1960 Houston Buffs Roster

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 83-71
Finished 4th in the AA
Manager: Enos Slaughter (83-71)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Houston, Texas
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Attendance: 118,584, Avg. 1,540
1960 Houston Buffs Statistics

Playoffs - Denver Bears 4 games, Houston Buffs 3

The Houston Buffs of the American Association ended the 1960 season with a record of 83 wins and 71 losses, finishing fourth in the AA.

The Buffs tallied 629 runs and yielded 586 runs. Joe Macko paced Houston with 27 home runs, and Billy Williams walloped 15 or more also. Joe Macko recorded 91 runs batted in. Billy Williams topped hitters with significant playing time with a .323 average. Al Lary led the squad with 12 wins, while Barney Schultz registered a 3.02 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 1960 Houston Buffs who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Dick Bertell, Jim Brewer, Tom Carroll, Ed Donnelly, Moe Drabowsky, Sammy Drake, Dick Ellsworth, Jim Fridley, Dave Gerard, John Goetz, Ben Johnson, Lou Johnson, Dave Jolly, Jerry Kindall, Howie Koplitz, Al Lary, Morrie Martin, Jim McKnight, Ray Noble, Dave Pope, Tom Qualters, Ron Santo, Joe Schaffernoth, Al Schroll, Art Schult, Barney Schultz, Enos Slaughter, Marcelino Solis, Bob Talbot, Moe Thacker and Billy Williams.

Enos Slaughter served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Ray BellinoRRDecember 3, 19326'0"175Jersey City, NJ US
Dick BertellRRNovember 21, 19356'0"200Oak Park, IL US
Lewis BishopRRJanuary 30, 19415'9"180
Jim BrewerLLNovember 14, 19376'1"186Merced, CA US
Tom CarrollRRSeptember 17, 19366'3"186Jamaica, NY US
Wayne ConnallyRRAugust 13, 19345'11"155
Bill DavidsonRRAugust 4, 19376'1"170Camden, NJ US
Harold DeitzLRMarch 24, 19376'1"185Long Branch, NJ US
Ed DonnellyRRDecember 10, 19326'0"175Allen, MI US
Moe DrabowskyRRJuly 21, 19356'3"190Ozanna, PL
Sammy DrakeSROctober 7, 19345'11"175Little Rock, AR US
Dick EllsworthLLMarch 22, 19406'3"180Lusk, WY US
Jim FridleyRRSeptember 6, 19246'2"205Phillippi, WV US
Dave GerardRRAugust 6, 19366'2"205New York, NY US
John GoetzRROctober 24, 19376'0"185Goetzville, MI US
Bob HartsfieldLRDecember 15, 19315'9"180Atlanta, GA US
Phil JantzeLR6'1"190
Ben JohnsonRRMay 16, 19316'2"190Greenwood, SC US
Lou JohnsonRRSeptember 22, 19345'11"170Lexington, KY US
Dave JollyRROctober 14, 19246'0"160Stony Point, NC US
Jerry KindallRRMay 27, 19356'2"175St. Paul, MN US
Howie KoplitzRRMay 4, 19385'10"190Oshkosh, WI US
Al LaryRRSeptember 26, 19286'3"185Northport, AL US
Boyd LinkerRR5'11"180
Joe MackoRRFebruary 19, 19286'2"205Port Clinton, OH US
Morrie MartinLLSeptember 3, 19226'0"173Dixon, MO US
Jim McKnightRRJune 1, 19366'1"185Bee Branch, AR US
Ray NobleRRMarch 15, 19195'11"210Central Hatillo, CU
Dave PopeLRJune 17, 19215'10"170Talladega, AL US
Tom QualtersRRApril 1, 19356'0"190McKeesport, PA US
Ron SantoRRFebruary 25, 19406'0"190Seattle, WA US
Joe SchaffernothRRAugust 6, 19376'4"195Trenton, NJ US
Al SchrollRRMarch 22, 19326'2"210New Orleans, LA US
Art SchultRRJune 20, 19286'3"210Brooklyn, NY US
Barney SchultzRRAugust 15, 19266'2"200Beverly, NJ US
Enos SlaughterLRApril 27, 19165'9"180Roxboro, NC US
Marcelino SolisLLJuly 19, 19306'1"185Real de Catorce, San Luis Potosi MX
Bob TalbotRRJune 6, 19286'0"170Visalia, CA US
Moe ThackerRRMay 21, 19346'3"205Louisville, KY US
Billy WilliamsLRJune 15, 19386'1"175Whistler, AL US

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.




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