1960 Tacoma Giants Roster

Pacific Coast League (PCL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 81-73
Finished 2nd in the PCL
Manager: John Davis (81-73)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Tacoma, Washington
Ballpark: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 270,024, Avg. 3,507
1960 Tacoma Giants Statistics

The Tacoma Giants of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1960 season with a record of 81 wins and 73 losses, finishing second in the PCL.

The Giants scored 705 runs and allowed 631 runs. Dusty Rhodes paced Tacoma with 23 home runs Bobby Prescott accounted for 78 RBI. Danny O'Connell topped hitters with significant playing time with a .312 average. Eddie Fisher led the team with 17 wins, while Dom Zanni earned a 2.44 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.

Players from the 1960 Tacoma Giants who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Matty Alou, Ossie Álvarez, Curt Barclay, Bobby Bolin, Ernie Bowman, Bud Byerly, Don Choate, Charlie Dees, Jim Duffalo, Bob Farley, Eddie Fisher, Tom Haller, Sherman Jones, Dick LeMay, Lynn Lovenguth, Juan Marichal, Willie McCovey, Ramón Monzant, Julio Navarro, Danny O'Connell, José Pagán, Bob Perry, Gaylord Perry, Dick Phillips, Bobby Prescott, Marshall Renfroe, Dusty Rhodes, Joe Shipley, Verle Tiefenthaler, Benny Valenzuela, Bill Werle, Bill Wilson, Neil Wilson and Dom Zanni.

John Davis served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Matty AlouLLDecember 22, 19385'9"160Bajos de Haina, San Cristobal DO
Ossie ÁlvarezRROctober 19, 19335'10"165Bolondron, CU
Curt BarclayRRAugust 22, 19316'3"210Chicago, IL US
Bobby BolinRRJanuary 29, 19396'4"185Hickory Grove, SC US
Ernie BowmanRRJuly 28, 19355'10"160Johnson City, TN US
Bud ByerlyRROctober 26, 19196'2"185Webster Groves, MO US
Don ChoateRRJuly 2, 19386'0"185Potosi, MO US
Charlie DeesLLJune 24, 19356'1"173Birmingham, AL US
Jim DuffaloRRNovember 25, 19356'1"175Helvetia, PA US
Bob FarleyLLNovember 15, 19376'2"200Watsontown, PA US
Eddie FisherRRJuly 16, 19366'2"200Shreveport, LA US
Tom HallerLRJune 23, 19376'4"195Lockport, IL US
Chico HeronRRMarch 19, 19365'10"168, Bocas del Toro PA
Sherman JonesLRFebruary 10, 19356'4"205Winton, NC US
Dick LeMayLLAugust 28, 19386'3"190Cincinnati, OH US
Lynn LovenguthLRNovember 29, 19225'10"170Camden, NJ US
Juan MarichalRROctober 20, 19376'0"185Laguna Verde, Monte Cristi DO
Willie McCoveyLLJanuary 10, 19386'4"198Mobile, AL US
Ramón MonzantRRJanuary 4, 19336'0"160Maracaibo, Zulia VE
Julio NavarroRRJanuary 9, 19346'0"175Vieques, PR
Danny O'ConnellRRJanuary 21, 19295'11"168Paterson, NJ US
José PagánRRMay 5, 19355'9"160Barceloneta, PR
Bob PerryRRSeptember 14, 19346'2"180New Bern, NC US
Gaylord PerryRRSeptember 15, 19386'4"205Williamston, NC US
Dick PhillipsLRNovember 24, 19316'0"180Racine, WI US
Bobby PrescottRRMarch 27, 19315'11"180Colon, Colon PA
Marshall RenfroeLLMay 25, 19366'0"180Century, FL US
Frank ReveiraRROctober 24, 19355'8"205
Dusty RhodesLRMay 13, 19276'0"178Mathews, AL US
Joe ShipleyRRMay 9, 19356'4"210Morristown, TN US
Sal TaorminaLRJune 8, 19225'11"180San Jose, CA US
Verle TiefenthalerLRJuly 11, 19376'1"190Brenda, IA US
Benny ValenzuelaRRJune 2, 19335'10"175Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX
Bill WerleLLDecember 21, 19206'2"182Oakland, CA US
Bill WilsonRRNovember 6, 19286'2"200Central City, NE US
Neil WilsonLRJune 14, 19356'1"175Lexington, TN US
Dom ZanniRRMarch 1, 19325'11"180Bronx, NY 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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