1960 Durham Bulls Roster
Team Record: 57-78
Finished 6th in the CL
Manager: Stubby Overmire (57-78)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Ballpark: Durham Athletic Park
Attendance: 30,005, Avg. 445
The Durham Bulls of the Carolina League ended the 1960 season with a record of 57 wins and 78 losses, finishing sixth in the CL.
The Bulls scored 641 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 687 runs. Andy Kosco led Durham with 22 home runs, while Jim Bethea and Don Wert walloped 15 or more, too. Don Wert recorded 88 runs batted in. Jim Bethea paced batters with significant playing time with a .280 average. Johnnie Seale topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 3.12 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1960 Durham Bulls who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Don Wert, Andy Kosco, Jim Brady, Johnnie Seale, Mickey Lolich, Lorencito Fernández, John Sullivan, Bill Roman, Tom Timmermann, Aubrey Gatewood and Pat Dobson.
Stubby Overmire served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Adams | R | R | February 6, 1937 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Rufus Anderson | R | R | December 19, 1938 | 5'11" | 155 | Valdosta, GA US |
| Wendell Antoine | R | R | March 17, 1935 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Richard Beck | R | R | November 21, 1935 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Jim Bethea | L | R | August 15, 1936 | 5'9" | 170 | Houston, TX US |
| James Boger | R | R | April 17, 1938 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Jim Brady | L | L | March 2, 1936 | 6'2" | 185 | Jersey City, NJ US |
| Dan Briner | L | L | June 20, 1937 | 5'9" | 160 | |
| Dave Brown | R | R | July 29, 1938 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Eugene Burroughs | R | L | March 3, 1939 | 6'1" | 178 | |
| Pat Dobson | R | R | February 12, 1942 | 6'3" | 190 | Buffalo, NY US |
| James Farino | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Lorencito Fernández | R | R | June 23, 1939 | 5'10" | 160 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Elvin Fleshman | R | L | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Aubrey Gatewood | R | R | November 17, 1938 | 6'1" | 170 | Little Rock, AR US |
| Owen Johnson | R | R | May 29, 1938 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| David Justus | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Dave Kelly | R | R | April 17, 1942 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Andy Kosco | R | R | October 5, 1941 | 6'3" | 205 | Youngstown, OH US |
| Mickey Lolich | S | L | September 12, 1940 | 6'1" | 170 | Portland, OR US |
| Norm Manning | R | R | November 13, 1937 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Roger McCombs | R | R | 6'2" | 210 | ||
| Joel McDaniel | S | R | April 10, 1939 | 5'11" | 165 | Rutherfordton, NC US |
| Charlie Randall | L | R | 5'10" | 184 | ||
| James Rice | R | R | September 25, 1933 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| David Richter | L | R | 5'9" | 190 | ||
| Bill Roman | L | L | October 11, 1938 | 6'4" | 190 | Detroit, MI US |
| Wayne Schaper | R | R | 6'6" | 195 | ||
| Johnnie Seale | L | L | November 14, 1938 | 5'10" | 155 | Edgewater, CO US |
| Dick Sheldon | R | R | May 6, 1936 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| John Sullivan | L | R | January 3, 1941 | 6'0" | 195 | Somerville, NJ US |
| Tom Timmermann | R | R | May 12, 1940 | 6'4" | 215 | Breese, IL US |
| Gerardo Torres | R | R | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| Harold Trapp | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Don Wert | R | R | July 29, 1938 | 5'10" | 162 | Strasburg, PA 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.
