1983 Greenwood Pirates Roster
Team Record: 66-78
Finished 4th in the SAL's South Division
Manager: Joe Frisina (66-78)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Greenwood, South Carolina
Ballpark: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 8,345, Avg. 116
The Greenwood Pirates of the South Atlantic League ended the 1983 season with a record of 66 wins and 78 losses, finishing fourth in the league's South Division.
The Pirates scored 645 runs and surrendered 764 runs. Bip Roberts drove in 63 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .320 clip. Shawn Stone led the squad with 10 wins, while Mitch McKelvey registered a 3.64 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1983 Greenwood Pirates who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Shawn Holman, Bip Roberts and Dorn Taylor.
Joe Frisina served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Jim Aulenback | R | R | July 17, 1959 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Kerry Baker | R | R | February 4, 1959 | 6'3" | 218 | |
Thomas Borland | R | 6'3" | 185 | |||
Bryan Burrows | R | R | May 5, 1960 | 5'11" | 163 | |
Dave Butters | R | R | March 5, 1964 | 6'4" | 193 | |
Justin Catlett | R | 6'3" | 180 | |||
John Cooke | R | January 10, 1964 | 6'3" | 170 | ||
Dave Coss | R | R | January 20, 1960 | 6'0" | 175 | |
Chip Cunningham | R | R | September 30, 1962 | 6'3" | 170 | |
Dorley Downs | R | September 17, 1962 | 6'2" | 165 | ||
Jim Felt | R | R | November 17, 1958 | 6'0" | 175 | |
Gary Grudzinski | R | November 13, 1962 | 6'2" | 190 | Scranton, PA US | |
Sam Haro | S | R | March 26, 1961 | 6'2" | 155 | |
Shawn Holman | R | R | November 10, 1964 | 6'2" | 185 | Sewickley, PA US |
Francisco Jimenez | L | L | December 7, 1963 | 5'9" | 170 | |
Tony LaCava | R | R | May 21, 1961 | 6'0" | 175 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
Charles Marty | R | 6'8" | 225 | |||
Omar Massiah | S | R | April 27, 1964 | 6'3" | 175 | |
Mitch McKelvey | R | August 4, 1964 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
Manuel Mejia | R | 6'0" | 160 | |||
Cesar Mena | R | R | 5'10" | 157 | ||
J. B. Moore | R | R | December 9, 1961 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Todd Moyer | R | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
Stacey Pettis | L | R | April 2, 1963 | 5'11" | ||
Pete Piskol | R | R | February 13, 1959 | 6'3" | 185 | |
Frank Pol | R | 6'2" | 160 | |||
Luis Ramos | R | R | ||||
Bip Roberts | S | R | October 27, 1963 | 5'7" | 150 | Berkeley, CA US |
Leo Sanchez | L | December 12, 1962 | 6'3" | 195 | ||
Scott Simmons | L | 6'3" | 190 | |||
Bob Spurlin | R | R | September 18, 1958 | 6'2" | 185 | |
Bernard Stanton | R | 6'3" | 190 | |||
James Stinnett | R | 6'2" | 210 | |||
Shawn Stone | R | August 8, 1963 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
Dorn Taylor | R | R | August 11, 1958 | 6'2" | 180 | Abington, PA US |
Eriberto Them | S | R | 5'9" | 184 | ||
Jesus Tiamo | R | R | ||||
Frederick Yoder | L | R | 6'0" | 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.