1963 Statesville Owls Roster

Western Carolinas League (WCL) - Class: A
Team Record: 52-73
Finished 7th in the WCL
Manager: Bobby Bralley (0-0), Norm Small (0-0)
Location: Statesville, North Carolina
Ballpark: City Park (Stadium)
Attendance: 38,587, Avg. 617
1963 Statesville Owls Statistics

The Statesville Owls of the Western Carolinas League ended the 1963 season with a record of 52 wins and 73 losses, finishing seventh in the WCL.

The Owls scored 610 runs and surrendered 763 runs, most in the circuit. Leonard Patinsky led Statesville with 18 home runs, and Edwin Chasteen walloped 15 or more also. Leonard Patinsky accounted for 77 RBI. Andrew Torrence paced all regular hitters by hitting .275. Mike Szemplenski topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 2.72 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Dave McDonald played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Statesville Owls to do so.

Bobby Bralley and Norm Small served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Joe AbernethyRRMay 21, 19346'1"190Newton, NC US
Robert AdamsLRJuly 26, 19415'11"175
Benjamin BardesRR6'0"175
Jerry BrownRRAugust 18, 19446'2"220
Charles ByrdLRNovember 15, 19436'0"170Dickson, TN US
Mick CampbellRRSeptember 28, 19435'10"173Mount Pleasant, MI US
Edwin ChasteenRRSeptember 12, 19426'4"190Hamilton, OH US
Oscar ChiniqueRRAugust 23, 19346'0"175Regala, CU
Carmine ConradRR6'0"200
James DiamondRR6'0"185
Gilberto DuarteRR5'11"160
Keith FisherRR6'2"165
Leroy FoncecaS6'1"170
Mike FrancekRRFebruary 20, 19446'2"200Elmhurst, IL US
Raul FuentesRR6'2"180
Bruce GallagherRRJune 23, 19436'0"183
Harry HarlowLL6'1"194
Clifford HathawayRROctober 4, 19435'11"180
Harry HokansonRRJanuary 18, 19446'0"200
Gary HoughtonRL6'0"170
Edwin IsaacsRR5'10"180
Samuel JohnsonRR5'11"165
Mike JonesRRJuly 31, 19456'0"176St. Louis, MO US
Ronald KelleyLL6'0"190
Jackie LoftinRR6'0"185
Kenneth LubertRR6'1"180
Robert MacIntyreRRJuly 2, 19426'1"185Rochester, NY US
Andy MartinLLDecember 13, 19426'1"188Milan, TN US
Butch McDanielLLSeptember 15, 19436'2"185
Dave McDonaldLRMay 20, 19436'3"215New Albany, IN US
Terry MooreLL5'9"170
Bob MorettSRAugust 21, 19395'10"180
James MorrisRRSeptember 16, 19426'0"187Athens, GA US
William NagleLL5'10"195
Robert NorrisRR5'10"185
Ronald NorrisRR6'2"200
Charles ParlagrecoRR5'10"170
Leonard PatinskyRRAugust 23, 19426'0"200
Kenneth PorterLL6'5"205
Kenneth RamseyRL6'0"170
William RouseLRFebruary 9, 1944
Ronald RutaRR6'1"190
James SchmoyerRR5'11"180
Tommy SmithRRJune 4, 19426'1"170
James SortisioRR6'0"190
Ron SpeiserSR6'2"175
Mike SzemplenskiLLAugust 11, 19426'0"185
Roy ThomasRR6'0"170
Andrew TorrenceLR6'1"180
Richard VingleRR6'0"175
Lawrence WieckSRNovember 5, 19426'1"175
William WilsonRR6'2"185

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.




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