1960 Tri-City Braves Roster
Team Record: 81-60
Finished 2nd in the NWL
Manager: Chester McDowell (81-60)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Kennewick, Washington; Pasco, Washington; Richland, Washington
Ballpark: Sanders-Jacobs Field
Attendance: 80,063, Avg. 1,136
The Tri-City Braves of the Northwest League ended the 1960 season with a record of 81 wins and 60 losses, finishing second in the NWL.
The Braves scored 773 runs and yielded 696 runs. Tex Nelson led Tri-City with 29 home runs Thomas Agosta drove in 108 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .384. Frederick Rick paced the squad with 20 wins, while Donald Tarlton registered a 2.98 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Tex Nelson played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Tri-City Braves to do so.
Chester McDowell served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Agosta | R | R | August 10, 1933 | 5'10" | 150 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Jim Barudoni | R | L | May 12, 1937 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Frankie Burford | R | R | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Robert Chincholo | R | R | March 31, 1937 | 5'8" | 160 | |
| Robert Cleboski | R | R | November 4, 1938 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| William Conner | L | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| John Dewald | R | L | June 22, 1936 | 5'11" | 195 | |
| Harry Dunlop | L | R | September 6, 1933 | 6'2" | 190 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Al Durden | L | L | August 23, 1937 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Doug Gassaway | S | R | September 16, 1934 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Donald Gorrondona | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| David Gray | L | R | March 6, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Carl Hutzler | R | R | 5'11" | 184 | ||
| Harvey Jones | L | R | 5'5" | 140 | ||
| Wayne Lanter | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Tex Nelson | L | L | August 7, 1936 | 6'3" | 205 | Dallas, TX US |
| Richard Nunes | R | R | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Wally O'Neil | L | L | July 4, 1933 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Ernest Oosterveen | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Joseph Preiner | R | R | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Joe Pulliam | R | R | April 25, 1939 | 5'10" | 167 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Frederick Rick | R | R | October 25, 1938 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Don Risinger | L | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Roger Roy | R | R | June 5, 1938 | 6'6" | 190 | Belleville, IL US |
| Daniel Sarver | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Carl Schmidt | L | R | September 18, 1934 | 5'10" | 175 | Bridgeport, NE US |
| Jack Schultea | R | R | May 3, 1934 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Robert Sudderth | L | L | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Donald Tarlton | R | R | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Lawrence Theiss | R | R | 6'3" | 177 | ||
| Jack Van Natta | R | R | May 2, 1938 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Ronnie Wilkins | S | L | April 11, 1937 | 5'9" | 175 |
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.
