1973 Anderson Tigers Roster
Team Record: 54-73
Finished 5th in the WCL
Manager: Len Okrie (54-73)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Anderson, South Carolina
Ballpark: Anderson City Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 32,284, Avg. 508
The Anderson Tigers of the Western Carolinas League ended the 1973 season with a record of 54 wins and 73 losses, finishing fifth in the WCL.
The Tigers scored 495 runs and yielded 556 runs. Alan Newsome paced Anderson with 10 home runs Dan Gonzales drove in 51 runs and topped all regular batters by hitting .290. George Cappuzzello paced the team with 9 wins, while Robert Shortell registered a 2.81 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1973 Anderson Tigers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were George Cappuzzello, Bob Kaiser and Dan Gonzales.
Len Okrie served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Allen | R | R | May 2, 1953 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Herbert Andres | L | L | October 29, 1952 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Luis Atilano | R | R | May 6, 1954 | 6'4" | 175 | |
| Robert Bodden | R | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Lawrence Bubla | R | R | 6'3" | 197 | ||
| Nat Calamis | L | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| George Cappuzzello | R | L | January 15, 1954 | 6'0" | 175 | Youngstown, OH US |
| Kim Cates | R | R | 6'5" | 210 | ||
| Mike Corbett | R | R | August 15, 1953 | 6'2" | 185 | Stoughton, MA US |
| Lawrence Cox | L | R | January 14, 1955 | 6'4" | 175 | |
| Santiago Garcia | R | R | 6'4" | 185 | ||
| Dan Gonzales | L | R | September 30, 1953 | 6'1" | 195 | Whittier, CA US |
| Ronald Hargett | R | R | October 24, 1953 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| George Hart | L | R | July 29, 1950 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Ben Hunt | S | R | June 28, 1953 | 5'11" | 150 | |
| Bob Kaiser | S | L | April 29, 1950 | 5'10" | 175 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Daniel Kaupla | R | R | March 14, 1952 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Greg Kuhl | R | R | March 21, 1954 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Richard Lawson | L | L | May 15, 1952 | 6'4" | 195 | |
| Steve Litras | L | R | August 11, 1954 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Stan Lukoic | R | R | 6'4" | 204 | ||
| Charles Morrison | R | L | March 2, 1954 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Stephen Mullin | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Jeff Natchez | R | R | February 11, 1953 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Alan Newsome | R | R | July 3, 1953 | 6'2" | 215 | |
| Humberto Pages | R | R | December 7, 1955 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Robert Perkins | R | R | September 20, 1952 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Fernand Poirier | L | R | 6'0" | 174 | ||
| Brian Sheekey | R | R | October 20, 1950 | 5'11" | 188 | |
| Robert Shortell | S | R | July 20, 1950 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Lloyd Sprockett | L | R | December 8, 1953 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Gary Stoller | R | R | May 20, 1954 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Allen Szaroleta | R | R | 6'3" | 175 | ||
| Michael Taylor | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Stephen Tissot | R | R | 6'0" | 193 | ||
| Steve Trella | R | R | December 8, 1953 | 6'5" | 205 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Harrold Underwood | R | R | April 25, 1950 | 6'0" | 158 | |
| Ramon Vega | R | R | March 27, 1951 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| John Walsh | R | L | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Bob Wisniewski | R | R | December 15, 1952 | 6'3" | 205 | |
| Rick Wolff | R | R | July 14, 1951 | 6'1" | 170 |
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.
