1961 St. Petersburg Saints Roster
Team Record: 67-75
Finished 3rd in the FSL
Manager: Bob Bauer (67-75)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Ballpark: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 53,330, Avg. 751
The St. Petersburg Saints of the Florida State League ended the 1961 season with a record of 67 wins and 75 losses, finishing third in the FSL.
The Saints scored 653 runs and surrendered 683 runs. Dick Sims recorded 65 runs batted in. William Meyer led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .276 average. Jon Nelson topped the squad with 12 wins, while Al Malkasian recorded a 3.26 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Tom Metcalf played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the St. Petersburg Saints to do so.
Bob Bauer served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Anglada | R | R | September 26, 1940 | 6'2" | 170 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Bob Bauer | L | R | November 14, 1928 | 5'11" | 170 | Decatur, IL US |
| John Behonick | S | R | October 21, 1939 | 6'4" | 190 | Newark, NJ US |
| Tom Booker | R | R | August 1, 1939 | 6'2" | 190 | Louisville, KY US |
| Lawrence Broughton | R | R | December 31, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | Atlanta, GA US |
| James Carpenter | R | R | August 18, 1942 | 6'1" | 180 | Joplin, MO US |
| Joe Clabo | L | L | July 8, 1941 | 6'0" | 175 | Knoxville, TN US |
| Ken Dekker | R | R | September 9, 1941 | 6'2" | 188 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Ian Dixon | R | R | February 3, 1943 | 6'1" | 180 | Drummondville, QC CA |
| Joseph Faraci | R | R | March 27, 1942 | 5'9" | 165 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Anthony Gamboli | L | L | August 20, 1938 | 5'11" | 175 | Paterson, NJ US |
| Ronnie Guy | R | R | April 25, 1941 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Stanley Haptor | L | L | 6'1" | 174 | ||
| Kenneth Heffington | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Walter James | L | R | 5'10" | 190 | ||
| David Lenoch | R | L | 6'4" | 195 | ||
| Gary Lewis | L | L | August 3, 1943 | 6'0" | 175 | Muskogee, OK US |
| Ronald Linnartz | L | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Joseph Maggio | L | R | November 17, 1939 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Al Malkasian | R | R | October 31, 1938 | 6'3" | 210 | Worcester, MA US |
| William McClain | S | L | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Wilfredo Merced | L | L | 5'10" | 190 | ||
| Tom Metcalf | R | R | July 16, 1940 | 6'2" | 174 | Amherst, WI US |
| William Meyer | L | L | April 21, 1941 | 6'1" | 160 | |
| Jon Nelson | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Wayne Norton | L | R | November 13, 1942 | 6'1" | 188 | Winnipeg, MB CA |
| Charles Payne | R | R | February 16, 1941 | 6'3" | 195 | Silver Spring, MD US |
| Oscar Pickering | R | R | January 5, 1941 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Arturo Polanco | L | L | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Stephen Riska | R | R | 6'4" | 190 | ||
| George Robey | R | R | May 26, 1940 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Dick Sims | R | R | 6'3" | 170 | Schenectady, NY US | |
| William Spraul | R | R | 6'0" | 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.
