1961 Carlsbad Potashes Statistics

Sophomore League (SL) - Class: D
Team Record: 56-71
Finished 5th in the SL
Manager: Lou Klein (0-0), Walt Dixon (0-0)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Carlsbad, New Mexico
Ballpark: Montgomery Field
Attendance: 14,974, Avg. 236
1961 Carlsbad Potashes Roster

The Carlsbad Potashes of the Sophomore League ended the 1961 season with a record of 56 wins and 71 losses, finishing fifth in the SL.

The Potashes scored 870 runs and yielded 906 runs. Rafael Imbert led Carlsbad with 24 home runs and drove in 103 runs, while leading all regular hitters by connecting at a .306 clip. Joseph Johnson topped the squad with 12 wins, and Cornelius Morales earned a 4.67 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 1961 Carlsbad Potashes who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Jimmy Stewart, Bob Raudman, Bill Connors and Jake Jaeckel.

Lou Klein and Walt Dixon 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
Joseph Johnson1211.5225.24382670201.02171691171612314711118
Cornelius Morales109.5264.6737321104.01336854947541110
Ed Abel54.5563.9716125077.082463495889008
Vern Sellmeyer44.5006.912441056.076584372128418
Evan Harris34.4298.391570044.0444341354492211
Richard Orzel35.3756.712350059.070564474556107
Dick Bolli36.3337.5216101061.0777051656503010
Jack Silvera38.2735.2118124076.082564445586009
Michael Rasberry22.5008.1421101063.092695785349317
Jake Jaeckel24.3336.471241032.026272313941404
Bill Connors101.0003.524223.02812940
Bobby Teague101.0004.505216.011881100
Don Churchill13.2505.831571054.045443575859709
Steve Mandy13.25010.695416.02323192190
Archie Stewart3000.00
Rafael Imbert0010.00
Bob Kennedy0020.00
Lou Leonard0010.00
Kenneth Marvel000.00101.0000000
Paul Smith005.281430029.027291722119304
Willie Philpot01.0007.961030026.032262303023506
Totals5164.4435.9430811402310938.010658046198269307504461110

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
Bob Raudman121538446941312991377768380.294.405.487.892217405
Rafael Imbert113475392108120244241039369103.306.407.571.979224419
Jimmy Stewart854053257710013145561227654.308.440.480.920156202
Ken Faulkner9538830181991048751847832.329.468.468.936141414
Michael Maloney1245514308896922535111285.223.385.267.652115333
Jake Jaeckel1114093515795145659435168.271.364.390.754137223
Mack Kuykendall632802425471186951003379.293.384.529.912128311
George Burnett73236196455764947443761.291.404.500.90498111
Lou Leonard6924019248551426441124421.286.421.474.89591202
Robert Chandanais48173133334344431303711.323.477.504.98167210
Kenneth Fruchter40156125244294325302929.336.462.5441.00668101
Cornelius Morales75179157303341318201933.210.291.306.59648003
Dick Moziejko32137114172432015112032.211.328.272.60031102
Bill Connors2912497132231015102522.227.382.278.66027011
Bob Kennedy401139919191019001331.192.283.232.51623001
Michael Esposito25835810142004002217.241.458.276.73416201
Joseph Johnson3890781314000910630.179.247.179.42714150
Pete Embry15644710133011200133.277.429.404.83319112
Robert Michael1976579101016201718.175.373.246.61914110
Dick Bolli1625233711030027.304.360.435.79510000
Jack Silvera2132264700120049.269.367.385.75110020
Gary Johnson718186000.333.333.333.6676
Evan Harris1521165511000043.312.476.500.9768100
Will Mastin617175000.294.294.294.5885
Bobby Ivey1435314510020035.161.235.194.4296010
Richard Orzel2323193300000048.158.304.158.4623000
Ed Abel18322553011400613.120.281.320.6018001
Steve Mandy5662.333.333.333.6672
Paul Smith14970200010012.286.375.286.6612010
Thomas Janecko611112010.182.182.364.5454
Don Churchill1622171201010037.118.318.235.5534200
Michael Rasberry2126232200020028.087.160.087.2472010
Spencer Davis412120000.000.000.000.0000
Vern Sellmeyer24181710000100012.000.000.000.0000010
Willie Philpot10660000000004.000.000.000.0000000
Bobby Teague5330000.000.000.000.0000
Totals144050334117858110917067977258326813887.269.391.414.805170403724420


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Mack Kuykendall1B6350723747.9878.413
Kenneth Fruchter1B3931011526.9858.231
Rafael Imbert1B221555511.9707.273
Cornelius Morales1B1166717.9866.636
Michael Maloney2B801721882237.9424.500
Bill Connors2B255957919.9284.640
Cornelius Morales2B14403246.9475.143
Jimmy Stewart3B483878114.9132.417
Michael Maloney3B453984108.9252.733
Dick Moziejko3B30245846.9532.733
Lou LeonardC483152691.9747.10410
Robert ChandanaisC3921833125.9546.43612
Michael EspositoC2516617101.9487.3203
Pete EmbryC12811222.9797.7508
Bob RaudmanOF11820118185.9241.856
Ken FaulknerOF93120752.9621.366
Rafael ImbertOF85869151.8641.118
George BurnettOF5974450.9401.322
Bob KennedyOF2123030.8851.095
Robert MichaelOF1826240.8751.556
Joseph JohnsonP381540100.8461.447
Cornelius MoralesP3782810.973.973
Vern SellmeyerP2452020.9261.042
Richard OrzelP231820.818.391
Michael RasberryP2131522.900.857
Jack SilveraP181931.769.556
Dick BolliP162821.833.625
Ed AbelP1601840.8181.125
Evan HarrisP1518001.000.600
Don ChurchillP1551310.9471.200
Paul SmithP141611.875.500
Jake JaeckelP122420.750.500
Willie PhilpotP100610.857.600
Bobby TeagueP5.000
Steve MandyP5.000
Bill ConnorsP4.000
Bob KennedyP2.000
Kenneth MarvelP1.000
Lou LeonardP1.000
Rafael ImbertP1.000
Jake JaeckelSS901522925645.8884.933
Jimmy StewartSS36621311522.9285.361
Totals129929781277263260.9423.2763300

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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