1961 Keokuk Cardinals Roster

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: D
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
1961 Keokuk Cardinals Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Marty BeltranLLMay 26, 19426'0"170Rio Piedras, PR
Bill CundiffRLDecember 6, 19416'0"165
Felix DeLeonRRJanuary 1, 19415'9"180San Juan, PR
Bobby DiazRRJanuary 16, 19435'9"155San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Gerald DoetzerRL6'1"175
Zeke FaulknerLRJanuary 14, 19425'9"160Scotts, MS US
Patrick FoleyLRApril 20, 19416'2"175
David GalliganRRFebruary 10, 19436'2"205
Charlie GarrisRRJune 11, 19386'2"205
Stephen GazaRLDecember 13, 19406'1"195
John GilesLRDecember 15, 19415'11"180
Carlos GuzmanRR5'9"154
Jerry HendersonLLJanuary 5, 19416'3"210
John JonesRR6'0"165
Mike JonesRRJuly 31, 19456'0"176St. Louis, MO US
Kenneth KaneRRMay 20, 19435'11"175Hartford, CT US
John KepicLL5'11"180
Bill LeFebvreSRDecember 28, 19416'0"165Providence, RI US
Victor LowingerRR6'0"170
Bud McAfeeRR5'10"190
Frank McAninchRR6'1"195
Mike MichaelsRR5'10"170
Bill MortonRRMay 30, 19376'1"195
Junior MullenixRRSeptember 18, 19406'0"175Putnam County, MO US
Don NelsonRRAugust 2, 19425'11"185
Gerald OrlandiniLL6'0"175
Robert RileyRR5'10"170
Michael RobertsLL6'3"170
Jose SilvaLL5'10"160
David SpadoniRRMarch 21, 19406'4"180
Rafael SteffaniRROctober 18, 19405'11"160
George StetterRR6'2"192
Francisco TorresRR5'11"152
Robert TurnerRR6'3"185
Al UnserRROctober 12, 19126'1"175Morrisonville, IL US
Ronald VisheauLR6'3"210
Pete WatsonRRJune 23, 19426'0"190
Bill WhitehurstRLDecember 27, 19406'3"180Brownsville, TN US
Jerry WildRRJuly 31, 19416'0"175Franklin, NC US
Gary WycheRR6'0"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.




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