1976 Memphis Blues Roster

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 69-69
Finished 3rd in the IL
Manager: Jim Beauchamp (69-69)
Affiliation: Houston Astros
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Ballpark: Tim McCarver Stadium
Attendance: 92,973, Avg. 1,347
1976 Memphis Blues Statistics

Playoffs - Syracuse Chiefs 3 games, Memphis Blues 0

The Memphis Blues of the International League ended the 1976 season with a record of 69 wins and 69 losses, finishing third in the IL.

The Blues scored 674 runs and yielded 705 runs. Al Javier and Art Howe led Memphis with 12 home runs apiece. Marc Rhea recorded 64 runs batted in. Craig Cacek paced all regular hitters with a .324 average. Mark Lemongello topped the squad with 10 wins, while Bo McLaughlin recorded a 3.67 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.

Players from the 1976 Memphis Blues who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Bob Allietta, Rob Andrews, Floyd Bannister, Mike Barlow, Craig Cacek, Rich Chiles, Jesus de la Rosa, Art Gardner, Larry Hardy, Larry Howard, Art Howe, Terry Humphrey, Al Javier, Doug Konieczny, Dan Larson, Mark Lemongello, Bo McLaughlin, Larry Milbourne, Dan Monzon, Terry Puhl, Bert Roberge, Joe Sambito, Paul Siebert, José Sosa, Mike Stanton and Alex Taveras.

Jim Beauchamp served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bob AlliettaRRMay 1, 19526'0"190New Bedford, MA US
Rob AndrewsRRDecember 11, 19526'0"185Santa Monica, CA US
Floyd BannisterLLJune 10, 19556'1"190Pierre, SD US
Mike BarlowLRApril 30, 19486'6"210Stamford, NY US
Craig CacekRRSeptember 10, 19546'1"200Los Angeles, CA US
Rich ChilesLLNovember 22, 19495'11"170Sacramento, CA US
David CulpepperRRNovember 12, 19516'4"180La Mesa, CA US
Jesus de la RosaRRAugust 5, 19536'1"153Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Larry ElenesRRSeptember 29, 19516'3"190Long Beach, CA US
Steve EnglishbeyLLAugust 17, 19546'1"190Houston, TX US
Art GardnerLLSeptember 21, 19525'11"175Madden, MS US
Larry HardyRRJanuary 10, 19485'10"180Goose Creek, TX US
Larry HowardRRJune 6, 19456'3"200Columbus, OH US
Art HoweRRDecember 15, 19466'2"190Pittsburgh, PA US
Terry HumphreyRRAugust 4, 19496'3"185Chickasha, OK US
Al JavierRRFebruary 4, 19545'11"170San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Jimmy JohnsonRRAugust 28, 19476'0"175Colona, IL US
Doug KoniecznyRRSeptember 27, 19516'4"220Detroit, MI US
Dan LarsonRRJuly 4, 19546'0"175Los Angeles, CA US
Mark LemongelloRRJuly 21, 19556'1"180Jersey City, NJ US
John McLarenRRSeptember 29, 19516'0"190Galveston, TX US
Bo McLaughlinRROctober 23, 19536'5"210Oakland, CA US
Larry MilbourneSRFebruary 14, 19516'0"161Port Norris, NJ US
Dan MonzonRRMay 17, 19465'10"182Bronx, NY US
Ramon PerezRRFebruary 1, 19526'0"150Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Terry PuhlLRJuly 8, 19566'2"195Melville, SK CA
Marc RheaRRMay 3, 19516'0"190Bellingham, WA US
Bert RobergeRROctober 3, 19546'4"190Lewiston, ME US
Russ RothermelLLMarch 21, 19486'1"170Pottsville, PA US
Joe SambitoLLJune 28, 19526'1"185Brooklyn, NY US
Ron SelakRRMarch 25, 19556'2"170Berkeley, CA US
Paul SiebertLLJune 5, 19536'2"205Minneapolis, MN US
José SosaRRDecember 28, 19525'11"158Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Charles SprinkleRRJanuary 28, 19486'0"180Detroit, MI US
Mike StantonSRSeptember 25, 19526'2"205St. Louis, MO US
Alex TaverasRROctober 9, 19555'10"155Santiago, Santiago DO

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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