1960 Victoria Rosebuds Roster
Team Record: 77-69
Finished 4th in the TL
Manager: Johnny Pesky (77-69)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Victoria, Texas
Ballpark: Toros Stadium:
Attendance: 69,760, Avg. 956
Playoffs - Victoria Rosebuds 3 games, Rio Grande Valley Giants 0
Finals - Tulsa Oilers 3 games, Victoria Rosebuds 0
The Victoria Rosebuds of the Texas League ended the 1960 season with a record of 77 wins and 69 losses, finishing fourth in the TL.
The Rosebuds plated 757 runs and surrendered 624 runs. Don Miles and Jim Fridley paced Victoria with 26 home runs apiece., and Kal Segrist walloped 15 or more, too. Kal Segrist drove in 93 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .325 clip. Jim Proctor led the team with 15 wins, while Jim Raugh earned a 3.33 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1960 Victoria Rosebuds who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Jim Fridley, Butch McCord, Joe Grzenda, Jim Proctor, Bob Humphreys, Chuck Daniel, Bill Graham, Kal Segrist, Marvin Williams, Jim Brady, Don Miles, Jerry Davie, Manny Montejo and Frank Kostro.
Johnny Pesky served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Arnold | L | R | February 27, 1936 | 5'9" | 178 | |
| Jim Brady | L | L | March 2, 1936 | 6'2" | 185 | Jersey City, NJ US |
| Dave Brown | R | R | July 29, 1938 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Jack Caro | R | R | February 2, 1931 | 6'1" | 174 | Pensacola, FL US |
| Harvey Cohen | R | R | March 5, 1934 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Jay Cooke | L | L | May 6, 1937 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Chuck Daniel | R | R | September 17, 1933 | 6'2" | 195 | Bluffton, AR US |
| Jerry Davie | R | R | February 10, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | Detroit, MI US |
| Manuel Diaz | R | R | December 12, 1934 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Jim Fridley | R | R | September 6, 1924 | 6'2" | 205 | Phillippi, WV US |
| Bill Graham | R | R | January 21, 1937 | 6'3" | 217 | Flemingsburg, KY US |
| Joe Grzenda | R | L | June 8, 1937 | 6'2" | 180 | Scranton, PA US |
| Andres Gutierrez | R | R | ||||
| Bob Humphreys | R | R | August 18, 1935 | 5'11" | 165 | Covington, VA US |
| Frank Kostro | R | R | August 4, 1937 | 6'2" | 190 | Windber, PA US |
| Butch McCord | L | L | November 2, 1925 | 5'10" | 175 | Nashville, TN US |
| George McCue | L | L | July 4, 1933 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Don Miles | L | L | March 13, 1936 | 6'1" | 210 | Indianapolis, IN US |
| Manny Montejo | R | R | October 16, 1935 | 5'11" | 150 | Caibarien, CU |
| Lamar North | R | R | May 20, 1929 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| William Parsons | L | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Alfred Paschal | R | R | October 30, 1934 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Juan Piedra | L | L | September 8, 1938 | 5'11" | 172 | Marianao, CU |
| George Player | R | R | August 1, 1934 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Jim Proctor | R | R | September 9, 1935 | 6'0" | 165 | Brandywine, MD US |
| Jim Raugh | R | R | September 22, 1934 | 6'1" | 185 | Cleveland, OH US |
| David Reed | L | R | July 30, 1936 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| James Rice | R | R | September 25, 1933 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Pablo Rivera | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Kal Segrist | R | R | April 14, 1931 | 6'0" | 180 | Greenville, TX US |
| Frankie Shell | S | R | July 6, 1933 | 5'11" | 175 | Sage, AR US |
| Dick Smallwood | S | L | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Fern Smathers | R | R | March 16, 1934 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| James Sprankle | R | R | July 22, 1935 | 6'1" | 190 | Lafayette, IN US |
| Marvin Williams | R | R | February 12, 1920 | 6'0" | 190 | Houston, TX 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.
