1973 Montgomery Rebels Roster
Team Record: 80-58
Finished 1st in the SL's West Division
Manager: Fred Hatfield (80-58)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Montgomery, Alabama
Ballpark: Paterson Field
Attendance: 46,675, Avg. 676
Playoffs - Montgomery Rebels 3 games, Jacksonville Suns 1
The Montgomery Rebels of the Southern League ended the 1973 season with a record of 80 wins and 58 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.
The Rebels plated 638 runs and yielded 575 runs. Leon Roberts paced Montgomery with 14 home runs and drove in 70 runs, while leading all regular batters by connecting at a .294 clip. Steve Grilli topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.57 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1973 Montgomery Rebels who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Leon Roberts, Bob Molinaro, Ron Cash, Tom Makowski, Paul Jata, Bob Kaiser, Vern Ruhle, Ike Blessitt, Bruce Kimm, Steve Grilli, Fernando Arroyo, Dave Lemanczyk, Bob Adams, Joe Staton, Phil Meeler and Gary Ignasiak.
Fred Hatfield served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Adams | R | R | January 6, 1952 | 6'2" | 200 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Fernando Arroyo | R | R | March 21, 1952 | 6'2" | 180 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Ike Blessitt | R | R | September 30, 1949 | 5'11" | 185 | Detroit, MI US |
| Dan Bootcheck | L | L | December 25, 1947 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Ron Cash | R | R | November 20, 1949 | 6'0" | 180 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Raul Colon | L | L | July 15, 1951 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Ronald Del Papa | R | R | September 25, 1948 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| David DeLuca | R | R | May 21, 1949 | 6'1" | 210 | |
| Jerome Donahue | L | R | July 28, 1949 | 5'11" | 182 | |
| Lawrence Elliott | R | R | December 24, 1950 | 5'9" | 150 | |
| Frank Fisher | R | R | October 22, 1950 | 6'4" | 187 | |
| Bob Flanders | S | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Mark Giegler | R | R | December 8, 1950 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Steve Grilli | R | R | May 2, 1949 | 6'2" | 170 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Greg Gromek | R | R | October 25, 1949 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Jeffrey Hogan | R | R | 6'0" | 183 | ||
| Gary Ignasiak | L | L | September 1, 1949 | 5'11" | 185 | Mount Clemens, MI US |
| Paul Jata | R | R | September 4, 1949 | 6'1" | 190 | Astoria, NY US |
| Bob Kaiser | S | L | April 29, 1950 | 5'10" | 175 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Bruce Kimm | R | R | June 29, 1951 | 5'11" | 175 | Cedar Rapids, IA US |
| Charles Kuhn | L | L | February 18, 1946 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Bryan Lambe | R | R | October 14, 1948 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Dave Lemanczyk | R | R | August 17, 1950 | 6'4" | 235 | Syracuse, NY US |
| Tom Makowski | R | L | December 22, 1950 | 5'11" | 185 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Terry Mappin | L | R | March 23, 1952 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Phil Meeler | R | R | July 3, 1948 | 6'5" | 215 | South Boston, VA US |
| Everett Meggitt | R | R | December 24, 1951 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Bob Molinaro | L | R | May 21, 1950 | 6'0" | 190 | Newark, NJ US |
| Carlos Quinones | R | R | December 15, 1951 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Leon Roberts | R | R | January 22, 1951 | 6'3" | 200 | Vicksburg, MI US |
| Murray Robinson | L | R | October 7, 1949 | 6'1" | 196 | |
| Vern Ruhle | R | R | January 25, 1951 | 6'1" | 185 | Coleman, MI US |
| Joe Staton | L | L | March 8, 1948 | 6'3" | 175 | Seattle, WA US |
| Frederick Strine | R | R | November 22, 1948 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Curtis Suchan | R | R | August 11, 1950 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Charles Swanson | R | R | December 13, 1947 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Steve Vazquez | R | R | December 23, 1950 | 5'10" | 155 |
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.
