1975 El Paso Diablos Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 62-71
Finished 4th in the TL's West Division
Manager: Jimy Williams (62-71)
Affiliation: California Angels
Location: El Paso, Texas
Ballpark: Dudley Field
Attendance: 162,399, Avg. 2,442
1975 El Paso Diablos Statistics

The El Paso Diablos of the Texas League ended the 1975 season with a record of 62 wins and 71 losses, finishing fourth in the league's West Division.

The Diablos paced the league with 742 runs, ignited by 94 home runs. El Paso allowed 710 runs. Paul Dade led the team with 16 home runs, while Butch Alberts and Randy Wilson walloped 15 or more, too. Paul Dade recorded 84 runs batted in. Carlos López topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .327. Pat Cristelli and William Rothan paced the squad with 11 wins each, and Pat Cristelli recorded a 3.95 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 1975 El Paso Diablos who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Butch Alberts, Paul Dade, Tom Donohue, Gil Flores, Danny Goodwin, Carlos López, Dave Machemer, Mike Overy, Gil Rondón, John Verhoeven and Jimy Williams.

Jimy Williams served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Butch AlbertsRRMay 4, 19506'2"205Williamsport, PA US
Sam AshfordLRMarch 22, 19516'1"180Birmingham, AL US
Dan BeerbowerRRDecember 26, 19515'10"170
Pete BonfilsRLMay 27, 19525'9"150Toronto, ON CA
David ChristiansenRR6'3"196
Pat CristelliLRSeptember 27, 19526'4"200Canon City, CO US
Paul DadeRRDecember 7, 19516'1"185Seattle, WA US
Tom DonohueRRNovember 15, 19526'0"185Mineola, NY US
Gil FloresRROctober 27, 19526'0"185Ponce, PR
Marty FriedmanLLOctober 8, 19515'10"170
Kent FroedeRR5'10"180
Chuck GibbonSLSeptember 26, 19536'0"175Los Angeles, CA US
Danny GoodwinLRSeptember 2, 19536'1"195St. Louis, MO US
John HundRRSeptember 10, 19525'11"165
Edward JordanRRSeptember 20, 19515'11"175
Frank KenyonRLAugust 15, 19535'10"150Inglewood, CA US
Carlos LópezRRSeptember 27, 19486'0"190Mazatlan, Sinaloa MX
Dave MachemerRRMay 24, 19515'11"180St. Joseph, MI US
Rodney MaxwellLL6'3"180
Alan NewsomeRRJuly 3, 19536'2"215
Jim OfficerRLFebruary 24, 19516'2"182Portland, OR US
Mike OveryRRJanuary 27, 19516'2"190Clinton, IL US
Francis PanickRR6'1"205
Carl PersonRR5'10"170
Rick RichardsonRRJanuary 24, 19516'5"217Portsmouth, VA US
Gil RondónRRNovember 18, 19536'2"200Bronx, NY US
William RothanRRMay 16, 19516'3"170Cincinnati, OH US
Larry RushRROctober 25, 19566'1"180Los Angeles, CA US
Randy SmithRLDecember 2, 19536'1"200Paragould, AR US
Richard StumppLROctober 18, 19516'3"191Meadville, PA US
Esteban TexidorRR6'1"180, PR
John VerhoevenRRJuly 3, 19526'5"200Long Beach, CA US
Thomas WhiteleyRRSeptember 14, 19536'3"195Pasadena, CA US
Jimy WilliamsRROctober 4, 19435'10"170Santa Maria, CA US
Randy WilsonLLFebruary 23, 19536'6"195San Fernando, CA US
Lamar WrightLL5'11"175
Rick YoungLLMarch 17, 19516'0"175Chicago, IL 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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