1961 Hobbs Pirates Roster
Team Record: 77-48
Finished 1st in the SL
Manager: Al Kubski (77-48)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Hobbs, New Mexico
Ballpark: Bender Park
Attendance: 15,482, Avg. 248
Playoffs - Hobbs Pirates 3 games, Albuquerque Dukes 0
The Hobbs Pirates of the Sophomore League ended the 1961 season with a record of 77 wins and 48 losses, finishing first in the SL.
The Pirates led the league with just 721 runs allowed. Hobbs scored 913 runs. Norm Housley paced the team with 16 home runs and drove in 94 runs. Tommie Martz topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .387 average. James Little paced the squad with 17 wins and a team-best 3.33 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1961 Hobbs Pirates who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Ron Woods, Gary Waslewski, Gene Michael and César Gutiérrez.
Al Kubski served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominick Capurso | R | R | March 16, 1942 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Jerry Carey | R | R | September 4, 1940 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Francisco Coimbre | R | R | January 27, 1934 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Ernest Cooper | R | R | March 10, 1940 | 5'10" | 180 | Little Rock, AR US |
| Phillip Cunningham | R | R | December 10, 1941 | 6'4" | 201 | Chillicothe, OH US |
| Robert Dark | R | R | September 21, 1940 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Diogenes Diaz | R | R | 5'9" | 140 | ||
| Richard Donaldson | R | R | October 3, 1941 | 6'1" | 160 | |
| Bill Drabble | R | R | February 8, 1938 | 5'8" | 170 | Oakland, CA US |
| John Eades | R | R | September 2, 1942 | 6'4" | 210 | |
| César Gutiérrez | R | R | January 26, 1943 | 5'9" | 155 | Coro, Falcon VE |
| Bobby Haye | R | R | June 23, 1940 | 6'0" | 170 | Kittanning, PA US |
| Norm Housley | R | R | July 26, 1942 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Bill Knoch | R | R | August 21, 1942 | 6'2" | 195 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Bradley Leach | L | R | 6'3" | 194 | ||
| James Little | L | L | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Tommie Martz | L | R | October 7, 1941 | 5'11" | 167 | Harrisonburg, VA US |
| Gary McBride | R | R | 5'11" | 178 | ||
| Gene Michael | S | R | June 2, 1938 | 6'2" | 183 | Kent, OH US |
| Louis Montagano | R | R | October 11, 1942 | 6'0" | 175 | Riverside, NJ US |
| Lyle Owens | R | R | 6'0" | 10 | ||
| Peter Pinto | L | R | 5'11" | 155 | ||
| Billy Seibert | L | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Rafael Sosa | R | R | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Archie Stewart | S | L | November 8, 1941 | 6'0" | 187 | |
| Gary Waslewski | R | R | July 21, 1941 | 6'4" | 190 | Meriden, CT US |
| Billy Weaver | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Ron Woods | R | R | February 1, 1943 | 5'10" | 168 | Hamilton, OH 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.
