1971 Greenville Red Sox Roster

Western Carolinas League (WCL) - Class: A
Team Record: 62-63
Finished 3rd in the WCL
Manager: Rac Slider (62-63)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Greenville, South Carolina
Ballpark: Meadowbrook Park
Attendance: 41,402, Avg. 662
1971 Greenville Red Sox Statistics

The Greenville Red Sox of the Western Carolinas League ended the 1971 season with a record of 62 wins and 63 losses, finishing third in the WCL.

The Red Sox scored 615 runs and surrendered 593 runs. Steven Miller paced Greenville with 20 home runs, while Gary Myers walloped 15 or more, too. Gary Myers drove in 84 runs. Frank Vazquez led all regular batters by connecting at a .289 clip. Samuel Phillips and Rick Kreuger topped the squad with 10 wins each, and Rick Kreuger recorded a 3.11 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Ramón Avilés, Tim Blackwell, Rick Burleson, Bo Díaz, Rick Kreuger, Bill Moran and Jim Wright were all players from the 1971 Greenville Red Sox who played in the Majors during their careers.

Rac Slider served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Ramón AvilésRRJanuary 22, 19525'9"155Manati, PR
Tim BlackwellSRAugust 19, 19525'11"170San Diego, CA US
Rick BurlesonRRApril 29, 19515'10"165Lynwood, CA US
Neil ColeRRJanuary 25, 19506'3"190
Bo DíazRRMarch 23, 19535'11"185Cua, Miranda VE
Anthony DumawRRNovember 18, 19516'0"155
Teddy GilmanRRAugust 3, 19506'0"185
Henry GraciaRRMay 27, 19485'10"165
Tommy HaneganLROctober 8, 19505'11"170
Michael HarvisonRRMay 29, 19506'0"165
Mike HetmanRRMarch 18, 19485'9"173
David KlastavaRRJune 24, 19516'1"185
John KlitsnerLLFebruary 15, 19526'0"175
Bill KounsRRMay 12, 19496'1"185Portsmouth, OH US
Rick KreugerRLNovember 3, 19486'2"185Grand Rapids, MI US
Kurt LohrkeSR5'11"180
Kenneth McCormickRRFebruary 10, 19475'9"155
Steven MillerRRFebruary 20, 19496'2"253Lansdale, PA US
Bill MoranRRSeptember 26, 19506'4"210Portsmouth, VA US
Gary MyersRRJanuary 6, 19496'1"190
Scott NeatLRJanuary 10, 19486'1"180
Reginald NilesRRMay 29, 19515'10"165Mobile, AL US
Larry O'BrienLLJanuary 13, 19515'11"174
Pete PeckhamLLMay 13, 19516'2"187Providence, RI US
Samuel PhillipsRRMarch 31, 19496'1"185Fort Worth, TX US
Robert RemsonRLOctober 22, 19505'10"
John SinclairLRNovember 15, 19475'11"180
James SnypesLR5'11"165
Jerry SpencerRROctober 30, 19516'2"195San Antonio, TX US
Frank VazquezSRJanuary 12, 19516'2"185Ponce, PR
Larry War
Frank WardRROctober 1, 19496'3"195
Jim WrightRRDecember 21, 19506'1"165Reed City, MI US
Blaine YoungLLOctober 3, 19506'3"180
James ZgorzelskiSLJanuary 3, 19475'10"170Toledo, OH 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.




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