1962 Salem Rebels Roster
Team Record: 31-39
Finished 5th in the AL
Manager: Alex Cosmidis (31-39)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Salem, Virginia
Ballpark: Salem Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 40,913, Avg. 1,169
The Salem Rebels of the Appalachian League ended the 1962 season with a record of 31 wins and 39 losses, finishing fifth in the AL.
The Rebels plated 478 runs and conceded 527 runs. Charles Johnson accounted for 49 RBI. Dave May topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .379 average. Sammy Harrison led the team with 6 wins and a team-best 4.84 earned run average, leading regular hurlers.
Players from the 1962 Salem Rebels who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Ollie Brown, Tito Fuentes, Bob Taylor and Dave May.
Alex Cosmidis served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bagley | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| James Baten | R | R | September 28, 1940 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Billy Bates | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Rodney Bode | R | R | September 30, 1941 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Sim Bowden | L | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Ollie Brown | R | R | February 11, 1944 | 6'2" | 178 | Tuscaloosa, AL US |
| Burnard Crawford | R | R | March 2, 1943 | 5'9" | 168 | |
| Wellington Donahue | December 20, 1943 | |||||
| Curtis Edmonds | R | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| George Epps | ||||||
| Thomas Fields | L | R | 5'8" | 173 | ||
| Grover Flint | ||||||
| Tito Fuentes | S | R | January 4, 1944 | 5'11" | 175 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Jimmy Harris | S | R | August 3, 1942 | 6'0" | 175 | Pecos, TX US |
| Sammy Harrison | R | R | April 25, 1941 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Bruce Hildreth | L | L | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Frederic Hill | L | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Milton Hite | ||||||
| Dewey Holbrook | R | L | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Charles Johnson | R | R | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Frank Kee | R | R | 6'4" | 190 | ||
| Ken Kirkes | L | L | February 3, 1942 | 6'4" | 175 | Carlsbad, NM US |
| Richard Kruger | L | L | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Mark Lanier | July 22, 1944 | |||||
| Vohn Lehman | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Edward Lombardi | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Grover Malone | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Terrence Martin | L | L | 5'10" | 148 | Christiansted, St. Croix VI | |
| Dave May | L | R | December 23, 1943 | 5'10" | 186 | New Castle, DE US |
| H. T. McGhee | L | R | December 4, 1943 | 6'2" | 210 | Franklin County, VA US |
| Robert Mikloski | R | L | 5'11" | 163 | ||
| Richard Minshall | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Leroy Morris | R | R | 5'9" | 158 | ||
| Robert Musante | S | R | May 14, 1943 | 5'10" | 167 | Bridgeport, CT US |
| Robert Powell | R | R | June 11, 1942 | 5'10" | 180 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Vicente Rios | ||||||
| Linward Robinson | R | R | May 12, 1944 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| James Scott | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Donald Shafts | R | R | September 14, 1943 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Kenneth Smith | L | L | 6'2" | 160 | ||
| Bob Taylor | L | R | March 20, 1944 | 5'9" | 170 | Leland, MS US |
| Ronald Venable | R | R | 6'2" | |||
| Arthur Wardle | R | L | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| Rooney Williams | L | L | 5'11" | 150 | ||
| William Wilson | L | L | 6'1" | 180 |
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.
