1960 Grand Forks Chiefs Roster
Team Record: 61-62
Finished 5th in the NL
Manager: Bob Clear (61-62)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota
Ballpark: Municipal Park, Unknown
Attendance: 32,602, Avg. 530
The Grand Forks Chiefs of the Northern League ended the 1960 season with a record of 61 wins and 62 losses, finishing fifth in the NL.
The Chiefs plated 616 runs and gave up 629 runs. Gene Alley paced Grand Forks with 14 home runs Elmo Plaskett and Gene Alley each recorded 78 runs batted in. Elmo Plaskett led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .295 clip. Bob Clear topped the squad with 21 wins and a team-best 2.5 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Jim Dickson, Gene Alley, Rex Johnston, Elmo Plaskett, Ramón Hernández, Willie Stargell and Gene Michael were all players from the 1960 Grand Forks Chiefs who played in the Majors during their careers.
Bob Clear served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Aldrich | L | L | January 2, 1938 | 6'4" | 198 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Gene Alley | R | R | July 10, 1940 | 5'10" | 160 | Richmond, VA US |
| Bill Baker | R | R | July 4, 1936 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Franklin Beattie | R | L | 6'4" | 185 | ||
| Alfred Chavez | R | R | 5'11" | 176 | ||
| Bob Clear | R | R | December 14, 1927 | 5'9" | 170 | Denver, CO US |
| Francisco Coimbre | R | R | January 27, 1934 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Libo DeRario | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Jim Dickson | L | R | April 20, 1938 | 6'1" | 185 | Portland, OR US |
| Jim Gleason | R | R | February 8, 1939 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Reginaldo Grenald | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Thomas Haake | R | R | October 24, 1937 | 6'2" | 200 | Germantown, IL US |
| Dale Hackbart | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Ramón Hernández | S | L | August 31, 1940 | 5'11" | 165 | Carolina, PR |
| Rodger Irvine | R | R | September 1, 1940 | 6'3" | 182 | Toronto, ON CA |
| Frank Jackson | R | R | 6'4" | 201 | ||
| Rex Johnston | S | R | November 8, 1937 | 6'1" | 202 | Colton, CA US |
| Ronald Kent | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Miguel Lemoine | R | R | 5'10" | 205 | ||
| Larry Littlejohn | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Darrell McCall | L | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Gene Michael | S | R | June 2, 1938 | 6'2" | 183 | Kent, OH US |
| Albert Muench | R | R | 6'0" | 172 | ||
| Don Nipp | R | R | February 7, 1938 | 6'0" | 194 | Blair, OK US |
| Felix Pizarro | R | R | February 3, 1939 | 5'10" | 172 | |
| Jose Pizarro | R | R | December 20, 1940 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| Elmo Plaskett | R | R | June 27, 1938 | 5'10" | 195 | Frederiksted, St. Croix VI |
| Tommy Rinks | L | R | July 3, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | San Diego, CA US |
| Ramon Saba | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Willie Stargell | L | L | March 6, 1940 | 6'2" | 188 | Earlsboro, OK US |
| Gilbert Watts | R | R | 5'11" | 174 | ||
| Larry West | L | R | 6'0" | 160 |
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.
