1976 Greenwood Braves Roster

Western Carolinas League (WCL) - Class: A
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
1976 Greenwood Braves Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Ramon AmancioRROctober 28, 19586'1"158Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Jorge AranzamendiRRAugust 26, 19536'1"160Santurce, PR
George BanRRJuly 25, 19556'0"175Sacramento, CA US
Bruce BenedictRRAugust 18, 19556'1"175Birmingham, AL US
Dave BreibyRRSeptember 2, 19546'2"180
Kevin ConnollyLROctober 15, 19535'10"175
Gary CooperSRDecember 22, 19566'3"175Savannah, GA US
Tim CostelloLLMay 31, 19566'3"205Harrisburg, PA US
James DohertyRRDecember 16, 19536'0"165
Don FletcherSROctober 29, 19565'11"188
Eugene FornashRRJanuary 22, 19546'3"193
William FreeRRSeptember 4, 19546'5"200Paterson, NJ US
Richard GreenSRSeptember 14, 19566'1"208Conroe, TX US
William HarleeLLApril 22, 19546'2"197
Terry HarperRRAugust 19, 19556'4"195Douglasville, GA US
Glenn HubbardRRSeptember 25, 19575'9"150Hahn, DE
Alvin JonesLRAugust 19, 19545'10"170Seguin, TX US
Lamar JonesRRJuly 9, 19526'5"195Chamblee, GA US
Jerry KellerRRFebruary 9, 19556'4"210Royal Oak, MI US
William KingLRAugust 9, 19556'1"200Decatur, GA US
Rufino LinaresRRFebruary 28, 19516'0"170San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Mike MachaRRFebruary 17, 19545'11"180Victoria, TX US
Rick MahlerRRAugust 5, 19536'1"195Austin, TX US
Rick MatulaRRNovember 22, 19536'0"190Wharton, TX US
Larry McWilliamsLLFebruary 10, 19546'5"180Wichita, KS US
Kevin MeistickleRROctober 18, 19516'1"200
Dan MorogielloLLMarch 26, 19556'1"200Brooklyn, NY US
George PhillipsRRAugust 17, 19546'1"185
Louis PrattRRSeptember 8, 19566'1"185Boynton Beach, FL US
Mike ReynoldsLRFebruary 11, 19555'10"160Nampa, ID US
Wilfredo RiosLLAugust 18, 19535'9"150Rio Piedras, PR
Al RyanRRFebruary 7, 19515'10"163New Orleans, LA US
Gary SteinRRSeptember 25, 19556'1"207
David StevensRRJune 21, 19565'11"175
Duane TheissRRNovember 20, 19536'3"185Zanesville, OH US
Vincent TitusLLAugust 24, 19546'1"172Renton, WA US
Jim WessingerRRSeptember 25, 19555'10"165Utica, NY US
Thomas WestlakeLRApril 15, 19546'0"180
Larry WhisentonLLJuly 3, 19566'1"190St. Louis, MO US
Donald YoungRRJune 2, 19576'3"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.




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