1962 Decatur Commodores Roster
Team Record: 42-78
Finished 10th in the MWL
Manager: Richard Klaus (42-78)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Decatur, Illinois
Ballpark: Fans Field
Attendance: 71,461, Avg. 1,191
The Decatur Commodores of the Midwest League ended the 1962 season with a record of 42 wins and 78 losses, finishing tenth in the MWL.
The Commodores plated 588 runs and yielded 746 runs. John Price paced Decatur with 22 home runs and drove in 88 runs. Frank Johnson led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .328 clip. William Rygwelski topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 3.28 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Members of the 1962 Decatur Commodores who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Héctor Torres, Ollie Brown and Frank Johnson.
Richard Klaus served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Abbott | R | R | October 16, 1942 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Neal Austinson | L | R | October 25, 1941 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Douglas Backhaus | R | R | July 7, 1940 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Michael Bagley | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Michael Blue | S | L | June 25, 1941 | 6'0" | 175 | Wichita, KS US |
| Rodney Bode | R | R | September 30, 1941 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Ollie Brown | R | R | February 11, 1944 | 6'2" | 178 | Tuscaloosa, AL US |
| Thomas Dalton | L | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Louis DeMar | L | L | July 5, 1943 | 6'3" | 185 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Steve Dunc | R | R | March 6, 1942 | 6'2" | 215 | Victoria, BC CA |
| Jimmy Harris | S | R | August 3, 1942 | 6'0" | 175 | Pecos, TX US |
| Douglas Higgins | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Frederic Hill | L | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Barry Huntzinger | R | R | February 1, 1942 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Frank Johnson | R | R | July 22, 1942 | 6'1" | 155 | El Paso, TX US |
| Richard Kruger | L | L | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Edward Lombardi | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Bob Marshall | R | R | January 21, 1939 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Homer McClain | R | R | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Frank Melos | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Wilfredo Merced | L | L | 5'10" | 190 | ||
| Julio Miro | L | L | March 4, 1945 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Robert Musante | S | R | May 14, 1943 | 5'10" | 167 | Bridgeport, CT US |
| James Parsons | R | R | 6'1" | 183 | ||
| Stanley Patykula | R | R | 6'3" | 210 | ||
| Jerry Pedroso | R | R | September 24, 1940 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| Robert Powell | R | R | June 11, 1942 | 5'10" | 180 | New Orleans, LA US |
| John Price | L | R | 5'11" | 188 | ||
| Michael Roberts | L | L | 6'3" | 170 | ||
| Jesus Romero | R | R | October 12, 1942 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Delmar Rutz | ||||||
| William Rygwelski | R | L | October 3, 1940 | 5'11" | 164 | |
| Gary Schaefer | L | L | February 22, 1941 | 6'0" | 168 | |
| Gary Snyder | ||||||
| Héctor Torres | R | R | September 16, 1945 | 6'0" | 175 | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MX |
| Arthur Wardle | R | L | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Robert Wardle | L | R | June 5, 1941 | 6'1" | 178 | Franklin, NJ 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.
