1961 Columbia Reds Roster
Team Record: 70-65
Finished 4th in the SAL
Manager: Ted Beard (0-0), Hersh Freeman (0-0)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Columbia, South Carolina
Ballpark: Capital City Stadium
Attendance: 25,998, Avg. 385
The Columbia Reds of the South Atlantic League ended the 1961 season with a record of 70 wins and 65 losses, finishing fourth in the SAL.
The Reds scored 603 runs and conceded 598 runs. Marv Schultz led Columbia with 18 home runs, and William Shepherd walloped 15 or more also. Marv Schultz drove in 83 runs. Teolindo Acosta paced all regular hitters with a .343 average. Sammy Ellis and Héctor Maestri topped the squad with 10 wins each, while Sammy Ellis recorded a 1.89 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Jim Duckworth, Sammy Ellis, Héctor Maestri, Gus Gil, Ted Davidson, Vic Davalillo and Bobby Klaus were all players from the 1961 Columbia Reds who played in the Majors during their careers.
Ted Beard and Hersh Freeman served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teolindo Acosta | L | L | July 23, 1937 | 5'7" | 168 | Maracaibo, Zulia VE |
| Dick Beall | L | L | November 18, 1940 | 6'0" | 195 | Santa Maria, CA US |
| Ollie Brantley | R | R | September 16, 1931 | 6'3" | 178 | Lexa, AR US |
| Albert Bullock | R | R | December 17, 1936 | 5'8" | 157 | Meridian, MS US |
| William Cooke | R | R | October 31, 1935 | 6'4" | 195 | Chicago, IL US |
| Vic Davalillo | L | L | July 30, 1939 | 5'7" | 150 | Churuguara, Falcon VE |
| Ted Davidson | R | L | October 4, 1939 | 6'0" | 192 | Las Vegas, NV US |
| Ivan Davis | R | R | 5'9" | 180 | ||
| Thomas Dotterer | L | R | December 19, 1936 | 6'1" | 185 | Syracuse, NY US |
| Larry Dovel | R | R | September 25, 1939 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Jim Duckworth | R | R | May 24, 1939 | 6'4" | 194 | National City, CA US |
| Burton Dziadek | R | R | August 23, 1939 | 6'4" | 200 | Meriden, CT US |
| Sammy Ellis | L | R | February 11, 1941 | 6'1" | 175 | Youngstown, OH US |
| Marvin Fodor | R | R | August 6, 1941 | 6'0" | 200 | Detroit, MI US |
| Gus Gil | R | R | April 19, 1939 | 5'10" | 180 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Larry Helms | R | R | September 23, 1935 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Larry Himes | R | R | October 7, 1940 | 6'0" | 190 | Riverside, CA US |
| Juan Iglesias | R | R | 6'1" | 160 | ||
| Greg Jancich | R | R | April 25, 1936 | 6'5" | 220 | Chicago, IL US |
| James Jones | ||||||
| Dick Kennedy | R | R | April 9, 1936 | 5'11" | 190 | Evans City, PA US |
| Bobby Klaus | R | R | December 27, 1937 | 5'10" | 170 | Spring Grove, IL US |
| Héctor Maestri | R | R | April 19, 1935 | 5'10" | 170 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| George McWilliams | R | R | January 6, 1938 | 6'4" | 205 | |
| James Passilla | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Gale Peregrin | R | R | July 31, 1938 | 6'1" | 183 | |
| Marv Schultz | R | R | September 20, 1939 | 6'1" | 185 | Detroit, MI US |
| William Shepherd | L | R | July 1, 1938 | 6'6" | 195 | |
| Bobby Smith | R | R | March 17, 1937 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| James Sprankle | R | R | July 22, 1935 | 6'1" | 190 | Lafayette, IN US |
| Michael Thornton | L | L | April 14, 1940 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Joe Wilson | R | R | September 6, 1937 | 5'10" | 190 | Monroe, LA 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.
