1973 Peninsula Whips Roster

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 72-74
Finished 3rd in the IL's South Division
Manager: Bill Adair (72-74)
Affiliation: Montreal Expos
Location: Newport News, Virginia
Ballpark: War Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 45,354, Avg. 621
1973 Peninsula Whips Statistics

The Peninsula Whips of the International League ended the 1973 season with a record of 72 wins and 74 losses, finishing third in the league's South Division.

The Whips plated 547 runs and allowed 570 runs. Barry Foote paced Peninsula with 19 home runs Curtis Brown drove in 77 runs. Barry Foote led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .262. John Montague topped the team with 15 wins and a team-best 3.11 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 1973 Peninsula Whips who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Bob Babcock, Curtis Brown, Gary Carter, Craig Caskey, Jim Cox, Jan Dukes, Barry Foote, Joe Gilbert, Rich Hacker, Walt Hriniak, Terry Humphrey, Dalton Jones, Coco Laboy, Larry Lintz, Pepe Mangual, Clyde Mashore, John Montague, Balor Moore, Dale Murray, Steve Rogers, Jorge Roque, Chico Ruiz, Chuck Taylor, Mike Wegener, Jack Whillock and Jerry White.

Bill Adair served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Brian AbrahamLLOctober 8, 19516'3"170
Bob BabcockRRAugust 25, 19496'5"210New Castle, PA US
Curtis BrownRRSeptember 14, 19455'11"180Sacramento, CA US
Randall BrownRRNovember 12, 19506'3"185
Gary CarterRRApril 8, 19546'2"205Culver City, CA US
Billy CarthelRRApril 16, 19466'4"210
Craig CaskeySLDecember 11, 19495'11"185Visalia, CA US
Jim ChapmanLRMarch 28, 19516'0"180Victoria, BC CA
Terry ChildersRRJune 4, 19476'2"175Huntington, WV US
Jim CoxRRMay 28, 19505'11"175Bloomington, IL US
Rick DownRRDecember 14, 19506'1"185Wyandotte, MI US
Jan DukesLLAugust 16, 19455'11"175Cheyenne, WY US
Barry FooteRRFebruary 16, 19526'3"205Smithfield, NC US
Joe GilbertRLApril 20, 19526'1"167Jasper, TX US
Craig GlasscoRRApril 29, 19476'4"185San Bernardino, CA US
Tommy GraysonSRFebruary 19, 19455'9"180
Rich HackerSROctober 6, 19476'0"160Belleville, IL US
Walt HriniakLRMay 22, 19435'11"180Natick, MA US
Terry HumphreyRRAugust 4, 19496'3"185Chickasha, OK US
Dalton JonesLRDecember 10, 19436'1"180McComb, MS US
George KalafatisLLApril 29, 19446'4"195
Coco LaboyRRJuly 4, 19405'10"165Ponce, PR
Larry LintzSROctober 10, 19495'9"150Martinez, CA US
Pepe MangualRRMay 23, 19525'10"157Ponce, PR
Clyde MashoreRRMay 29, 19456'0"182Concord, CA US
John MontagueRRSeptember 12, 19476'2"213Newport News, VA US
Balor MooreLLJanuary 25, 19516'2"178Smithville, TX US
Dale MurrayRRFebruary 2, 19506'4"205Cuero, TX US
John ReidRRDecember 9, 19476'3"185Miami, FL US
Steve RogersRROctober 26, 19496'2"175Jefferson City, MO US
Jorge RoqueRRApril 28, 19505'10"158Ponce, PR
Chico RuizRRNovember 1, 19515'11"170Santurce, PR
Don SchuldiesLLJanuary 3, 19515'11"165Scottsbluff, NE US
Tommie SheppardRRJuly 16, 19486'0"178Ash Flat, AR US
Chuck TaylorRRApril 18, 19426'2"195Shelbyville, TN US
Mike WegenerRROctober 8, 19466'4"215Denver, CO US
Jack WhillockRRNovember 4, 19426'3"195Clinton, AR 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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