1961 Tampa Tarpons Roster
Team Record: 90-44
Finished 1st in the FSL
Manager: Johnny Vander Meer (90-44)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Tampa, Florida
Ballpark: Al Lopez Field
Attendance: 32,027, Avg. 478
Playoffs - Tampa Tarpons 3 games, Sarasota Sun Sox 1
The Tampa Tarpons of the Florida State League ended the 1961 season with a record of 90 wins and 44 losses, finishing first in the FSL.
The Tarpons paced the league with just 485 runs allowed. Tampa scored 684 runs. Martin Rosell drove in 83 runs. Pete Rose topped all regular hitters with a .331 average. Arsenio Sotolongo led the team with 16 wins, while Daniel Neville added 15 or more wins also Daniel Neville registered a 1.94 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1961 Tampa Tarpons who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Lee May, Len Boehmer and Pete Rose.
Johnny Vander Meer served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Boehmer | R | R | June 28, 1941 | 6'1" | 192 | Flint Hill, MO US |
| William Brower | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Richard Ciamarra | L | L | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Donald Colley | R | R | June 24, 1940 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Eugene Deutsch | L | L | November 18, 1940 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Larry Dovel | R | R | September 25, 1939 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Jack Erwin | L | L | October 14, 1939 | 6'4" | 168 | |
| George Evans | L | R | October 26, 1940 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Kenneth Evraire | L | R | September 25, 1940 | 6'2" | 198 | |
| Theodore Farley | R | R | February 19, 1940 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| John Flachman | R | R | July 31, 1939 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Ronnie Flender | L | R | August 27, 1941 | 6'0" | 175 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Jimmie Hocutt | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Ronald Hughes | R | R | June 2, 1940 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| James Jackson | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| John Keller | R | R | August 13, 1943 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Thomas Leder | R | R | 6'5" | 200 | ||
| Ted Maley | L | R | March 7, 1939 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| Pedro Martinez | R | R | March 26, 1940 | 6'3" | 195 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Lee May | R | R | March 23, 1943 | 6'3" | 195 | Birmingham, AL US |
| James Miller | L | L | April 24, 1942 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Barry Mink | L | R | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Carlos Morales | R | R | 6'0" | 186 | ||
| Daniel Neville | R | R | April 6, 1941 | 6'3" | 202 | Covington, KY US |
| Tony Paulino | R | R | October 25, 1938 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Hugo Pineiro | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Pete Rose | S | R | April 14, 1941 | 5'11" | 192 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Martin Rosell | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Ramon Seara | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Dale Shuey | L | R | October 27, 1941 | 5'10" | 183 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Arsenio Sotolongo | L | L | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Lee Speca | L | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Edward Stein | R | R | 6'1" | 171 | ||
| Philip Zurich | R | R | August 1, 1942 | 5'11" | 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.
