1963 Rocky Mount Leafs Roster
Team Record: 72-72
Finished 3rd in the CL's East Division
Manager: John Davis (72-72)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 53,023, Avg. 736
The Rocky Mount Leafs of the Carolina League ended the 1963 season with a record of 72 wins and 72 losses, finishing third in the league's East Division.
The Leafs scored 652 runs and conceded 617 runs. Joe Wilson led Rocky Mount with 26 home runs, and Lee May walloped 15 or more also. Joe Wilson drove in 106 runs. Bill Oplinger paced hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .304 clip. Jerry Merz topped the team with 17 wins, while Don Flynn added 15 or more victories as well Stan Jones recorded a 2.47 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1963 Rocky Mount Leafs who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Jim Woods, Darrell Osteen, Len Boehmer, Tom Tischinski and Lee May.
John Davis served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Harvey Alex | R | R | December 19, 1940 | 6'4" | 210 | Yorktown, TX US |
Jerry Bean | R | L | 5'11" | 170 | ||
Len Boehmer | R | R | June 28, 1941 | 6'1" | 192 | Flint Hill, MO US |
Joseph Carboni | R | R | November 1, 1942 | 6'1" | 195 | Philadelphia, PA US |
Jerry Carlton | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
Ray Diener | L | L | November 5, 1941 | 6'4" | 195 | Fredericksburg, PA US |
Andrew Dustal | R | R | July 6, 1942 | 6'0" | 185 | |
George Evans | L | R | October 26, 1940 | 6'2" | 180 | |
Jan Firek | R | R | April 11, 1944 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Don Flynn | R | R | January 11, 1939 | 6'3" | 210 | |
Larry Helms | R | R | September 23, 1935 | 6'1" | 200 | |
John Huber | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
Stan Jones | R | R | January 10, 1940 | 6'0" | 180 | |
John Keller | R | R | August 13, 1943 | 6'2" | 195 | |
Jerry Kushner | L | L | April 22, 1941 | 6'1" | 185 | |
Paul LaRocca | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
Robert Martin | R | R | November 9, 1941 | 5'11" | 140 | |
Lee May | R | R | March 23, 1943 | 6'3" | 195 | Birmingham, AL US |
Jerry Merz | R | R | June 6, 1940 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Greg Nash | R | R | February 10, 1942 | 5'9" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Bill Oplinger | R | R | April 26, 1943 | 5'10" | 160 | |
Darrell Osteen | R | R | February 14, 1943 | 6'1" | 170 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
Tom Perdue | R | R | January 18, 1941 | 5'11" | 190 | Huntington, WV US |
Oscar Pickering | R | R | January 5, 1941 | 5'10" | 185 | |
Joe Pulliam | R | R | April 25, 1939 | 5'10" | 167 | Baltimore, MD US |
Steven Reeves | L | R | February 28, 1943 | 5'11" | 180 | |
Kenneth Reuter | R | R | 6'2" | 198 | ||
Marv Schultz | R | R | September 20, 1939 | 6'1" | 185 | Detroit, MI US |
Barry Shollenberger | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
Edward Stein | R | R | 6'1" | 171 | ||
Michael Thornton | L | L | April 14, 1940 | 6'3" | 210 | |
Tom Tischinski | R | R | July 12, 1944 | 5'10" | 190 | Kansas City, MO US |
Kenneth Widman | R | R | February 29, 1944 | 6'1" | 175 | |
Joe Wilson | R | R | September 6, 1937 | 5'10" | 190 | Monroe, LA US |
Jim Woods | R | R | September 17, 1939 | 6'0" | 175 | Chicago, IL 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.