1965 Spartanburg Phillies Roster
Team Record: 54-68
Finished 7th in the WCL
Manager: Moose Johnson (54-68)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina
Ballpark: Duncan Park
Attendance: 114,796, Avg. 1,882
The Spartanburg Phillies of the Western Carolinas League ended the 1965 season with a record of 54 wins and 68 losses, finishing seventh in the WCL.
The Phillies plated 518 runs and surrendered 574 runs. Doug Eiken paced Spartanburg with 13 home runs and drove in 61 runs. Doug Pautz led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .260 average. Barry Lersch and Gene Rounsaville topped the team with 9 wins each, while Kendall Jones recorded a 2.45 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Members of the 1965 Spartanburg Phillies who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Gene Rounsaville, Barry Lersch and Manny Muñiz.
Moose Johnson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Brown | L | L | 6'3" | 210 | ||
| Brian Conway | L | L | November 11, 1945 | 6'6" | 210 | |
| Dan Cramer | R | R | August 11, 1945 | 6'5" | 200 | |
| Gary Cunning | S | R | April 18, 1940 | 6'0" | 180 | Terre Haute, IN US |
| Wyatt Dreger | L | R | 6'6" | 205 | ||
| Doug Eiken | R | R | November 4, 1942 | 6'4" | 205 | |
| Alfred Gendreau | R | L | September 9, 1944 | 6'0" | 185 | Vallejo, CA US |
| Jerry Gramly | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Gerald Griffin | L | R | January 5, 1940 | 6'0" | 180 | Williamston, NC US |
| Charles Hembree | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Eddie Hill | L | R | October 28, 1945 | 6'4" | 185 | |
| Buddy Hobbs | R | R | November 2, 1944 | 6'0" | 183 | |
| James Hoover | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Kenneth Hudgens | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Kendall Jones | R | R | September 28, 1940 | 6'3" | 170 | |
| Robert Kelly | L | R | August 9, 1944 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| John Kennelly | R | R | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Gene Kerns | L | R | April 24, 1940 | 6'0" | 168 | Hancock, MD US |
| Gordon Knutson | L | L | February 8, 1945 | 5'9" | 180 | |
| Elmo Lam | R | R | November 9, 1941 | 6'0" | 175 | Elkton, VA US |
| Barry Lersch | S | R | September 7, 1944 | 6'0" | 175 | Denver, CO US |
| Joseph Middendorf | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Manny Muñiz | R | R | December 31, 1947 | 5'11" | 190 | Caguas, PR |
| Roger Nelson | R | R | June 7, 1945 | 6'1" | 170 | Paterson, NJ US |
| David Ortwein | R | R | June 28, 1944 | 6'1" | 170 | Victoria, BC CA |
| Doug Pautz | R | R | June 18, 1944 | 6'4" | 200 | Minneapolis, MN US |
| Billy Plummer | R | R | 6'0" | 215 | ||
| James Reiter | R | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Gene Rounsaville | R | R | September 27, 1944 | 6'3" | 205 | Konawa, OK US |
| Thomas Sapp | L | L | May 30, 1944 | 6'1" | 168 | |
| Thomas Silicato | R | R | April 13, 1946 | 5'11" | 155 | Wilmington, DE US |
| Kenneth Smith | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| James Speight | R | R | May 13, 1942 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| James Umstead | R | L | April 29, 1942 | 6'2" | 185 | Wilmington, DE US |
| Mark Vattimo | R | R | November 16, 1944 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Delbert Wilber | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Richard Wissel | L | R | April 9, 1946 | 6'0" | 180 |
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.
