1960 Columbia Reds Roster
Team Record: 83-56
Finished 1st in the SAL
Manager: Max Macon (83-56)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Columbia, South Carolina
Ballpark: Capital City Stadium
Attendance: 47,626, Avg. 685
Playoffs - Savannah Pirates 3 games, Columbia Reds 1
The Columbia Reds of the South Atlantic League ended the 1960 season with a record of 83 wins and 56 losses, finishing first in the SAL.
The Reds allowed 540 runs, least in the league. Columbia plated 646 runs. Joe Wilson paced the team with 21 home runs, while Eddie Moore walloped 15 or more, too. Eddie Moore drove in 82 runs and topped all regular hitters with a .296 average. Ken Hunt led the squad with 16 wins, and Charlie Rabe recorded a 2.39 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Chico Ruiz, Charlie Rabe, Ken Hunt, Don Pavletich, Jack Baldschun, Bobby Klaus and Joe Gaines were all players from the 1960 Columbia Reds who played in the Majors during their careers.
Max Macon served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Baldschun | R | R | October 16, 1936 | 6'1" | 175 | Greenville, OH US |
| Dick Beall | L | L | November 18, 1940 | 6'0" | 195 | Santa Maria, CA US |
| Willie Beaman | R | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| William Beck | R | R | June 21, 1938 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Boller | ||||||
| Bob Boyer | R | R | August 6, 1935 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Albert Bullock | R | R | December 17, 1936 | 5'8" | 157 | Meridian, MS US |
| Pedro Carrillo | R | R | May 19, 1935 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Lyle Dorsey | L | R | October 13, 1936 | 6'1" | 188 | |
| Thomas Dotterer | L | R | December 19, 1936 | 6'1" | 185 | Syracuse, NY US |
| Burton Dziadek | R | R | August 23, 1939 | 6'4" | 200 | Meriden, CT US |
| Jerry Elder | R | R | July 2, 1935 | 6'2" | 175 | Louisville, KY US |
| Leonard Farrell | R | R | May 16, 1935 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Joe Gaines | R | R | November 22, 1936 | 6'1" | 190 | Bryan, TX US |
| Kenneth Hommel | R | R | February 8, 1932 | 5'11" | 170 | Queens, NY US |
| Ken Hunt | R | R | December 14, 1938 | 6'4" | 200 | Ogden, UT US |
| Greg Jancich | R | R | April 25, 1936 | 6'5" | 220 | Chicago, IL US |
| Douglas Kassay | L | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Dick Kennedy | R | R | April 9, 1936 | 5'11" | 190 | Evans City, PA US |
| Bobby Klaus | R | R | December 27, 1937 | 5'10" | 170 | Spring Grove, IL US |
| Bob Krop | R | R | August 5, 1938 | 6'0" | 200 | Plains, PA US |
| Elmer Lindsey | R | R | February 22, 1940 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Kendon Mallory | S | R | February 14, 1938 | 6'4" | 192 | |
| Robert Martin | R | R | November 9, 1941 | 5'11" | 140 | |
| Hector Martinez | R | |||||
| Eddie Moore | R | R | September 21, 1929 | 6'1" | 195 | Fort Worth, TX US |
| James Niemann | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Rene Nodarse | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Don Pavletich | R | R | July 13, 1938 | 5'11" | 190 | Milwaukee, WI US |
| Charlie Rabe | L | L | May 6, 1932 | 6'1" | 180 | Boyce, TX US |
| Larry Rancourt | L | R | October 20, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Bobby Risenhoover | R | L | August 13, 1937 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Chico Ruiz | S | R | December 5, 1938 | 6'0" | 169 | Santo Domingo, CU |
| Haven Schmidt | L | R | September 23, 1935 | 6'4" | 210 | |
| James Sprankle | R | R | July 22, 1935 | 6'1" | 190 | Lafayette, IN US |
| Elio Toboso | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Burt Touchberry | R | R | July 27, 1934 | 6'4" | 195 | Columbia, SC US |
| Joe Wilson | R | R | September 6, 1937 | 5'10" | 190 | Monroe, LA US |
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.
