1961 Modesto Reds Roster

California League (CL) - Class: C
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
1961 Modesto Reds Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
George AlexanderRRSeptember 13, 19386'3"190
George BechtoldRRSeptember 30, 19426'1"200Lancaster, PA US
Jim BrennemanRRFebruary 13, 19416'2"180San Diego, CA US
Thomas BurrellLLDecember 1, 19416'3"205Staten Island, NY US
Bruce CamilliLLAugust 4, 19416'0"182
Dolph CamilliLROctober 3, 19395'9"175
Walter CammarataLRJuly 2, 19406'1"185
James CarpenterRRAugust 18, 19426'1"180
John ChambersRRSeptember 13, 19416'4"185Bauxite, AR US
John ChristiansenLRJuly 7, 19385'10"190
Paul ChumaRLApril 26, 19395'9"160
Ken DekkerRRSeptember 9, 19416'2"188San Francisco, CA US
Karl DropsRRJanuary 15, 19396'0"198
Tommy FlemingRRJanuary 9, 19416'3"181Hammond, IN US
Don FlynnRRJanuary 11, 19396'3"210
Robert GuyRR5'11"170
Howard KittRLMay 12, 19426'3"190Brooklyn, NY US
Bernard LeonardLLOctober 22, 19396'5"230Bronx, NY US
Larry LuedersRRNovember 13, 19406'2"195
Robert MetzRR5'11"180
Joseph PalmaRRFebruary 12, 19416'0"170
Preston ParkerSL6'0"170
David PflepsenRR5'10"180
Harold PoppinLL6'0"178
Vern RappRRMay 11, 19286'0"195St. Louis, MO US
John RegoliRR5'9"170
Roger RepozLLAugust 3, 19406'3"190Bellingham, WA US
Kenneth SlaterRR6'0"195
Phillip SwimleyLR6'0"175
James ThompsonRR6'0"190
David Van HornLL5'11"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.




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