1960 Wytheville Senators Roster
Team Record: 43-27
Finished 1st in the AL
Manager: Del Norwood (43-27)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Wytheville, Virginia
Ballpark: Withers Field
Attendance: 24,350, Avg. 696
The Wytheville Senators of the Appalachian League ended the 1960 season with a record of 43 wins and 27 losses, finishing first in the AL.
The Senators scored 471 runs, best in the league. Wytheville yielded 356 runs, fewest in the league. Joy Gritts led the squad with 24 home runs and drove in 60 runs. Jim Hock topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .329 clip. Timothy Wells paced the team with 7 wins, while Vernon Merrick registered a 2.59 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Pete Cimino and Fred Lasher both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Del Norwood served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Benson | R | |||||
| Gerald Cassidy | L | R | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Pete Cimino | R | R | October 17, 1942 | 6'2" | 195 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Richard Creighton | R | L | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Peter Danovich | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Juan deDios | L | L | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| George Dempster | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| George DeVries | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| John Erickson | R | R | May 17, 1938 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Walter Ferguson | L | R | 5'10" | 195 | ||
| Dennis Floyd | S | L | 6'3" | 173 | ||
| Thomas Fries | R | R | September 28, 1942 | 6'0" | 180 | Dayton, OH US |
| Ron Gasper | R | R | July 20, 1939 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Paul Gleason | R | R | May 4, 1939 | 6'1" | 175 | Jersey City, NJ US |
| Samuel Gray | R | R | September 29, 1940 | 6'1" | 160 | |
| Joy Gritts | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Jim Hock | R | R | March 2, 1938 | 6'1" | 170 | Northville, MI US |
| Charles Isles | L | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Fred Lasher | R | R | August 19, 1941 | 6'3" | 190 | Poughkeepsie, NY US |
| William Marks | L | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Vernon Merrick | L | L | July 13, 1941 | 5'8" | 165 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Paul Michaels | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| James Miller | L | L | December 23, 1938 | 6'2" | 188 | Lykens, PA US |
| Edward Onorato | L | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Armando Pallet | L | L | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Efren Perez | R | R | ||||
| Pedro Perez | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Francis Pittaro | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| William Pollack | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Jim Rantz | R | R | February 24, 1938 | 5'10" | 175 | St. Paul, MN US |
| Willie Roberts | R | |||||
| Dave Roman | R | R | August 25, 1939 | 5'11" | 180 | Wausau, WI US |
| Kurt Shaffer | L | L | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Thomas Sharpe | L | |||||
| Kevin Walsh | L | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Timothy Wells | L | L | July 8, 1940 | 6'1" | 195 | Sidney, OH US |
| Larry Williams | L | L | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Jose Wilson | S | R | 5'9" | 160 |
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.
