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1961 Salt Lake City Bees

1961 > Class AAA > 1961 Pacific Coast League
Overall: 67-87
Scored 733 runs, Allowed 827 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 69-85

Affiliation: Cleveland Indians-AL
Manager: Freddie Fitzsimmons and Herman Franks
Represented: Salt Lake City, UT
Ballpark: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1960 / 1962

Team Batting

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Rk Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 Ted Abernathy 28 45 20 18 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 9 .222 .300 .278 .578 5 Stats for 2 teams
2 Max Alvis 23 130 522 482 68 131 19 5 13 64 2 2 40 56 .272 .328 .413 .740 199
3 Walt Bond* 23 70 263 230 42 65 11 7 8 37 3 2 33 24 .283 .373 .496 .868 114
4 Larry Brown 21 68 309 266 44 57 6 3 4 20 0 1 43 39 .214 .324 .305 .628 81
5 Leo Burke 27 90 378 347 57 97 17 3 16 60 4 1 31 59 .280 .339 .484 .823 168
6 Ty Cline* 22 144 630 575 75 167 28 9 6 69 7 2 55 50 .290 .352 .402 .754 231
7 Bill Dailey 26 25 62 61 5 11 0 0 1 5 0 0 1 20 .180 .194 .230 .423 14
8 Doc Edwards 24 120 431 402 51 133 14 5 5 54 1 1 29 43 .331 .376 .428 .804 172
9 William Fazekas 24 12 7 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .286 .429 2
10 Waldo Gonzalez 27 8 27 5 1 0 0 .185 .222 6
11 Lavern Grace* 28 34 115 105 16 29 6 0 1 6 0 0 10 5 .276 .339 .362 .701 38
12 Julius Grant* 24 51 69 61 9 14 1 1 4 8 0 0 8 29 .230 .319 .475 .794 29 Stats for 2 teams
13 Steve Hamilton* 25 34 64 63 7 14 0 1 0 5 0 0 1 12 .222 .234 .254 .488 16
14 Steve Jankowski 28 28 100 84 10 15 3 0 3 8 0 0 16 19 .179 .310 .321 .631 27
15 Hal Jones 25 138 578 526 91 142 35 6 27 100 0 1 52 82 .270 .336 .513 .849 270
16 Mitchell June 31 6 8 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
17 Jack Kubiszyn 24 63 248 231 22 57 10 1 4 26 0 0 17 29 .247 .298 .351 .649 81
18 Kenny Kuhn* 24 107 306 278 37 72 10 4 0 26 0 2 28 9 .259 .327 .324 .651 90
19 Jim Lawrence* 22 50 111 95 15 26 1 3 0 8 0 1 16 10 .274 .378 .347 .726 33
20 Al Luplow* 22 152 665 596 90 180 18 16 17 91 4 2 69 58 .302 .374 .471 .846 281
21 Sam McDowell* 18 32 60 57 5 8 1 0 1 7 0 0 3 27 .140 .183 .211 .394 12
22 John McLane 22 7 20 2 0 0 0 .100 .100 2
23 Peter Olsen 27 7 11 1 .091
24 Jim Proctor 25 35 26 24 3 7 0 2 0 5 0 0 2 5 .292 .346 .458 .804 11
25 Don Saner* 27 3 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
26 Donald Schaeffer 23 26 39 37 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 .135 .179 .135 .315 5
27 Joe Schaffernoth 23 7 4 2 .500
28 Ray Shearer 31 20 34 30 0 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 4 5 .200 .294 .200 .494 6
29 Joe Shipley 26 17 18 15 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 .000 .167 .000 .167 0
30 Sonny Siebert 24 16 10 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 2
31 George Spencer 34 40 16 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 .083 .313 .083 .396 1 Stats for 2 teams
32 Ron Taylor 23 23 46 43 1 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 22 .163 .217 .163 .380 7
33 Dave Tyriver 23 46 41 35 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 11 .143 .268 .143 .411 5
34 Anthony Washington* 24 29 93 84 10 20 2 1 1 10 2 1 9 21 .238 .312 .321 .633 27
35 Jim Weaver* 22 46 24 23 6 7 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 7 .304 .333 .435 .768 10
36 Billy Williams* 28 134 515 486 63 127 23 7 9 60 17 3 29 50 .261 .303 .393 .696 191
36 Players 24.2 154 5916 5276 733 1403 208 74 117 689 41 19 515 716 .266 .329 .400 .729 2110 130 82 43
Only players for whom we have stats are shown. See roster for more complete team list.

Team Pitching

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Rk Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 Ted Abernathy 28 7 3 .700 3.72 45 0 92.0 80 41 38 6 51 1.424 7.8 0.6 5.0 Stats for 2 teams
2 Bill Dailey 26 8 8 .500 3.10 24 23 174.0 152 70 60 11 57 1.201 7.9 0.6 2.9
3 William Fazekas 24 2 0 1.000 3.38 9 0 16.0 12 8 6 0 12 1.500 6.8 0.0 6.8
4 Julius Grant* 24 9 9 .500 4.76 38 15 155.0 170 96 82 20 72 1.561 9.9 1.2 4.2 Stats for 2 teams
5 Steve Hamilton* 25 10 12 .455 3.77 26 25 179.0 189 92 75 15 72 1.458 9.5 0.8 3.6
6 Sam McDowell* 18 13 10 .565 4.42 32 28 175.0 143 98 86 9 152 1.686 7.4 0.5 7.8
7 Peter Olsen* 27 2 4 .333 6.57 7 7 37.0 46 32 27 8 12 1.568 11.2 1.9 2.9
8 Jim Proctor 25 3 7 .300 4.86 34 8 100.0 109 66 54 15 54 1.630 9.8 1.4 4.9
9 Donald Schaeffer 23 6 9 .400 5.05 25 21 130.0 134 83 73 18 66 1.538 9.3 1.2 4.6
10 Joe Schaffernoth 23 0 3 .000 6.63 7 4 19.0 25 18 14 1 13 2.000 11.8 0.5 6.2
11 Joe Shipley 26 1 5 .167 6.17 17 9 54.0 50 42 37 4 55 1.944 8.3 0.7 9.2
12 Sonny Siebert 24 0 1 .000 5.46 14 0 28.0 24 25 17 4 20 1.571 7.7 1.3 6.4
13 George Spencer 34 4 4 .500 3.70 40 0 73.0 64 31 30 11 23 1.192 7.9 1.4 2.8 Stats for 2 teams
14 Ron Taylor 23 8 9 .471 4.57 23 17 126.0 132 74 64 17 44 1.397 9.4 1.2 3.1
15 Dave Tyriver 23 6 10 .375 5.21 45 10 133.0 126 89 77 18 86 1.594 8.5 1.2 5.8
16 Jim Weaver* 22 4 6 .400 6.03 44 2 97.0 107 79 65 15 64 1.763 9.9 1.4 5.9
16 Players 24.4 67 87 .435 154 154 827

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

C

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO
Doc Edwards 113 666 51 7 10 .990 6.35 10
Jim Lawrence 29 121 5 3 2 .977 4.34 5
Lavern Grace 25 146 13 8 0 .952 6.36 5

1B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Hal Jones 136 1110 96 18 134 .985 8.87
Anthony Washington 17 139 18 4 11 .975 9.24

2B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Leo Burke 82 200 199 18 51 .957 4.87
Kenny Kuhn 54 130 141 7 38 .975 5.02
Steve Jankowski 22 52 66 3 17 .975 5.36

3B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Max Alvis 115 92 253 24 29 .935 3.00
Kenny Kuhn 23 19 26 4 1 .918 1.96
Billy Williams 18 15 32 7 2 .870 2.61

SS

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Larry Brown 68 117 243 20 59 .947 5.29
Jack Kubiszyn 61 95 187 10 39 .966 4.62
Leo Burke 12 22 22 1 4 .978 3.67
Max Alvis 11 25 16 6 4 .872 3.73

OF

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Al Luplow 151 275 15 9 3 .970 1.92
Ty Cline 141 337 6 5 1 .986 2.43
Billy Williams 103 214 8 3 0 .987 2.16
Walt Bond 60 123 5 1 2 .992 2.13

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
Ted Abernathy 28 R R 6' 4.0" 215 Mar 6, 1933 Stanley, NC, US
Max Alvis 23 R R 5' 11.0" 185 Feb 2, 1938 Jasper, TX, US
Walt Bond 23 L R 6' 7.0" 228 Oct 19, 1937 Denmark, TN, US
Larry Brown 21 R R 5' 10.0" 160 Mar 1, 1940 Shinnston, WV, US
Leo Burke 27 R R 5' 11.0" 185 May 6, 1934 Hagerstown, MD, US
Ty Cline 22 L L 6' 0.0" 170 Jun 15, 1939 Hampton, SC, US
Bill Dailey 26 R R 6' 3.0" 185 Mar 13, 1935 Arlington, VA, US
Doc Edwards 24 R R 6' 2.0" 215 Dec 10, 1936 Red Jacket, WV, US
William Fazekas 24 R R 6' 1.0" 205 1937
Waldo Gonzalez 27 R R 6' 0.0" 165 1934
Lavern Grace 28 L R 5' 11.0" 174 Sep 12, 1932 Gorham, IL, US
Julius Grant 24 L L 5' 11.0" 175 Jun 27, 1937
Steve Hamilton 25 L L 6' 6.0" 190 Nov 30, 1935 Columbia, KY, US
Steve Jankowski 28 R R 5' 11.0" 185 1933
Hal Jones 25 R R 6' 2.0" 194 Apr 9, 1936 Louisiana, MO, US
Mitchell June 31 R R 6' 3.0" 193 1930
Jack Kubiszyn 24 R R 5' 11.0" 170 Dec 19, 1936 Buffalo, NY, US
Kenny Kuhn 24 L R 5' 10.0" 175 Mar 20, 1937 Louisville, KY, US
Jim Lawrence 22 L R 6' 1.0" 185 Feb 12, 1939 Hamilton, ON, CA
Al Luplow 22 L R 5' 10.0" 175 Mar 13, 1939 Saginaw, MI, US
Sam McDowell 18 L L 6' 5.0" 190 Sep 21, 1942 Pittsburgh, PA, US
John McLane 22 R R 6' 3.0" 203 Jul 13, 1938 Long Beach, CA, US
Peter Olsen 27 R L 6' 5.0" 205 1934
Jim Proctor 25 R R 6' 0.0" 165 Sep 9, 1935 Brandywine, MD, US
Don Saner 27 L L 6' 0.0" 190 Sep 27, 1933
Donald Schaeffer 23 R R 6' 2.0" 204 Dec 15, 1937
Joe Schaffernoth 23 R R 6' 4.0" 195 Aug 6, 1937 Trenton, NJ, US
Ray Shearer 31 R R 6' 0.0" 200 Sep 19, 1929 Jacobus, PA, US
Joe Shipley 26 R R 6' 4.0" 210 May 9, 1935 Morristown, TN, US
Sonny Siebert 24 R R 6' 3.0" 190 Jan 14, 1937 St. Mary, MO, US
George Spencer 34 R R 6' 1.0" 215 Jul 7, 1926 Columbus, OH, US
Ron Taylor 23 R R 6' 1.0" 195 Dec 13, 1937 Toronto, ON, CA
Dave Tyriver 23 R R 6' 0.0" 175 Oct 31, 1937 Oshkosh, WI, US
Anthony Washington 24 L L 6' 2.0" 183 Jan 9, 1937 Chicago, IL, US
Jim Weaver 22 L L 6' 0.0" 178 Feb 19, 1939 Lancaster, PA, US
Billy Williams 28 L R 6' 3.0" 195 Jun 13, 1933 Newberry, SC, US

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