1960 Kingsport Pirates Roster
Team Record: 37-31
Finished 2nd in the AL
Manager: Jim Gibbons (37-31)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Kingsport, Tennessee
Ballpark: J. Fred Johnson Stadium
Attendance: 19,252, Avg. 566
The Kingsport Pirates of the Appalachian League ended the 1960 season with a record of 37 wins and 31 losses, finishing second in the AL.
The Pirates tallied 369 runs and conceded 388 runs. Norm Housley paced Kingsport with 10 home runs Pat Owens recorded 56 runs batted in. Conrado Lezcano topped all regular batters by connecting at a .335 clip. Claude Meinhard led the team with 6 wins, while Lawrence Zuidmuider earned a 3.54 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1960 Kingsport Pirates who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Steve Blass, Gary Waslewski, Don Bosch and Jim Price.
Jim Gibbons served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Anderson | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Walter Anderson | R | R | 6'4" | 185 | ||
| Steve Blass | R | R | April 18, 1942 | 6'0" | 165 | Canaan, CT US |
| Don Bosch | S | R | July 15, 1942 | 5'10" | 160 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Manual Castro | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Robert Dark | R | R | September 21, 1940 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Richard Donaldson | R | R | October 3, 1941 | 6'1" | 160 | |
| Bernard Dunham | R | R | 6'3" | 193 | ||
| John Eades | R | R | September 2, 1942 | 6'4" | 210 | |
| Juan Gener | R | R | 6'4" | 160 | ||
| Samuel Gossett | R | R | 6'4" | 198 | ||
| Larry Hatchell | L | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Charles Hotetz | R | R | 5'9" | 169 | ||
| Norm Housley | R | R | July 26, 1942 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| William Kennedy | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Bill Knoch | R | R | August 21, 1942 | 6'2" | 195 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Emanuele Laura | R | R | 5'10" | 203 | ||
| Conrado Lezcano | R | R | 6'1" | 197 | ||
| Ralph Mabry | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| James Marsteller | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Claude Meinhard | R | R | December 13, 1941 | 6'2" | 185 | Cumberland County, VA US |
| Louis Montagano | R | R | October 11, 1942 | 6'0" | 175 | Riverside, NJ US |
| Don Nipp | R | R | February 7, 1938 | 6'0" | 194 | Blair, OK US |
| Paul Nixon | R | R | March 1, 1941 | |||
| Pat Owens | R | R | January 23, 1940 | 5'11" | 180 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Jim Price | R | R | October 13, 1941 | 6'0" | 192 | Harrisburg, PA US |
| Anthony Rao | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Howard Sheldon | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Grover Simpkins | R | R | ||||
| Robert Sinkewicz | R | R | August 27, 1941 | 6'2" | 170 | New Britain, CT US |
| Shelby Smith | L | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Reinaldo Vasquez | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Douglas Vincill | R | R | 6'3" | 170 | ||
| Gary Waslewski | R | R | July 21, 1941 | 6'4" | 190 | Meriden, CT US |
| Lawrence Zuidmuider | R | L | 6'3" | 175 |
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.
