1963 Erie Sailors Roster
Team Record: 57-73
Finished 6th in the NYPL
Manager: Frank Franchi (57-73)
Affiliation: Minnesota Twins
Location: Erie, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Ainsworth Field
Attendance: 29,775, Avg. 458
The Erie Sailors of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1963 season with a record of 57 wins and 73 losses, finishing sixth in the NYPL.
The Sailors scored 611 runs and conceded 698 runs. Willie Lee led Erie with 23 home runs, while Darryl Ovesen and Kenneth Gilbert walloped 15 or more, too. Kenneth Gilbert accounted for 72 RBI. Bill Tomb topped all regular batters with a .269 average. Jerry Crider and Carl Finafrock paced the squad with 10 wins each, and Carl Finafrock registered a 3.62 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Jerry Crider and Pat Kelly both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Frank Franchi served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Alred | S | R | 6'3" | 10 | ||
| Robert Brandon | R | R | 6'2" | 163 | ||
| Robert Calvert | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Jerry Crider | R | R | September 2, 1941 | 6'2" | 200 | Sioux Falls, SD US |
| Donald Dillard | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Gilberto Duarte | R | R | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Carl Finafrock | R | R | January 22, 1946 | 6'1" | 195 | Greencastle, PA US |
| Russell Forman | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Frank Franchi | R | R | December 6, 1936 | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Ruben Francis | R | R | 6'1" | 197 | ||
| Barry Freitag | R | R | February 28, 1941 | 6'1" | 178 | La Crosse, WI US |
| Gerald Gann | L | L | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Kenneth Gilbert | L | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| William Goldy | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Don Gregson | R | R | July 20, 1942 | 6'1" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Roberto Herrera | R | R | April 21, 1939 | 6'3" | 220 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Pat Kelly | L | L | July 30, 1944 | 6'1" | 185 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Gary Knoop | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Willie Lee | R | R | 6'3" | 186 | ||
| Alfred Mantei | L | L | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Wes Mugford | R | R | August 12, 1942 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Jerry Newman | R | R | July 2, 1942 | 6'1" | 180 | Ventura, CA US |
| Ernesto Noble | L | L | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Darryl Ovesen | L | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| William Patterson | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| William Pittman | L | L | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Raymond Sevilla | R | R | ||||
| Robert Stephenson | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Paul Sullivan | R | R | May 19, 1943 | 5'11" | 170 | Portland, OR US |
| Matt Szykowny | R | R | 6'1" | 187 | ||
| Richard Taaffe | L | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Bill Tomb | L | R | March 25, 1941 | 6'2" | 185 | Williamsport, PA US |
| Harold Wade | R | R | September 21, 1942 | 5'11" | 170 | Huntsville, AL US |
| Timothy Wells | L | L | July 8, 1940 | 6'1" | 195 | Sidney, OH 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.
