1961 Grand Forks Chiefs Roster
Team Record: 60-66
Finished 4th in the NL
Manager: Bob Clear (60-66)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota
Ballpark: Municipal Park, Unknown
Attendance: 29,352, Avg. 466
Playoffs - Aberdeen Pheasants 1 game, Grand Forks Chiefs 0
The Grand Forks Chiefs of the Northern League ended the 1961 season with a record of 60 wins and 66 losses, finishing fourth in the NL.
The Chiefs plated 638 runs and yielded 745 runs. Pat Owens paced Grand Forks with 24 home runs, while Rodolfo Welch walloped 15 or more, too. Pat Owens recorded 90 runs batted in. Rodolfo Welch led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .310 clip. Anselmo Gordon and Douglas Gentry topped the squad with 10 wins each, and Anselmo Gordon registered a 3.23 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1961 Grand Forks Chiefs who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jim Price, José Martínez and Frank Bork.
Bob Clear served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Bork | R | L | July 13, 1940 | 6'2" | 175 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Bob Clear | R | R | December 14, 1927 | 5'9" | 170 | Denver, CO US |
| Al Cruz | R | R | May 6, 1935 | 5'8" | 166 | |
| Don DiChiara | L | L | September 9, 1938 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Larry Fidalgo | R | R | June 4, 1939 | 6'1" | 175 | Boston, MA US |
| Juan Gener | R | R | 6'4" | 160 | ||
| Douglas Gentry | R | R | September 15, 1940 | 6'1" | 195 | Irwin County, GA US |
| Troy Giles | R | R | January 13, 1941 | 6'2" | 190 | Clinton, TN US |
| Anselmo Gordon | R | R | November 4, 1941 | 6'1" | 159 | Almirante, Bocas del Toro PA |
| George Grant | R | R | March 13, 1939 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Ronald Kent | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| José Martínez | R | R | July 26, 1942 | 6'0" | 178 | Cardenas, Matanzas CU |
| Claude Meinhard | R | R | December 13, 1941 | 6'2" | 185 | Cumberland County, VA US |
| Louis Montagano | R | R | October 11, 1942 | 6'0" | 175 | Riverside, NJ US |
| Albert Muench | R | R | 6'0" | 172 | ||
| Dick Newberg | R | R | June 28, 1937 | 6'3" | 207 | New Haven, CT US |
| Don Nipp | R | R | February 7, 1938 | 6'0" | 194 | Blair, OK US |
| Eugene Orf | S | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Pat Owens | R | R | January 23, 1940 | 5'11" | 180 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Jim Price | R | R | October 13, 1941 | 6'0" | 192 | Harrisburg, PA US |
| Ramon Saba | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Felix Santana | R | R | April 29, 1942 | 5'7" | 152 | Mao, Valverde DO |
| Robert Slezak | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Emiliano Telleria | R | R | May 25, 1938 | 5'8" | 155 | Puerta de Golpe, CU |
| Lyle VanBoeyen | R | R | 6'4" | 185 | ||
| Rodolfo Welch | R | R | July 9, 1938 | 5'11" | 185 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
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.
