1962 Salem Rebels Roster

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: D
Team Record: 31-39
Finished 5th in the AL
Manager: Alex Cosmidis (31-39)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Salem, Virginia
Ballpark: Salem Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 40,913, Avg. 1,169
1962 Salem Rebels Statistics

The Salem Rebels of the Appalachian League ended the 1962 season with a record of 31 wins and 39 losses, finishing fifth in the AL.

The Rebels plated 478 runs and conceded 527 runs. Charles Johnson accounted for 49 RBI. Dave May topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .379 average. Sammy Harrison led the team with 6 wins and a team-best 4.84 earned run average, leading regular hurlers.

Players from the 1962 Salem Rebels who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Ollie Brown, Tito Fuentes, Dave May and Bob Taylor.

Alex Cosmidis served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Michael BagleyRR6'0"190
James BatenRRSeptember 28, 19405'11"175
Billy BatesRR5'11"175
Rodney BodeRRSeptember 30, 19416'2"180
Sim BowdenLR6'0"185
Ollie BrownRRFebruary 11, 19446'2"178Tuscaloosa, AL US
Burnard CrawfordRRMarch 2, 19435'9"168
Wellington DonahueDecember 20, 1943
Curtis EdmondsRL6'0"170
George Epps
Thomas FieldsLR5'8"173
Grover Flint
Tito FuentesSRJanuary 4, 19445'11"175La Habana, La Habana CU
Jimmy HarrisSRAugust 3, 19426'0"175Pecos, TX US
Sammy HarrisonRRApril 25, 19416'2"180
Bruce HildrethLL6'1"195
Frederic HillLR6'1"185
Milton Hite
Dewey HolbrookRL5'10"160
Charles JohnsonRR5'11"190
Frank KeeRR6'4"190
Ken KirkesLLFebruary 3, 19426'4"175Carlsbad, NM US
Richard KrugerLL5'11"165
Mark LanierJuly 22, 1944
Vohn LehmanRR5'10"160
Edward LombardiRR6'2"190
Grover MaloneRR6'0"180
Terrence MartinLL5'10"148Christiansted, St. Croix VI
Dave MayLRDecember 23, 19435'10"186New Castle, DE US
H. T. McGheeLRDecember 4, 19436'2"210Franklin County, VA US
Robert MikloskiRL5'11"163
Richard MinshallRR6'0"180
Leroy MorrisRR5'9"158
Robert MusanteSRMay 14, 19435'10"167Bridgeport, CT US
Robert PowellRRJune 11, 19425'10"180New Orleans, LA US
Vicente Rios
Linward RobinsonRRMay 12, 19446'1"180
James ScottRR6'1"190
Donald ShaftsRRSeptember 14, 19436'2"185
Kenneth SmithLL6'2"160
Bob TaylorLRMarch 20, 19445'9"170Leland, MS US
Ronald VenableRR6'2"
Arthur WardleRL5'10"180
Rooney WilliamsLL5'11"150
William WilsonLL6'1"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.




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