1961 Winnipeg Goldeyes Roster
Team Record: 46-77
Finished 6th in the NL
Manager: Grover Resinger (0-0), Owen Friend (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Ballpark: Winnipeg Stadium
Attendance: 45,874, Avg. 746
The Winnipeg Goldeyes of the Northern League ended the 1961 season with a record of 46 wins and 77 losses, finishing sixth in the NL.
The Goldeyes scored 625 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 765 runs, most in the circuit. Jeoff Long paced Winnipeg with 14 home runs John Mason drove in 53 runs. Carlos Dore led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .307 clip. Ron Cayll topped the team with 9 wins, while Thomas Lowry recorded a 4.13 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1961 Winnipeg Goldeyes who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Tom Hilgendorf, George Kernek, Jeoff Long and Dal Maxvill.
Grover Resinger and Owen Friend served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Beltran | L | L | May 26, 1942 | 6'0" | 170 | Rio Piedras, PR |
| William Carpenter | R | R | February 5, 1937 | 6'3" | 200 | Athens, PA US |
| Ron Cayll | R | R | September 14, 1941 | 6'1" | 170 | Winter Park, FL US |
| James Craig | L | L | May 13, 1940 | 6'2" | 190 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| James Crawford | R | R | November 10, 1940 | 5'11" | 183 | Venice, IL US |
| Roy Cromer | L | R | March 9, 1942 | 6'0" | 170 | Lake City, SC US |
| Paul Deem | R | R | April 22, 1939 | 5'11" | 210 | Vincennes, IN US |
| Bobby Diaz | R | R | January 16, 1943 | 5'9" | 155 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Carlos Dore | L | L | October 8, 1932 | 5'9" | 160 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
| Ernesto Figuereo | R | R | October 8, 1940 | 6'3" | 180 | Santo Domingo, Distrito National DO |
| Patrick Foley | L | R | April 20, 1941 | 6'2" | 175 | Compton, CA US |
| David Fritz | L | L | November 11, 1940 | 5'10" | 185 | St. Cloud, MN US |
| Tom Hilgendorf | S | L | March 10, 1942 | 6'1" | 187 | Clinton, IA US |
| Harry Keister | L | L | 6'2" | 188 | ||
| James Keith | R | R | January 4, 1939 | 6'2" | 195 | Hastings, NE US |
| George Kernek | L | L | January 12, 1940 | 6'3" | 170 | Holdenville, OK US |
| Hank Kuhlmann | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Harbert Lee | L | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Robert List | R | L | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Jeoff Long | R | R | October 9, 1941 | 6'1" | 200 | Covington, KY US |
| Thomas Lowry | L | R | February 14, 1939 | 6'2" | 185 | Memphis, TN US |
| Roy Majtyka | R | R | June 1, 1939 | 6'0" | 170 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Gerald Mason | L | L | August 12, 1933 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| John Mason | R | R | November 13, 1939 | 6'1" | 175 | Greenville, TX US |
| Dal Maxvill | R | R | February 18, 1939 | 5'11" | 157 | Granite City, IL US |
| Butch McDaniel | L | L | September 15, 1943 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Bill Morton | R | R | May 30, 1937 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Don Nelson | R | R | August 2, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Cliff Politte | L | L | September 21, 1940 | 6'1" | 170 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Darrell Poodry | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Jorge Rapado | L | L | 5'9" | 150 | ||
| Arzell Robins | R | R | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| DeMorris Smith | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| David Spadoni | R | R | March 21, 1940 | 6'4" | 180 | |
| James Turk | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Robert Turner | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Fred Walker | R | R | April 14, 1937 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Bill Whitehurst | R | L | December 27, 1940 | 6'3" | 180 | Brownsville, TN US |
| Jerry Wild | R | R | July 31, 1941 | 6'0" | 175 | Franklin, NC US |
| Gary Wyche | 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.
