1961 Wellsville Braves Roster
Team Record: 55-71
Finished 7th in the NYPL
Manager: Bill Steinecke (55-71)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves
Location: Wellsville, New York
Ballpark: Tullar Field
Attendance: 17,385, Avg. 276
The Wellsville Braves of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1961 season with a record of 55 wins and 71 losses, finishing seventh in the NYPL.
The Braves plated 636 runs, worst in the league, and gave up 819 runs. Leon Douglas paced Wellsville with 21 home runs, while Thomas Stock walloped 15 or more, too. Leon Douglas drove in 92 runs and topped all regular batters by connecting at a .332 clip. Larry Alander and Jim Flynn led the squad with 11 wins each, and Larry Alander recorded a 3.08 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Bill Robinson and George Gerberman both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Bill Steinecke served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Alander | R | R | September 4, 1939 | 6'3" | 180 | Harrisburg, PA US |
| Sonny Allsup | R | R | August 6, 1940 | 6'0" | 170 | Macon, MS US |
| Fred Alworth | R | R | November 4, 1941 | 5'11" | 185 | Montclair, NJ US |
| Gerald Bosse | June 9, 1940 | Baltimore, MD US | ||||
| Stephen Cosgrove | R | R | March 8, 1943 | 5'11" | 180 | Houston, TX US |
| Jerry Dalton | R | R | December 17, 1941 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Leon Douglas | R | R | March 5, 1940 | 6'2" | 195 | Callao, VA US |
| Vince Ferguson | R | R | August 25, 1938 | 6'0" | 180 | San Salvador, BS |
| Jim Flynn | L | L | January 13, 1939 | 6'0" | 175 | Plattsburg, OH US |
| John Garofalo | L | L | February 16, 1938 | 5'11" | 170 | Westerly, RI US |
| George Gerberman | R | R | March 8, 1942 | 6'0" | 180 | El Campo, TX US |
| Anthony Granger | L | L | October 20, 1937 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Epy Guerrero | R | R | January 3, 1942 | 5'11" | 165 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Dick Hart | R | R | March 14, 1943 | 6'2" | 215 | Morrisville, PA US |
| Alejandro James | R | R | July 23, 1941 | 5'11" | 166 | Barahona, Barahona DO |
| Wayne Jinske | R | R | August 19, 1941 | 5'9" | 165 | Stevens Point, WI US |
| Theodore Kosior | R | R | February 15, 1938 | 5'11" | 165 | North Hampton, MA US |
| Bob Kruthoffer | S | R | November 16, 1939 | 6'1" | 175 | Ashland, KY US |
| Dick Loiselle | R | R | March 9, 1938 | 6'0" | 185 | Manchester, NH US |
| Raymond Maccagli | R | R | July 24, 1940 | 6'0" | 200 | |
| Hazen MacIntyre | L | R | July 5, 1942 | 5'11" | 180 | , NS CA |
| Steve McClintock | L | L | March 20, 1942 | 6'0" | 160 | Johnstown, PA US |
| Johnny McKee | L | L | October 26, 1940 | 6'3" | 220 | Houston, TX US |
| Lynn Moore | L | R | August 25, 1939 | 5'8" | 160 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Freddy Pereyra | R | R | July 26, 1941 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Robert Poitras | L | R | March 27, 1942 | 6'0" | 180 | , QC CA |
| Bill Robinson | R | R | June 26, 1943 | 6'2" | 189 | McKeesport, PA US |
| Newton Rodriguez | R | R | February 6, 1943 | 5'11" | 140 | Hato Mayor del Rey, Hato Mayor DO |
| Gerard Rosenthal | R | R | October 23, 1938 | 5'11" | 175 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Joe Rowe | L | R | August 2, 1942 | 6'0" | 165 | Hickory, NC US |
| Rudy Rudison | R | R | January 25, 1942 | 6'1" | 180 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Glenn Santmire | L | R | December 5, 1941 | 6'2" | 182 | |
| Richard Sherrow | R | R | March 25, 1941 | 6'2" | 210 | Canonsburg, PA US |
| Joe Skripko | R | R | August 16, 1942 | 6'0" | 170 | Plainfield, NJ US |
| Thomas Stock | L | R | August 30, 1941 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Robert Wellden | L | L | December 5, 1941 | 5'11" | 165 | Athens, AL 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.
