1973 Orlando Twins Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 65-70
Finished 4th in the SL's East Division
Manager: Harry Warner (65-70)
Affiliation: Minnesota Twins
Location: Orlando, Florida
Ballpark: Tinker Field
Attendance: 52,162, Avg. 773
1973 Orlando Twins Statistics

The Orlando Twins of the Southern League ended the 1973 season with a record of 65 wins and 70 losses, finishing fourth in the league's East Division.

The Twins plated 576 runs and yielded 575 runs. Ed Palat paced Orlando with 20 home runs and recorded 85 runs batted in, while leading hitters with significant playing time with a .295 average. Coley Smith topped the team with 9 wins, and Robert Weisenberg earned a 3.38 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Lyman Bostock, Terry Enyart, Luis Gómez, Bob Gorinski, Steve Luebber, Tom Norton, Juan Ríos and Mark Wiley were all players from the 1973 Orlando Twins who played in the Majors during their careers.

Harry Warner served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Richard BarnesLLSeptember 29, 19506'1"190Chicago, IL US
Gordon BlackardRRMay 19, 19506'0"185
Lyman BostockLRNovember 22, 19506'1"180Birmingham, AL US
Clarence CooperLLFebruary 18, 19516'0"175
Brad CutlerLLMarch 29, 19496'1"187Frankfort, MI US
Terry EnyartRLOctober 10, 19506'2"190Ironton, OH US
Tom EpperlyRRAugust 9, 19495'10"210Chicago, IL US
Luis GómezRRAugust 19, 19515'9"150Guadalajara, Jalisco MX
Bob GorinskiRRJanuary 7, 19526'3"215Latrobe, PA US
Frank GrundlerRR6'3"212
John HasbrouckLRNovember 23, 19506'2"190
Bob KoeppelLLFebruary 12, 19506'0"200
Steve LuebberRRJuly 9, 19496'3"185Clinton, MO US
Jerry LundinLRMarch 25, 19496'0"175
Jack MaloofLLOctober 12, 19495'11"170Redlands, CA US
Bob ManeelyRRSeptember 18, 19516'4"195Philadelphia, PA US
John MoncierRRSeptember 7, 19496'2"185Oakland, CA US
Brian MurphyRRJanuary 11, 19445'11"170
Ralph NasifRRJanuary 15, 19496'0"175Arlington, MA US
Tom NortonRRApril 26, 19506'1"200Elyria, OH US
Ed PalatRRDecember 16, 19485'10"170Augsburg, DE
James PowersLRDecember 8, 19496'0"180South Bend, IN US
Juan RíosRRJuly 14, 19426'3"185Mayaguez, PR
Barry RoderickLRApril 30, 19495'11"165Lewiston, ME US
Kenneth SchultzRRJanuary 19, 19515'10"175
Mike SebergerRRAugust 1, 19516'2"195Lexington, NE US
Coley SmithSLSeptember 8, 19515'11"185Durate, CA US
Tom SmithsonRRJanuary 30, 19496'1"185
Jim VanWyckRRAugust 6, 19485'9"165Richland, WA US
Michael WagnerRRNovember 6, 19526'3"195
Robert WeisenbergRRNovember 19, 19486'0"190
Mark WileyRRFebruary 28, 19486'1"200National City, CA 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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