1960 Visalia Athletics Roster
Team Record: 54-85
Finished 6th in the CL
Manager: Billy Capps (0-0), Art Mazmanian (0-0), William Robertson (0-0)
Affiliation: Kansas City Athletics
Location: Visalia, California
Ballpark: Recreation Park
Attendance: 27,728, Avg. 399
The Visalia Athletics of the California League ended the 1960 season with a record of 54 wins and 85 losses, finishing sixth in the CL.
The Athletics scored 702 runs and yielded 786 runs. Norman Shill led Visalia with 18 home runs, while Jimmy Weston and Byron Hobbensiefken walloped 15 or more also. Byron Hobbensiefken recorded 88 runs batted in and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .280 clip. Larry Danforth paced the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.96 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Jack Aker played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Visalia Athletics to do so.
Billy Capps, Art Mazmanian and William Robertson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Aker | R | R | July 13, 1940 | 6'2" | 190 | Tulare, CA US |
| Ken Barnhart | L | R | April 13, 1941 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Arthur Bock | L | L | February 5, 1937 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| William Bouley | R | R | September 8, 1934 | 6'0" | 175 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Raymond Brunton | R | R | February 26, 1940 | 6'2" | 215 | |
| Robert Carothers | R | R | 5'11" | 178 | ||
| Larry Courtney | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Larry Danforth | L | L | December 26, 1939 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Julius Davis | R | R | February 28, 1941 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Thomas Dembia | R | R | June 30, 1940 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Agustin Enriquez | R | R | May 5, 1938 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Richard Fawley | L | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Bob Flynn | R | R | April 2, 1942 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| William Fontana | L | R | 5'10" | 150 | ||
| John Hanes | L | L | December 27, 1939 | 5'7" | 150 | |
| Tim Hayes | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Byron Hobbensiefken | L | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Dennis Job | R | L | April 2, 1938 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Ronald Kuhlman | R | R | November 20, 1935 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Art Mazmanian | R | R | May 1, 1927 | 5'9" | 229 | Detroit, MI US |
| William McClure | R | R | 6'3" | 180 | ||
| Ron McCutcheon | R | R | June 21, 1936 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Ervin Moore | L | L | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Nelson Pagan | R | R | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Andrew Prevedello | R | R | 5'8" | 170 | ||
| Jimmy Pyles | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Phil Risinger | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| William Robertson | L | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Jack Schwabl | R | R | January 30, 1939 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Norman Shill | L | L | January 26, 1939 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Gordon Taylor | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Jack Tupper | R | R | August 29, 1937 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Thomas Videtich | R | R | May 4, 1940 | 6'0" | 180 | Tama, IA US |
| Bob Villasenor | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Jimmy Weston | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Bob Whitworth | R | R | July 7, 1936 | 6'1" | 195 | San Diego, CA US |
| Bob Zammit | L | L | August 1, 1938 | 6'0" | 195 |
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.
