1963 San Antonio Bullets Roster
Team Record: 79-61
Finished 1st in the TL
Manager: Lou Fitzgerald (79-61)
Affiliation: Houston Colt .45's
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Ballpark: Mission Stadium
Attendance: 84,965, Avg. 1,214
Playoffs - San Antonio Bullets 3 games, El Paso Sun Kings 2
Finals - Tulsa Oilers 3 games, San Antonio Bullets 1
The San Antonio Bullets of the Texas League ended the 1963 season with a record of 79 wins and 61 losses, finishing first in the TL.
The Bullets gave up 619 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. San Antonio plated 727 runs. Ed Olivares paced the team with 23 home runs, while Chuck Harrison, Aaron Pointer, Jim Wynn and Ron Davis each walloped 15 or more, too. Ed Olivares drove in 90 runs. Mike White led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .324 clip. Cliff Davis topped the squad with 13 wins, and Raymond Cordeiro registered a 2.64 earned run average, leading regular hurlers.
Players from the 1963 San Antonio Bullets who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Ed Olivares, Jesse Hickman, Jay Dahl, Mike White, Ron Davis, Bob Boyd, Conrad Cardinal, Larry Yellen, Joe Hoerner, Danny Murphy, Chuck Harrison, J C Hartman, Clint Courtney, Wally Wolf, Glenn Vaughan, Aaron Pointer, Jerry Grote, Jim Wynn, Tom Burgmeier, Dave Adlesh, Jim Pendleton, Dick Drott, Don Bradey and Brock Davis.
Lou Fitzgerald served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Adlesh | R | R | July 15, 1943 | 6'0" | 187 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Bob Boyd | L | L | October 1, 1919 | 5'10" | 170 | Potts Camp, MS US |
| Don Bradey | R | R | October 4, 1934 | 5'9" | 180 | Charlotte, NC US |
| Tom Burgmeier | L | L | August 2, 1943 | 5'11" | 185 | St. Paul, MN US |
| Conrad Cardinal | R | R | March 30, 1942 | 6'1" | 190 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Raymond Cordeiro | L | L | July 24, 1939 | 6'0" | 190 | Bristol, RI US |
| Clint Courtney | L | R | March 16, 1927 | 5'8" | 180 | Hall Summit, LA US |
| Jay Dahl | S | L | December 6, 1945 | 5'10" | 183 | San Bernardino, CA US |
| Brock Davis | L | L | October 19, 1943 | 5'10" | 165 | Oakland, CA US |
| Cliff Davis | S | R | October 30, 1938 | 6'1" | 180 | Alice, TX US |
| Ron Davis | R | R | October 21, 1941 | 6'0" | 175 | Roanoke Rapids, NC US |
| Dick Drott | R | R | July 1, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Marvin Dutt | R | R | October 12, 1939 | 6'4" | 195 | |
| Jerry Grote | R | R | October 6, 1942 | 5'10" | 185 | San Antonio, TX US |
| Chuck Harrison | R | R | April 25, 1941 | 5'10" | 185 | Abilene, TX US |
| J C Hartman | R | R | April 15, 1934 | 6'0" | 175 | Cottonton, AL US |
| Jesse Hickman | R | R | February 18, 1939 | 6'2" | 186 | Lecompte, LA US |
| Joe Hoerner | R | L | November 12, 1936 | 6'1" | 200 | Dubuque, IA US |
| Larry Huebner | R | R | March 31, 1939 | 6'0" | 190 | Appleton, WI US |
| James Little | L | L | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Ed Moxey | R | R | July 8, 1942 | 5'7" | 185 | Nassau, BS |
| Danny Murphy | L | R | August 23, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | Beverly, MA US |
| Ed Olivares | R | R | November 5, 1937 | 5'11" | 180 | Mayaguez, PR |
| Jim Pendleton | R | R | January 7, 1924 | 6'0" | 185 | St. Charles, MO US |
| Aaron Pointer | R | R | April 19, 1942 | 6'2" | 185 | Little Rock, AR US |
| Martin Ruck | R | R | January 26, 1944 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Glenn Vaughan | S | R | February 16, 1944 | 5'11" | 170 | Compton, CA US |
| Mike White | R | R | December 18, 1938 | 5'8" | 160 | Detroit, MI US |
| Wally Wolf | R | R | January 5, 1942 | 6'0" | 191 | South Gate, CA US |
| Jim Wynn | R | R | March 12, 1942 | 5'10" | 160 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Larry Yellen | R | R | January 4, 1943 | 5'11" | 190 | Brooklyn, 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.
