1961 Salisbury Braves Roster
Team Record: 64-38
Finished 1st in the WCL
Manager: Alex Cosmidis (64-38)
Affiliation: Houston Colt .45's
Location: Salisbury, North Carolina
Ballpark: Newman Park (Field)
Attendance: 29,981, Avg. 588
Playoffs - Shelby Colonels 2 games, Salisbury Braves 0
The Salisbury Braves of the Western Carolina League ended the 1961 season with a record of 64 wins and 38 losses, finishing first in the WCL.
The Braves scored 744 runs, most in the league. Salisbury conceded 558 runs. Fred White led the team with 12 home runs Tommy Murray drove in 83 runs. Aaron Pointer paced all regular hitters by hitting .402. John Lane topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 2.34 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Aaron Pointer played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Salisbury Braves to do so.
Alex Cosmidis served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Richard Aird | R | R | September 19, 1941 | 6'1" | 165 | |
Raymond Armstrong | R | R | May 19, 1941 | 6'1" | 185 | |
Herman Bragg | R | R | October 7, 1941 | 6'1" | 185 | |
William Canegata | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
Gerald Carroll | L | L | December 22, 1941 | 6'2" | 170 | |
Guy Conti | R | R | March 9, 1942 | 6'0" | 175 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
Alex Cosmidis | R | R | September 22, 1928 | 5'7" | 165 | Fayetteville, NC US |
Jimmy Durante | R | R | November 15, 1940 | 5'11" | 165 | |
Marvin Dutt | R | R | October 12, 1939 | 6'4" | 195 | |
Sammy Fountain | R | R | August 25, 1938 | 6'2" | 180 | |
Frank Glenn | R | R | June 12, 1938 | 6'2" | 210 | |
John Harms | R | R | April 13, 1942 | 6'2" | 195 | |
James Harrell | R | L | 5'9" | 165 | ||
Roy Hartless | L | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
Lee Hyman | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
Patrick Jackman | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
Frank Karwoski | L | R | September 22, 1936 | 5'9" | 170 | |
John Lane | R | R | 6'0" | 150 | ||
Richard Loughridge | L | R | 5'11" | 190 | ||
Robert Martin | R | R | April 7, 1938 | 5'11" | 175 | |
Dave McKee | S | L | April 8, 1940 | 6'0" | 160 | |
Aneiro Moncion | R | R | 5'7" | 148 | ||
Tommy Murray | R | R | March 22, 1942 | 6'0" | 190 | Marshall, TX US |
Wally Phillips | R | L | 6'2" | 195 | ||
Aaron Pointer | R | R | April 19, 1942 | 6'2" | 185 | Little Rock, AR US |
Terry Ramont | R | R | December 14, 1938 | 6'2" | 185 | |
Paul Roberts | R | R | 6'1" | 205 | ||
James Sessoms | L | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
Bernard Simms | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
Sidney Smith | 5'11" | 160 | ||||
Jim Walton | R | R | September 5, 1935 | 6'2" | 195 | |
Fred White | R | R | November 4, 1940 | 6'3" | 200 | |
Charles Word | 6'0" | |||||
James Zwergel | R | R | August 9, 1942 | 6'3" | 200 | Pittsburgh, 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.