1973 Memphis Blues Roster
Team Record: 77-61
Finished 1st in the TL's East Division
Manager: Joe Frazier (77-61)
Affiliation: New York Mets
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Ballpark: Tim McCarver Stadium
Attendance: 113,863, Avg. 1,650
Playoffs - Memphis Blues 3 games, San Antonio Brewers 2
The Memphis Blues of the Texas League ended the 1973 season with a record of 77 wins and 61 losses, finishing first in the league's East Division.
The Blues scored 605 runs and yielded 566 runs. Benny Ayala paced Memphis with 17 home runs Thomas Hallums accounted for 72 RBI and topped all regular batters with a .305 average. Tim Juran led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.62 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Greg Harts, Rick Baldwin, Bobby Etheridge, Bruce Boisclair, Benny Ayala, Ron Hodges, Jackson Todd, Rich Puig and Ike Hampton were all players from the 1973 Memphis Blues who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Joe Frazier served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Anderson | R | R | August 12, 1948 | 5'9" | 168 | Mound Bayou, MS US |
| Benny Ayala | R | R | February 7, 1951 | 6'1" | 185 | Yauco, PR |
| Rick Baldwin | L | R | June 1, 1953 | 6'3" | 180 | Fresno, CA US |
| Robert Bartlett | L | R | September 2, 1949 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Bruce Boisclair | L | L | December 9, 1952 | 6'2" | 185 | Putnam, CT US |
| Clarence Burgy | R | R | March 2, 1953 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| John Busco | R | R | December 30, 1952 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Bill Cotton | R | R | October 20, 1947 | 5'10" | 195 | McCook, NE US |
| Lazaro Del Orbe | R | R | December 17, 1950 | 5'10" | 165 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Terry Deremer | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Ron Diggle | L | R | November 4, 1950 | 6'2" | 190 | Artesia, CA US |
| Kenny Esposito | L | L | June 9, 1950 | 6'2" | 175 | Flushing, NY US |
| Bobby Etheridge | R | R | November 25, 1942 | 5'9" | 170 | Greenville, MS US |
| Thomas Hallums | R | R | January 3, 1949 | 6'3" | 223 | Greenville, SC US |
| Ike Hampton | S | R | August 22, 1951 | 6'1" | 185 | Camden, SC US |
| Greg Harts | L | L | April 21, 1950 | 6'0" | 168 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Harwood Hellen | S | R | 6'3" | 165 | ||
| Ron Hodges | L | R | June 22, 1949 | 6'1" | 185 | Rocky Mount, VA US |
| Tim Juran | L | L | November 12, 1950 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Wayne Kirby | S | R | February 12, 1951 | 6'0" | 175 | Santa Cruz, CA US |
| Edgar Pate | R | L | 6'7" | 220 | ||
| Greg Pavlick | R | R | March 10, 1950 | 6'3" | 210 | Washington, DC US |
| Rich Puig | L | R | March 16, 1953 | 5'10" | 165 | Tampa, FL US |
| Jerry Ray | L | L | July 24, 1948 | 6'5" | 200 | Dallas, TX US |
| Cecil Reynolds | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Rick Senger | R | R | October 8, 1948 | 6'0" | 195 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Terry Senn | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Ron Stewart | L | L | October 13, 1949 | 6'4" | 210 | Eau Claire, WI US |
| Jackson Todd | R | R | November 20, 1951 | 6'2" | 180 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Juan Veintidos | R | R | October 14, 1949 | 6'0" | 180 | Cayey, PR |
| Richard Wagener | R | L | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Al Wihtol | S | R | August 25, 1948 | 6'2" | 185 | Van Nuys, CA US |
| Paul Womble | R | R | March 30, 1949 | 6'0" | 190 | Kansas City, KS 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.
