1974 Kinston Expos Roster
Team Record: 38-93
Finished 6th in the CL
Manager: Jack Damaska (38-93)
Affiliation: Montreal Expos
Location: Kinston, North Carolina
Ballpark: Grainger Stadium
Attendance: 27,342, Avg. 417
The Kinston Expos of the Carolina League ended the 1974 season with a record of 38 wins and 93 losses, finishing sixth in the CL.
The Expos scored 505 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 778 runs, most in the circuit. Eddie Gates paced Kinston with 16 home runs and drove in 74 runs. Greg Biagini led all regular hitters with a .306 average. Stanley Kmet topped the team with 7 wins, while Hal Dues earned a 3.27 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1974 Kinston Expos who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Joe Kerrigan, Don Hopkins, Shane Rawley, Tony Bernazard, Hal Dues and Craig Minetto.
Jack Damaska served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eustaquio Antonetti | R | R | October 22, 1955 | 5'11" | 143 | Patillas, PR |
| Felix Arce | R | R | February 18, 1952 | 6'2" | 180 | San Anton, PR |
| Jose Bastian | R | R | December 2, 1956 | 6'0" | 158 | Santurce, PR |
| Elgin Battles | S | R | October 3, 1955 | Honolulu, HI US | ||
| Tony Bernazard | S | R | August 24, 1956 | 5'9" | 150 | Caguas, PR |
| Greg Biagini | R | R | March 12, 1952 | 6'2" | 205 | Chicago, IL US |
| Billy Bolden | L | L | October 26, 1952 | 6'2" | 185 | Jefferson, TX US |
| Billy Carthel | R | R | April 16, 1946 | 6'4" | 210 | |
| Benny Castillo | L | R | ||||
| Alfonso Collazo | R | R | December 28, 1951 | 5'11" | 186 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Mike Curran | R | R | March 14, 1953 | 5'11" | 175 | Cedar Rapids, IA US |
| John Danneman | L | L | ||||
| Matt Dinkle | R | R | 6'0" | 183 | ||
| Hal Dues | R | R | September 22, 1954 | 6'3" | 180 | La Marque, TX US |
| Ronald Edwards | R | R | ||||
| Joel Elderkin | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Eddie Gates | R | R | November 20, 1954 | 6'1" | 185 | Mobile, AL US |
| Dave Gaynor | L | L | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Gary Gingrich | S | R | April 14, 1954 | 5'6" | 142 | Sanger, CA US |
| Dave Heffner | S | R | January 6, 1952 | 6'0" | 160 | Boiling Springs, NC US |
| Ronald Herring | R | R | 6'4" | 200 | ||
| Don Hopkins | L | R | January 9, 1952 | 6'0" | 175 | West Point, MS US |
| Samuel Howell | R | R | 6'2" | 202 | ||
| John Johnson | R | R | August 23, 1952 | 6'2" | 170 | Little Rock, AR US |
| Mark Jones | L | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Joe Kerrigan | R | R | January 30, 1954 | 6'5" | 205 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Stanley Kmet | R | R | June 27, 1948 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Guy Krause | S | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| David MacQuarrie | R | R | September 2, 1955 | 6'0" | 165 | Edmonton, AB CA |
| Michael Marvelle | R | R | June 27, 1955 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Craig Minetto | L | L | April 25, 1954 | 6'0" | 185 | Stockton, CA US |
| William Muth | R | R | January 1, 1955 | 5'11" | 175 | Sarnia, ON CA |
| Tyrus Neely | S | R | 6'0" | 158 | ||
| William Newman | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Stephen Pasternak | R | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Wayne Piper | R | R | 6'10" | 223 | ||
| Shane Rawley | R | L | July 27, 1955 | 6'0" | 170 | Racine, WI US |
| Othello Renfroe | S | R | August 4, 1949 | 6'2" | 190 | Jacksonville, FL US |
| Jack Rhine | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Kenneth Rushing | R | L | September 28, 1953 | 6'2" | 193 | Hayward, CA US |
| Bruce Shannon | R | R | November 24, 1952 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Daniel Smith | L | R | April 16, 1955 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Jack Spence | L | L | September 2, 1953 | 5'11" | 180 | Springfield, MO US |
| Peter Stare | L | L | 6'6" | 190 | ||
| Scott Waltemate | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Dave Whiteaker | R | R | 6'5" | 205 | ||
| Dennis Whitehead | R | R | 6'0" | |||
| David Williams | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Jimmie Williams | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Robert Woodland | L | R | 6'0" | 190 |
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.
