1961 Raleigh Capitals Roster
Team Record: 58-80
Finished 6th in the CL
Manager: Enos Slaughter (58-80)
Affiliation: New York Mets
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Ballpark: Devereux Meadow Park
Attendance: 36,480, Avg. 529
The Raleigh Capitals of the Carolina League ended the 1961 season with a record of 58 wins and 80 losses, finishing sixth in the CL.
The Capitals scored 593 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 711 runs, most in the circuit. Kenneth Orbison led Raleigh with 13 home runs Bob Rikard drove in 75 runs. Wayne Coleman paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .294. Marc Hoy topped the squad with 10 wins, while Norman Shanahan registered a 2.62 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Enos Slaughter played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Raleigh Capitals to do so.
Enos Slaughter served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Addington | R | R | December 9, 1940 | 6'0" | 168 | Oakland, CA US |
| Ray Apple | R | R | February 5, 1938 | 6'3" | 210 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Ben Baker | R | L | January 8, 1937 | 6'0" | 175 | Zebulon, NC US |
| Gary Baker | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Richard Bazinet | L | R | December 26, 1935 | 6'1" | 192 | Clayton, NY US |
| Bill Bethea | L | L | August 21, 1929 | 6'3" | 185 | Greensboro, NC US |
| Bobby Bralley | R | R | September 12, 1938 | 6'0" | 180 | Austinville, VA US |
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| Herbie Burnette | R | R | February 27, 1938 | 5'10" | 185 | Bristol, VA US |
| James Burnette | L | R | May 13, 1939 | 5'11" | 172 | Marion, NC US |
| Gene Calder | L | R | July 17, 1934 | 5'11" | 195 | Marion County, SC US |
| Wayne Coleman | R | R | February 7, 1936 | 5'11" | 170 | Asheville, NC US |
| Leon Criner | R | R | March 6, 1940 | 6'1" | 205 | AR, US |
| William Cronin | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| William DiCrosta | L | L | February 6, 1937 | 5'11" | 170 | Hackensack, NJ US |
| George Ferrell | L | R | 6'3" | 183 | ||
| Charles Forte | R | R | October 23, 1938 | 6'0" | 185 | Huntington, NY US |
| Daniel Foyet | R | R | ||||
| Ken Free | R | R | June 8, 1936 | 6'0" | 187 | Greensboro, NC US |
| Robert Gaiser | R | R | September 13, 1937 | 6'0" | 185 | New Haven, CT US |
| Ron Gasper | R | R | July 20, 1939 | 5'10" | 185 | Oakland, CA US |
| Paul Gilbert | L | L | 6'2" | 203 | ||
| Bruce Grady | R | R | July 28, 1938 | 6'0" | 180 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Fred Green | L | L | September 15, 1938 | 5'8" | 173 | Beaufort, SC US |
| Theodore Gruber | L | L | 5'8" | 170 | ||
| James Hendricks | L | R | 6'0" | 172 | ||
| Marc Hoy | R | R | 6'3" | 215 | ||
| Eugene Huband | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| John Isaac | L | L | 6'0" | 157 | ||
| Bobby Lawrence | R | L | 6'4" | 200 | ||
| Carmine Lemma | L | L | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Neil Martin | L | L | 5'7" | 170 | Carrollton, MD | |
| Grimm Mason | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| David Mullins | R | R | August 20, 1936 | 6'4" | 185 | Carswell, WV US |
| Kenneth Orbison | R | R | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Bob Rikard | R | R | January 24, 1933 | 6'1" | 195 | Olive Branch, MS US |
| Tracy Rivers | R | R | 6'4" | 205 | ||
| Warren Roddenberry | R | R | May 17, 1939 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| J. E. Rowe | R | R | March 13, 1937 | 6'1" | 174 | Ocilla, GA US |
| Richard Schmidt | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Norman Shanahan | R | R | February 24, 1941 | 6'0" | 188 | Toronto, ON CA |
| Enos Slaughter | L | R | April 27, 1916 | 5'9" | 180 | Roxboro, NC US |
| Sidney Smith | L | R | February 28, 1939 | 6'1" | 165 | Alamance, NC US |
| Leverette Spencer | R | R | February 5, 1930 | 5'10" | 210 | Rocky Hill, CT US |
| Sander Taboh | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Jeffrey Williams | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Robert Worthington | R | R | 5'9" | 195 | ||
| Dick Zeitler | R | R | March 18, 1940 | 6'3" | 187 | New York, NY 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.
