1996 Greenville Bluesmen Roster

Big South League (BSL) - Independent
Team Record: 35-36
Finished 4th in the BSL
Manager: Lyle Yates (35-36)
Location: Greenville, Mississippi
Ballpark: Legion Field
Attendance: 36,532, Avg. 1,029
1996 Greenville Bluesmen Statistics

Playoffs - Greenville Bluesmen 2 games, Pine Bluff Locomotives 1
Finals - Greenville Bluesmen 3 games, Columbia Mules 0

The Greenville Bluesmen of the Big South League ended the 1996 season with a record of 35 wins and 36 losses, finishing fourth in the BSL.

The Bluesmen scored 451 runs and gave up 489 runs. Tim Graham drove in 50 runs. Johnny Graham led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .361 clip. Matt Miller, Dean Hinson and Chris Yates topped the team with 5 wins each, while Jeff Scarpitti registered a 4.55 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Matt Miller played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Greenville Bluesmen to do so.

Lyle Yates served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Mike BanksRRAugust 24, 19746'1"170Griffin, GA US
Steve CainLL
Keiver CampbellRRAugust 30, 19696'1"220Greenville, MS US
Monroe Chapman
Shawn CheekRRApril 30, 19746'3"215Albany, GA US
Erick CorpsSRSeptember 6, 19746'0"180Humacoa, PR
F. Emory
Sean FlikkeLL
Gresham FortuneSRJuly 23, 19726'2"195Chicago, IL US
Gary FrankLR5'7"165
Johnny GrahamLLMay 7, 19715'10"170
Tim GrahamLRSeptember 4, 19716'0"170Lancaster, OH US
Collin HindsRRMarch 1, 19746'1"190New York, NY US
Dean HinsonRRJuly 15, 19716'3"215
Jerry HiraldoRRAugust 4, 19746'2"170
A. J. JenkinsRRDecember 13, 19716'2"195Palestine, TX US
Jonathan JenkinsRRJune 3, 19685'8"210Culpeper, VA US
Andre KeeneLLMarch 11, 19716'5"240Washington, DC US
Shaun LaRueLROctober 30, 19716'2"225Spring Branch, TX US
Jumaane LeachLLNovember 7, 19726'1"195
Matt MillerRRNovember 23, 19716'3"210Greenwood, MS US
Michael MortimerRRMay 4, 19735'11"180
Dan O'Brien
Malcolm Redding
Jeff ScarpittiRROctober 30, 19706'0"185Oakland, CA US
Jose SerraRRMarch 28, 19735'11"160
Kerby Smith
Garth Spendiff
Brad TownsRR
Larry Van AllenSRJuly 13, 19735'10"178Vicksburg, MS US
Brian WilliardRRMay 1, 19736'2"215
Chris YatesRLAugust 24, 19756'0"165Eupora, MS 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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