1961 Leesburg Orioles Roster
Team Record: 56-80
Finished 7th in the FSL
Manager: Billy DeMars (0-0), Cal Ripken (0-0), Ray Scarborough (0-0)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Leesburg, Florida
Ballpark: Venetian Gardens
Attendance: 10,605, Avg. 156
The Leesburg Orioles of the Florida State League ended the 1961 season with a record of 56 wins and 80 losses, finishing seventh in the FSL.
The Orioles scored 573 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 717 runs, most in the circuit. Jim Livesey drove in 64 runs and topped all regular hitters by hitting .339. Bob Olson led the squad with 11 wins, while Joseph Materile registered a 3.49 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Tom Phoebus played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Leesburg Orioles to do so.
Billy DeMars, Cal Ripken and Ray Scarborough served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Adams | L | R | July 26, 1941 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Jerry Alford | R | R | October 16, 1940 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Ramon Alston | R | R | May 7, 1941 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Lawrence Clayton | L | R | June 8, 1940 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Bill Hartshorn | L | R | March 20, 1943 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Del Hill | R | R | September 22, 1939 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Bolivar Hinojosa | R | R | 5'1" | 185 | ||
| Richard Hunt | R | R | October 25, 1940 | 6'0" | 180 | Clinton, OK US |
| Robert Lewandowski | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Richard Lind | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Jim Livesey | R | R | June 7, 1939 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Joseph Materile | S | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| William McAdams | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Jack McGowan | R | R | November 1, 1936 | 6'0" | 170 | New Haven, CT US |
| Rich McKray | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | Redding, CA US | |
| Gary Moston | S | R | November 4, 1940 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Jimmy Norwood | R | R | 6'2" | 220 | ||
| Bob Olson | R | R | January 17, 1941 | 6'4" | 190 | |
| Tom Phoebus | R | R | April 7, 1942 | 5'8" | 185 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Ronald Reese | R | R | 6'1" | 178 | ||
| Cal Ripken | R | R | December 17, 1935 | 5'11" | 175 | Aberdeen, MD US |
| William Robertson | S | R | September 19, 1941 | 6'2" | 190 | Rison, AR US |
| Jim Rouse | L | R | February 8, 1939 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Joe Rowden | L | R | November 27, 1942 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| William Shirah | L | R | January 22, 1941 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Clyde Slough | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Paul Solice | R | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| William Sutton | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Sigfield Tyler | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Ronald Walp | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Chester Wojtkielewicz | R | R | 5'11" | 160 |
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.
