1960 Dothan Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 56-63
Finished 5th in the AAL
Manager: Fred McAlister (56-63)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Dothan, Alabama
Ballpark: Wiregrass Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 35,202, Avg. 592
The Dothan Cardinals of the Alabama-Florida League ended the 1960 season with a record of 56 wins and 63 losses, finishing fifth in the AAL.
The Cardinals scored 564 runs and yielded 596 runs. Harold Wood led Dothan with 13 home runs Buddy Wood drove in 63 runs. Weldon Bowlin paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .281. Mike Pankey topped the squad with 13 wins, while Frank Scott recorded a 3.29 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1960 Dothan Cardinals who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Phil Gagliano, Weldon Bowlin, Tom Hilgendorf and Darrell Brandon.
Fred McAlister served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Andrews | R | R | August 24, 1939 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Jimmy Bowlin | R | |||||
| Weldon Bowlin | R | R | December 10, 1940 | 5'9" | 155 | Paragould, AR US |
| Darrell Brandon | R | R | July 8, 1940 | 6'2" | 200 | Nacogdoches, TX US |
| Neil Calloway | R | L | July 28, 1939 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Philip Carlson | S | L | April 21, 1938 | 6'0" | 170 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Virgil Duit | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Jack Eldridge | L | L | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| Patrick Foley | L | R | April 20, 1941 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Phil Gagliano | R | R | December 27, 1941 | 6'1" | 180 | Memphis, TN US |
| David Galligan | R | R | February 10, 1943 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Charlie Garris | R | R | June 11, 1938 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Stephen Gaza | R | L | December 13, 1940 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Don Gerhardt | R | R | August 4, 1940 | 6'2" | 172 | |
| George Heg | L | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Jimm Hendren | R | R | 6'5" | 205 | ||
| Tom Hilgendorf | S | L | March 10, 1942 | 6'1" | 187 | Clinton, IA US |
| John Jamison | R | R | 6'0" | 168 | ||
| Jack Klemmer | R | R | January 2, 1941 | 5'9" | 187 | |
| Fred McAlister | R | R | March 1, 1928 | 6'1" | 185 | Lynchburg, VA US |
| Jack Mooneyham | S | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Bert Mott | R | R | November 7, 1940 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Mike Pankey | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Darrell Poodry | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Robert Riley | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Jerry Schwarting | R | R | 6'2" | 162 | ||
| Frank Scott | S | L | July 1, 1938 | 6'0" | 172 | |
| Russ Townsend | L | R | April 13, 1938 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Jerry Wild | R | R | July 31, 1941 | 6'0" | 175 | Franklin, NC US |
| Buddy Wood | R | R | July 7, 1938 | 6'3" | 205 | Guntersville, AL US |
| Harold Wood | L | R | 6'2" | 195 |
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.
