1960 Charlotte Hornets Statistics

South Atlantic League (SAL) - Class: A
Team Record: 79-61
Finished 2nd in the SAL
Manager: Gene Verble (79-61)
Affiliation: Washington Senators
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Ballpark: Clark Griffith Park
Attendance: 87,432, Avg. 1,249
1960 Charlotte Hornets Roster

Playoffs - Knoxville Smokies 3 games, Charlotte Hornets 1

The Charlotte Hornets of the South Atlantic League ended the 1960 season with a record of 79 wins and 61 losses, finishing second in the SAL.

The Hornets plated 686 runs and yielded 625 runs. Curtis Hardaway paced Charlotte with 12 home runs Matthew Daskalakis recorded 74 runs batted in. Hernan Valdes led all regular batters by connecting at a .305 clip. Bob Saban topped the team with 14 wins, while Héctor Maestri registered a 2.45 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1960 Charlotte Hornets who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bruce Barmes, Vern Morgan, Bert Cueto, Hal Griggs, Garland Shifflett, Fred Bruckbauer, Jake Jacobs, Sonny Dixon, Héctor Maestri, Bill Pleis and Minnie Mendoza.

Gene Verble served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Bob Saban1413.5193.713030143204.023098841444794410
Héctor Maestri119.5502.4551300143.09644396603109215
Bill Pleis104.7142.73261752138.71195242640497901
Richard Schultz83.7272.80181571122.01114138429264206
William Felker84.6673.88401220132.314175574502755011
Oscar Chinique65.5455.1642310104.713271601150756322
Bert Cueto68.4294.50271540116.0127675812381631105
Jose Mejias42.6674.7712114154.7563729636137003
Fred Bruckbauer45.4443.6617123076.3764331446040403
Sonny Dixon31.7503.701660048.758222017227200
Hal Griggs33.5003.75993160.0743125113231105
Richard Griffith101.0000.00412.00
Earl Furlow11.5000.00314.00
Gary Mitchell000.0024.00
Roberto Tano000.0017.00
Danny Hayling01.0000.0025.00
Garland Shifflett02.0004.50620.0211010130
Totals7961.5643.51306133043801262.312415914936942631693434410

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Jake Jacobs13863858884167205035182651.284.326.335.66119712931
Minnie Mendoza1385665167115221824323835.295.343.378.72119533610
Matthew Daskalakis1416025077314019437427935.276.376.347.7231766469
Hernan Valdes10642039755121188104111643.305.331.466.7971850610
William Springfield10948442274116137547105655.275.360.374.7341581320
Vern Morgan10643337161110183116535044.296.376.450.8271673093
Curtis Hardaway11443836061106206125466985.294.414.483.8981746125
Roberto Tano1164213556390152115026071.254.361.400.7611421322
Bruce Barmes8932527337827102514121.300.396.333.729914433
Guy Lavalliere100364306397622025834446.248.344.340.6841044466
Edward Stogoski7523920315465012703341.227.335.266.601541023
Juan Vistuer2680631214210911711.222.388.286.673180005
Bob Saban31827661230280436.158.200.276.476210200
Bill Pleis2754472820010414.170.235.213.448100300
Héctor Maestri5144423700040018.167.167.167.33370200
Oscar Chinique4237372620030015.162.162.216.37880000
Bert Cueto2841412610000012.146.146.171.31770000
Gene Davis15635196210601110.118.270.196.466100010
William Felker404038251003009.132.128.158.28660110
Reyes Figueroa2884000.500.500.5001.0004
Sonny Dixon161917231003027.176.263.235.49840000
Richard Schultz1850412300000514.073.191.073.26531300
Jose Mejias121918220001006.111.111.111.22220100
Richard Griffith4551000.200.200.200.4001
Hal Griggs922221000.045.045.045.0911
Fred Bruckbauer172927210000009.037.037.037.07410200
Gary Mitchell2110000.000.000.000.0000
Danny Hayling2220000.000.000.000.0000
Earl Furlow3550000.000.000.000.0000
Garland Shifflett6770000.000.000.000.0000
Totals15835538484667912851924659557490555688.265.343.360.7031746042514447


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Matthew Daskalakis1B141120010417110.9879.248
Minnie Mendoza2B1323673723687.9545.598
Curtis Hardaway3B81621422219.9032.519
Roberto Tano3B494251610.9391.898
Guy LavalliereC93528661012.9836.3877
Edward StogoskiC603173183.9785.8006
Jake JacobsOF13838213152.9632.862
Vern MorganOF1021701353.9731.794
Bruce BarmesOF75132951.9661.880
Roberto TanoOF49791211.9891.857
Juan VistuerOF2329111.9681.304
Curtis HardawayOF2228050.8481.273
Hernan ValdesOF1531211.9712.200
Gene DavisOF1517422.9131.400
William SpringfieldOF12214011.0002.083
Héctor MaestriP5182230.909.588
Oscar ChiniqueP4261421.909.476
William FelkerP4092831.925.925
Bob SabanP30193943.9351.933
Bert CuetoP2751111.941.593
Bill PleisP2672111.9661.077
Richard SchultzP18922001.0001.722
Fred BruckbauerP1747001.000.647
Sonny DixonP16118011.0001.188
Jose MejiasP121811.900.750
Hernan ValdesSS681121561330.9543.941
William SpringfieldSS681592013141.9215.294
Totals142237451371193333.9643.5981300

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.





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