommie Sisk | R | R | April 12, 1942 | 6'3" | 195 | Ardmore, OK US |
| Emiliano Telleria | R | R | May 25, 1938 | 5'8" | 155 | Puerta de Golpe, CU |
| Rudy Trbovich | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Gilbert Watts | R | R | 5'11" | 174 | ||
| Larry West | L | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Kenneth Whitmore | R | R | 6'1" | 192 | ||
| Villard Wright | S | R | 6'0" | 180 |
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.
