1961 Binghamton Triplets Roster
Team Record: 75-64
Finished 3rd in the EL
Manager: Jim Gleeson (75-64)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Binghamton, New York
Ballpark: Johnson Field
Attendance: 62,283, Avg. 896
The Binghamton Triplets of the Eastern League ended the 1961 season with a record of 75 wins and 64 losses, finishing third in the EL.
The Triplets scored 702 runs and yielded 666 runs. George Banks walloped 30 home runs for Binghamton, while Rich Barry and Charlie Keller swatted 15 or more as well. George Banks drove in 108 runs. Charlie Keller paced all regular hitters by connecting at a .349 clip. Roy Peterson topped the team with 14 wins, and Pete Mikkelsen registered a 3.49 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
George Banks, Horace Clarke, Bob Meyer, Al Downing, Pete Mikkelsen, Dooley Womack, Elvio Jiménez and Rich Barry were all players from the 1961 Binghamton Triplets who played in the Majors during their careers.
Jim Gleeson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Banks | R | R | September 24, 1938 | 5'11" | 185 | Pacolet Mills, SC US |
| Rich Barry | R | R | September 12, 1940 | 6'4" | 205 | Berkeley, CA US |
| Danny Bishop | S | R | July 13, 1938 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Fred Carpenter | R | R | March 17, 1938 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Richard Carter | L | L | November 3, 1934 | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Horace Clarke | S | R | June 2, 1939 | 5'9" | 175 | Frederiksted, St. Croix VI |
| Boyd Coffie | R | R | November 6, 1937 | 6'0" | 195 | Athens, TN US |
| Lawrence DelMargo | R | R | January 16, 1939 | 6'5" | 205 | Trinidad, CO US |
| Eugene Domzalski | R | R | April 1, 1938 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Al Downing | R | L | June 28, 1941 | 5'11" | 175 | Trenton, NJ US |
| Richard Dumas | R | L | January 23, 1939 | 6'0" | 175 | Detroit, MI US |
| Leonardo Ferguson | R | R | April 23, 1939 | 5'11" | 150 | Guabito, PA |
| Ed Gary | L | R | September 13, 1939 | 6'3" | 195 | Jackson, MS US |
| Alan Hall | R | R | August 31, 1938 | 6'1" | 200 | San Diego, CA US |
| Hugh Hendry | R | R | 5'9" | 190 | ||
| Elvio Jiménez | R | R | January 6, 1940 | 5'9" | 170 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Charlie Keller | L | R | August 4, 1939 | 6'2" | 195 | Frederick, MD US |
| Hub King | R | R | July 3, 1941 | 6'3" | 205 | Fond du Lac, WI US |
| Howard Kitt | R | L | May 12, 1942 | 6'3" | 190 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Bob Meyer | R | L | August 4, 1939 | 6'2" | 185 | Toledo, OH US |
| Pete Mikkelsen | R | R | October 25, 1939 | 6'2" | 210 | Staten Island, NY US |
| Terry Murry | R | R | September 16, 1937 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| John Nelson | S | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Barry Nidiffer | R | R | July 16, 1935 | 6'1" | 187 | Elizabethton, TN US |
| James Orton | R | R | 6'0" | 177 | ||
| Roy Peterson | R | R | February 26, 1937 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Dooley Womack | L | R | August 25, 1939 | 6'0" | 170 | Columbia, SC US |
| Dale Zeigler | L | L | 6'1" | 185 |
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.
