1973 Birmingham A's Roster
Team Record: 50-88
Finished 4th in the SL's West Division
Manager: Harry Bright (50-88)
Affiliation: Oakland Athletics
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Attendance: 21,016, Avg. 305
The Birmingham A's of the Southern League ended the 1973 season with a record of 50 wins and 88 losses, finishing fourth in the league's West Division.
The A's scored 465 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 671 runs, most in the circuit. Avery Morris drove in 39 runs. Ray Leavitt led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .270. Alan Griffin topped the team with 9 wins and a team-best 3.67 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Randy Scarbery, Jim Nash, Dick Baney, Tommy Sandt, Curt Motton, Allan Lewis and Mike Barlow were all players from the 1973 Birmingham A's who played in the Majors during their careers.
Harry Bright served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Allison | L | L | March 2, 1953 | 6'1" | 165 | |
| Dick Baney | R | R | November 1, 1946 | 6'0" | 185 | Fullerton, CA US |
| Mike Barlow | L | R | April 30, 1948 | 6'6" | 210 | Stamford, NY US |
| Jack Bastable | R | R | July 2, 1951 | 5'11" | 195 | Chicago, IL US |
| Brien Bickerton | L | L | July 6, 1949 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Stan Bockewitz | R | L | December 18, 1952 | 6'4" | 190 | Harvel, IL US |
| Bernie Boehmer | R | R | November 25, 1949 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Frank Bowling | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Robert Breitzman | L | R | October 10, 1948 | 5'10" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
| James Capehart | S | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Marshal Crossan | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Greg Dehn | R | R | September 9, 1950 | 6'3" | 190 | Anoka, MN US |
| Ken Dempsey | L | L | March 8, 1950 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| William Fitzgerald | R | R | 6'4" | 195 | ||
| Chris Floethe | R | R | April 9, 1950 | 6'2" | 196 | |
| Bill Geiger | R | R | February 8, 1947 | 6'1" | 200 | Red Bank, NJ US |
| Orlando Gomez | R | R | June 24, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Juana Diaz, PR |
| Alan Griffin | R | R | February 15, 1952 | 6'2" | 170 | Santa Monica, CA US |
| Eldon Jones | L | L | 6'1" | 183 | ||
| Ray Leavitt | L | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Allan Lewis | S | R | December 12, 1941 | 6'0" | 170 | Colon, Colon PA |
| Keith Lieppman | R | R | January 17, 1949 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Gil Marcano | R | R | October 8, 1950 | 6'0" | 183 | |
| Avery Morris | R | R | December 18, 1950 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Curt Motton | R | R | September 24, 1940 | 5'8" | 164 | Darnell, LA US |
| Dennis Myers | R | R | July 21, 1950 | 6'3" | 205 | Clarksville, AR US |
| Jim Nash | R | R | February 9, 1945 | 6'5" | 215 | Hawthorne, NV US |
| Richard O'Daniels | L | L | 5'9" | 175 | ||
| Nicholas Parrilla | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Dario Pini | L | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Joe Robinson | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Dennis Root | L | L | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Tommy Sandt | R | R | December 22, 1950 | 5'11" | 175 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Dale Sanner | L | R | February 1, 1952 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Randy Scarbery | S | R | June 22, 1952 | 6'1" | 185 | Fresno, CA US |
| Greg Schubert | L | L | April 16, 1947 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| James Seida | L | R | 5'9" | 155 | ||
| Patrick Tatom | R | R | April 28, 1950 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Tom Trebelhorn | L | R | January 27, 1948 | 6'0" | 180 | Portland, OR US |
| Bill VanBommel | R | R | February 15, 1952 | 6'5" | 210 | |
| Mike Weathers | R | R | November 25, 1949 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Robert Wolf | R | R | 6'3" | 180 |
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.
