1962 Quincy Jets Roster
Team Record: 68-57
Finished 4th in the MWL
Manager: Kenneth Deal (68-57)
Affiliation: New York Mets
Location: Quincy, Illinois
Ballpark: Q-Stadium
Attendance: 52,788, Avg. 845
The Quincy Jets of the Midwest League ended the 1962 season with a record of 68 wins and 57 losses, finishing fourth in the MWL.
The Jets scored 712 runs and yielded 685 runs. Ken Free led Quincy with 12 home runs and recorded 73 runs batted in, while leading hitters with significant playing time with a .310 average. Paul Deem topped the team with 18 wins and a team-best 3.7 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Evans Killeen played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Quincy Jets to do so.
Kenneth Deal served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Allen | L | R | March 21, 1940 | 5'10" | 143 | |
| Paul Alspach | R | R | February 28, 1942 | 5'11" | 168 | |
| Larry Boerschig | R | R | February 16, 1943 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Hillary Bossier | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| James Burnette | L | R | May 13, 1939 | 5'11" | 172 | |
| Wayne Coleman | R | R | February 7, 1936 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Charles Cosenza | R | R | January 1, 1940 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Kenneth Deal | R | R | August 30, 1927 | 6'2" | 174 | Gastonia, NC US |
| Ernest DeBruler | R | L | December 11, 1937 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| Paul Deem | R | R | April 22, 1939 | 5'11" | 210 | |
| Roy Franklin | S | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Ken Free | R | R | June 8, 1936 | 6'0" | 187 | |
| Edward Griffiths | R | R | 5'10" | 150 | ||
| Ronald Henson | L | R | 6'3" | 175 | ||
| Frank Horne | R | R | 6'2" | 198 | ||
| Marc Hoy | R | R | 6'3" | 215 | ||
| Evans Killeen | R | R | February 27, 1936 | 6'0" | 190 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Robert Kleinke | R | 6'1" | 200 | |||
| Ray LaDuke | R | R | August 4, 1940 | 5'6" | 165 | |
| James Lang | R | R | September 15, 1939 | 6'0" | 200 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Ronald Linnartz | L | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Richard Martin | S | L | June 3, 1943 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Charles Middlebrooks | L | L | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Paul Murphy | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Vito Porta | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Ron Price | L | L | June 22, 1942 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Vincent Scales | L | L | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Donald Trolliet | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Eduardo Ventura | R | R | 5'11" | 176 | ||
| George Warfford | L | L | December 2, 1941 | 6'4" | 180 | |
| Roger Wattler | L | L | December 9, 1943 | 6'1" | 160 | |
| Edward Wine | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Robert Worthington | R | R | 5'9" | 195 | ||
| Dick Zeitler | R | R | March 18, 1940 | 6'3" | 187 | New York, NY US |
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.
