1963 Salem Rebels Roster

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: R
Team Record: 36-34
Finished 2nd in the AL
Manager: Alex Cosmidis (36-34)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Salem, Virginia
Ballpark: Salem Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 34,061, Avg. 973
1963 Salem Rebels Statistics

The Salem Rebels of the Appalachian League ended the 1963 season with a record of 36 wins and 34 losses, finishing second in the AL.

The Rebels scored 503 runs and conceded 487 runs, most in the circuit. Hector Soto drove in 61 runs and topped all regular batters with a .310 average. George Shoemaker led the team with 6 wins, while Louis Moore recorded a 3.34 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound. Alex Cosmidis served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Robert BaconLL6'3"193
Jack BedfordLLApril 20, 19446'0"170Eufaula, OK US
William BenitezRR6'1"
James BolanLL6'4"175
Billy ChambersLL6'1"180
Dennis ChristopherLR5'11"175
Exiquio ColisRR6'1"170, MX
Hugh EvansRRNovember 8, 19406'1"180
Frank FerroRR5'9"175
Omar GimenezRR5'11"172
William HannibalRR6'1"170
Bill HartsellLR
Phillip HickmanRRApril 15, 19446'1"165
Henry HillLR5'9"180
Wayne JohnsonLLMay 7, 19435'10"165
Donald JonesRL5'10"160
David KatsulisRR6'1"190
Phil LewisRR5'9"170
Vicente LucianiRR5'10"150
Ron McKirahanLLNovember 1, 19425'10"185
Jerry MillerRROctober 16, 19406'3"190
Louis MooreRRSeptember 25, 19436'3"180
Jerry MorrowRR6'0"230
John NuckollsSL6'1"170
Stephen PacholRR5'11"170
Lyonell PughRR6'0"165
Ronald RamieRR5'11"175
Pedro ReinosoLLFebruary 1, 19426'0"174San Francisco de Macoris, Duarte DO
Horace RogersLR5'6"170
James SaskewitchSR6'0"193
George ShoemakerRR6'2"197
Jerry SmithRRMay 10, 19436'1"205Santa Monica, CA US
Neil SonenfieldRRJanuary 1, 19455'11"165
Hector SotoRR6'2"170
Paul ThorpeRRJuly 7, 19426'0"170Carlsbad, NM 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.




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