1961 Modesto Reds Roster
Team Record: 57-82
Finished 5th in the CL
Manager: Vern Rapp (57-82)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Modesto, California
Ballpark: Del Webb Field
Attendance: 15,865, Avg. 228
The Modesto Reds of the California League ended the 1961 season with a record of 57 wins and 82 losses, finishing fifth in the CL.
The Reds scored 645 runs and yielded 845 runs, most in the circuit. Bernard Leonard accounted for 79 RBI. Roger Repoz led all regular batters with a .287 average. Howard Kitt and Paul Chuma topped the team with 9 wins each, while Howard Kitt recorded a 3.38 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Jim Brenneman and Roger Repoz both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Vern Rapp served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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George Alexander | R | R | September 13, 1938 | 6'3" | 190 | |
George Bechtold | R | R | September 30, 1942 | 6'1" | 200 | Lancaster, PA US |
Jim Brenneman | R | R | February 13, 1941 | 6'2" | 180 | San Diego, CA US |
Thomas Burrell | L | L | December 1, 1941 | 6'3" | 205 | Staten Island, NY US |
Bruce Camilli | L | L | August 4, 1941 | 6'0" | 182 | |
Dolph Camilli | L | R | October 3, 1939 | 5'9" | 175 | |
Walter Cammarata | L | R | July 2, 1940 | 6'1" | 185 | |
James Carpenter | R | R | August 18, 1942 | 6'1" | 180 | |
John Chambers | R | R | September 13, 1941 | 6'4" | 185 | Bauxite, AR US |
John Christiansen | L | R | July 7, 1938 | 5'10" | 190 | |
Paul Chuma | R | L | April 26, 1939 | 5'9" | 160 | |
Ken Dekker | R | R | September 9, 1941 | 6'2" | 188 | San Francisco, CA US |
Karl Drops | R | R | January 15, 1939 | 6'0" | 198 | |
Tommy Fleming | R | R | January 9, 1941 | 6'3" | 181 | Hammond, IN US |
Don Flynn | R | R | January 11, 1939 | 6'3" | 210 | |
Robert Guy | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
Howard Kitt | R | L | May 12, 1942 | 6'3" | 190 | Brooklyn, NY US |
Bernard Leonard | L | L | October 22, 1939 | 6'5" | 230 | Bronx, NY US |
Larry Lueders | R | R | November 13, 1940 | 6'2" | 195 | |
Robert Metz | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
Joseph Palma | R | R | February 12, 1941 | 6'0" | 170 | |
Preston Parker | S | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
David Pflepsen | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
Harold Poppin | L | L | 6'0" | 178 | ||
Vern Rapp | R | R | May 11, 1928 | 6'0" | 195 | St. Louis, MO US |
John Regoli | R | R | 5'9" | 170 | ||
Roger Repoz | L | L | August 3, 1940 | 6'3" | 190 | Bellingham, WA US |
Kenneth Slater | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
Phillip Swimley | L | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
James Thompson | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
David Van Horn | L | L | 5'11" | 185 |
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.