1971 Pompano Beach Mets Roster
Team Record: 70-69
Finished 4th in the FSL's East Division
Manager: Gordon MacKenzie (70-69)
Affiliation: New York Mets
Location: Pompano Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 23,994, Avg. 345
The Pompano Beach Mets of the Florida State League ended the 1971 season with a record of 70 wins and 69 losses, finishing fourth in the league's East Division.
The Mets plated 657 runs and gave up 589 runs. Ike Hampton paced Pompano Beach with 11 home runs and drove in 71 runs. Thomas Hallums topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .297 clip. Kenny Esposito led the squad with 13 wins, while Eugene Mendes recorded a 2.76 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Players from the 1971 Pompano Beach Mets who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Ike Hampton, Benny Ayala, Bruce Boisclair, Hank Webb, Randy Sterling and Brian Ostrosser.
Gordon MacKenzie 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 |
| Mike Anderson | R | L | March 9, 1953 | 6'2" | 220 | |
| Benny Ayala | R | R | February 7, 1951 | 6'1" | 185 | Yauco, PR |
| Terry Blitz | L | R | May 6, 1949 | 6'0" | 185 | Norwalk, CT US |
| Bruce Boisclair | L | L | December 9, 1952 | 6'2" | 185 | Putnam, CT US |
| Richard Breese | L | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Jack Burik | R | R | September 24, 1949 | 6'0" | 175 | McKees Rocks, PA US |
| Angel Cantres | R | R | May 20, 1953 | 6'3" | 190 | Toa Baja, PR |
| Dan Carey | L | L | July 22, 1949 | 6'2" | 210 | |
| Edwin Cichon | L | L | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Terry Deremer | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Donald Dickerson | L | R | March 5, 1950 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Kenny Esposito | L | L | June 9, 1950 | 6'2" | 175 | Flushing, NY US |
| James Evans | R | R | October 4, 1949 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Joseph Fitzgerald | R | R | November 29, 1949 | 5'11" | 155 | |
| Nick Furlong | R | R | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| John Glass | R | R | April 7, 1947 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| 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 |
| Thomas Harris | R | R | January 18, 1948 | 6'0" | 180 | Duluth, GA US |
| Bryan Hartman | R | R | 6'5" | 205 | ||
| Gil Hodges | R | R | March 12, 1950 | 6'1" | 205 | |
| Gerald Kelly | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| John Lewis | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Jose Llanos | L | L | 6'4" | 190 | ||
| Sterling Logan | L | L | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Eugene Mendes | R | L | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Julian Muniz | R | R | 5'11" | |||
| Brian Ostrosser | L | R | June 17, 1949 | 6'0" | 175 | Hamilton, ON CA |
| Nelson Pichardo | R | R | May 5, 1950 | 5'9" | 132 | |
| Randolph Pugh | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Kit Putnam | R | R | January 6, 1944 | 6'1" | 180 | New York, NY US |
| Roman Schmitt | R | R | December 15, 1951 | 5'10" | 170 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Rick Senger | R | R | October 8, 1948 | 6'0" | 195 | Baltimore, MD US |
| John Severs | L | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Randy Sterling | S | R | April 21, 1951 | 6'2" | 195 | Key West, FL US |
| Carroll Talbert | R | R | 6'0" | 168 | ||
| Richard Wagener | R | L | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Ken Wamble | R | R | 6'0" | 183 | ||
| Hank Webb | R | R | May 21, 1950 | 6'3" | 175 | Copiague, NY US |
| Richard Wustefeld | R | R | 6'2" | 192 |
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.
