1968 Greenville Red Sox Roster
Team Record: 68-54
Finished 3rd in the WCL
Manager: Matt Sczesny (68-54)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Greenville, South Carolina
Ballpark: Meadowbrook Park
Attendance: 59,368, Avg. 973
The Greenville Red Sox of the Western Carolinas League ended the 1968 season with a record of 68 wins and 54 losses, finishing third in the WCL.
The Red Sox scored 551 runs and surrendered 524 runs. Paul Campbell led Greenville with 13 home runs Steve Coley drove in 50 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .285 clip. Mike Skane, Anthony Vincent and John Fryar paced the team with 9 wins each, while Mike Skane recorded a 2.12 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1968 Greenville Red Sox who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Mike Garman, Terry Hughes, Tony Muser and Don Newhauser.
Matt Sczesny served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Gerald Anson | L | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
James Boris | R | R | September 16, 1949 | 6'3" | 195 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
Carl Boyer | R | R | February 15, 1945 | 6'0" | 195 | |
Paul Campbell | L | L | November 7, 1944 | 6'2" | 195 | |
Steve Coley | R | R | July 26, 1943 | 5'9" | 170 | Spartanburg, SC US |
Timothy Coulon | R | R | December 5, 1947 | 6'0" | 200 | New Orleans, LA US |
Donald Dahlgren | L | L | 6'2" | 195 | ||
Raymond Dahlgren | R | R | November 26, 1944 | 6'2" | 201 | |
Steve Eagan | R | R | October 7, 1946 | 5'11" | 210 | Topeka, KS US |
John Fryar | R | R | November 13, 1947 | 6'1" | 195 | Lake Charles, LA US |
John Frye | R | R | September 23, 1944 | 5'10" | 185 | Washington, DC US |
Wayne Fuzzard | L | L | August 23, 1947 | 6'3" | 195 | Miami, FL US |
Jack Gaines | L | L | January 27, 1945 | 6'1" | 165 | Portsmouth, VA US |
Mike Garman | R | R | September 16, 1949 | 6'3" | 195 | Caldwell, ID US |
Thomas Gillman | L | L | 5'10" | 185 | ||
Harry Greenfield | R | R | May 16, 1945 | 6'2" | 195 | New Rochelle, NY US |
John Guest | R | R | January 8, 1948 | 6'2" | 200 | |
Terry Hughes | R | R | May 13, 1949 | 6'1" | 185 | Spartanburg, SC US |
Kristopher Krebs | R | R | March 8, 1947 | 6'0" | 170 | Jacksonville, FL US |
Glenn Lohfink | R | R | January 15, 1948 | 6'0" | 190 | New Orleans, LA US |
Keith MacDonald | R | L | March 1, 1948 | 6'1" | 170 | Montreal, QC CA |
Roger McComas | L | L | March 24, 1948 | 6'3" | 185 | Big Spring, TX US |
Joseph McCullough | R | R | February 6, 1948 | 6'1" | 170 | Jersey City, NJ US |
Robert McGuire | R | R | March 29, 1943 | 6'2" | 185 | Monterey Park, CA US |
Charles Miller | R | R | September 11, 1945 | 6'0" | 160 | Norfolk, VA US |
John Mountain | L | L | February 10, 1945 | 5'9" | 160 | Cambridge, MA US |
Tommie Murphy | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
Tony Muser | L | L | August 1, 1947 | 6'2" | 180 | Van Nuys, CA US |
Don Newhauser | R | R | November 7, 1947 | 6'4" | 200 | Miami, FL US |
James Partyka | L | L | June 30, 1949 | 6'0" | 170 | |
Richard Paster | L | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
Ben Payne | L | R | September 24, 1946 | 5'11" | 180 | Mount Clemens, MI US |
James Powers | L | R | December 8, 1949 | 6'0" | 180 | South Bend, IN US |
Juan Ramos | R | R | March 28, 1946 | 5'10" | 160 | Santurce, PR |
Robert Rice | L | R | November 9, 1943 | 6'0" | 190 | |
Alfred Riverso | R | R | September 13, 1946 | 5'9" | 170 | , IT |
Jack Rudowski | R | R | December 23, 1945 | 6'0" | 182 | Nanticoke, PA US |
Douglas Shores | R | R | July 6, 1946 | 5'11" | 196 | Greensboro, NC US |
Mike Skane | R | L | June 15, 1942 | 6'2" | 197 | Woburn, MA US |
Gary Smith | R | R | June 20, 1946 | 6'3" | 190 | Detroit, MI US |
Paul Sparkman | L | R | March 30, 1948 | 6'0" | 190 | |
Tom Stephenson | R | R | December 19, 1946 | 6'5" | 180 | Torrance, CA US |
Anthony Vincent | R | R | January 26, 1945 | 5'10" | 180 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
Harold Wade | R | R | September 21, 1942 | 5'11" | 170 | Huntsville, AL US |
James Walker | R | R | November 2, 1944 | 6'0" | 195 | Memphis, TN US |
Thomas Walsh | R | R | March 6, 1947 | 6'1" | 185 | |
Alan Wolfenbarger | L | R | May 15, 1949 | 6'0" | 160 | Rutledge, TN US |
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.