1963 Springfield Giants Roster

Eastern League (EL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 72-68
Finished 3rd in the EL
Manager: Buddy Kerr (72-68)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Springfield, Massachusetts
Ballpark: Pynchon Park
Attendance: 76,376, Avg. 1,091
1963 Springfield Giants Statistics

The Springfield Giants of the Eastern League ended the 1963 season with a record of 72 wins and 68 losses, finishing third in the EL.

Buddy Kerr served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Thomas ArrudaRRAugust 16, 19395'10"170
Robert BishopRRAugust 7, 19436'2"175
Rodney BodeRRSeptember 30, 19416'2"180
Ken BraceyRRJune 11, 19376'0"195Mason City, IL US
Jose CaleroRRApril 7, 19396'3"185Hato Rey, PR
Donald CarlsonLRNovember 23, 19386'2"195
Paul ColacecchiRRAugust 2, 19416'1"185
Frank CorejRRNovember 5, 19405'10"175
Bill DixonLLAugust 2, 19396'1"190Peoria, IL US
Tony EichelbergerRRApril 15, 19405'10"170Pekin, IL US
Allen EricksonRROctober 15, 19386'1"180
Dick EstelleSLJanuary 18, 19426'2"170Lakewood, NJ US
Matthew GayeskiRRJanuary 30, 19426'2"184
Bill HandsRRMay 6, 19406'2"185Hackensack, NJ US
Frank JohnsonRRJuly 22, 19426'1"155El Paso, TX US
Rick JosephRRAugust 24, 19396'1"192San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Jerry KushnerLLApril 22, 19416'1"185
Hal LanierRRJuly 4, 19426'2"180Denton, NC US
Frank LinzyRRSeptember 15, 19406'1"190Fort Gibson, OK US
Jim MartinLRApril 1, 19386'1"180Critz, VA US
James McClainRRDecember 30, 19385'11"180Durham, NC US
Joe OvertonRRJuly 21, 19406'2"195
Richard PawlowLL6'2"180
Ronald PhiferLLSeptember 7, 19395'11"180
Donald PopeRRDecember 22, 19396'0"165Columbus, MS US
Francisco RivasLLDecember 24, 19426'0"153Salcedo, Hermanas Mirabal DO
Michael RobertsLL6'3"170
Carl ShelenRRNovember 19, 19416'2"180
William ShepherdLRJuly 1, 19386'6"195
George ShoemakerRR6'2"197
Roger SinnerRROctober 10, 19396'4"197
Denny SommersLRJuly 12, 19406'2"205New London, WI US
Gilles St. OngeLRJune 17, 19415'11"180Lachine, QC CA

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.




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