1960 Fresno Giants Roster
Team Record: 75-65
Finished 2nd in the CL
Manager: Buddy Kerr (75-65)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Fresno, California
Ballpark: John Euless Park
Attendance: 53,242, Avg. 761
The Fresno Giants of the California League ended the 1960 season with a record of 75 wins and 65 losses, finishing second in the CL.
The Giants led the league with 891 runs. Fresno surrendered 823 runs. Ronald Phifer paced the team with 18 home runs, and Lionel Rodgers walloped 15 or more also. Rick Joseph drove in 106 runs and topped batters with significant playing time with a .319 average. Danilo Rivas paced the squad with 15 wins, while Bill Lindner recorded a 3.82 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Coco Laboy, Rick Joseph, Gil Garrido, Bill Hands, Dick Dietz, Vic Roznovsky, Cap Peterson and Bob Barton were all players from the 1960 Fresno Giants who played in the Majors during their careers.
Buddy Kerr served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Bailey | R | R | June 5, 1931 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Bob Barton | R | R | July 30, 1941 | 6'0" | 175 | Norwood, OH US |
| Louis Caputo | R | R | June 17, 1935 | 5'9" | 175 | |
| Donald Carlson | L | R | November 23, 1938 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Ray Cox | R | R | October 11, 1937 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| John Crillo | R | R | 6'3" | 180 | ||
| Robert DeMonaco | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Dick Dietz | R | R | September 18, 1941 | 6'1" | 195 | Crawfordsville, IN US |
| Edgar Feldman | R | R | April 10, 1941 | 6'1" | 196 | |
| Oscar Flores | R | R | December 11, 1942 | 5'11" | 175 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Gil Garrido | R | R | June 26, 1941 | 5'9" | 150 | Panama, Panama PA |
| Bill Hands | R | R | May 6, 1940 | 6'2" | 185 | Hackensack, NJ US |
| Rick Joseph | R | R | August 24, 1939 | 6'1" | 192 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Don Kabbes | L | R | December 29, 1938 | 6'1" | 185 | Effingham, IL US |
| Gary Krupsky | L | L | March 12, 1939 | 5'10" | 190 | New York, NY US |
| Harold Kunkel | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Coco Laboy | R | R | July 4, 1940 | 5'10" | 165 | Ponce, PR |
| Edward LeClair | R | R | September 21, 1940 | 6'2" | 193 | Cranston, RI US |
| Bill Lindner | L | R | March 20, 1941 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Bill May | R | R | November 24, 1938 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Hub McCoy | R | R | June 25, 1940 | 6'4" | 189 | |
| Richard Mitchell | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Jack Motley | R | R | July 26, 1936 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Cap Peterson | R | R | August 15, 1942 | 6'2" | 195 | Tacoma, WA US |
| Ronald Phifer | L | L | September 7, 1939 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| John Price | L | R | 5'11" | 188 | ||
| Danilo Rivas | R | L | March 27, 1935 | 5'11" | 165 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Lionel Rodgers | S | R | 6'0" | 178 | ||
| Vic Roznovsky | L | R | October 19, 1938 | 6'0" | 170 | Shiner, TX US |
| Dale Rudolph | L | L | 6'3" | 208 | ||
| Carl Shelen | R | R | November 19, 1941 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Robert Shosty | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Peter Shuppy | L | L | February 4, 1938 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Rudy Tretter | R | R | November 25, 1940 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Alan Willner | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| John Zeb | R | R | 6'0" | 175 |
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.
