1965 Montgomery Rebels Roster
Team Record: 63-74
Finished 6th in the SL
Manager: Wayne Blackburn (63-74)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Montgomery, Alabama
Ballpark: Paterson Field
Attendance: 42,129, Avg. 615
The Montgomery Rebels of the Southern League ended the 1965 season with a record of 63 wins and 74 losses, finishing sixth in the SL.
The Rebels scored 515 runs and gave up 509 runs. Wayne Redmond paced Montgomery with 18 home runs, and Arlo Brunsberg walloped 15 or more also. Wayne Comer and Don Pepper each accounted for 54 RBI. Wayne Comer led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .285 clip. Fritz Fisher topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 2.37 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1965 Montgomery Rebels who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Jim Rooker, Wayne Comer, Fritz Fisher, Tom Fletcher, Vern Holtgrave, Arlo Brunsberg, John Hiller, Bob Sprout, Tom Timmermann, Dave Campbell, Don Pepper, Wayne Redmond, Ike Brown and Pat Dobson.
Wayne Blackburn served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Adams | R | R | February 6, 1937 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Ike Brown | R | R | April 13, 1942 | 6'0" | 190 | Memphis, TN US |
| Jimmie Brown | R | R | July 25, 1944 | 6'3" | 182 | |
| Arlo Brunsberg | L | R | August 15, 1940 | 6'0" | 195 | Fertile, MN US |
| Dave Campbell | R | R | January 14, 1942 | 6'1" | 180 | Manistee, MI US |
| Ronnie Chandler | R | R | July 6, 1944 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Michael Christino | L | L | April 17, 1944 | 6'1" | 190 | San Diego, CA US |
| Wayne Comer | R | R | February 3, 1944 | 5'10" | 175 | Shenandoah, VA US |
| Bill Davidson | R | R | August 4, 1937 | 6'1" | 170 | Camden, NJ US |
| Pat Dobson | R | R | February 12, 1942 | 6'3" | 190 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Fritz Fisher | L | L | November 28, 1941 | 6'1" | 180 | Adrian, MI US |
| Tom Fletcher | S | L | June 28, 1942 | 6'0" | 170 | Elmira, NY US |
| Wilbert Franklin | L | R | January 4, 1939 | 5'11" | 185 | Pontotoc, MS US |
| Bill Fulk | R | R | October 9, 1940 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Earl Griffin | L | R | September 13, 1941 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| John Hiller | R | L | April 8, 1943 | 6'1" | 185 | Toronto, ON CA |
| Doug Holmquist | R | R | October 4, 1941 | 6'2" | 195 | Bridgeport, CT US |
| Vern Holtgrave | R | R | October 18, 1942 | 6'1" | 183 | Aviston, IL US |
| Johnny Ison | R | R | November 11, 1939 | 6'0" | 180 | Olive Hill, KY US |
| Dave Kelly | R | R | April 17, 1942 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Ken Magown | L | L | January 19, 1943 | 6'2" | 195 | Cambridge, MA US |
| Paul Pavelko | L | R | October 18, 1943 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Don Pepper | L | L | October 8, 1943 | 6'4" | 215 | Saratoga Springs, NY US |
| Wayne Redmond | R | R | November 25, 1945 | 5'10" | 165 | Athens, AL US |
| Alfred Ricciuti | R | R | June 30, 1942 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Martin Richardson | S | R | October 4, 1942 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| Larry Rojas | R | R | February 2, 1942 | 5'11" | 182 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Jim Rooker | R | L | September 23, 1942 | 6'0" | 195 | Lakeview, OR US |
| Bob Sprout | L | L | December 5, 1941 | 6'0" | 165 | Florin, PA US |
| Charles Stevenson | L | R | April 11, 1939 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| John Teeter | L | L | October 8, 1941 | 5'10" | 165 | Glen Dale, WV US |
| Tom Timmermann | R | R | May 12, 1940 | 6'4" | 215 | Breese, IL US |
| Arthur Todtenhausen | R | R | August 22, 1944 | 6'1" | 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.
