1964 Wisconsin Rapids Twins Roster

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 50-71
Finished 9th in the MWL
Manager: Joseph Christian (50-71)
Affiliation: Minnesota Twins
Location: Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Witter Field
Attendance: 67,330, Avg. 1,113
1964 Wisconsin Rapids Twins Statistics

The Wisconsin Rapids Twins of the Midwest League ended the 1964 season with a record of 50 wins and 71 losses, finishing ninth in the MWL.

The Twins plated 506 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 635 runs. Pat Kelly paced Wisconsin Rapids with 16 home runs and recorded 70 runs batted in, while leading all regular batters with a .357 average. William Hansche topped the squad with 10 wins, and George Talsma recorded a 2.74 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.

Pat Kelly and John Sevcik both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Joseph Christian served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bob BergerRR6'5"210
Creighton BurnsRRSeptember 20, 19426'4"20
Gary CafegoRROctober 31, 19446'2"200
Joseph ChristianRRMay 9, 19315'10"180Moon Run, PA US
John CounsellLR6'0"180
John CrottyRR6'6"202
Ruben FrancisRR6'1"197
Kenneth GilbertLR5'11"180
William HanscheLL5'10"153
Gary HassettRR6'2"180
Mickey HoienRR5'10"176
Pat KellyLLJuly 30, 19446'1"185Philadelphia, PA US
John LivingstonRL5'11"175
Marvin LotzLL6'3"190
Jerry LyscioRRMay 17, 19456'0"180
Bill MacInnesRRNovember 26, 19425'11"185
Michael MacklinRR6'5"210
Alan MenkeRR5'11"195
Pablo NievesRR5'11"170
Ervin PalicaLR6'2"190
Chuck PappSRAugust 15, 19456'2"180Granite City, IL US
Michael PeschelRR6'2"180
Rich PetersonRLSeptember 3, 19456'3"200St. Paul, MN US
William PittmanLL6'3"200
Irvin RamsburgRR5'11"170
Michael RobertsLL6'3"170
James SevcikRRJuly 11, 19426'2"205
John SevcikRRJuly 11, 19426'2"205Oak Park, IL US
Pedro SierraRRJuly 26, 19386'1"185La Habana, La Habana CU
Victor SmithRR5'10"172
George TalsmaRRNovember 11, 19446'2"190
Lanny VessellRR5'7"150
Brian WilhelmRR6'3"185
James WoodLL6'0"185
Richard YuskasRR6'1"190

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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