1962 Wytheville Twins Roster
Team Record: 40-30
Finished 2nd in the AL
Manager: Del Norwood (40-30)
Affiliation: Minnesota Twins
Location: Wytheville, Virginia
Ballpark: Withers Field
Attendance: 20,426, Avg. 584
The Wytheville Twins of the Appalachian League ended the 1962 season with a record of 40 wins and 30 losses, finishing second in the AL.
The Twins scored 480 runs and allowed 410 runs. Jerry Pritchett and Roger Sorenson led Wytheville with 10 home runs apiece. Jerry Pritchett accounted for 66 RBI and topped all regular hitters by hitting .337. Geoffrey Maloney paced the team with 8 wins and a team-best 3.19 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Jerry Crider played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Wytheville Twins to do so.
Del Norwood served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Allen | S | L | October 1, 1942 | 6'1" | 190 | St. Paul, MN US |
| Robert Alred | S | R | 6'3" | 10 | ||
| Bobby Auten | December 5, 1943 | |||||
| Robert Brandon | R | R | 6'2" | 163 | ||
| Robert Brumfield | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Robert Calvert | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Donald Cowan | L | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Jerry Crider | R | R | September 2, 1941 | 6'2" | 200 | Sioux Falls, SD US |
| Donald Dillard | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Robert Foor | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| William Goldy | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Don Gregson | R | R | July 20, 1942 | 6'1" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Joseph Grosser | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Gary Guthrie | R | R | 6'4" | 210 | ||
| William Haffa | R | R | August 15, 1943 | 6'2" | 199 | |
| Ray Harris | S | R | July 15, 1942 | 6'1" | 190 | Chicago, IL US |
| James Kubes | R | R | 6'1" | 187 | ||
| Pedro Lay | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Hank Lehwald | R | R | January 16, 1943 | 5'9" | 180 | |
| Geoffrey Maloney | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Pedro Mayari | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Wayne McAlpin | R | R | February 10, 1943 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Alan Menke | R | R | 5'11" | 195 | ||
| Ronald Michel | L | L | 6'1" | 188 | ||
| Jerry Newman | R | R | July 2, 1942 | 6'1" | 180 | Ventura, CA US |
| Darryl Ovesen | L | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| William Pittman | L | L | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Jerry Pritchett | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Howard Quoss | R | R | 5'10" | 184 | ||
| John Randolph | L | L | October 29, 1944 | 6'4" | 190 | Riverside, CA US |
| Charles Ray | R | R | 6'0" | |||
| Allan Richards | L | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Bernie Richards | L | L | August 26, 1942 | 5'10" | 150 | |
| Raymond Sevilla | R | R | ||||
| Tom Solters | R | R | January 31, 1943 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Richard Sorenson | S | L | 6'4" | 205 | ||
| Roger Sorenson | R | R | 6'4" | 185 | ||
| Robert Stephenson | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Paul Sullivan | R | R | May 19, 1943 | 5'11" | 170 | Portland, OR US |
| John Szeigis |
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.
