1962 Greenville Spinners Roster
Team Record: 65-75
Finished 5th in the SAL
Manager: Roy Hartsfield (65-75)
Affiliation: Los Angeles Dodgers
Location: Greenville, South Carolina
Ballpark: Meadowbrook Park
Attendance: 59,024, Avg. 843
The Greenville Spinners of the South Atlantic League ended the 1962 season with a record of 65 wins and 75 losses, finishing fifth in the SAL.
The Spinners scored 682 runs and allowed 760 runs. Braxton Bailey led Greenville with 16 home runs and accounted for 90 RBI. Bobby Catton paced batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .304 clip. Camilo Estevis topped the team with 18 wins and a team-best 2.94 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1962 Greenville Spinners who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Sherman Jones, Laurin Pepper and Héctor Valle.
Roy Hartsfield served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Ray Apple | R | R | February 5, 1938 | 6'3" | 210 | |
Carmelo Aquino | R | R | November 30, 1941 | 5'11" | 160 | , PR |
Robert Arrighi | R | R | May 3, 1940 | 5'11" | 170 | |
Braxton Bailey | R | R | November 15, 1937 | 5'11" | 168 | |
Bill Berrier | R | R | April 21, 1938 | 5'10" | 185 | Harrisburg, PA US |
William Boehlert | L | L | June 21, 1940 | 6'0" | 190 | |
Sheldon Brodsky | R | R | September 3, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Philip Brown | R | R | April 27, 1941 | 6'2" | 175 | Philadelphia, PA US |
Domingo Carrasquel | R | R | December 1, 1937 | 6'0" | 180 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
Bobby Catton | R | R | December 17, 1937 | 5'10" | 185 | New Orleans, LA US |
Jose Cesar | R | R | September 25, 1937 | 5'11" | 165 | |
Mel Corbo | L | L | March 16, 1940 | 6'2" | 185 | San Antonio, TX US |
Dickie Crowe | R | R | September 20, 1938 | 5'10" | 178 | |
Lou Ertle | L | R | April 10, 1940 | 6'1" | 180 | |
Camilo Estevis | R | R | August 8, 1938 | 6'2" | 205 | , MX |
Sammy Hitcher | S | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
Richard Hunt | R | R | October 25, 1940 | 6'0" | 180 | Clinton, OK US |
Billy Ray Jones | R | R | May 15, 1940 | 6'1" | 200 | |
Sherman Jones | L | R | February 10, 1935 | 6'4" | 205 | Winton, NC US |
William Kalmes | R | L | November 28, 1937 | 6'3" | 195 | |
John Kirby | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
Roger Kudron | S | R | September 14, 1938 | 6'4" | 190 | Detroit, MI US |
Moe Lago | L | L | June 6, 1938 | 6'1" | 196 | |
Raymond Loya | R | R | March 6, 1938 | 6'0" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Al Malkasian | R | R | October 31, 1938 | 6'3" | 210 | |
Norm Manning | R | R | November 13, 1937 | 5'11" | 165 | |
Laurin Pepper | R | R | January 18, 1931 | 5'11" | 190 | Vaughan, MS US |
Bob Radovich | R | R | May 3, 1939 | 6'0" | 180 | Philadelphia, PA US |
Donald Ross | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
Jimmy Shinn | R | R | July 4, 1938 | 5'11" | 175 | Covina, CA US |
Fred Southerland | S | L | 6'2" | 183 | ||
Héctor Valle | R | R | October 27, 1940 | 5'9" | 180 | Vega Baja, PR |
John Van Ornum | R | R | October 20, 1939 | 5'11" | 180 | |
Thomas Wells | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
Ford Young | R | R | 6'1" | 190 |
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.