1961 Mobile Bears Roster
Team Record: 61-92
Finished 8th in the SA
Manager: Ernie White (61-92)
Affiliation: New York Mets
Location: Mobile, Alabama
Ballpark: Hartwell Field
Attendance: 48,843, Avg. 638
The Mobile Bears of the Southern Association ended the 1961 season with a record of 61 wins and 92 losses, finishing eighth in the SA.
The Bears tallied 569 runs, worst in the circuit, and conceded 738 runs. Shephard Frazier accounted for 57 RBI. Shephard Frazier and Bobby Joe Case paced all regular hitters with a .265 average. Gene Lary topped the squad with 12 wins, while Glen Stabelfeld registered a 3.74 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1961 Mobile Bears who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Chuck Coles, Bobby Durnbaugh, Don Williams, Kal Segrist, Ed Stevens, Don Rowe, Charlie Gorin, Pidge Browne, Dave Jolly, Stan Jok, Corky Withrow, Mike White, Jim Derrington, Jerry Mallett and Jim Fridley.
Ernie White served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Anderton | R | R | April 29, 1933 | 6'3" | 180 | Cullman, AL US |
| Ray Apple | R | R | February 5, 1938 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Pidge Browne | L | L | March 21, 1929 | 6'1" | 190 | Peekskill, NY US |
| Jerry Cade | R | L | September 9, 1932 | 5'10" | 155 | |
| Bobby Joe Case | L | R | February 18, 1937 | 5'5" | 145 | |
| Larry Click | R | R | December 6, 1936 | 6'1" | 178 | Roxton, TX US |
| Chuck Coles | L | L | June 27, 1931 | 5'9" | 180 | Fredericktown, PA US |
| Don Corella | L | L | April 14, 1934 | 6'2" | 185 | San Luis Obispo, CA US |
| Ronald Cote | R | R | December 10, 1934 | 6'5" | 200 | |
| Jim Derrington | L | L | November 29, 1939 | 6'3" | 190 | Compton, CA US |
| William DiCrosta | L | L | February 6, 1937 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Richard Donnelly | R | R | September 21, 1932 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Edward Drapcho | L | L | October 13, 1935 | 5'11" | 175 | Clarence, PA US |
| Bobby Durnbaugh | R | R | January 15, 1933 | 5'8" | 170 | Dayton, OH US |
| Thomas Fassler | R | R | August 29, 1938 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Robert Fidler | R | R | July 16, 1935 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Shephard Frazier | L | R | February 28, 1936 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Jim Fridley | R | R | September 6, 1924 | 6'2" | 205 | Phillippi, WV US |
| Milo Fuller | R | R | August 31, 1938 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| Donald Gordon | L | R | December 16, 1936 | 6'0" | 190 | Luray, KS US |
| Charlie Gorin | L | L | February 6, 1928 | 5'10" | 165 | Waco, TX US |
| Chuck Hickman | R | R | May 21, 1935 | 6'4" | 190 | |
| Louis Holdener | R | R | January 12, 1938 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Claude Horn | L | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Stanley Horvatin | R | R | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Marc Hoy | R | R | 6'3" | 215 | ||
| Douglass Hubacek | R | R | September 12, 1933 | 5'10" | 170 | Mexia, TX US |
| John Isaac | L | L | 6'0" | 157 | ||
| Steve Jankowski | R | R | November 15, 1932 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Stan Jok | R | R | May 3, 1926 | 6'0" | 190 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Dave Jolly | R | R | October 14, 1924 | 6'0" | 160 | Stony Point, NC US |
| Gene Lary | R | R | January 5, 1934 | 6'1" | 175 | Northport, AL US |
| John Luman | ||||||
| Jerry Mallett | R | R | September 18, 1935 | 6'5" | 208 | Bonne Terre, MO US |
| Frank Mankovitch | R | R | March 12, 1937 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Richard McCarthy | L | L | June 5, 1935 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Albert Morris | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Larry Novak | L | R | October 18, 1931 | 6'1" | 195 | Pocahontas, IL US |
| Kenneth Orbison | R | R | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Donald Prohovich | L | R | November 30, 1934 | 6'1" | 187 | Ware, MA US |
| Thomas Richards | L | R | February 4, 1935 | 6'0" | 180 | Carlos, MD US |
| Alton Richardson | ||||||
| Don Rowe | L | L | April 3, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | Brawley, CA US |
| Richard Schmidt | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Kal Segrist | R | R | April 14, 1931 | 6'0" | 180 | Greenville, TX US |
| Glen Stabelfeld | R | R | September 9, 1930 | 5'11" | 195 | |
| Ed Stevens | L | L | January 12, 1925 | 6'1" | 190 | Galveston, TX US |
| Ronald Suleski | R | R | April 11, 1937 | 6'4" | 210 | |
| William Thompson | L | L | January 7, 1932 | 6'5" | 190 | Hooker, PA US |
| Mike White | R | R | December 18, 1938 | 5'8" | 160 | Detroit, MI US |
| Don Williams | R | R | April 20, 1936 | 5'8" | 170 | Mobile, AL US |
| Don Williams | R | R | September 2, 1935 | 6'5" | 218 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Corky Withrow | R | R | November 28, 1937 | 6'3" | 197 | High Coal, WV US |
| Bob Yanen | R | R | 6'0" | 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.
