1973 Knoxville Sox Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 70-69
Finished 3rd in the SL's West Division
Manager: Jim Napier (70-69)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Ballpark: Smithson Stadium
Attendance: 33,604, Avg. 484
1973 Knoxville Sox Statistics

The Knoxville Sox of the Southern League ended the 1973 season with a record of 70 wins and 69 losses, finishing third in the league's West Division.

The Sox scored 602 runs and gave up 599 runs. Lamar Johnson led Knoxville with 16 home runs and drove in 93 runs, while leading hitters with significant playing time with a .293 average. Joe Henderson topped the team with 17 wins and a team-best 2.08 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Randy Bobb, Mike Buskey, Joe Henderson, Rudy Hernández, Lamar Johnson, Ken Kravec, Jim Otten, Juan Ríos and Steve Swisher were all players from the 1973 Knoxville Sox who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Jim Napier served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Edito ArteagaRR5'9"168
Randy BobbRRJanuary 1, 19486'1"185Los Angeles, CA US
Rusty BourgRR5'10"180
Bobby BridgesRR5'10"165
Mike BuskeyRRJanuary 13, 19495'11"160San Francisco, CA US
Dennis DeckLLFebruary 12, 19506'0"218
Lambert FordLRMarch 3, 19495'9"170Vineland, NJ US
Joe HendersonLRJuly 4, 19466'2"195Lake Cormorant, MS US
Rudy HernándezRROctober 18, 19515'9"150Empalme, Sonora MX
Lamar JohnsonRRSeptember 2, 19506'2"215Bessemer, AL US
Ade KenaryRR6'0"175
Cleo KilpatrickLLMarch 18, 19545'10"175
Ken KravecLLJuly 29, 19516'2"185Cleveland, OH US
Jimmy LeeLLOctober 24, 19485'11"155
Mark MarquessSLMarch 24, 19475'11"180Stockton, CA US
Robert McCauleyRR6'3"200
Fred NortonRRMay 7, 19516'2"175
Jim OttenRRJuly 1, 19516'2"195Lewistown, MT US
Paul PattersonLRFebruary 10, 19506'6"215
Michael ReynoldsRR6'0"195
Juan RíosRRJuly 14, 19426'3"185Mayaguez, PR
Danny RourkeRROctober 7, 19475'8"160
Paul SandsLRAugust 11, 19516'1"180, VA US
Duane ShafferRRSeptember 27, 19506'0"185
John ShermerRR6'5"210
Steve SwisherRRAugust 9, 19516'2"205Parkersburg, WV US
Joseph TalleyLRAugust 16, 19486'0"190
Bobby TuckerRRApril 22, 19515'11"180Memphis, TN US
George WeimerRROctober 6, 19496'2"180

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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