1976 Greenwood Braves Roster
Team Record: 75-64
Finished 2nd in the WCL
Manager: Gene Hassell (75-64)
Affiliation: Atlanta Braves
Location: Greenwood, South Carolina
Ballpark: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 26,380, Avg. 380
Playoffs - Greenwood Braves 3 games, Asheville Tourists 1
The Greenwood Braves of the Western Carolinas League ended the 1976 season with a record of 75 wins and 64 losses, finishing second in the WCL.
The Braves paced the league with just 672 runs allowed. Greenwood scored 694 runs. Richard Green led the squad with 10 home runs and drove in 81 runs. James Doherty topped all regular batters by hitting .327. William Free paced the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 3.44 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Members of the 1976 Greenwood Braves who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bruce Benedict, Gary Cooper, Terry Harper, Glenn Hubbard, Rufino Linares, Mike Macha, Rick Mahler, Rick Matula, Larry McWilliams, Dan Morogiello, Duane Theiss, Jim Wessinger and Larry Whisenton.
Gene Hassell served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Ramon Amancio | R | R | October 28, 1958 | 6'1" | 158 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
Jorge Aranzamendi | R | R | August 26, 1953 | 6'1" | 160 | Santurce, PR |
George Ban | R | R | July 25, 1955 | 6'0" | 175 | Sacramento, CA US |
Bruce Benedict | R | R | August 18, 1955 | 6'1" | 175 | Birmingham, AL US |
Dave Breiby | R | R | September 2, 1954 | 6'2" | 180 | |
Kevin Connolly | L | R | October 15, 1953 | 5'10" | 175 | |
Gary Cooper | S | R | December 22, 1956 | 6'3" | 175 | Savannah, GA US |
Tim Costello | L | L | May 31, 1956 | 6'3" | 205 | Harrisburg, PA US |
James Doherty | R | R | December 16, 1953 | 6'0" | 165 | |
Don Fletcher | S | R | October 29, 1956 | 5'11" | 188 | |
Eugene Fornash | R | R | January 22, 1954 | 6'3" | 193 | |
William Free | R | R | September 4, 1954 | 6'5" | 200 | Paterson, NJ US |
Richard Green | S | R | September 14, 1956 | 6'1" | 208 | Conroe, TX US |
William Harlee | L | L | April 22, 1954 | 6'2" | 197 | |
Terry Harper | R | R | August 19, 1955 | 6'4" | 195 | Douglasville, GA US |
Glenn Hubbard | R | R | September 25, 1957 | 5'9" | 150 | Hahn, DE |
Alvin Jones | L | R | August 19, 1954 | 5'10" | 170 | Seguin, TX US |
Lamar Jones | R | R | July 9, 1952 | 6'5" | 195 | Chamblee, GA US |
Jerry Keller | R | R | February 9, 1955 | 6'4" | 210 | Royal Oak, MI US |
William King | L | R | August 9, 1955 | 6'1" | 200 | Decatur, GA US |
Rufino Linares | R | R | February 28, 1951 | 6'0" | 170 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
Mike Macha | R | R | February 17, 1954 | 5'11" | 180 | Victoria, TX US |
Rick Mahler | R | R | August 5, 1953 | 6'1" | 195 | Austin, TX US |
Rick Matula | R | R | November 22, 1953 | 6'0" | 190 | Wharton, TX US |
Larry McWilliams | L | L | February 10, 1954 | 6'5" | 180 | Wichita, KS US |
Kevin Meistickle | R | R | October 18, 1951 | 6'1" | 200 | |
Dan Morogiello | L | L | March 26, 1955 | 6'1" | 200 | Brooklyn, NY US |
George Phillips | R | R | August 17, 1954 | 6'1" | 185 | |
Louis Pratt | R | R | September 8, 1956 | 6'1" | 185 | Boynton Beach, FL US |
Mike Reynolds | L | R | February 11, 1955 | 5'10" | 160 | Nampa, ID US |
Wilfredo Rios | L | L | August 18, 1953 | 5'9" | 150 | Rio Piedras, PR |
Al Ryan | R | R | February 7, 1951 | 5'10" | 163 | New Orleans, LA US |
Gary Stein | R | R | September 25, 1955 | 6'1" | 207 | |
David Stevens | R | R | June 21, 1956 | 5'11" | 175 | |
Duane Theiss | R | R | November 20, 1953 | 6'3" | 185 | Zanesville, OH US |
Vincent Titus | L | L | August 24, 1954 | 6'1" | 172 | Renton, WA US |
Jim Wessinger | R | R | September 25, 1955 | 5'10" | 165 | Utica, NY US |
Thomas Westlake | L | R | April 15, 1954 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Larry Whisenton | L | L | July 3, 1956 | 6'1" | 190 | St. Louis, MO US |
Donald Young | R | R | June 2, 1957 | 6'3" | 192 |
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.