1963 Raleigh Mets Roster
Team Record: 62-82
Finished 5th in the CL's West Division
Manager: Clyde McCullough (0-0), Tommy Byrne (0-0)
Affiliation: New York Mets
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Ballpark: Devereux Meadow Park
Attendance: 34,309, Avg. 477
The Raleigh Mets of the Carolina League ended the 1963 season with a record of 62 wins and 82 losses, finishing fifth in the league's West Division.
The Mets scored 584 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 623 runs. Eugene Orf led Raleigh with 10 home runs and drove in 61 runs. Bernie Smith paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .287 average. Bob Moorhead topped the squad with 13 wins, while Sherman Jones recorded a 2.1 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1963 Raleigh Mets who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Bernie Smith, Grover Powell, Bob Moorhead, Cleon Jones, John Stephenson and Sherman Jones.
Clyde McCullough and Tommy Byrne served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Alspach | R | R | February 28, 1942 | 5'11" | 168 | |
| Tom Belcher | R | R | October 17, 1940 | 5'11" | 185 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Larry Boerschig | R | R | February 16, 1943 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| John Bukowski | R | L | June 23, 1943 | 6'0" | 182 | Toronto, ON CA |
| James Burnette | L | R | May 13, 1939 | 5'11" | 172 | |
| Jay Carden | R | R | May 6, 1944 | 6'1" | 175 | La Marque, TX US |
| Wayne Coleman | R | R | February 7, 1936 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Paul Deem | R | R | April 22, 1939 | 5'11" | 210 | |
| Bruce Fitzpatrick | S | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Lloyd Flodin | R | R | May 12, 1940 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Charles Forte | R | R | October 23, 1938 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| James Gaskill | R | R | February 13, 1940 | 6'6" | 188 | Athens, OH US |
| Frank Griffith | R | L | September 20, 1942 | 5'10" | 175 | La Plata, MD US |
| Jim Handley | R | R | November 7, 1942 | 6'3" | 205 | |
| Richard Haymore | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Wilbur Huckle | R | R | December 23, 1937 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Cleon Jones | R | L | August 4, 1942 | 6'0" | 185 | Plateau, AL US |
| Sherman Jones | L | R | February 10, 1935 | 6'4" | 205 | Winton, NC US |
| Jerry MacDonald | R | R | 6'4" | 198 | ||
| Grimm Mason | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Lawrence McNulty | R | R | 6'4" | 215 | ||
| Bob Moorhead | R | R | January 23, 1938 | 6'1" | 208 | Chambersburg, PA US |
| Carl Nelson | R | R | May 20, 1941 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Eugene Orf | S | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Grover Powell | L | L | October 10, 1940 | 5'10" | 175 | Sayre, PA US |
| Vincent Scales | L | L | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Norman Shanahan | R | R | February 24, 1941 | 6'0" | 188 | Toronto, ON CA |
| Bernie Smith | R | R | September 4, 1941 | 5'9" | 164 | Ponchatoula, LA US |
| John Stephenson | L | R | April 13, 1941 | 5'11" | 180 | South Portsmouth, KY US |
| David Tatum | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Malcolm Warren | L | R | April 2, 1937 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Roger Wattler | L | L | December 9, 1943 | 6'1" | 160 | |
| Robert Worthington | R | R | 5'9" | 195 |
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.
