1975 Memphis Blues Roster

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 65-75
Finished 5th in the IL
Manager: Karl Kuehl (65-75)
Affiliation: Montreal Expos
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Ballpark: Tim McCarver Stadium
Attendance: 75,462, Avg. 1,078
1975 Memphis Blues Statistics

The Memphis Blues of the International League ended the 1975 season with a record of 65 wins and 75 losses, finishing fifth in the IL.

The Blues scored 524 runs and gave up 509 runs. Hal Breeden led Memphis with 15 home runs Jim Cox recorded 67 runs batted in. Ellis Valentine paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .306 average. Bill Kirkpatrick topped the squad with 11 wins, while John Montague recorded a 1.73 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1975 Memphis Blues who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bill Atkinson, Hal Breeden, Don Carrithers, Jim Cox, Warren Cromartie, Ron Diorio, Terry Enyart, Bob Gebhard, Larry Johnson, Joe Keener, Chip Lang, John Montague, Dan Monzon, Balor Moore, Bob Reece, Bombo Rivera, Pat Scanlon, Don Stanhouse, Ellis Valentine, Dan Warthen and Jerry White.

Karl Kuehl served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Brian AbrahamLLOctober 8, 19516'3"170
Donald AlbinRRApril 4, 19496'1"180Utica, NY US
Bill AtkinsonLROctober 4, 19545'7"165Chatham, ON CA
Hal BreedenRLJune 28, 19446'2"200Albany, GA US
Leonel CarrionRRFebruary 15, 19525'11"175Maracaibo, Zulia VE
Don CarrithersRRSeptember 15, 19496'2"180Lynwood, CA US
Terry ChildersRRJune 4, 19476'2"175Huntington, WV US
Jim CoxRRMay 28, 19505'11"175Bloomington, IL US
Ed CreechRROctober 30, 19516'1"180Columbia, SC US
Warren CromartieLLSeptember 29, 19536'0"190Miami Beach, FL US
Ron DiorioRRJuly 15, 19466'6"212Waterbury, CT US
Rick DownRRDecember 14, 19506'1"185Wyandotte, MI US
Terry EnyartRLOctober 10, 19506'2"190Ironton, OH US
Bob GebhardRRJanuary 3, 19436'2"210Lamberton, MN US
Larry JohnsonRRAugust 17, 19506'0"185Cleveland, OH US
Joe KeenerRRApril 21, 19536'4"200San Pedro, CA US
Rudy KinardRROctober 27, 19496'0"170
Bill KirkpatrickRRApril 13, 19476'1"188
Ed KurpielLLJanuary 19, 19546'3"195
Chip LangRRAugust 21, 19526'4"205Pittsburgh, PA US
John MontagueRRSeptember 12, 19476'2"213Newport News, VA US
Dan MonzonRRMay 17, 19465'10"182Bronx, NY US
Balor MooreLLJanuary 25, 19516'2"178Smithville, TX US
Juan NavarreteLRSeptember 22, 19536'1"160Gomez Palacio, Durango MX
Felix PegueroSR5'9"148
Bob ReeceRRJanuary 5, 19516'1"190Sacramento, CA US
Ed RileyRRSeptember 20, 19535'8"160
Bombo RiveraRRAugust 2, 19525'10"187Ponce, PR
Pat ScanlonLRSeptember 23, 19526'0"180Minneapolis, MN US
Don StanhouseRRFebruary 12, 19516'2"185DuQuoin, IL US
Ellis ValentineRRJuly 30, 19546'4"205Helena, AR US
Dan WarthenSLDecember 1, 19526'0"200Omaha, NE US
Jerry WhiteSRAugust 23, 19525'10"164Shirley, MA 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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