1963 Bluefield Orioles Statistics
Appalachian League (AL) - Class: R
Team Record: 45-24
Finished 1st in the AL
Manager: Billy Hunter (45-24)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Bluefield, West Virginia
Ballpark: Bowen Field
Attendance: 20,652, Avg. 599
1963 Bluefield Orioles RosterTeam Record: 45-24
Finished 1st in the AL
Manager: Billy Hunter (45-24)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Bluefield, West Virginia
Ballpark: Bowen Field
Attendance: 20,652, Avg. 599
The Bluefield Orioles of the Appalachian League ended the 1963 season with a record of 45 wins and 24 losses, finishing first in the AL.
The Orioles topped the circuit with 509 runs, fueled by 53 home runs. Bluefield allowed 341 runs, least in the league. Jeffrey Talbott paced the squad with 10 home runs George Shuford accounted for 54 RBI and topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .364 clip. Brian Holler led the team with 7 wins and a team-best 2.41 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1963 Bluefield Orioles who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Jim Ray, Ed Barnowski, Dave Leonhard and John Matias.
Billy Hunter served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Holler | 7 | 3 | .700 | 2.41 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 71.0 | 57 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Ed Barnowski | 6 | 2 | .750 | 3.66 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 86.0 | 80 | 48 | 35 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 94 | 7 | 0 | 5 | |||
| Jim Ray | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.88 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 50.0 | 33 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Louis Rogers | 5 | 1 | .833 | 5.45 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38.0 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |||
| Bob Petri | 5 | 3 | .625 | 4.92 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 75.0 | 75 | 53 | 41 | 7 | 53 | 1 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| John Barwick | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.92 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39.0 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Phil Henderson | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3.80 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 64.0 | 52 | 32 | 27 | 4 | 63 | 1 | 88 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Joe Stillwell | 3 | 3 | .500 | 6.25 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36.0 | 37 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Robert Labrecque | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.60 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 35.0 | 28 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Richard Masterman | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.50 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 40.0 | 36 | 32 | 20 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Dave Leonhard | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.82 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gary Gonfiantini | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.38 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16.0 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Lanny Monette | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bob Berger | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ron Kotick | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.91 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| David Barber | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Walter Leatherwood | 0 | 1 | .000 | 18.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Totals | 45 | 24 | .652 | 3.83 | 167 | 70 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 602.0 | 520 | 341 | 256 | 31 | 471 | 4 | 649 | 26 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Shuford | 67 | 256 | 231 | 46 | 84 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 54 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 20 | .364 | .412 | .528 | .940 | 122 | 7 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Ronald Perez | 59 | 235 | 205 | 40 | 65 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 44 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 48 | .317 | .389 | .483 | .872 | 99 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Jeffrey Talbott | 55 | 194 | 150 | 45 | 57 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 41 | 34 | .380 | .510 | .667 | 1.177 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| William McAdams | 64 | 263 | 200 | 63 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 55 | 39 | .285 | .447 | .330 | .777 | 66 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||
| John Matias | 44 | 136 | 120 | 32 | 52 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 16 | .433 | .481 | .583 | 1.065 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Stanley Walters | 58 | 206 | 159 | 36 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 47 | .277 | .422 | .403 | .824 | 64 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Anthony Williams | 57 | 193 | 172 | 23 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 33 | .221 | .298 | .279 | .577 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Bob Berger | 48 | 146 | 125 | 33 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 35 | .296 | .377 | .576 | .953 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| John Burrows | 23 | 93 | 79 | 18 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 15 | .291 | .376 | .544 | .921 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| John Sepich | 38 | 125 | 101 | 21 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 34 | .228 | .360 | .426 | .786 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Michael Gannon | 40 | 78 | 62 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | .290 | .416 | .452 | .867 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Michael Nyquist | 36 | 78 | 66 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 24 | .242 | .351 | .394 | .745 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Kenneth Walker | 51 | 115 | 99 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 20 | .162 | .272 | .263 | .535 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Raymond Woitkowski | 48 | 110 | 80 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 30 | .175 | .382 | .225 | .607 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Bill Hartsfield | 13 | 40 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | .406 | .525 | .469 | .994 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ferdi Reed | 17 | 54 | 45 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | .244 | .370 | .311 | .681 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| James Cope | 24 | 65 | 54 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | .204 | .317 | .259 | .577 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Robert Matias | 23 | 40 | 36 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .278 | .350 | .417 | .767 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Barwick | 15 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .385 | .429 | .462 | .890 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Smith | 6 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .533 | .867 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Richard Masterman | 16 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .500 | .667 | .750 | 1.417 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phil Henderson | 12 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .190 | .320 | .381 | .701 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Ray | 9 | 26 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .190 | .292 | .333 | .625 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ed Barnowski | 15 | 39 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | .121 | .256 | .182 | .438 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Stillwell | 16 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .231 | .231 | .308 | .538 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Robert Labrecque | 12 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .167 | .286 | .250 | .536 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Louis Rogers | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Holler | 11 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | .111 | .385 | .111 | .496 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lanny Monette | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Leonhard | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .600 | .333 | .933 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| David Barber | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ernest Holmes | 17 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | .053 | .280 | .053 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Petri | 17 | 28 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .050 | .174 | .050 | .224 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Otis Cowan | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Gary Gonfiantini | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Carlson | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ron Kotick | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 959 | 2716 | 2248 | 482 | 629 | 106 | 23 | 53 | 391 | 81 | 21 | 380 | 535 | .280 | .388 | .418 | .807 | 940 | 0 | 35 | 28 | 25 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Matias | 1B | 35 | 173 | 12 | 4 | 15 | .979 | 5.286 | ||||
| Michael Gannon | 1B | 25 | 90 | 5 | 4 | 10 | .960 | 3.800 | ||||
| Bob Berger | 1B | 20 | 103 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .981 | 5.300 | ||||
| Michael Nyquist | 1B | 18 | 78 | 6 | 6 | 6 | .933 | 4.667 | ||||
| William McAdams | 2B | 63 | 121 | 128 | 16 | 30 | .940 | 3.952 | ||||
| Ferdi Reed | 2B | 14 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 4 | .974 | 2.643 | ||||
| Robert Matias | 2B | 10 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | .950 | 1.900 | ||||
| Anthony Williams | 3B | 52 | 37 | 62 | 19 | 6 | .839 | 1.904 | ||||
| Stanley Walters | 3B | 25 | 15 | 27 | 4 | 4 | .913 | 1.680 | ||||
| George Shuford | C | 44 | 356 | 36 | 9 | 4 | .978 | 8.909 | 14 | |||
| John Burrows | C | 22 | 213 | 21 | 7 | 2 | .971 | 1.636 | 8 | |||
| Kenneth Walker | C | 15 | 71 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .987 | 5.067 | 5 | |||
| Ronald Perez | OF | 58 | 88 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .980 | 1.672 | ||||
| Jeffrey Talbott | OF | 50 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .957 | .880 | ||||
| Raymond Woitkowski | OF | 46 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .867 | .565 | ||||
| Kenneth Walker | OF | 35 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .952 | .571 | ||||
| George Shuford | OF | 24 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.292 | ||||
| Bob Berger | OF | 24 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .815 | .917 | ||||
| James Cope | OF | 22 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .950 | .864 | ||||
| Ron Kotick | P | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .263 | ||||
| Joe Stillwell | P | 16 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | .438 | ||||
| Bob Petri | P | 16 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .933 | .875 | ||||
| Richard Masterman | P | 16 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .846 | .688 | ||||
| Ed Barnowski | P | 15 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .882 | 1.000 | ||||
| John Barwick | P | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .429 | ||||
| Louis Rogers | P | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .800 | .308 | ||||
| Robert Labrecque | P | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .917 | .917 | ||||
| Phil Henderson | P | 12 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.333 | ||||
| Brian Holler | P | 11 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.909 | ||||
| Jim Ray | P | 9 | .000 | |||||||||
| Gary Gonfiantini | P | 4 | .000 | |||||||||
| David Barber | P | 3 | .000 | |||||||||
| Lanny Monette | P | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| Dave Leonhard | P | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| Walter Leatherwood | P | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| John Sepich | SS | 37 | 45 | 68 | 19 | 7 | .856 | 3.054 | ||||
| Stanley Walters | SS | 35 | 58 | 74 | 13 | 13 | .910 | 3.771 | ||||
| Bill Hartsfield | SS | 11 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 2 | .914 | 2.909 | ||||
| Totals | 851 | 1657 | 607 | 134 | 119 | .944 | 2.660 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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.
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.
