1962 Fort Walton Beach Jets Roster
Team Record: 58-61
Finished 2nd in the AAL
Manager: Ralph Rowe (58-61)
Affiliation: Minnesota Twins
Location: Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 16,313, Avg. 274
Playoffs - Selma Cloverleafs 2 games, Fort Walton Beach Jets 0
The Fort Walton Beach Jets of the Alabama-Florida League ended the 1962 season with a record of 58 wins and 61 losses, finishing second in the AAL.
The Jets scored 613 runs and surrendered 653 runs. Carlos Pascual led Fort Walton Beach with 21 home runs and accounted for 103 RBI, while leading all regular batters with a .339 average. Lazaro Perez topped the squad with 11 wins, and Bill Whitby recorded a 3.69 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1962 Fort Walton Beach Jets who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Carlos Pascual, Chuck Nieson, Bill Whitby and Paul Ratliff.
Ralph Rowe served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Ainsworth | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| John Baird | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| John Bednarski | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Robert Brumfield | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Albert Durling | R | R | August 16, 1941 | 6'0" | 185 | Winchester, NH US |
| Kenneth Dyson | R | R | 6'1" | 160 | ||
| Pedro Fernandez | R | R | May 4, 1941 | 6'0" | 178 | |
| Tim Gifford | R | R | 5'11" | 184 | ||
| Joseph Grosser | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Gary Guthrie | R | R | 6'4" | 210 | ||
| Anthony Hable | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Robert Hacker | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Chester Kaminski | R | R | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| Wayne Kodel | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Tom Kopp | R | R | September 18, 1938 | 5'11" | 185 | Waterbury, CT US |
| James Kubes | R | R | 6'1" | 187 | ||
| Alfred Mantei | L | L | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Jose Mejias | L | L | January 13, 1940 | 5'11" | 170 | Mayaguez, PR |
| Chuck Nieson | R | R | September 24, 1942 | 6'2" | 185 | Hanford, CA US |
| Raul Oro | R | R | 6'1" | 168 | ||
| Carlos Pascual | R | R | March 13, 1931 | 5'6" | 165 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Lazaro Perez | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Red Rambo | L | R | August 22, 1943 | 6'0" | 195 | Jacksonville, FL US |
| Paul Ratliff | L | R | January 23, 1944 | 6'2" | 190 | San Diego, CA US |
| Jose Rivero | S | R | 6'0" | 150 | ||
| Raymond Roberts | L | R | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Francis Ryan | L | L | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| William Tarrolly | R | R | June 20, 1943 | 6'0" | 180 | Milwaukee, WI US |
| Paul Timme | R | L | December 6, 1939 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Bill Whitby | R | R | July 29, 1943 | 6'1" | 190 | Crewe, VA 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.
