1960 Shreveport Sports Roster
Team Record: 86-67
Finished 2nd in the SA
Manager: Les Peden (86-67)
Affiliation: Kansas City Athletics
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Ballpark: SPAR Stadium
Attendance: 53,498, Avg. 699
The Shreveport Sports of the Southern Association ended the 1960 season with a record of 86 wins and 67 losses, finishing second in the SA.
The Sports scored 831 runs and conceded 668 runs. Jim McManus walloped 32 home runs for Shreveport, while Leo Posada and Jay Ward swatted 15 or more, too. Leo Posada drove in 122 runs and topped all regular hitters by connecting at a .314 clip. Jerry Davis led the team with 15 wins, and Dave Wickersham registered a 2.65 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Dick Howser, Dan Pfister, Evans Killeen, Jay Ward, Jim Small, Jim McManus, Zeke Bella, Bill Harrington, Leo Posada, Don Williams, Chet Boak, Jay Hankins, Bill Kern, Bud Black, Al Grunwald, Les Peden, Ray Blemker, Lou Klimchock and Dave Wickersham were all players from the 1960 Shreveport Sports who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Les Peden served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeke Bella | R | L | August 23, 1930 | 5'11" | 185 | Greenwich, CT US |
| Bud Black | R | R | July 9, 1932 | 6'3" | 197 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Ray Blemker | R | L | August 9, 1937 | 5'11" | 190 | Huntingburg, IN US |
| Chet Boak | R | R | June 19, 1935 | 6'0" | 180 | New Castle, PA US |
| Charles Bogan | R | L | November 12, 1934 | 6'2" | 185 | Fayetteville, AR US |
| William Carpenter | R | R | February 5, 1937 | 6'3" | 200 | Athens, PA US |
| Jerry Davis | L | L | July 21, 1932 | 6'1" | 175 | Kansas City, KS US |
| Ron Debus | L | R | July 2, 1937 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Richard Donnelly | R | R | September 21, 1932 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Tony Frulio | R | R | October 11, 1936 | 5'10" | 175 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Al Grunwald | L | L | February 13, 1930 | 6'4" | 210 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Jay Hankins | L | R | November 7, 1935 | 5'7" | 170 | St. Louis County, MO US |
| Bill Harrington | R | R | October 3, 1928 | 5'11" | 160 | Sanford, NC US |
| Stanley Horvatin | R | R | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Dick Howser | R | R | May 14, 1936 | 5'8" | 155 | Miami, FL US |
| Donald Hyman | R | R | May 26, 1935 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Bill Kern | R | R | February 28, 1933 | 6'2" | 184 | Coplay, PA US |
| Evans Killeen | R | R | February 27, 1936 | 6'0" | 190 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Lou Klimchock | L | R | October 15, 1939 | 5'11" | 180 | Hostetter, PA US |
| Richard Maibauer | R | R | December 24, 1932 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Jim McManus | L | L | July 20, 1936 | 6'4" | 215 | Brookline, MA US |
| Jack Parks | L | R | June 12, 1928 | 6'2" | 205 | Sayreton, AL US |
| Les Peden | R | R | September 17, 1923 | 6'1" | 212 | Azle, TX US |
| Dan Pfister | R | R | December 20, 1936 | 6'0" | 187 | Plainfield, NJ US |
| Leo Posada | R | R | April 1, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Rac Slider | L | R | December 23, 1933 | 5'8" | 160 | Simms, TX US |
| Jim Small | L | L | March 8, 1937 | 6'1" | 180 | Portland, OR US |
| Ben Swaringen | S | R | August 27, 1936 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Jay Ward | R | R | September 9, 1938 | 6'1" | 185 | Brookfield, MO US |
| Dave Wickersham | R | R | September 27, 1935 | 6'3" | 188 | Erie, PA US |
| Don Williams | R | R | September 2, 1935 | 6'5" | 218 | Los Angeles, CA 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.
