1971 Cocoa Astros Roster
Team Record: 80-59
Finished 2nd in the FSL's East Division
Manager: Tony Pacheco (80-59)
Affiliation: Houston Astros
Location: Cocoa, Florida
Ballpark: Cocoa Stadium
Attendance: 24,628, Avg. 354
Playoffs - Cocoa Astros 2 games, Daytona Beach Dodgers 1
Finals - Miami Orioles 2 games, Cocoa Astros 1
The Cocoa Astros of the Florida State League ended the 1971 season with a record of 80 wins and 59 losses, finishing second in the league's East Division.
The Astros plated 606 runs and surrendered 543 runs. Thomas Wise paced Cocoa with 12 home runs Mike Easler drove in 68 runs and topped all regular hitters with a .293 average. Carlos Alfonso and Mike Cosgrove led the squad with 13 wins each, while Carlos Alfonso registered a 2.68 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1971 Cocoa Astros who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Stan Papi, Bob Watkins, Mike Cosgrove and Mike Easler.
Tony Pacheco served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Alfonso | R | R | December 18, 1950 | 5'11" | 178 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Wayne Brechtel | R | R | March 14, 1949 | 6'4" | 210 | Ridgway, PA US |
| Mike Cosgrove | L | L | February 17, 1951 | 6'1" | 170 | Phoenix, AZ US |
| Ronald DeJean | R | R | June 10, 1952 | 6'4" | 200 | Denver, CO US |
| Erasmo Diaz | R | R | January 8, 1949 | 5'9" | 147 | Las Piedras, Falcon VE |
| Byron Dismukes | R | R | August 29, 1950 | |||
| Mike Easler | L | R | November 29, 1950 | 6'0" | 190 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Steven Gardner | R | R | December 13, 1947 | 6'0" | 170 | Spanish Fork, UT US |
| Enrique Gonzalez | R | R | April 2, 1946 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Charles Grigsby | R | R | November 17, 1947 | 6'1" | 190 | Shreveport, LA US |
| James Healey | R | R | July 27, 1950 | 6'5" | 215 | Phoenix, AZ US |
| Curtis Jordan | R | R | February 24, 1949 | 6'3" | 210 | Jacksonville, FL US |
| Francisco Lopez | R | R | October 10, 1950 | 5'11" | 160 | Ponce, PR |
| Donnie McLaughlin | R | R | July 4, 1950 | 5'11" | 160 | Shreveport, LA US |
| Melvin McNeil | R | R | April 27, 1951 | 6'1" | 215 | |
| Willie Melendez | R | R | May 13, 1951 | 6'1" | 175 | Cidra, PR |
| Stan Papi | R | R | February 4, 1951 | 6'0" | 170 | Fresno, CA US |
| Iran Paz | R | R | July 30, 1947 | 5'11" | 148 | |
| Pastor Perez | R | R | November 23, 1950 | |||
| Nathaniel Pettaway | L | L | December 15, 1949 | 6'4" | 190 | Mobile, AL US |
| Bob Renninger | L | L | May 4, 1949 | 6'3" | 180 | Elyria, OH US |
| Alfio Rondon | R | R | February 6, 1951 | 5'11" | 160 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Matthew Rosiek | R | R | November 26, 1949 | 6'5" | 215 | New Britain, CT US |
| Thomas Simon | L | L | June 6, 1943 | 5'11" | 172 | Lakeland, LA US |
| Chuck Taylor | R | R | December 22, 1947 | 6'0" | 155 | Covington, KY US |
| George Vasquez | R | R | August 8, 1949 | 6'0" | 190 | Tempe, AZ US |
| Milton Villalobos | R | R | September 15, 1952 | 6'0" | 170 | Cabo Rojo, PR |
| Bob Watkins | R | R | March 12, 1948 | 6'1" | 170 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Thomas Wise | R | R | May 31, 1952 | 6'1" | 185 | Vancouver, WA 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.
