1961 Palatka Redlegs Roster
Team Record: 61-78
Finished 6th in the FSL
Manager: Mike Fandozzi (61-78)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Palatka, Florida
Ballpark: Azalea Bowl
Attendance: 21,682, Avg. 312
The Palatka Redlegs of the Florida State League ended the 1961 season with a record of 61 wins and 78 losses, finishing sixth in the FSL.
The Redlegs plated 696 runs and allowed 701 runs. Paul Catto paced Palatka with 12 home runs and drove in 93 runs, while leading all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .279. Simon Perez, Charles Heath, Robert St. John and Bob Byerly topped the squad with 10 wins each, and Charles Heath recorded a 3.41 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Adrian Garrett played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Palatka Redlegs to do so.
Mike Fandozzi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Baas | L | L | July 17, 1940 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Nelson Baez | R | R | November 10, 1942 | 5'10" | 160 | San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO |
| Enrique Bonitto | R | R | March 20, 1941 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Jim Burns | L | L | January 23, 1942 | 6'0" | 170 | Carthage, NY US |
| Bob Byerly | R | R | April 6, 1940 | 6'2" | 185 | Mason City, IA US |
| Ramon Castillo | L | L | March 7, 1939 | 5'11" | 153 | Mao, Valverde DO |
| Paul Catto | L | R | October 26, 1940 | 6'1" | 185 | Framingham, MA US |
| Mike Fandozzi | R | R | May 15, 1927 | 5'9" | 153 | Athens, NY US |
| Adrian Garrett | L | R | January 3, 1943 | 6'3" | 185 | Brooksville, FL US |
| Gilles Guy | R | L | October 21, 1941 | 5'11" | 155 | Montreal, QC CA |
| Louis Haas | R | R | November 6, 1941 | 5'10" | 165 | Paducah, KY US |
| Maurice Hazen | R | 6'5" | 220 | |||
| Charles Heath | R | R | September 28, 1938 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Ronald Horacek | R | L | March 13, 1941 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Pat Jordan | R | R | April 22, 1941 | 6'2" | 193 | Bridgeport, CT US |
| Steve Kuldanek | R | R | March 15, 1941 | 5'11" | 190 | Newark, NJ US |
| Charles Lavigne | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Terry Olson | L | R | February 25, 1942 | 6'0" | 185 | Rice Lake, WI US |
| Paul Orr | R | L | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Ronald Otto | R | R | May 5, 1942 | 5'11" | 180 | Bellaire, OH US |
| Ronald Paiva | L | R | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| Simon Perez | R | R | October 8, 1941 | 6'2" | 150 | |
| Denny Poland | R | R | August 4, 1942 | 5'10" | 180 | Trenton, NJ US |
| Yvon Potvin | L | R | October 7, 1940 | 5'11" | 165 | Montreal, QC CA |
| Wallace Rose | S | L | October 22, 1942 | 6'0" | 175 | Frankfort, KS US |
| Manuel Samuel | R | R | February 11, 1942 | 5'11" | 150 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Robert St. John | R | R | September 28, 1939 | 6'2" | 195 | Milford, MA US |
| Timothy Strickland | L | R | September 10, 1938 | 6'2" | 170 | Goldsboro, NC US |
| Sonny Thomas | R | R | March 7, 1936 | 6'3" | 200 | Hartford, CT US |
| Orie Wolf | L | L | January 15, 1937 | 5'10" | 175 | Ephrata, PA 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.
