1968 Greenwood Braves Roster
Team Record: 73-51
Finished 1st in the WCL
Manager: Lou Fitzgerald (73-51)
Affiliation: Atlanta Braves
Location: Greenwood, South Carolina
Ballpark: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 62,033, Avg. 1,001
Playoffs - Greenwood Braves 2 games, Spartanburg Phillies 1
The Greenwood Braves of the Western Carolinas League ended the 1968 season with a record of 73 wins and 51 losses, finishing first in the WCL.
The Braves scored 634 runs, most in the league. Greenwood conceded 467 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Jim Breazeale led the squad with 19 home runs and drove in 88 runs, while leading all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .310. Pablo Torrealba topped the squad with 10 wins, and Stanley Bell recorded a 2.36 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Members of the 1968 Greenwood Braves who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Hal Breeden, Dusty Baker, Bob Didier, Pablo Torrealba, Garry Hill, Earl Williams, Jim Breazeale, Ron Schueler, Charlie Vaughan and Rick Kester.
Lou Fitzgerald served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Allen | R | R | February 8, 1947 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Dusty Baker | R | R | June 15, 1949 | 6'2" | 183 | Riverside, CA US |
| Frank Ballard | L | R | May 4, 1944 | 5'11" | 185 | Indianapolis, IN US |
| Doyle Barringer | R | R | February 3, 1949 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Stanley Bell | R | R | September 9, 1947 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Jim Breazeale | L | R | October 3, 1949 | 6'2" | 210 | Houston, TX US |
| Hal Breeden | R | L | June 28, 1944 | 6'2" | 200 | Albany, GA US |
| Jimmy Britton | L | L | October 21, 1948 | 6'2" | 195 | St. Louis, MO US |
| John Burns | L | R | May 15, 1947 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Alberto Cambero | R | R | July 22, 1944 | 5'10" | 165 | Barquisimeto, Lara VE |
| Robert Connolly | R | R | January 1, 1945 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Dennis Dalton | R | R | October 31, 1948 | 6'4" | 195 | Altavista, VA US |
| Bob Didier | S | R | February 16, 1949 | 6'0" | 190 | Hattiesburg, MS US |
| Douglas Duffie | R | L | December 6, 1945 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Steve Franklin | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Charles Garrett | L | R | June 6, 1945 | 5'10" | 150 | Brooksville, FL US |
| Alan Goldberg | R | R | July 15, 1946 | 5'9" | 185 | |
| Dick Grant | L | L | April 2, 1947 | 6'4" | 220 | Boston, MA US |
| Juan Guzman | R | R | May 27, 1936 | 5'8" | 170 | Santurce, PR |
| Larry Haines | R | R | October 5, 1946 | 6'4" | 180 | |
| Garry Hill | R | R | November 3, 1946 | 6'2" | 195 | Rutherfordton, NC US |
| Allen Jillson | L | L | October 2, 1948 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Juan Joa | R | R | February 6, 1944 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| James Johnson | R | R | September 9, 1945 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Byron Kennedy | R | R | July 23, 1949 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Jeffrey Kennon | L | L | August 3, 1948 | 6'4" | 180 | Biloxi, MS US |
| Rick Kester | R | R | July 7, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | Iola, KS US |
| Douglas King | R | R | May 28, 1947 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Dave Lobb | R | R | September 10, 1947 | 6'5" | 185 | Albert Lea, MN US |
| James Mathis | R | R | September 13, 1948 | 6'2" | 220 | |
| Carlos Moreno | R | R | April 15, 1948 | 6'2" | 155 | La Guaira, Vargas VE |
| Marlan Murphy | R | R | April 17, 1947 | 6'4" | 200 | Meridan, MS US |
| Eddie Odom | R | R | October 10, 1944 | 5'9" | 185 | Quitman, GA US |
| Armando Ortiz | R | R | May 3, 1945 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Iran Paz | R | R | July 30, 1947 | 5'11" | 148 | |
| Roger Reid | R | R | August 3, 1946 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Candy Robinson | L | R | February 29, 1940 | 6'0" | 189 | |
| Ron Schueler | R | R | April 14, 1948 | 6'4" | 205 | Catherine, KS US |
| John Spottke | R | R | December 9, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | New York, NY US |
| Dennis Sutherland | R | R | August 20, 1946 | 6'0" | 205 | |
| Albert Thompson | R | L | January 4, 1947 | 5'11" | 200 | Portland, OR US |
| Pablo Torrealba | L | L | April 28, 1948 | 5'10" | 173 | Barquisimeto, Lara VE |
| Charlie Vaughan | R | L | October 6, 1947 | 6'1" | 185 | Mercedes, TX US |
| Alan Venz | R | R | April 1, 1947 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Ronald White | L | L | April 3, 1946 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Earl Williams | R | R | July 14, 1948 | 6'3" | 215 | Newark, NJ US |
| Richard Wilson | R | R | November 9, 1949 | 6'5" | 220 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Robert Wiswell | L | L | November 1, 1945 | 6'5" | 210 | |
| Faustino Zabala | R | R | December 29, 1942 | 5'9" | 195 | Cabimas, Zulia VE |
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.
