1963 Dubuque Packers Roster
Team Record: 47-76
Finished 10th in the MWL
Manager: Walt Novick (47-76)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Dubuque, Iowa
Ballpark: John Patrakis Memorial Park
Attendance: 77,130, Avg. 1,254
The Dubuque Packers of the Midwest League ended the 1963 season with a record of 47 wins and 76 losses, finishing tenth in the MWL.
The Packers scored 573 runs and surrendered 783 runs, most in the circuit. Paul Dicken led Dubuque with 13 home runs Paul Dicken and Sam Parrilla each recorded 51 runs batted in. Joseph Taormina paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .271. Tom Kelley and Butch Leiby topped the team with 8 wins each, while Robert Wolfe recorded a 2.83 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Hal Kurtz, Sam Parrilla, Tom Kelley, Paul Dicken, Gomer Hodge, José Arcia and Vern Fuller were all players from the 1963 Dubuque Packers who played in the Majors during their careers.
Walt Novick served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Arcia | R | R | August 22, 1943 | 6'3" | 170 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Bernard Boland | R | R | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Dick Burns | R | R | July 15, 1942 | 6'0" | 182 | |
| Colonel Caldwell | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Frank Cardwell | R | R | May 6, 1941 | 6'6" | 220 | |
| Robert Cerese | R | R | April 4, 1944 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Claude Cleveland | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Ronald Copeland | S | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Douglas Crawford | R | R | December 28, 1944 | 6'3" | 187 | |
| Joseph Dent | R | R | June 6, 1938 | 5'11" | 183 | Washington, DC US |
| Paul Dicken | R | R | October 2, 1943 | 6'5" | 195 | Deland, FL US |
| Kenneth Ellwein | R | R | May 26, 1940 | 6'1" | 180 | Milwaukee, WI US |
| Vern Fuller | R | R | March 1, 1944 | 6'1" | 170 | Menomonee, WI US |
| Manuel Gazmuri | L | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Michael Gordon | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| William Haffa | R | R | August 15, 1943 | 6'2" | 199 | |
| Gomer Hodge | S | R | April 3, 1944 | 6'2" | 185 | Rutherfordton, NC US |
| Tom Kelley | R | R | January 5, 1944 | 6'0" | 190 | Manchester, CT US |
| Roy Kuhl | R | R | November 9, 1943 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Hal Kurtz | R | R | August 20, 1943 | 6'3" | 205 | Washington, DC US |
| Thomas Lee | R | R | November 22, 1942 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Butch Leiby | R | L | February 26, 1941 | 6'3" | 198 | |
| Stanley McDonald | R | R | 6'3" | 172 | ||
| John Miller | L | L | August 16, 1940 | 6'5" | 210 | |
| Thomas Newton | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Gary Oring | R | R | January 17, 1943 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Sam Parrilla | R | R | June 12, 1943 | 5'11" | 185 | Santurce, PR |
| Peter Pavich | L | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Floyd Persson | R | R | 5'8" | 155 | ||
| Richard Robarge | L | L | 6'3" | |||
| Gerald Schrock | L | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Albert Stubbe | S | R | 5'11" | 178 | ||
| Milton Swift | L | R | January 14, 1943 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Joseph Taormina | L | L | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Roger Walters | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Terrence Wenger | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Robert Wolfe | R | L | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Mark Zeckman | R | R | 5'11" | 180 |
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.
