1976 Asheville Tourists Roster

Western Carolinas League (WCL) - Class: A
Team Record: 76-62
Finished 1st in the WCL
Manager: Wayne Terwilliger (76-62)
Affiliation: Texas Rangers
Location: Asheville, North Carolina
Ballpark: Old McCormick Field
Attendance: 41,580, Avg. 603
1976 Asheville Tourists Statistics

Playoffs - Greenwood Braves 3 games, Asheville Tourists 1

The Asheville Tourists of the Western Carolinas League ended the 1976 season with a record of 76 wins and 62 losses, finishing first in the WCL.

The Tourists scored 822 runs, best in the league. Asheville yielded 696 runs. Pat Putnam led the team with 24 home runs, while Rick Lisi walloped 15 or more as well. Pat Putnam drove in 142 runs and topped all regular batters by connecting at a .361 clip. Harold Kelly paced the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 3.02 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Danny Darwin, Mike Griffin, Rick Lisi, Eddie Miller, Paul Mirabella, Pat Putnam and LaRue Washington were all players from the 1976 Asheville Tourists who played in the Majors during their careers.

Wayne Terwilliger served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Michael ArringtonRR6'1"175
Timothy BrookensRRAugust 10, 19535'10"165Chambersburg, PA US
Mike BucciRRJuly 5, 19535'11"180Reading, PA US
Robert CarrollSRApril 10, 19556'0"178Los Angeles, CA US
Richard CouchLLJune 12, 19575'8"150Oakland, CA US
Danny DarwinRROctober 25, 19556'3"185Bonham, TX US
Jerry GainesRRFebruary 10, 19525'9"162Norfolk, VA US
Len GlowzenskiRRApril 13, 19546'3"210Newark, NJ US
Mike GriffinRRJune 26, 19576'4"195Colusa, CA US
Harold KellyRROctober 8, 19576'1"170Tampa, FL US
Rick LisiRRMarch 17, 19566'0"175Halifax, NS CA
David McCarthyLLJanuary 30, 19566'1"185Evergreen Park, IL US
Randall McMurrayRRApril 3, 19526'1"170Artesia, CA US
Eddie MillerSRJune 29, 19575'9"175San Pablo, CA US
Mark MillerSRMarch 16, 19535'10"170Silver City, NM US
Paul MirabellaLLMarch 20, 19546'1"190Belleville, NJ US
Pat MoockRRDecember 18, 19526'0"165Baton Rouge, LA US
Bill PattenLLAugust 15, 19555'10"175
Wayne PinkertonSRSeptember 16, 19536'1"175
Glenn PurvisRRApril 24, 19546'0"155Pasadena, CA US
Pat PutnamLRDecember 3, 19536'0"205Bethel, VT US
Randall ReynoldsRRNovember 29, 19536'0"180Gettysburg, PA US
Dave RiveraRRAugust 9, 19575'11"175King City, CA US
Joseph RussellRRAugust 28, 19565'11"170Miami, FL US
Jeff ScottRRJuly 13, 19546'2"180Kankakee, IL US
Bob SmithLR6'1"190
Mark SorokoRROctober 22, 19536'3"210North Hollywood, CA US
Joseph StewartRRMarch 27, 19565'10"175Lima, OH US
William StoneRRAugust 24, 19575'8"155Steubenville, OH US
Danny TidwellRRNovember 6, 19566'1"190Palm Beach, FL US
LaRue WashingtonRRSeptember 7, 19536'0"170Long Beach, CA US
Philip WatsonRROctober 11, 19535'11"180Columbia, SC 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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