1964 Fox Cities Foxes Roster
Team Record: 81-43
Finished 1st in the MWL
Manager: Billy DeMars (81-43)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Appleton, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Goodland Field
Attendance: 45,557, Avg. 735
Playoffs - Fox Cities Foxes 1 game, Clinton C-Sox 0
The Fox Cities Foxes of the Midwest League ended the 1964 season with a record of 81 wins and 43 losses, finishing first in the MWL.
The Foxes topped the circuit with just 429 runs allowed. Fox Cities scored 654 runs. Dave May and John Sepich led the team with 14 home runs apiece. Fred Rico recorded 88 runs batted in. Dave May topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .368. Tim Sommer paced the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 2.2 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1964 Fox Cities Foxes who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Sparky Lyle, Fred Beene, John Matias, Steve Huntz, Fred Rico and Dave May.
Billy DeMars served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Beene | S | R | November 24, 1942 | 5'9" | 155 | Angleton, TX US |
| John Burrows | R | R | October 8, 1944 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Steven Caria | R | R | October 13, 1945 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Joe Costello | R | R | October 20, 1945 | 6'6" | 225 | Syracuse, NY US |
| Joseph DeLuise | R | R | January 24, 1946 | 6'4" | 203 | |
| Michael Gannon | L | L | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Jerry Glass | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Eddie Hawkins | L | R | December 27, 1943 | 5'8" | 168 | |
| Steve Huntz | S | R | December 3, 1945 | 6'1" | 204 | Cleveland, OH US |
| James Jankow | R | R | July 28, 1945 | 6'5" | 185 | |
| Hank King | R | L | October 12, 1944 | 6'2" | 195 | King of Prussia, PA US |
| Robert Lewandowski | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Sparky Lyle | L | L | July 22, 1944 | 6'1" | 182 | Du Bois, PA US |
| John Matias | L | L | August 15, 1944 | 5'11" | 170 | Honolulu, HI US |
| Robert Matias | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Dave May | L | R | December 23, 1943 | 5'10" | 186 | New Castle, DE US |
| Ronald Perez | R | R | 6'1" | 203 | ||
| Edward Petryshyn | R | L | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Theodore Richardson | R | R | 6'0" | 182 | ||
| Fred Rico | R | R | July 4, 1944 | 5'10" | 180 | Jerome, AZ US |
| John Sepich | R | R | August 20, 1944 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Tim Sommer | R | R | December 31, 1942 | 6'1" | 155 | |
| Roger Sorenson | R | R | 6'4" | 185 | ||
| Stanley Walters | R | R | June 21, 1943 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Raymond Woitkowski | R | R | September 11, 1944 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Thomas Zink | R | R | September 20, 1944 | 5'11" | 167 |
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.
