1961 Great Falls Electrics Roster
Team Record: 72-58
Finished 2nd in the PL
Manager: Al Ronning (72-58)
Affiliation: Los Angeles Dodgers
Location: Great Falls, Montana
Ballpark: Centene Field
Attendance: 59,406, Avg. 914
Playoffs - Great Falls Electrics 3 games, Boise Braves 1
The Great Falls Electrics of the Pioneer League ended the 1961 season with a record of 72 wins and 58 losses, finishing second in the PL.
The Electrics topped the league with just 653 runs allowed. Great Falls scored 712 runs. Eddie Reed led the team with 20 home runs, while Dick McLaughlin walloped 15 or more also. Domingo Carrasquel recorded 89 runs batted in and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .361 average. Jimmy Ward paced the squad with 20 wins, and Wayne Scarbrough registered a 3.39 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Gene Brabender played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Great Falls Electrics to do so.
Al Ronning served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Arnette | R | R | December 19, 1938 | 6'2" | 182 | |
| Bill Bevels | L | R | September 13, 1940 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Gene Brabender | R | R | August 16, 1941 | 6'5" | 225 | Madison, WI US |
| Joseph Carboni | R | R | November 1, 1942 | 6'1" | 195 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Domingo Carrasquel | R | R | December 1, 1937 | 6'0" | 180 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| James Churchwell | R | R | June 27, 1941 | 6'2" | 200 | Macon, GA US |
| Ronald Cronan | L | R | August 28, 1938 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| John Drysdale | R | L | May 14, 1939 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Chuck Giuffrida | R | R | September 12, 1942 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Lee Jensen | R | R | August 15, 1940 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Edward Maj | L | L | March 14, 1940 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Jimmie McClure | R | R | April 27, 1942 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Dick McLaughlin | L | L | June 3, 1940 | 6'0" | 175 | Milton, MA US |
| Jerry Patenaude | L | L | August 6, 1940 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Eddie Reed | L | R | October 12, 1929 | 6'2" | 170 | Straven, AL US |
| Al Ronning | R | R | September 21, 1926 | 6'1" | 190 | Everett, WA US |
| Gale Rottinghaus | R | R | July 24, 1938 | 6'3" | 170 | |
| Wayne Scarbrough | L | L | August 21, 1939 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Jimmy Shinn | R | R | July 4, 1938 | 5'11" | 175 | Covina, CA US |
| Bob Sloan | R | R | June 22, 1937 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Lou Snipp | R | R | December 7, 1938 | 5'10" | 155 | |
| John Van Ornum | R | R | October 20, 1939 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Jimmy Ward | R | R | April 2, 1939 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| John Warren | R | R | March 19, 1941 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Bob Wasko | R | R | June 12, 1940 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Wendell Wear | L | L | January 28, 1940 | 6'3" | 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.
