1961 Quincy Giants Roster
Team Record: 67-59
Finished 4th in the MWL
Manager: Buddy Kerr (67-59)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Quincy, Illinois
Ballpark: Q-Stadium
Attendance: 26,094, Avg. 414
Playoffs - Quincy Giants 3 games, Waterloo Hawks 1
The Quincy Giants of the Midwest League ended the 1961 season with a record of 67 wins and 59 losses, finishing fourth in the MWL.
The Giants scored 651 runs and yielded 646 runs. Joseph McLaughlin led Quincy with 18 home runs, while Richard Casidy and Antulio Martinez walloped 15 or more also. Antulio Martinez accounted for 81 RBI and topped all regular hitters with a .368 average. Jesse Evans paced the team with 14 wins, and Frank Linzy recorded a 3.02 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Frank Linzy and Hal Lanier both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Buddy Kerr served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Abbott | R | R | October 16, 1942 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Ramon Almont | R | R | January 13, 1943 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Paul Arneson | L | R | July 13, 1939 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Michael Branham | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Dave Carter | L | R | 5'7" | 173 | ||
| Richard Casidy | R | R | January 18, 1939 | 6'0" | 188 | |
| Paul Colacecchi | R | R | August 2, 1941 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Gary Cumberledge | R | R | February 14, 1941 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Antonio de la Tejera | R | R | August 7, 1942 | 5'11" | 158 | |
| Louis DeMar | L | L | July 5, 1943 | 6'3" | 185 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Bill Dixon | L | L | August 2, 1939 | 6'1" | 190 | Peoria, IL US |
| Allen Erickson | R | R | October 15, 1938 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Jesse Evans | R | R | October 26, 1941 | 5'11" | 164 | |
| Robert Faller | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Matthew Gayeski | R | R | January 30, 1942 | 6'2" | 184 | |
| Paul Godwin | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Thomas Holler | September 22, 1935 | |||||
| Hal Lanier | R | R | July 4, 1942 | 6'2" | 180 | Denton, NC US |
| Frank Linzy | R | R | September 15, 1940 | 6'1" | 190 | Fort Gibson, OK US |
| Bob Marshall | R | R | January 21, 1939 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Antulio Martinez | R | R | October 7, 1939 | 6'5" | 195 | |
| Joseph McLaughlin | R | R | November 29, 1937 | 6'1" | 190 | Medford, MA US |
| Joseph Molinaro | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Edward Montellanico | L | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Ed Moxey | R | R | July 8, 1942 | 5'7" | 185 | Nassau, BS |
| Wayne Neet | L | R | 6'7" | 240 | ||
| Mark Opatt | R | R | August 7, 1941 | 6'0" | 175 | Eighty Four, PA US |
| James Parsons | R | R | 6'1" | 183 | ||
| Ron Pinkerton | R | R | September 2, 1940 | 6'2" | 185 | Arkansas City, KS US |
| Tommy Pruitt | L | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Jesus Romero | R | R | October 12, 1942 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Kenneth Snyder | R | L | 5'10" | 174 | ||
| Orlando Stanley | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| James Thrower | R | R | October 3, 1941 | 6'0" | 170 | Austell, GA US |
| Russell Vanderziel | R | R | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Richard Young | R | R | 6'1" | 167 |
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.
