1960 Waterloo Hawks Roster
Team Record: 81-43
Finished 1st in the MWL
Manager: Matt Sczesny (81-43)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Waterloo, Iowa
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 58,579, Avg. 945
The Waterloo Hawks of the Midwest League ended the 1960 season with a record of 81 wins and 43 losses, finishing first in the MWL.
The Hawks scored 716 runs, most in the league. Waterloo conceded 538 runs. Gerald Lorek paced the team with 14 home runs and drove in 83 runs. Joseph DeCandido topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .304. Gale Dennis led the squad with 15 wins, while Robert Tedesco registered a 1.49 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Wilbur Wood played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Waterloo Hawks to do so.
Matt Sczesny served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Beard | R | R | November 5, 1938 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Deb Blondin | R | R | March 28, 1939 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| John Boyle | L | L | February 2, 1942 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Jackie Brown | R | R | January 26, 1935 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Timothy Carroll | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Walter Christiana | R | L | April 8, 1942 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| George Coleman | R | R | December 5, 1941 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Joseph DeCandido | R | R | May 25, 1937 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Gale Dennis | R | R | October 12, 1936 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Donald Dingwerth | L | R | October 5, 1939 | 6'3" | 208 | |
| John Gould | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Peter Griffin | R | R | December 1, 1938 | 6'4" | 205 | |
| Brad Griffith | R | R | January 13, 1939 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| John Hinson | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| William Housewright | L | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| William Jensen | S | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Richard Johnson | R | R | July 27, 1936 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Ken Knutson | L | R | November 1, 1940 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Lawrence Krotec | R | R | March 16, 1940 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Gerald Lorek | L | L | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Craig Morris | R | R | April 26, 1938 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Gerald Noone | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Pedro Perez | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Tom Roberts | R | R | 5'11" | 193 | ||
| Richard Rose | R | R | September 17, 1940 | 6'0" | 195 | Garden City, KS US |
| Philip Scavo | R | R | 6'0" | 187 | ||
| Matt Sczesny | R | R | September 7, 1932 | 5'9" | 175 | Flushing, NY US |
| Charles Shepherd | L | L | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Archie Skeen | L | R | July 27, 1936 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| James Spanswick | L | L | August 29, 1941 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Robert Tedesco | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| William Vander Laan | R | R | 6'3" | 182 | ||
| Gary Westergren | R | R | July 8, 1936 | 5'11" | 172 | |
| Wilbur Wood | R | L | October 22, 1941 | 6'0" | 180 | Cambridge, MA 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.
