1983 Greenwood Pirates Roster

South Atlantic League (SAL) - Class: A
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
1983 Greenwood Pirates Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jim AulenbackRRJuly 17, 19596'0"185
Kerry BakerRRFebruary 4, 19596'3"218
Thomas BorlandR6'3"185
Bryan BurrowsRRMay 5, 19605'11"163
Dave ButtersRRMarch 5, 19646'4"193
Justin CatlettR6'3"180
John CookeRJanuary 10, 19646'3"170
Dave CossRRJanuary 20, 19606'0"175
Chip CunninghamRRSeptember 30, 19626'3"170
Dorley DownsRSeptember 17, 19626'2"165
Jim FeltRRNovember 17, 19586'0"175
Gary GrudzinskiRNovember 13, 19626'2"190Scranton, PA US
Sam HaroSRMarch 26, 19616'2"155
Shawn HolmanRRNovember 10, 19646'2"185Sewickley, PA US
Francisco JimenezLLDecember 7, 19635'9"170
Tony LaCavaRRMay 21, 19616'0"175Pittsburgh, PA US
Charles MartyR6'8"225
Omar MassiahSRApril 27, 19646'3"175
Mitch McKelveyRAugust 4, 19646'1"180
Manuel MejiaR6'0"160
Cesar MenaRR5'10"157
J. B. MooreRRDecember 9, 19616'0"185
Todd MoyerRR6'3"205
Stacey PettisLRApril 2, 19635'11"
Pete PiskolRRFebruary 13, 19596'3"185
Frank PolR6'2"160
Luis RamosRR
Bip RobertsSROctober 27, 19635'7"150Berkeley, CA US
Leo SanchezLDecember 12, 19626'3"195
Scott SimmonsL6'3"190
Bob SpurlinRRSeptember 18, 19586'2"185
Bernard StantonR6'3"190
James StinnettR6'2"210
Shawn StoneRAugust 8, 19636'0"175
Dorn TaylorRRAugust 11, 19586'2"180Abington, PA US
Eriberto ThemSR5'9"184
Jesus TiamoRR
Frederick YoderLR6'0"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.




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