1962 Selma Cloverleafs Roster
Team Record: 55-63
Finished 4th in the AAL
Manager: Merrill May (55-63)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Selma, Alabama
Ballpark: Bloch Park
Attendance: 16,589, Avg. 281
Playoffs - Selma Cloverleafs 2 games, Fort Walton Beach Jets 0
Finals - Selma Cloverleafs 3 games, Pensacola Senators 1
The Selma Cloverleafs of the Alabama-Florida League ended the 1962 season with a record of 55 wins and 63 losses, finishing fourth in the AAL.
The Cloverleafs tallied 569 runs and conceded 627 runs. Ron Durham paced Selma with 17 home runs and drove in 76 runs, while leading batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .301 clip. Robert Casburn topped the team with 9 wins, and Walter Bugajski registered a 3.4 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Hal Kurtz and Lou Piniella both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Merrill May served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Bugajski | R | R | August 30, 1941 | 6'0" | 178 | |
| Billy Carter | R | R | December 31, 1937 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Robert Casburn | R | R | January 29, 1942 | 5'9" | 180 | |
| Chico DeCastris | L | R | June 5, 1942 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Michael Dekun | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Walter Dobrzykowski | R | R | December 15, 1939 | 6'0" | 150 | |
| Ron Durham | L | R | August 1, 1940 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| James Gaskill | R | R | February 13, 1940 | 6'6" | 188 | Athens, OH US |
| John Gher | L | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Billy Harris | R | R | August 31, 1942 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| George Hutchison | L | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Robert Iglesias | L | R | February 26, 1943 | 6'1" | 188 | |
| James Johnson | R | L | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Chuck Kovach | R | R | July 3, 1940 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Hal Kurtz | R | R | August 20, 1943 | 6'3" | 205 | Washington, DC US |
| Sammy Ladatto | R | L | July 9, 1941 | 6'4" | 170 | Shreveport, LA US |
| Carlos Lewis | S | R | 6'3" | 180 | ||
| Richard Littleton | R | R | January 24, 1942 | 5'10" | 175 | Clinton, SC US |
| Ovidio Maldonado | R | R | July 28, 1938 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Richard McCormick | L | L | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Artice McGraw | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Henry McLelland | L | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Eldon Miller | R | R | October 31, 1940 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| James Morris | R | R | September 16, 1942 | 6'0" | 187 | Athens, GA US |
| Wayne Nell | R | R | 6'0" | 192 | ||
| Lou Piniella | R | R | August 28, 1943 | 6'0" | 182 | Tampa, FL US |
| C. W. Price | R | L | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| June Raines | R | R | September 9, 1938 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Fernando Remes | R | R | 5'9" | 143 | ||
| Jose Rivero | S | R | 6'0" | 150 | ||
| Roberto Santana | R | R | 5'8" | 170 | ||
| Arthur Siefert | L | L | September 9, 1939 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Arsenio Sotolongo | L | L | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Richard Stancavage | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Francis Steedman | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| John Steele | ||||||
| Bobby Tarver | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Robert Walker | R | R | September 17, 1940 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Bob Wolenski | L | R | March 7, 1942 | 5'11" | 180 | Cleveland, OH US |
| William Wolfe | R | R | July 7, 1942 | 6'3" | 190 |
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.
