1960 Shelby Colonels Roster
Team Record: 42-53
Finished 5th in the WCL
Manager: George Wilson (42-53)
Location: Shelby, North Carolina
Ballpark: City Park
Attendance: 14,103, Avg. 297
The Shelby Colonels of the Western Carolina League ended the 1960 season with a record of 42 wins and 53 losses, finishing fifth in the WCL.
The Colonels tallied 469 runs and yielded 525 runs. George Wilson paced Shelby with 10 home runs Lindsey Robinson accounted for 53 RBI and topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .347. Darvin Moss led the squad with 12 wins, while Donald Bridges registered a 2.1 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
George Wilson played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Shelby Colonels to do so.
George Wilson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Paul Amann | L | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
Al Blake | R | R | October 20, 1939 | 5'11" | 185 | |
Donald Bridges | R | R | April 6, 1938 | 6'2" | 195 | |
John Briggs | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
David Caddell | R | R | October 5, 1938 | 5'10" | 165 | Charlotte, NC US |
William Campo | L | R | August 4, 1932 | 5'11" | 165 | Dallas, NC US |
Calvin Clinkscales | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
Billy Dilling | R | R | ||||
Wallace Fortenbury | L | |||||
Charles Gibson | R | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
Hugh Grigg | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
Don Killian | L | R | 5'10" | 155 | ||
Jimmy Lail | L | R | January 24, 1936 | 5'11" | 170 | |
Roy Ledford | R | R | 5'8" | 165 | ||
Ray Lockhart | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
Billy Lovelace | R | 6'2" | 180 | |||
Jesse Mabon | L | L | ||||
Douglas McDonald | R | |||||
James McDonald | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
Darvin Moss | L | L | July 29, 1935 | 5'10" | 175 | Cherokee Falls, SC US |
Bryant Phillips | R | R | ||||
James Pope | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
Charles Randall | ||||||
Scotty Richmond | L | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
Paul Roberts | R | R | February 23, 1935 | Reidsville, NC US | ||
Lindsey Robinson | L | R | 5'9" | 175 | ||
Ed Shindle | R | R | 6'3" | 170 | ||
William Swanson | R | |||||
Troy Warlick | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
George Wilson | L | R | August 31, 1924 | 6'1" | 185 | Cherryville, NC US |
Jay Wright | L | R | May 30, 1935 | 6'2" | 188 | Cleveland County, NC US |
Jackie Yates | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
John Zeb | R | R | 6'0" | 175 |
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.