1961 Olean Red Sox Roster
Team Record: 64-61
Finished 4th in the NYPL
Manager: Harold Holland (64-61)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Olean, New York
Ballpark: Bradner Stadium
Attendance: 40,380, Avg. 646
Playoffs - Olean Red Sox 2 games, Geneva Redlegs 1
Finals - Olean Red Sox 2 games, Batavia Pirates 0
The Olean Red Sox of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1961 season with a record of 64 wins and 61 losses, finishing fourth in the NYPL.
The Red Sox scored 753 runs and allowed 762 runs. Harold Holland led Olean with 19 home runs, and Leonard Benedetto walloped 15 or more also. Leonard Benedetto recorded 93 runs batted in and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .321 average. Jim Hannan paced the team with 17 wins and a team-best 3.17 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1961 Olean Red Sox who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Ed Connolly, Jim Hannan, Mike Ryan and Fred Wenz.
Harold Holland served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Adams | R | R | December 17, 1938 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Tony Ankersen | R | R | July 12, 1939 | 6'0" | 182 | |
| Edward Apalinski | R | R | May 23, 1942 | 6'4" | 210 | |
| Robert Batchelder | R | R | December 0, 1939 | 6'0" | 165 | Goffstown, NH US |
| Gene Beard | R | R | November 5, 1938 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Leonard Benedetto | L | R | July 1, 1940 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Bill Burke | S | L | October 4, 1936 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Bill Buttler | R | R | March 24, 1942 | 6'0" | 180 | New Brunswick, NJ US |
| Stephen Chamos | L | L | October 7, 1941 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Nathaniel Chase | S | R | January 20, 1939 | 6'4" | 196 | |
| Ed Connolly | L | L | December 3, 1939 | 6'1" | 190 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Homer Green | R | R | September 5, 1942 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Anthony Grinavic | L | L | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Jim Hannan | R | R | January 7, 1939 | 6'3" | 205 | Jersey City, NJ US |
| Charles Harless | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Harold Holland | L | L | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Michael Imbriani | S | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Richard Johnson | R | R | July 27, 1936 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Martin Kane | L | L | 5'11" | 172 | ||
| William Kohlwes | R | L | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Gary Kountz | R | R | December 13, 1941 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| James Krause | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Lawrence Krotec | R | R | March 16, 1940 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Bobby Marr | L | L | June 25, 1941 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Lazaro Perez | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Mike Ryan | R | R | November 25, 1941 | 6'2" | 205 | Haverhill, MA US |
| Willie Schonacher | L | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Shelby Smith | L | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| James Spanswick | L | L | August 29, 1940 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Walter Szczepanski | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Alberto Valdez | L | R | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Joseph Verdon | L | L | November 14, 1942 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| David Walker | R | R | 5'10" | 182 | ||
| Fred Wenz | R | R | August 26, 1941 | 6'3" | 214 | Bound Brook, NJ US |
| Fred Wolff | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Anthony Zash | L | R | 5'9" | 165 |
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.
