1960 Sioux City Soos Roster

Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League (IIIL) - Class: B
Team Record: 71-68
Finished 3rd in the IIIL
Manager: Bobby Hofman (71-68)
Affiliation: Kansas City Athletics
Location: Sioux City, Iowa
Ballpark: Soos Park
Attendance: 41,385, Avg. 595
1960 Sioux City Soos Statistics

The Sioux City Soos of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1960 season with a record of 71 wins and 68 losses, finishing third in the IIIL.

The Soos topped the circuit with 809 runs, ignited by 145 home runs. Sioux City allowed 730 runs. Virgil Bernhardt paced the team with 16 home runs Joe Ala recorded 97 runs batted in and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .322. Gordy Nevers led the squad with 13 wins, while Diego Seguí recorded a 3.97 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

John O'Donoghue, John Wyatt, Dave Thies, Gordon MacKenzie, Norm Bass, Dale Willis, Diego Seguí and Dick Howser were all players from the 1960 Sioux City Soos who played in the Majors during their careers.

Bobby Hofman served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Joe AlaRRAugust 3, 19305'10"210
Bob AylmerRRMarch 6, 19356'2"195
Norm BassRRJanuary 21, 19396'3"205Laurel, MS US
Charlie BennettRRMarch 4, 19386'1"190North Bend, OR US
Virgil BernhardtLRJuly 30, 19386'1"193Rowan County, NC US
Jack BristolRLApril 1, 19366'1"185Sharon, CT US
Jay BucherRROctober 6, 19416'2"205
Ron DebusLRJuly 2, 19375'11"185
Thomas DembiaRRJune 30, 19405'11"165
Cornelius EganRR5'10"175
Bruce HaroldsonRR6'3"195
Tim HayesRR6'2"190
Ronald HoggLRSeptember 19, 19385'10"185Freeland, PA US
Dick HowserRRMay 14, 19365'8"155Miami, FL US
Gene LippoldLRDecember 29, 19346'1"210
Gordon MacKenzieRRJuly 9, 19375'11"175St. Petersburg, FL US
Ron McCutcheonRRJune 21, 19366'0"190
Jerry MercerRRJanuary 30, 19396'2"195
Gordy NeversRRMay 25, 19336'0"180
John O'DonoghueRLOctober 7, 19396'4"203Kansas City, MO US
Ronald OvercashLLJune 26, 19406'1"190
Buddy ReedyLRDecember 10, 19295'11"170Savannah, GA US
Phil RisingerRR6'1"170
Leroy ScercyLROctober 14, 19366'2"205Cabarrus County, NC US
Diego SeguíRRAugust 17, 19376'0"190Holguin, Holguin CU
Sidney SmithdealRRJuly 10, 19356'1"180
William SpiersRRDecember 12, 19366'0"170
James TannerRR6'0"195
Dave ThiesRRMarch 21, 19376'4"205Minneapolis, MN US
Dale WillisRRMay 29, 19365'11"165Calhoun, GA US
Melvin WrightRR6'0"180
John WyattRRApril 19, 19355'11"200Chicago, IL 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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