1960 Vancouver Mounties Roster
Team Record: 68-84
Finished 7th in the PCL
Manager: George Staller (68-84)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Ballpark: Nat Bailey Stadium
Attendance: 144,278, Avg. 1,898
The Vancouver Mounties of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1960 season with a record of 68 wins and 84 losses, finishing seventh in the PCL.
The Mounties plated 678 runs and yielded 756 runs. Howie Goss paced Vancouver with 29 home runs Ray Barker drove in 101 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .311 clip. Chet Nichols led the team with 18 wins, while Ron Moeller recorded a 3.26 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1960 Vancouver Mounties who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Curt Barclay, Mike Baxes, Dave Vineyard, Phil Paine, Ray Barker, Dave Jolly, Chuck Oertel, Chuck Hinton, George Bamberger, Al Corwin, Bo Belinsky, Joe Hatten, Connie Johnson, Herm Starrette, Julio Navarro, Charlie White, Fred Baczewski, Chet Nichols, Neil Wilson, Wayne Causey, Howie Goss, Pete Ward, Walt Bond, Jim Finigan, Jim Dyck, Ron Moeller, Lloyd Merritt, George Zuverink, Joe Durham and Bobby Balcena.
George Staller served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Alomar | R | R | December 11, 1933 | 5'11" | 172 | Santurce, PR |
| Fred Baczewski | L | L | May 15, 1926 | 6'2" | 185 | St. Paul, MN US |
| Bobby Balcena | R | L | August 1, 1925 | 5'7" | 160 | San Pedro, CA US |
| George Bamberger | R | R | August 1, 1923 | 6'0" | 175 | Staten Island, NY US |
| Curt Barclay | R | R | August 22, 1931 | 6'3" | 210 | Chicago, IL US |
| Ray Barker | L | R | March 12, 1936 | 6'0" | 192 | Martinsburg, WV US |
| Bert Barth | R | R | July 8, 1938 | 6'3" | 208 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Mike Baxes | R | R | December 18, 1930 | 5'10" | 175 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Bo Belinsky | L | L | December 7, 1936 | 6'2" | 191 | New York, NY US |
| Walt Bond | L | R | October 19, 1937 | 6'7" | 228 | Denmark, TN US |
| Wayne Causey | L | R | December 26, 1936 | 5'10" | 175 | Ruston, LA US |
| Elliott Coleman | R | R | December 27, 1936 | 5'11" | 170 | Pulaski, TN US |
| Al Corwin | R | R | December 3, 1926 | 6'1" | 170 | Newburgh, NY US |
| Ronald Cote | R | R | December 10, 1934 | 6'5" | 200 | |
| Joe Durham | R | R | July 31, 1931 | 6'1" | 186 | Newport News, VA US |
| Jim Dyck | R | R | February 3, 1922 | 6'2" | 200 | Omaha, NE US |
| Kim Elliott | R | R | August 11, 1937 | 6'2" | 212 | Vancouver, BC CA |
| Jim Finigan | R | R | August 19, 1928 | 5'11" | 175 | Quincy, IL US |
| Dick Fitzgerald | L | L | June 16, 1935 | 6'0" | 183 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Pat Gillick | L | L | August 22, 1937 | 6'1" | 185 | Chico, CA US |
| Howie Goss | R | R | November 1, 1934 | 6'4" | 204 | Wewoka, OK US |
| Joe Hatten | R | L | November 7, 1916 | 6'0" | 176 | Bancroft, IA US |
| Chuck Hinton | R | R | May 3, 1934 | 6'1" | 180 | Rocky Mount, NC US |
| Steve Jankowski | R | R | November 15, 1932 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Connie Johnson | R | R | December 27, 1922 | 6'4" | 200 | Stone Mountain, GA US |
| Dave Jolly | R | R | October 14, 1924 | 6'0" | 160 | Stony Point, NC US |
| Robert Leopold | R | L | March 5, 1938 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Lloyd Merritt | R | R | April 8, 1933 | 6'0" | 189 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Ron Moeller | L | L | October 13, 1938 | 6'0" | 180 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Julio Navarro | R | R | January 9, 1934 | 6'0" | 175 | Vieques, PR |
| Lenny Neal | R | R | December 2, 1924 | 5'11" | 185 | Scio, OR US |
| Chet Nichols | S | L | February 22, 1931 | 6'1" | 165 | Pawtucket, RI US |
| Harold Norris | S | R | September 9, 1933 | 6'1" | 195 | Snicartie, IL US |
| Chuck Oertel | L | R | March 12, 1931 | 5'8" | 165 | Coffeyville, KS US |
| Phil Paine | R | R | June 8, 1930 | 6'2" | 180 | Chepachet, RI US |
| Donald Ross | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Chuck Staniland | R | R | July 29, 1935 | 6'5" | 210 | Providence, RI US |
| Herm Starrette | R | R | November 20, 1936 | 6'0" | 175 | Statesville, NC US |
| Emil Syngel | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Arne Thorsland | R | R | 6'4" | 220 | ||
| Ken Toothman | L | R | April 6, 1935 | 5'10" | 165 | Fort Dodge, IA US |
| Dave Vineyard | R | R | February 25, 1941 | 6'3" | 195 | Clay, WV US |
| Pete Ward | L | R | July 26, 1937 | 6'1" | 185 | Montreal, QC CA |
| Charlie White | L | R | August 12, 1927 | 5'11" | 192 | Kinston, NC US |
| Neil Wilson | L | R | June 14, 1935 | 6'1" | 175 | Lexington, TN US |
| George Zuverink | R | R | August 20, 1924 | 6'4" | 195 | Holland, MI 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.
