1961 Alpine Cowboys Roster
Team Record: 62-63
Finished 4th in the SL
Manager: Mel Parnell (62-63)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Alpine, Texas
Ballpark: Kokemot Field
Attendance: 9,392, Avg. 150
The Alpine Cowboys of the Sophomore League ended the 1961 season with a record of 62 wins and 63 losses, finishing fourth in the SL.
The Cowboys plated 817 runs and surrendered 754 runs. Ronald Thompson paced Alpine with 24 home runs, while John Harmon walloped 15 or more, too. Ronald Thompson accounted for 102 RBI. Joseph Cammarata topped all regular batters by hitting .321. Rocco Giordano led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 3.39 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1961 Alpine Cowboys who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Pete Smith, Dalton Jones and Bobby Guindon.
Mel Parnell served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Anderson | R | R | August 18, 1942 | 6'4" | 191 | |
| Joseph Cammarata | R | R | May 10, 1942 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Harvey Casey | R | R | February 23, 1938 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Walter Christiana | R | L | April 8, 1942 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Stephen Cottrell | R | R | August 27, 1942 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| William Cox | R | L | December 15, 1942 | 5'11" | 195 | |
| Darrell Farrar | R | R | September 21, 1941 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Rocco Giordano | R | R | April 11, 1938 | 5'9" | 180 | Oakland, CA US |
| Bobby Guindon | L | L | September 4, 1943 | 6'2" | 185 | Brookline, MA US |
| John Harmon | R | R | July 30, 1939 | 5'9" | 185 | |
| Fred Hatter | L | L | October 1, 1941 | 6'3" | 205 | |
| Richard Johnson | L | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Dalton Jones | L | R | December 10, 1943 | 6'1" | 180 | McComb, MS US |
| Ernest Kumerow | R | L | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Stewart MacDonald | R | R | January 18, 1943 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Darrell Massey | R | L | August 28, 1941 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Richard Matern | R | R | March 18, 1939 | 6'4" | 220 | |
| James Mitchell | R | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Burdette Morago | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| John Morreale | R | R | March 23, 1941 | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Jim Moser | R | R | September 8, 1941 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Kenneth Porter | L | L | 6'5" | 205 | ||
| Kenneth Purcell | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Don Sears | R | R | June 17, 1939 | 6'0" | 173 | |
| James Shields | L | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Pete Smith | R | R | March 19, 1940 | 6'2" | 190 | Natick, MA US |
| Ronald Thompson | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Jimmy Tyer | L | R | July 22, 1942 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| William Whalen | R | R | 6'4" | 200 | ||
| Lawrence Wieck | S | R | November 5, 1942 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Thomas Yost | L | L | 6'0" | 175 |
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.
