1977 El Paso Diablos Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 78-52
Finished 1st in the TL's West Division
Manager: Buck Rodgers (78-52)
Affiliation: California Angels
Location: El Paso, Texas
Ballpark: Dudley Field
Attendance: 217,346, Avg. 3,344
1977 El Paso Diablos Statistics

Finals - Arkansas Travelers 2 games, El Paso Diablos 0

The El Paso Diablos of the Texas League ended the 1977 season with a record of 78 wins and 52 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.

The Diablos scored 960 runs, best in the league. El Paso yielded 726 runs. Steve Stroughter led the squad with 25 home runs, while James Peters, Jim Anderson, Carney Lansford and Ken Landreaux each walloped 15 or more, too. Steve Stroughter accounted for 116 RBI and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .336. Jim Dorsey paced the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 5 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Players from the 1977 El Paso Diablos who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Jim Anderson, Danny Boone, Ralph Botting, Jim Dorsey, Bob Ferris, Pat Kelly, Gil Kubski, Ken Landreaux, Carney Lansford, Chuck Porter, Floyd Rayford, Buck Rodgers, Ken Schrom, Dave Schuler and Steve Stroughter.

Buck Rodgers served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jim AndersonRRFebruary 23, 19576'0"170Los Angeles, CA US
Danny BooneLLJanuary 14, 19545'8"150Long Beach, CA US
Ralph BottingLLMay 12, 19556'0"195Houlton, ME US
Steve BrisbinRR6'0"
Jerry BrustRR6'6"205
Kenny CalifanoLL5'10"175
Jim DorseyRRAugust 2, 19556'7"190Chicago, IL US
Bob FerrisRRMay 7, 19556'6"225Arlington, VA US
Steve KelleyRR6'4"195
Pat KellyRRAugust 27, 19556'3"210Santa Maria, CA US
Gil KubskiLROctober 12, 19546'3"185Longview, TX US
Ken LandreauxLRDecember 22, 19545'10"165Los Angeles, CA US
Carney LansfordRRFebruary 7, 19576'2"195San Jose, CA US
Bob LesslieRR6'3"215
Scott MoffittRRApril 22, 19556'3"195
Carlos PerezRRJune 3, 19556'0"163
James PetersLLSeptember 30, 19536'3"180
Chuck PorterRRJanuary 12, 19556'3"187Baltimore, MD US
Jerry QuigleyRR6'1"195
John RacanelliRR6'2"195
Floyd RayfordRRJuly 27, 19575'10"190Memphis, TN US
Buck RodgersSRAugust 16, 19386'2"190Delaware, OH US
John RoslundRL6'0"190
Larry RushRROctober 25, 19566'1"180Los Angeles, CA US
Ken SchromRRNovember 23, 19546'2"195Grangeville, ID US
Dave SchulerRLOctober 4, 19536'4"210Framingham, MA US
Randy SealyRRSeptember 6, 19546'3"195Freeport, TX US
Bob SlaterRROctober 26, 19555'10"170
Thomas SmithSRFebruary 19, 19526'0"170San Diego, CA US
David SteckRROctober 17, 19556'4"195
Steve StroughterLLMarch 15, 19526'2"190Visalia, CA US
Terry StupyRR6'1"185
Steve WhiteheadLR6'0"175
Billy WilsonRR6'2"185

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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