1961 Lexington Indians Roster
Team Record: 51-53
Finished 3rd in the WCL
Manager: Jack Hale (51-53)
Affiliation: New York Mets
Location: Lexington, North Carolina
Ballpark: Holt-Moffitt Field
Attendance: 27,777, Avg. 534
Playoffs - Lexington Indians 2 games, Statesville Owls 0
Finals - Shelby Colonels 2 games, Lexington Indians 1
The Lexington Indians of the Western Carolina League ended the 1961 season with a record of 51 wins and 53 losses, finishing third in the WCL.
The Indians scored 565 runs and yielded 595 runs. Ronald Henson and Robert Worthington paced Lexington with 12 home runs apiece. Robert Worthington recorded 62 runs batted in. Robert Gaiser led batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .281 clip. Dubois McCullough and George Warfford topped the team with 9 wins each, while Dubois McCullough earned a 3.38 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers. Jack Hale served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Adams | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Preston Aldridge | L | L | August 23, 1939 | 6'1" | 168 | |
| Billy Barr | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Bill Bethea | L | L | August 21, 1929 | 6'3" | 185 | Greensboro, NC US |
| Walter Bianchi | R | R | May 17, 1943 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Gary Bodenheimer | R | R | September 25, 1939 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Robert Boles | R | L | 5'9" | 195 | ||
| Bobby Bralley | R | R | September 12, 1938 | 6'0" | 180 | Austinville, VA US |
| Gilbert Buck | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Herbie Burnette | R | R | February 27, 1938 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Edward Cannon | L | R | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Larry Cary | L | R | April 4, 1941 | 6'3" | 186 | |
| Jimmy Durante | R | R | November 15, 1940 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Robert Gaiser | R | R | September 13, 1937 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Bruce Grady | R | R | July 28, 1938 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Richard Green | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Laron Griggs | March 1, 1942 | |||||
| Theodore Gruber | L | L | 5'8" | 170 | ||
| Bill Haberman | L | R | May 1, 1939 | 6'0" | 170 | North Brunswick, NJ US |
| Jack Hale | L | L | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Larry Hatchell | L | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Ronald Henson | L | R | 6'3" | 175 | ||
| Bobby Lawrence | R | L | 6'4" | 200 | ||
| Douglas Martin | L | R | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Dubois McCullough | R | R | 6'4" | 180 | ||
| Hank McGraw | R | R | January 21, 1943 | 6'2" | 197 | Oakland, CA US |
| John Mills | R | |||||
| David Mullins | R | R | August 20, 1936 | 6'4" | 185 | Carswell, WV US |
| Bob Perez | R | R | June 21, 1940 | 5'10" | 180 | Grafton, ND US |
| Charles Polston | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| James Porter | ||||||
| Clement Pruitt | ||||||
| Terry Ramont | R | R | December 14, 1938 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Gene Salsman | L | R | September 18, 1940 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Ed Shindle | R | R | 6'3" | 170 | ||
| James Smith | ||||||
| Sidney Smith | L | R | February 28, 1939 | 6'1" | 165 | |
| David Snow | R | R | 5'7" | 160 | ||
| Sander Taboh | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| George Warfford | L | L | December 2, 1941 | 6'4" | 180 | |
| Leo Westbrook | R | |||||
| Phil Wilkins | R | R | 5'8" | 157 | ||
| Jeffrey Williams | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Bob Winston | R | R | July 14, 1932 | 6'2" | 220 | |
| Robert Worthington | R | R | 5'9" | 195 | ||
| Bob Zammit | L | L | August 1, 1938 | 6'0" | 195 |
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.
