1960 Columbus Jets Statistics

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 69-84
Finished 6th in the IL
Manager: Cal Ermer (69-84)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Ballpark: Harold Cooper Stadium
Attendance: 136,195, Avg. 1,780
1960 Columbus Jets Roster

The Columbus Jets of the International League ended the 1960 season with a record of 69 wins and 84 losses, finishing sixth in the IL.

The Jets plated 588 runs and conceded 568 runs. John Powers paced Columbus with 24 home runs, while Tom Burgess and Román Mejías walloped 15 or more, too. Román Mejías accounted for 71 RBI and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .278 average. Bob Veale and Al Jackson led the squad with 10 wins each, and Jim Umbricht recorded a 2.5 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 1960 Columbus Jets who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Dick Gray, Nino Escalera, Pidge Browne, Jim Umbricht, George Perez, Dick Barone, Román Mejías, Bennie Daniels, Curt Raydon, Bill Hall, Tom Cheney, Gene Alley, Bob Veale, John Powers, Al Jackson, Tom Burgess, Julián Javier, Dick Lines, Ed Bauta, Carlos Bernier, Ron Blackburn, Diomedes Olivo, Jack Lamabe, Don Williams, Earl Francis and George Spencer.

Cal Ermer 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
Bob Veale109.5263.51312964172.01557767101190150119
Al Jackson1014.4173.06352984197.015981678584122516
Jim Umbricht85.6152.50191682126.010339351143297011
Curt Raydon75.5833.7517153184.0764235266258205
Don Williams76.5383.5059000121.010953471145683207
Diomedes Olivo79.4382.88421262150.0113584824376128103
Earl Francis54.5563.0411114174.0522825630161103
Tom Cheney48.3333.16151560111.07945398471115302
Bennie Daniels49.3083.38181660117.010352441332383403
Donald Dobrino32.6004.751920036.0472319413317303
George Spencer35.3752.883800072.0632523917543200
Ed Bauta101.0000.951200019.0102214012000
George Perez0020.00
Jack Lamabe000.0024.0300220
Dick Lines02.0006.30310.01287340
Ron Blackburn06.0005.821450034.044272259121200
Totals6984.4513.263371500471401327.0112856048011252534996263420

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
Román Mejías131518474551321191671743254.278.327.441.768209372
Nino Escalera12652746659125173432594855.268.340.343.684160472
Pidge Browne13750843345117156951236555.270.361.395.756171046
John Powers104436380621051422456023846.276.367.513.8801951701
Dick Barone14355449952102172844224592.204.274.295.568147361
Tom Burgess11742134956962011559016845.275.395.467.862163211
Robert Sagers1254443794791114635215585.240.336.338.673128163
Dick Gray93324275317093732324441.255.355.385.741106032
Dick Brockell68220203954132229001224.266.309.379.68877131
Edward Sada42175162143953316021117.241.297.364.66159200
Leo Rodriguez4314713019383031400118.292.345.385.72950123
Willie Melendez4515414024376025221012.264.318.350.66849130
Julián Javier31127111213240312601219.288.352.405.75745022
Roberto Herrera49150136153212316221038.235.297.338.63646220
Tony Tornay491431278245016001421.189.280.252.53232200
Chuck Buheller358985722312800316.259.292.388.68033100
Bill Hall34106939223111301810.237.298.323.62130122
Carlos Bernier35967613141016401519.184.330.237.56718221
Diomedes Olivo465956311400200115.196.211.268.47815020
Henry Mitchell206461811401810216.180.219.295.51418100
Bennie Daniels30474569100000115.200.217.222.44010010
Jim Umbricht2044423800020014.190.205.190.3958001
Al Jackson49746998001400026.116.116.159.27511050
Curt Raydon18373347200300216.212.257.273.5309020
Tom Cheney18423807000200011.184.205.184.3897130
Earl Francis11292536301300011.240.231.480.71112031
Gene Alley414141510110.357.357.6431.0009
Don Williams5924212500120024.238.304.381.6858010
Bob Veale32645925010100334.085.129.119.2487020
Donald Dobrino2315121301010024.250.357.417.7745010
Bill Onuska5552.400.400.400.8002
Dick Lines5221.500.500.5001.0001
Ron Blackburn14880110000004.125.125.250.3752000
Ed Bauta12330000000001.000.000.000.0000000
George Spencer3815120000000114.000.143.000.1430110
George Perez2330.000.000.000.0000
Totals1813568850265881241174411155343632516822.247.321.366.687184204671290


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Pidge Browne1B130104868982.9928.585
Nino Escalera1B181471019.9948.722
Chuck Buheller1B18139319.9937.889
Robert Sagers2B59122134432.9854.339
Dick Barone2B3875106325.9844.763
Willie Melendez2B316750512.9593.774
Julián Javier2B307567815.9474.733
Dick Gray2B10192445.9154.300
Dick Gray3B6955127810.9582.638
Robert Sagers3B594310097.9412.424
Leo Rodriguez3B40247969.9452.575
Dick BrockellC563902551.9887.4119
Roberto HerreraC432133052.9805.6515
Tony TornayC422581813.9966.5715
Bill HallC321881232.9856.2501
Román MejíasOF128210933.9861.711
Nino EscaleraOF107215851.9782.084
Tom BurgessOF1031705011.0001.699
John PowersOF97157641.9761.680
Carlos BernierOF32364001.0001.250
Henry MitchellOF1827220.9351.611
Chuck BuhellerOF1191001.000.909
Don WilliamsP59721011.000.475
Diomedes OlivoP4271510.957.524
George SpencerP3831331.842.421
Al JacksonP3554912.9821.543
Bob VealeP3162943.8971.129
Jim UmbrichtP19628031.0001.789
Donald DobrinoP1928011.000.526
Bennie DanielsP1852521.9381.667
Curt RaydonP17612001.0001.059
Tom CheneyP1532430.9001.800
Ron BlackburnP141510.857.429
Ed BautaP1204001.000.333
Earl FrancisP1121321.8821.364
Dick LinesP3.000
George PerezP2.000
Jack LamabeP2.000
Dick BaroneSS1031443082842.9424.388
Edward SadaSS4284117927.9574.786
Willie MelendezSS1081721.9262.500
Totals166339761576142312.9753.3392000

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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