1961 Auburn Yankees Roster
Team Record: 52-73
Finished 8th in the NYPL
Manager: Loren Babe (52-73)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Auburn, New York
Ballpark: Falcon Park I
Attendance: 33,216, Avg. 531
The Auburn Yankees of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1961 season with a record of 52 wins and 73 losses, finishing eighth in the NYPL.
The Yankees scored 755 runs and allowed 861 runs, most in the circuit. Walter Cammarata paced Auburn with 22 home runs, while William Madden and Daniel Eoff walloped 15 or more, too. Daniel Eoff drove in 94 runs. Fabio Fiallo led batters with significant playing time by hitting .316. Tom Dukes, Jay Rasmussen and Bruce Jacobson topped the team with 7 wins each, and Tom Dukes earned a 3.96 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1961 Auburn Yankees who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Art López, Tom Dukes, Loren Babe and Mel Stottlemyre.
Loren Babe served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loren Babe | L | R | January 11, 1928 | 5'10" | 180 | Pisgah, IA US |
| Thomas Ballard | R | R | March 4, 1939 | 6'1" | 188 | |
| George Bechtold | R | R | September 30, 1942 | 6'1" | 200 | Lancaster, PA US |
| Charles Boice | R | R | September 28, 1941 | 6'4" | 195 | |
| Frank Bonelli | L | L | 5'9" | 175 | ||
| Walter Cammarata | L | R | July 2, 1940 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Walter Carlson | S | R | August 14, 1942 | 6'4" | 190 | |
| Celestino Cepeda | R | R | January 1, 1942 | 5'10" | 174 | |
| Bill Cline | R | R | November 13, 1933 | 6'1" | 188 | |
| Butch Cretara | R | L | April 20, 1942 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Ken Dekker | R | R | September 9, 1941 | 6'2" | 188 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Peter DeLisa | L | L | August 3, 1942 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Jack DePalo | L | R | March 26, 1938 | 6'2" | 188 | |
| Tom Dukes | R | R | August 31, 1942 | 6'2" | 185 | Knoxville, TN US |
| Daniel Eoff | L | L | August 9, 1942 | 6'0" | 195 | Springfield, MO US |
| Fabio Fiallo | R | R | March 20, 1937 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Bruce Gallagher | R | R | June 23, 1943 | 6'0" | 183 | |
| Carl Gandza | R | R | July 8, 1940 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Kenneth Heffington | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| James Hollinger | R | R | February 2, 1943 | 6'2" | 160 | |
| Bruce Jacobson | R | R | November 11, 1940 | 6'2" | 183 | Aberdeen, WA US |
| Louis Konyha | R | R | April 12, 1940 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Thomas Kowalowski | R | R | October 13, 1942 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Miguel LeBron | R | R | 5'9" | 150 | ||
| Edward LeRoy | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Art López | L | L | May 8, 1937 | 5'9" | 170 | Mayaguez, PR |
| William Madden | L | R | August 2, 1942 | 5'10" | 188 | Danvers, MA US |
| Thomas Maine | S | R | May 16, 1940 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Cliff Malpass | R | R | April 7, 1939 | 5'10" | 160 | Wilmington, NC US |
| Wilfredo Merced | L | L | 5'10" | 190 | ||
| Francis Petrellis | L | L | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Oscar Pickering | R | R | January 5, 1941 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Jay Rasmussen | S | R | September 26, 1942 | 5'11" | 175 | Morristown, MN US |
| Joe Riccardo | L | L | October 25, 1942 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Daryl Richardson | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Louis Romanucci | R | R | January 28, 1942 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Michael Spada | R | R | June 16, 1942 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Ron Speiser | S | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Jack Spurgin | R | R | February 12, 1943 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Mel Stottlemyre | R | R | November 13, 1941 | 6'1" | 178 | Hazleton, MO US |
| Neil Summers | L | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| John Taylor | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Julian Vicente | R | R | August 17, 1939 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Phillip Wageman | S | R | 6'4" | 194 | ||
| Thomas Wright | 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.
