1960 Carlsbad Potashes Roster
Team Record: 66-64
Finished 3rd in the SL
Manager: Rube Walker (66-64)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Carlsbad, New Mexico
Ballpark: Montgomery Field
Attendance: 16,182, Avg. 249
The Carlsbad Potashes of the Sophomore League ended the 1960 season with a record of 66 wins and 64 losses, finishing third in the SL.
The Potashes scored 811 runs and allowed 780 runs. Lewis Bishop led Carlsbad with 23 home runs and drove in 92 runs, while leading all regular batters by connecting at a .330 clip. Gary McCabe topped the team with 15 wins and a team-best 3.68 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Billy Ott played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Carlsbad Potashes to do so.
Rube Walker served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Barton | L | R | 6'3" | 170 | ||
| Lewis Bishop | R | R | January 30, 1941 | 5'9" | 180 | |
| Robert Chandanais | R | R | March 10, 1941 | 5'11" | 180 | Springfield Gardens, NY US |
| Daniel Combs | R | R | January 3, 1939 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Robert Davison | R | R | 5'11" | 172 | ||
| Sheldon Dent | R | R | December 13, 1938 | 6'4" | 195 | Upland, PA US |
| Brian Eldredge | R | L | October 29, 1941 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Lawrence Garrett | L | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Bertrand Gladney | R | R | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Gordon Gore | L | R | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| Ronald Henson | L | R | 6'3" | 175 | ||
| Franklin Hodges | R | R | September 7, 1939 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Rafael Imbert | R | R | 6'0" | 172 | ||
| Bobby Ivey | R | R | 5'11" | 195 | ||
| Thomas Janecko | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Gary Johnson | R | R | June 9, 1939 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| James Klimchock | R | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Al Kozak | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| James Luckring | L | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Steve Mandy | R | R | September 2, 1936 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Gary McCabe | R | R | 6'3" | 165 | ||
| James McGarigle | R | R | July 22, 1940 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Billy Ott | S | R | November 23, 1940 | 6'1" | 180 | New York, NY US |
| Harvey Oxendine | R | R | June 10, 1939 | 6'3" | 190 | Henderson, NC US |
| Eugene Petty | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Ronald Roper | L | L | July 13, 1936 | 6'1" | 160 | |
| Dan Saporiti | L | R | March 1, 1941 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Gary Starr | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Gary Tomlan | L | L | March 22, 1939 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Leon Westfield | R | R | 6'2" | 175 |
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.
