1971 Asheville Tourists Roster
Team Record: 90-51
Finished 2nd in the SL(DA)'s East Division
Manager: Larry Sherry (90-51)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Asheville, North Carolina
Ballpark: Old McCormick Field
Attendance: 46,976, Avg. 666
Playoffs - Charlotte Hornets 2 games, Asheville Tourists 1
The Asheville Tourists of the Southern League (Dixie Association) ended the 1971 season with a record of 90 wins and 51 losses, finishing second in the league's East Division.
The Tourists led the league with 674 runs, powered by 131 home runs. Asheville surrendered 474 runs. Ken Hottman walloped 37 home runs for the squad, and Vic Correll added 15 or more, too. Ken Hottman drove in 116 runs. Donald Anderson paced all regular batters by connecting at a .305 clip. Jim MacDonnell topped the team with 17 wins and a team-best 2.48 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1971 Asheville Tourists who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Glenn Redmon, Dan Neumeier, Richie Moloney, Vic Correll, Hugh Yancy, Pete Varney, Ken Hottman, Stan Perzanowski, Bruce Miller, Jim Geddes, Bill Sharp and Denny O'Toole.
Larry Sherry served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Anderson | L | L | October 10, 1941 | 6'2" | 185 | , PA US |
| Mike Baldwin | L | L | May 6, 1948 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| John Bauer | L | L | April 20, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | Marshfield, WI US |
| Harold Clem | R | R | March 12, 1946 | 6'3" | 160 | Shawnee, OK US |
| Vic Correll | R | R | February 5, 1946 | 5'10" | 185 | Washington, DC US |
| Dennis Deck | L | L | February 12, 1950 | 6'0" | 218 | |
| Marcelino Dominguez | R | R | December 2, 1943 | 5'9" | 140 | |
| John Dudek | R | R | August 9, 1947 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Jim Geddes | R | R | March 23, 1949 | 6'2" | 200 | Columbus, OH US |
| Ken Hottman | R | R | May 7, 1948 | 5'11" | 190 | Stockton, CA US |
| Steven Houck | L | L | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| James Jedelsky | R | R | April 21, 1945 | 6'0" | 165 | Sandston, VA US |
| Gene Koon | R | R | 6'2" | 165 | ||
| Jim MacDonnell | L | L | September 3, 1947 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Mark Marquess | S | L | March 24, 1947 | 5'11" | 180 | Stockton, CA US |
| Harold McClain | L | L | November 6, 1952 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Bruce Miller | R | R | March 4, 1947 | 6'1" | 185 | Fort Wayne, IN US |
| Richie Moloney | R | R | June 7, 1950 | 6'3" | 185 | Brookline, MA US |
| Jim Mueller | L | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Dan Neumeier | R | R | March 9, 1948 | 6'5" | 205 | Shawano, WI US |
| Denny O'Toole | R | R | March 13, 1949 | 6'3" | 195 | Chicago, IL US |
| Stan Perzanowski | S | R | August 25, 1950 | 6'2" | 170 | East Chicago, IN US |
| Glenn Redmon | R | R | January 11, 1948 | 5'11" | 180 | Detroit, MI US |
| Danny Rourke | R | R | October 7, 1947 | 5'8" | 160 | |
| Duane Shaffer | R | R | September 27, 1950 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Bill Sharp | L | L | January 18, 1950 | 5'10" | 178 | Lima, OH US |
| Stu Singleton | L | R | May 1, 1949 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Eddie Smith | R | R | November 14, 1943 | 6'1" | 175 | Memphis, TN US |
| Pete Varney | R | R | April 10, 1949 | 6'3" | 235 | Roxbury, MA US |
| George Weimer | R | R | October 6, 1949 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Ronald Welsch | R | R | February 9, 1945 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Howard Wood | L | R | June 23, 1939 | 5'10" | 170 | Tidewater, VA US |
| Hugh Yancy | R | R | October 16, 1950 | 5'11" | 170 | Sarasota, FL 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.
