Johnstown Red Sox
Encyclopedia
The Johnstown Red Sox were an Eastern League baseball team based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
, USA that played during the 1961 season. They were affiliated with the Boston Red Sox
. Eddie Popowski
managed the team.
, Bob Heffner
, Jerry Mallett
, Al Moran
, Dave Morehead
, Ted Schreiber
, Pete Smith, Bill Spanswick
and Wilbur Wood
.
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Johnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, west-southwest of Altoona, Pennsylvania and east of Pittsburgh. The population was 20,978 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Cambria County...
, USA that played during the 1961 season. They were affiliated with the Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
. Eddie Popowski
Eddie Popowski
Edward Joseph Popowski , nicknamed "Pop," was an American coach and interim manager for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball...
managed the team.
Notable players
Multiple notable players spent time with the team, including Guido GrilliGuido Grilli
Guido John Grilli is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox and Kansas City Athletics during the 1966 season. Listed at 6' 0", 188 lb., he batted and threw left-handed....
, Bob Heffner
Bob Heffner
Robert Frederic Heffner is an American former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox , Cleveland Indians and California Angels . He batted and threw right-handed.Through his major league career Heffner was used both as starter and reliever...
, Jerry Mallett
Jerry Mallett
Gerald Gordon Mallett is an American former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1959 season. Listed at , , he batted and threw right-handed....
, Al Moran
Al Moran
Richard Alan Moran is a former right-handed Major League Baseball shortstop who played from 1963 to 1964 for the New York Mets.Moran attended Detroit Catholic Central High School...
, Dave Morehead
Dave Morehead
David Michael Morehead is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. A right-hander, Morehead pitched for the Boston Red Sox and Kansas City Royals ....
, Ted Schreiber
Ted Schreiber
Theodore Henry Schreiber is a retired American professional baseball player. He played part of one season in Major League Baseball — largely as a third baseman — with the New York Mets, batting .160 with no extra base hits in 50 at-bats, with two runs batted in...
, Pete Smith, Bill Spanswick
Bill Spanswick
William Henry Spanswick is a former left-handed starting pitcher who played for the Boston Red Sox in 1964.-References:...
and Wilbur Wood
Wilbur Wood
Wilbur Forrester Wood, Jr. is a former knuckleball pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, and most notably the Chicago White Sox, where he got 163 of his 164 wins...
.