1960 Statesville Owls Roster
Team Record: 38-62
Finished 7th in the WCL
Manager: Jake Early (0-0), Gail Thomas (0-0), Paul Fouts (0-0)
Location: Statesville, North Carolina
Ballpark: City Park (Stadium)
Attendance: 30,229, Avg. 605
The Statesville Owls of the Western Carolina League ended the 1960 season with a record of 38 wins and 62 losses, finishing seventh in the WCL.
The Owls plated 427 runs, worst in the circuit, and surrendered 544 runs. Gail Thomas drove in 56 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .335. Tommy Addington led the team with 8 wins and a team-best 3.28 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Jake Early played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Statesville Owls to do so.
Jake Early, Gail Thomas and Paul Fouts served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Adams | ||||||
| Tommy Addington | R | R | December 9, 1940 | 6'0" | 168 | |
| Thomas Baker | L | L | ||||
| Bobby Bralley | R | R | September 12, 1938 | 6'0" | 180 | Austinville, VA US |
| Albert Cavallaro | R | R | November 23, 1941 | 5'8" | 155 | |
| Larry Chapman | R | R | 6'4" | 170 | ||
| Frank Cofone | R | R | February 21, 1938 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| John Couch | R | R | June 12, 1940 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Thomas Dickens | R | R | 5'10" | 150 | ||
| Ralph DiLullo | R | R | 5'10" | 172 | Capragotta, IT | |
| Robert Dingler | R | R | 5'7" | 155 | ||
| Thomas Doran | R | R | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Stanley Dzik | R | R | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Jake Early | L | R | May 19, 1915 | 5'11" | 168 | Kings Mountain, NC US |
| Charles Elliott | R | L | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Paul Fouts | R | R | April 14, 1925 | 5'9" | 170 | Onamia, MN US |
| Jerry Fox | L | R | 5'11" | 174 | ||
| Charles Gibson | R | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Donald Gilkey | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Garland Graham | R | |||||
| John Green | L | |||||
| Bart Grimes | L | L | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Bobby Harwell | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Eddie Homesley | L | L | 5'7" | 160 | ||
| Bobby Jones | L | L | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Willie McGraw | R | R | ||||
| Alvin McLean | ||||||
| Dan Morgan | L | R | August 8, 1938 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Ray Mozingo | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| David Mullins | R | R | August 20, 1936 | 6'4" | 185 | Carswell, WV US |
| Arthur Patchin | R | R | September 17, 1938 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Robert Pharr | R | R | ||||
| Kyle Phelps | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Robert Phipps | L | L | 5'9" | 155 | ||
| Freddie Pierce | L | L | ||||
| Vito Porta | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Paul Sasso | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Carl Smid | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| John Southern | L | L | August 16, 1941 | |||
| Robert St. Clair | R | R | ||||
| Gary Steinbach | R | R | 5'10" | 190 | ||
| Bobby Stevenson | L | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Gail Thomas | R | R | August 1, 1934 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Guy Tilley | L | L | ||||
| David Tyler | R | R | 6'0" | 192 | ||
| James Watson | L | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Frank Weber | R | R | 6'3" | 220 | ||
| Wesley Wilkinson | L |
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.
