1961 Erie Sailors Roster
Team Record: 68-57
Finished 2nd in the NYPL
Manager: Harry Warner (68-57)
Affiliation: Minnesota Twins
Location: Erie, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Ainsworth Field
Attendance: 19,583, Avg. 313
Playoffs - Batavia Pirates 2 games, Erie Sailors 1
The Erie Sailors of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1961 season with a record of 68 wins and 57 losses, finishing second in the NYPL.
The Sailors plated 798 runs and yielded 665 runs. Victor Horacio and Frank Franchi paced Erie with 12 home runs apiece. Victor Horacio accounted for 84 RBI and topped batters with significant playing time with a .297 average. Timothy Wells and John Strzyzewski led the team with 14 wins each, while Jose Mejias recorded a 3.64 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Frank Quilici played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Erie Sailors to do so.
Harry Warner served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Baird | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Walter Coleman | L | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| John Crotty | R | R | 6'6" | 202 | ||
| Robert DeFant | R | R | 6'4" | 200 | ||
| George Dempster | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Reyes Figueroa | R | R | January 25, 1936 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Frank Franchi | R | R | December 6, 1936 | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Thomas Fries | R | R | September 28, 1942 | 6'0" | 180 | Dayton, OH US |
| Ron Gasper | R | R | July 20, 1939 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Samuel Gray | R | R | September 29, 1940 | 6'1" | 160 | |
| John Hanlon | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Victor Horacio | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Charles Isles | L | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Charles Kennedy | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Jose Mejias | L | L | January 13, 1940 | 5'11" | 170 | Mayaguez, PR |
| Vernon Merrick | L | L | July 13, 1941 | 5'8" | 165 | Baltimore, MD US |
| John Mitchell | R | R | April 24, 1939 | 6'3" | 185 | Grand Rapids, MI US |
| Pablo Mitchell | L | L | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Jose Padilla | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Robert Pearson | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Francis Pittaro | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Larry Pohlman | L | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| William Pollack | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Frank Quilici | R | R | May 11, 1939 | 6'1" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
| Humberto Sama | L | L | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| David Sanchez | L | R | June 13, 1939 | 5'10" | 155 | |
| John Strzyzewski | R | R | June 18, 1939 | 6'2" | 200 | Manitiwee, WI US |
| Bill Tomb | L | R | March 25, 1941 | 6'2" | 185 | Williamsport, PA US |
| Luke Vasser | L | L | November 24, 1938 | 6'0" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
| Jacinto Vento | R | R | 5'11" | 155 | ||
| James Ward | R | L | February 15, 1942 | 6'4" | 200 | Elizabeth, NJ US |
| Harry Warner | L | R | December 11, 1928 | 6'2" | 195 | Reeders, PA US |
| Timothy Wells | L | L | July 8, 1940 | 6'1" | 195 | Sidney, OH US |
| Louis Yanz | L | L | 6'1" | 205 |
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.
