1977 Arkansas Travelers Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 63-67
Finished 2nd in the TL's East Division
Manager: Buzzy Keller (0-0), (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Ballpark: Ray Winder Field
Attendance: 116,695, Avg. 1,795
1977 Arkansas Travelers Statistics

Playoffs - Arkansas Travelers 2 games, Tulsa Drillers 0
Finals - Arkansas Travelers 2 games, El Paso Diablos 0

The Arkansas Travelers of the Texas League ended the 1977 season with a record of 63 wins and 67 losses, finishing second in the league's East Division.

The Travelers plated 538 runs and surrendered 564 runs. John Young paced Arkansas with 10 home runs and drove in 56 runs. Manny Castillo topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .298 clip. Len Strelitz led the squad with 10 wins, while Dan O'Brien recorded a 3.45 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 1977 Arkansas Travelers who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Leon Brown, Glenn Brummer, Manny Castillo, Charlie Chant, Víctor Cruz, Ramón de los Santos, Joe Edelen, Ryan Kurosaki, Tito Landrum, Jim Lentine, John Littlefield, Dan O'Brien, Mike Ramsey, Andy Replogle, Steve Waterbury and John Young.

Buzzy Keller served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Lawrence BashawRRApril 15, 19546'1"186
Dave BialasRRFebruary 6, 19546'1"189Houston, TX US
Scott BorasLRNovember 2, 19526'0"180Sacramento, CA US
Leon BrownRRNovember 16, 19486'0"185Sacramento, CA US
Glenn BrummerRRNovember 23, 19546'0"200Olney, IL US
Manny CastilloSRApril 1, 19575'9"160Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Charlie ChantRRAugust 7, 19516'0"190Bell, CA US
Víctor CruzRRDecember 24, 19575'9"174Rancho Viejo, La Vega DO
William DavesRRAugust 29, 19536'2"195
Ramón de los SantosLLJanuary 19, 19496'0"175Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Raymond DonaghuRRSeptember 17, 19556'3"170
Joe EdelenRRSeptember 16, 19556'0"165Durant, OK US
Ronnie FarkasRRJuly 30, 19536'0"180
Nelson GarciaSRSeptember 16, 19506'1"143
Brett HouserRR6'2"180
Frank HunsakerRR6'3"209
Ryan KurosakiRRJuly 3, 19525'10"160Honolulu, HI US
Tito LandrumRROctober 25, 19545'11"175Joplin, MO US
Leon LeeSRDecember 4, 19526'0"189Sacramento, CA US
Jim LentineRRJuly 16, 19546'0"175Los Angeles, CA US
Nick LeyvaRRAugust 16, 19535'11"165Ontario, CA US
John LittlefieldRRJanuary 5, 19546'2"200Covina, CA US
Stan MeekLLJanuary 11, 19535'9"165
Michael MurphyRRMarch 23, 19545'10"175
Dan O'BrienRRApril 22, 19546'4"215St. Petersburg, FL US
Mike RamseySRMarch 29, 19546'1"170Roanoke, VA US
Andy ReplogleRROctober 7, 19536'5"205South Bend, IN US
Jim RigglemanRRNovember 9, 19525'11"175Fort Dix, NJ US
Steve StanilandRRMay 14, 19556'5"235
Len StrelitzRRJune 11, 19566'1"180
Steve WaterburyRRApril 6, 19526'5"190Carbondale, IL US
John YeglinskiLL6'0"178
John YoungLLFebruary 9, 19496'3"210Los Angeles, CA US

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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