1961 Belmont Chiefs Statistics

Western Carolina League (WCL) - Class: D
Team Record: 39-61
Finished 5th in the WCL
Manager: Jim Poole (0-0), Whitey Ries (0-0), Max Lanier (0-0)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Belmont, North Carolina
Ballpark: Davis Park
Attendance: 10,081, Avg. 202
1961 Belmont Chiefs Roster

The Belmont Chiefs of the Western Carolina League ended the 1961 season with a record of 39 wins and 61 losses, finishing fifth in the WCL.

The Chiefs scored 511 runs and yielded 646 runs, most in the circuit. Kermit Williams accounted for 49 RBI. Mario Cia topped all regular batters by hitting .271. Barry Huntzinger led the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 3.72 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.

Fred Wenz played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Belmont Chiefs to do so.

Jim Poole, Whitey Ries and Max Lanier served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Barry Huntzinger109.5263.7249400138.01329157654814010
Ronald Gardner52.7141.88863148.039201012827001
James Wimbish42.6675.551182147.051332923722204
Larry Whitley34.4293.57993163.054312503255003
Charles Kennedy35.3753.641080047.038291933335115
Darvin Moss37.3003.0015124078.063432635665215
Ron Pinkerton22.5004.50831026.028171301818001
Scotty Richmond23.4003.131340046.045201622520217
Wayne Routh23.4006.461080046.051353304618819
Russell Wham24.3337.68970041.0514235033207010
Whitey Ries101.00070.01
Edward Perry13.2505.811220031.034242003321112
Tommy Pruitt0030.00
Cooper Wilhelm0010.00
Jack Swift0030.00
James Thorbs0020.00
Robert Baker0040.00
Fred Moten0050.00
George Deratnay700.00
Hiram Baucom040.00
Arthur Krueger0010.00
Eugene Leopold0010.00
Michael Barillo0010.00
Joe Rowden01.00040.0
Patrick Mahoney01.00040.00
John Healey01.00030.00
Harold McClamrock01.00020.00
Fred Wenz01.0006.00116.064430
John Pash02.00050.00
George Everett02.0005.101032030.030191703019206
Colin MacIvor02.0006.75530020.028281531012101
Ray Searcy04.0008.10540020.033371821215403
Totals3859.3924.412328201530687.0683473337224500428346670

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Mario Cia974333368491182442198650.271.425.372.797125623
Kermit Williams92379323548620304934942.266.371.347.718112520
Paul Godwin70273224415351139114134.237.349.281.63163044
Tommy Pruitt63261207415284234114254.251.389.357.74774642
Lawrence Belanger5520318128457242051339.249.308.376.68468351
Daniel Kovaleski4116914824357201611624.236.317.311.62846221
Edward Montellanico341361291530610132515.233.265.295.55938101
Lee Reynolds37159130292892111102141.215.333.338.67244332
David Blackwell29110103112530052718.243.291.272.56328000
Ronald Smith31114106162534093626.236.289.340.62936200
Whitey Ries28857982370014152.291.329.380.70930001
Barry Henderson21786561830091128.277.385.323.70821001
Joe Yarbrough146457121412166716.246.328.386.71422000
Russell Vanderziel238774414220120715.189.250.270.52020033
Fred Green13625281220010478.231.323.269.59214102
Arthur Krueger2185731212301721225.164.282.247.52918000
Richard Schmidt145744101111051134.250.421.318.73914000
Gerald Senzig206858611200101814.190.294.224.51813101
Glenn Abel19545161030150212.196.222.314.53616001
John Healey112725382002028.320.370.400.77010000
James McDonald521217.333.333.333.6677
Bruce Olson193731571002069.226.351.258.6098000
Rossie Barfield2149398702044915.179.347.282.62911100
Darvin Moss204339470015037.179.256.256.51210100
Barry Huntzinger5150445600030421.136.208.136.3456020
Scotty Richmond142118352004027.278.381.389.7707100
James Wimbish122121251002004.238.238.286.5246000
Patrick Mahoney821215.238.238.238.4765
Colin MacIvor5994.444.444.444.8894
Gary Warder930304.133.133.133.2674
Al Blake1131304400020010.133.161.133.2954100
Ray Eberle1545414400040210.098.133.098.2314002
Gary Steinbach4883.375.375.375.7503
Sanford Isom412123.250.250.250.5003
Anthony Basile5882.250.250.250.5002
Jerry McClure4882.250.250.250.5002
Larry Whitley102316420001042.125.286.125.4112021
Charles Kennedy1119162220010311.125.263.250.5134000
Lawrence Davis718182.111.111.111.2222
Russell Wham112420121000027.100.182.150.3323020
Lindsey Robinson1441.250.250.250.5001
Joe Rowden4441.250.250.250.5001
Ray Searcy5551.200.200.200.4001
Louis Skinner3881.125.125.125.2501
Edward Perry12129110000022.111.273.111.3841010
George Everett101110010001006.100.100.100.2001010
Hector Rodriguez712121.083.083.083.1671
Ronald Gardner817171.059.059.059.1181
Wayne Routh1021190100000110.053.143.053.1951100
Jack Swift3110000.000.000.000.0000
Fred Wenz1220000.000.000.000.0000
Robert Baker4440000.000.000.000.0000
Donald Dolezal1440000.000.000.000.0000
Harold McClamrock2550000.000.000.000.0000
Eugene Leopold1110000.000.000.000.0000
Michael Barillo1110000.000.000.000.0000
Gary Jarrett511110000.000.000.000.0000
John Pash5330000.000.000.000.0000
Ron Pinkerton8660000.000.000.000.0000
Fred Moten5220000.000.000.000.0000
Jack Falls2550000.000.000.000.0000
Edward Lietendre3990000.000.000.000.0000
Thomas Scott2770000.000.000.000.0000
Richard Doyle2880000.000.000.000.0000
James Thorbs3330000.000.000.000.0000
Totals1087356830754616951192816347870399576.226.319.299.61891803533260


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Daniel Kovaleski1B40265161133.9627.025
Barry Henderson1B18121349.9696.889
Whitey Ries1B1793623.9805.824
Richard Schmidt1B12107439.9749.250
Kermit Williams2B551311101524.9414.382
Mario Cia2B389187920.9524.684
David Blackwell3B283033101.8632.250
Lee Reynolds3B21224685.8953.238
Kermit Williams3B15143194.8333.000
Mario Cia3B13173034.9403.615
Paul Godwin3B1131441.8101.545
Lawrence BelangerC4822935122.9575.50011
Gerald SenzigC19841151.9505.0004
Al BlakeC1150220.9634.7273
Tommy PruittOF6194474.9331.607
Paul GodwinOF57711272.9221.456
Edward MontellanicoOF3434230.9231.059
Ronald SmithOF2741542.9201.704
Arthur KruegerOF2039431.9352.150
Kermit WilliamsOF1915310.947.947
Ray EberleOF1524030.8891.600
Fred GreenOF13202001.0001.692
Bruce OlsonOF1111130.8001.091
Barry HuntzingerP4952852.868.673
Darvin MossP1541932.8851.533
Scotty RichmondP13111001.000.923
Edward PerryP120110.500.083
James WimbishP112640.667.727
Wayne RouthP102730.750.900
Charles KennedyP1021910.9552.100
George EverettP100512.833.500
Larry WhitleyP9.000
Russell WhamP9.000
Ron PinkertonP8.000
Ronald GardnerP8.000
Whitey RiesP7.000
Ray SearcyP5.000
John PashP5.000
Fred MotenP5.000
Colin MacIvorP5.000
Joe RowdenP4.000
Patrick MahoneyP4.000
Robert BakerP4.000
Jack SwiftP3.000
Tommy PruittP3.000
John HealeyP3.000
James ThorbsP2.000
Harold McClamrockP2.000
Cooper WilhelmP1.000
Fred WenzP1.000
Eugene LeopoldP1.000
Arthur KruegerP1.000
Michael BarilloP1.000
Mario CiaSS47711091914.9053.830
Russell VanderzielSS232338815.8842.652
Joe YarbroughSS121927106.8213.833
Lee ReynoldsSS112318125.7743.727
Totals9171758749195171.9282.7341800

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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