1960 Salt Lake City Bees Roster
Team Record: 80-73
Finished 3rd in the PCL
Manager: Larry Shepard (80-73)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Ballpark: Derks Field
Attendance: 140,073, Avg. 1,831
The Salt Lake City Bees of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1960 season with a record of 80 wins and 73 losses, finishing third in the PCL.
The Bees plated 726 runs and allowed 742 runs. R C Stevens walloped 37 home runs for Salt Lake City, while Harry Bright and Henry Mitchell added 15 or more, too. Harry Bright drove in 119 runs. Sammy Miley led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .318 clip. Tom Parsons topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 3.19 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1960 Salt Lake City Bees who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Duane Pillette, Paul Giel, Laurin Pepper, Joe Christopher, Don Rowe, Larry Elliot, Red Swanson, Harry Bright, R C Stevens, Larry Foss, Ron Blackburn, Chick King, Dick Lines, Red Witt, Tom Parsons, Tom Butters, Bill Hall, Jim Baumer, Chuck Harmon, Don Gross and Charlie Silvera.
Larry Shepard served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Baumer | R | R | January 29, 1931 | 6'2" | 185 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Ron Blackburn | R | R | April 23, 1935 | 6'0" | 160 | Mount Airy, NC US |
| Harry Bright | R | R | September 22, 1929 | 6'0" | 190 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Dick Brockell | R | R | August 4, 1934 | 6'4" | 198 | Wilmington, DE US |
| Chuck Buheller | R | R | March 20, 1934 | 6'2" | 185 | Richmond, VA US |
| Tom Butters | R | R | April 8, 1938 | 6'2" | 195 | Delaware, OH US |
| Joe Christopher | R | R | December 13, 1935 | 5'10" | 175 | Frederiksted, St. Croix VI |
| Marcos Cobos | R | R | August 13, 1931 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| William Dial | L | L | September 15, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | Chillicothe, MO US |
| Donald Dobrino | R | R | February 3, 1935 | 6'3" | 205 | Mount Olive, IL US |
| Larry Elliot | L | L | March 5, 1938 | 6'2" | 200 | San Diego, CA US |
| Larry Fidalgo | R | R | June 4, 1939 | 6'1" | 175 | Boston, MA US |
| Larry Foss | R | R | April 18, 1936 | 6'2" | 187 | Castleton, KS US |
| Paul Giel | R | R | September 29, 1932 | 5'11" | 185 | Winona, MN US |
| Don Gross | L | L | June 30, 1931 | 5'11" | 186 | Weidman, MI US |
| Bill Hall | L | R | July 30, 1928 | 5'11" | 165 | Moultrie, GA US |
| Reginald Hamilton | R | R | August 4, 1936 | 5'6" | 150 | Washington, DC US |
| Dick Hanlon | R | R | February 9, 1933 | 5'10" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US |
| James Hardison | L | R | November 20, 1934 | 6'2" | 175 | Plymouth, NC US |
| Chuck Harmon | R | R | April 23, 1924 | 6'2" | 175 | Washington, IN US |
| David Jimenez | R | R | 6'3" | 188 | , CU | |
| Chick King | R | R | November 10, 1930 | 6'2" | 190 | Paris, TN US |
| Dick Lines | R | L | August 17, 1938 | 6'1" | 175 | Montreal, QC CA |
| Willie Melendez | R | R | September 28, 1935 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| Sammy Miley | L | R | March 8, 1931 | 5'11" | 190 | Newton, MS US |
| Henry Mitchell | R | R | December 17, 1936 | 5'11" | 169 | Panama, Panama PA |
| Tom Parsons | R | R | September 13, 1939 | 6'7" | 210 | Lakeville, CT US |
| Laurin Pepper | R | R | January 18, 1931 | 5'11" | 190 | Vaughan, MS US |
| Duane Pillette | R | R | July 24, 1922 | 6'3" | 195 | Detroit, MI US |
| Don Rowe | L | L | April 3, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | Brawley, CA US |
| Charlie Silvera | R | R | October 13, 1924 | 5'10" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US |
| R C Stevens | R | L | July 22, 1934 | 6'5" | 219 | Moultrie, GA US |
| Red Swanson | R | R | October 15, 1936 | 6'1" | 175 | Baton Rouge, LA US |
| Ken Toothman | L | R | April 6, 1935 | 5'10" | 165 | Fort Dodge, IA US |
| Red Witt | R | R | November 9, 1931 | 6'3" | 185 | Long Beach, CA 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.
