1961 Panama City Fliers Roster
Team Record: 55-64
Finished 5th in the AAL
Manager: George Scherger (55-64)
Affiliation: Los Angeles Dodgers
Location: Panama City, Florida
Ballpark: Lions Park
Attendance: 24,167, Avg. 406
The Panama City Fliers of the Alabama-Florida League ended the 1961 season with a record of 55 wins and 64 losses, finishing fifth in the AAL.
The Fliers tallied 649 runs and conceded 638 runs. Bobby Cox paced Panama City with 17 home runs Bob Loftin drove in 91 runs. Braxton Bailey topped all regular hitters by connecting at a .356 clip. Tom Young led the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 1.95 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Bobby Cox played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Panama City Fliers to do so.
George Scherger served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braxton Bailey | R | R | November 15, 1937 | 5'11" | 168 | |
| Johnny Bland | R | R | July 30, 1941 | 5'10" | 163 | |
| Joseph Carboni | R | R | November 1, 1942 | 6'1" | 195 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Jim Case | R | R | November 6, 1940 | 6'6" | 220 | |
| Frank Cernosek | R | R | September 5, 1938 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Bobby Cox | R | R | May 21, 1941 | 5'11" | 180 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Michael Deaton | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| William DeFoor | R | L | December 2, 1941 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Gary Dempsey | R | R | September 29, 1938 | 5'10" | 175 | Anguilla, MS US |
| Samuel Duke | R | R | November 9, 1937 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Thomas Frank | R | R | 6'1" | 150 | ||
| Conrad Gasper | R | L | February 17, 1940 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Jean Gauthier | L | R | July 15, 1941 | 5'7" | 162 | |
| Phil Graf | R | R | January 14, 1937 | 6'5" | 197 | Sioux City, IA US |
| John Kimbrel | L | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| John Korkosz | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Bob Loftin | R | R | February 8, 1938 | 6'1" | 190 | Bastrop, LA US |
| Joseph Michel | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Denny Midgette | R | R | September 19, 1938 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Marcus Neese | L | L | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Lance Nichols | R | R | July 25, 1939 | 6'0" | 195 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Johnny Oppert | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Thomas Owens | R | R | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Louis Pannella | R | R | 6'0" | 198 | ||
| Thomas Parsha | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Ralph Plumlee | R | R | January 9, 1939 | 5'11" | 175 | Charlotte, NC US |
| Gordon Scott | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Jackie Shue | R | L | September 12, 1931 | 6'4" | 189 | |
| Tommy Smith | R | R | June 4, 1942 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Kenneth Stahl | R | R | 6'2" | 198 | ||
| Michael Strickland | L | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Nicholas Sutyak | R | R | 6'4" | 195 | ||
| Linwood Warren | L | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Tom Young | L | R | August 25, 1940 | 6'3" | 190 | Zanesville, OH 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.
