1961 Keokuk Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 40-82
Finished 8th in the MWL
Manager: Al Unser (40-82)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Keokuk, Iowa
Ballpark: Joyce Park
Attendance: 25,064, Avg. 411
The Keokuk Cardinals of the Midwest League ended the 1961 season with a record of 40 wins and 82 losses, finishing eighth in the MWL.
The Cardinals scored 523 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 802 runs, most in the circuit. Felix DeLeon and Marty Beltran led Keokuk with 10 home runs apiece. John Kepic drove in 54 runs and topped all regular batters by hitting .260. Michael Roberts paced the team with 7 wins, while Rafael Steffani registered a 3.98 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Al Unser played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Keokuk Cardinals to do so.
Al Unser served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Marty Beltran | L | L | May 26, 1942 | 6'0" | 170 | Rio Piedras, PR |
Bill Cundiff | R | L | December 6, 1941 | 6'0" | 165 | |
Felix DeLeon | R | R | January 1, 1941 | 5'9" | 180 | San Juan, PR |
Bobby Diaz | R | R | January 16, 1943 | 5'9" | 155 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
Gerald Doetzer | R | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
Zeke Faulkner | L | R | January 14, 1942 | 5'9" | 160 | Scotts, MS US |
Patrick Foley | L | R | April 20, 1941 | 6'2" | 175 | |
David Galligan | R | R | February 10, 1943 | 6'2" | 205 | |
Charlie Garris | R | R | June 11, 1938 | 6'2" | 205 | |
Stephen Gaza | R | L | December 13, 1940 | 6'1" | 195 | |
John Giles | L | R | December 15, 1941 | 5'11" | 180 | |
Carlos Guzman | R | R | 5'9" | 154 | ||
Jerry Henderson | L | L | January 5, 1941 | 6'3" | 210 | |
John Jones | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
Mike Jones | R | R | July 31, 1945 | 6'0" | 176 | St. Louis, MO US |
Kenneth Kane | R | R | May 20, 1943 | 5'11" | 175 | Hartford, CT US |
John Kepic | L | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
Bill LeFebvre | S | R | December 28, 1941 | 6'0" | 165 | Providence, RI US |
Victor Lowinger | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
Bud McAfee | R | R | 5'10" | 190 | ||
Frank McAninch | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
Mike Michaels | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
Bill Morton | R | R | May 30, 1937 | 6'1" | 195 | |
Junior Mullenix | R | R | September 18, 1940 | 6'0" | 175 | Putnam County, MO US |
Don Nelson | R | R | August 2, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | |
Gerald Orlandini | L | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
Robert Riley | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
Michael Roberts | L | L | 6'3" | 170 | ||
Jose Silva | L | L | 5'10" | 160 | ||
David Spadoni | R | R | March 21, 1940 | 6'4" | 180 | |
Rafael Steffani | R | R | October 18, 1940 | 5'11" | 160 | |
George Stetter | R | R | 6'2" | 192 | ||
Francisco Torres | R | R | 5'11" | 152 | ||
Robert Turner | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
Al Unser | R | R | October 12, 1912 | 6'1" | 175 | Morrisonville, IL US |
Ronald Visheau | L | R | 6'3" | 210 | ||
Pete Watson | R | R | June 23, 1942 | 6'0" | 190 | |
Bill Whitehurst | R | L | December 27, 1940 | 6'3" | 180 | Brownsville, TN US |
Jerry Wild | R | R | July 31, 1941 | 6'0" | 175 | Franklin, NC US |
Gary Wyche | R | R | 6'0" | 185 |
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.