1960 Hobbs Pirates Roster
Team Record: 70-58
Finished 2nd in the SL
Manager: Al Kubski (70-58)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Hobbs, New Mexico
Ballpark: Bender Park
Attendance: 16,002, Avg. 250
Playoffs - Hobbs Pirates 2 games, Alpine Cowboys 1
The Hobbs Pirates of the Sophomore League ended the 1960 season with a record of 70 wins and 58 losses, finishing second in the SL.
The Pirates topped the league with 843 runs. Hobbs surrendered 733 runs. José Vidal led the team with 17 home runs Tommy Rinks drove in 91 runs. José Vidal paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .342 average. Kenneth Whitmore paced the squad with 16 wins, while Frank Bork, too added 15 or more wins, too Kenneth Whitmore and Frank Bork recorded a 3.34 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Players from the 1960 Hobbs Pirates who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included José Vidal, Gary Waslewski, Frank Bork and Roberto Peña.
Al Kubski served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Anderson | R | R | 6'4" | 185 | ||
| Ray Arra | R | R | January 17, 1941 | 6'0" | 188 | |
| Ramon Benedico | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Frank Bork | R | L | July 13, 1940 | 6'2" | 175 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Jerry Carey | R | R | September 4, 1940 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Paul Ciotti | R | R | 5'10" | 178 | ||
| Bill Drabble | R | R | February 8, 1938 | 5'8" | 170 | Oakland, CA US |
| Van Gardner | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Francisco Gonzalez | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Eugenio Guichardo | R | R | 6'0" | 140 | ||
| Leonard Haynes | R | R | 5'9" | 169 | ||
| Rafael Imbert | R | R | 6'0" | 172 | ||
| Rodger Irvine | R | R | September 1, 1940 | 6'3" | 182 | Toronto, ON CA |
| Frank Jackson | R | R | 6'4" | 201 | ||
| Roy Lewis | R | R | July 4, 1934 | 5'5" | 155 | La Mesa, NM US |
| Richard Marks | L | L | January 30, 1938 | 6'1" | 192 | |
| Tommie Martz | L | R | October 7, 1941 | 5'11" | 167 | Harrisonburg, VA US |
| Dave Massarelli | R | R | March 12, 1941 | 6'1" | 185 | Dover, OH US |
| John Massey | R | R | July 30, 1938 | 6'0" | 200 | Port Neches, TX US |
| Darrell McCall | L | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Lefty McClaskey | L | L | June 22, 1940 | 6'3" | 174 | |
| Russell Mueller | L | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Johnny Paradiso | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Roberto Peña | R | R | April 17, 1937 | 5'8" | 170 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Harry Pollock | L | L | March 19, 1940 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Ronald Reese | R | R | 6'1" | 178 | ||
| Tommy Rinks | L | R | July 3, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | San Diego, CA US |
| Felix Santana | R | R | April 29, 1942 | 5'7" | 152 | Mao, Valverde DO |
| Ronald Spring | R | L | January 27, 1940 | 6'1" | 170 | Rochester, NY US |
| Lyle VanBoeyen | R | R | 6'4" | 185 | ||
| José Vidal | R | R | April 3, 1940 | 6'0" | 190 | Batey Lechuga, El Seibo DO |
| Gary Waslewski | R | R | July 21, 1941 | 6'4" | 190 | Meriden, CT US |
| Charles Webb | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Rodolfo Welch | R | R | July 9, 1938 | 5'11" | 185 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Kenneth Whitmore | R | R | 6'1" | 192 | ||
| Emmitt Wilson | L | R | 5'10" | 155 | ||
| Thomas Woods | R | R | December 7, 1940 | 6'0" | 180 |
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.
