1962 Erie Sailors Roster
Team Record: 68-51
Finished 2nd in the NYPL
Manager: Frank Franchi (68-51)
Affiliation: Minnesota Twins
Location: Erie, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Ainsworth Field
Attendance: 33,766, Avg. 567
Playoffs - Olean Red Sox 2 games, Erie Sailors 0
The Erie Sailors of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1962 season with a record of 68 wins and 51 losses, finishing second in the NYPL.
The Sailors scored 741 runs and allowed 692 runs. Ted Uhlaender drove in 85 runs and topped all regular batters with a .342 average. Jim Merritt paced the team with 19 wins, while Garry Roggenburk registered a 2.07 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1962 Erie Sailors who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Ted Uhlaender, Garry Roggenburk, Jim Merritt, Steve Jones and Joe Foy.
Frank Franchi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Ainsworth | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Nick August | R | R | 5'10" | 155 | ||
| Ramon Buduen | L | L | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| William Burns | L | R | February 19, 1940 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Robert Calvert | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Reinaldo Castro | R | R | 5'11" | 140 | ||
| Donald Dillard | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Joe Foy | R | R | February 21, 1943 | 6'0" | 215 | New York, NY US |
| Frank Franchi | R | R | December 6, 1936 | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Barry Freitag | R | R | February 28, 1941 | 6'1" | 178 | La Crosse, WI US |
| Tim Gifford | R | R | 5'11" | 184 | ||
| Joseph Gocek | R | L | March 19, 1941 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| William Haffa | R | R | August 15, 1943 | 6'2" | 199 | |
| Thomas Hatton | R | R | September 25, 1938 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Steve Jones | L | L | April 22, 1941 | 5'10" | 175 | Huntington Park, CA US |
| Charles Kirk | R | R | September 19, 1939 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Alan Menke | R | R | 5'11" | 195 | ||
| Jim Merritt | L | L | December 9, 1943 | 6'3" | 175 | Altadena, CA US |
| Alberto Montalvo | R | R | January 11, 1938 | 6'1" | 18 | |
| Wes Mugford | R | R | August 12, 1942 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| William Nelson | ||||||
| Jerry Newman | R | R | July 2, 1942 | 6'1" | 180 | Ventura, CA US |
| William Pollack | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Jorge Rapado | L | L | 5'9" | 150 | ||
| Bernie Richards | L | L | August 26, 1942 | 5'10" | 150 | |
| Frank Rios | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | , MX | |
| Garry Roggenburk | R | L | April 16, 1940 | 6'6" | 195 | Cleveland, OH US |
| David Sanchez | L | R | June 13, 1939 | 5'10" | 155 | |
| Pedro Sierra | R | R | July 26, 1938 | 6'1" | 185 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Jesse Smith | L | R | 6'3" | 198 | ||
| Ted Uhlaender | L | R | October 21, 1939 | 6'2" | 190 | Chicago Heights, IL US |
| Alberto Valdez | L | R | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| William Wagner | R | R | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| James Ward | R | L | February 15, 1942 | 6'4" | 200 | Elizabeth, 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.
