1963 Sarasota Sun Sox Roster

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: A
Team Record: 80-42
Finished 1st in the FSL
Manager: Ira Hutchinson (80-42)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Sarasota, Florida
Ballpark: Payne Park
Attendance: 48,136, Avg. 789
1963 Sarasota Sun Sox Statistics

The Sarasota Sun Sox of the Florida State League ended the 1963 season with a record of 80 wins and 42 losses, finishing first in the FSL.

The Sun Sox led the league with 604 runs, fueled by 43 home runs. Sarasota allowed 411 runs, least in the league. Richard Littleton paced the squad with 12 home runs Buddy Bradford accounted for 71 RBI. Richard Littleton topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .289. Tom Hoagland and Gil Downs paced the squad with 13 wins each, while Gil Downs earned a 1.38 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Buddy Bradford played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Sarasota Sun Sox to do so.

Ira Hutchinson served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Stanley BluntRRFebruary 8, 19436'0"175Detroit, MI US
Roger BoylesLL6'0"179
Buddy BradfordRRJuly 25, 19445'11"170Mobile, AL US
Joe CherryRRAugust 27, 19416'1"195
Arthur CotteyRRJuly 16, 19406'1"200
George CrutchleyRR5'11"185
Stephen DevenerRLAugust 9, 19426'2"205
Gil DownsRRNovember 21, 19406'2"193
Francis FelichioLLMarch 4, 19406'2"200
Tebbie FowlerRRDecember 6, 19415'10"175
Robert GordonRRJanuary 8, 19436'2"185
Robert GuzekRLJune 27, 19446'0"200
Billy HicksLRSeptember 10, 19395'11"170Sarasota, FL US
Tom HoaglandLLMay 19, 19436'3"200Morristown, NJ US
Willie HookerRRMarch 8, 19355'11"149Bluefields, NI
Andrew JacksonRR6'0"165
John KirkwoodLR6'5"216
Richard LittletonRRJanuary 24, 19425'10"175Clinton, SC US
Michael McCarthyRRSeptember 4, 19416'2"190
Bob McKillopLRJune 1, 19426'1"185
James MorrisRRSeptember 16, 19426'0"187Athens, GA US
Gregg NelsenRRFebruary 4, 19425'11"165
Dennis NormanRRJune 29, 19445'11"185
Gerald OlverRR5'11"185
Don PurcellRR6'1"208
Samuel RussoRRFebruary 21, 19436'2"185
Herbert WrightRRJune 24, 19426'2"185
Haley YoungRRNovember 2, 19405'11"171Fort Lauderdale, FL 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.




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