1971 Rocky Mount Leafs Roster
Team Record: 65-69
Finished 5th in the CL
Manager: Len Okrie (65-69)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 26,750, Avg. 399
The Rocky Mount Leafs of the Carolina League ended the 1971 season with a record of 65 wins and 69 losses, finishing fifth in the CL.
The Leafs scored 562 runs and conceded 577 runs. Murray Robinson led Rocky Mount with 16 home runs Jeffrey Hogan drove in 75 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .307 clip. Frank Fisher paced the team with 9 wins, while Fred Holdsworth registered a 2.8 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Danny Fife, Steve Grilli, Fred Holdsworth, Gary Ignasiak, Marv Lane, Wayne Redmond and Joe Staton were all players from the 1971 Rocky Mount Leafs who played in the Majors during their careers.
Len Okrie served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Mike Adams | L | R | November 27, 1949 | 6'0" | 170 | |
Wayne Amyotte | R | R | 6'1" | 205 | Brockville, ON CA | |
Mitchel Angelier | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
Bernie Beckman | L | L | November 4, 1950 | 6'4" | 190 | Groningen, NL |
Carl Cavanaugh | R | R | July 14, 1949 | 6'4" | 200 | Greensburg, PA US |
Ronnie Chambers | L | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
Mike Cook | R | R | March 6, 1947 | 6'0" | 200 | Sand Mountain, AL US |
Ronald Del Papa | R | R | September 25, 1948 | 5'10" | 175 | |
Michael Dwyer | R | R | April 11, 1948 | 6'0" | 195 | |
Richard Fairbanks | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
Danny Fife | R | R | October 5, 1949 | 6'3" | 175 | Harrisburg, IL US |
Frank Fisher | R | R | October 22, 1950 | 6'4" | 187 | |
David Fore | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
Mark Giegler | R | R | December 8, 1950 | 6'2" | 175 | |
Steve Grilli | R | R | May 2, 1949 | 6'2" | 170 | Brooklyn, NY US |
James Harris | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
John Hetrick | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
Jeffrey Hogan | R | R | 6'0" | 183 | ||
Fred Holdsworth | R | R | May 29, 1952 | 6'1" | 190 | Detroit, MI US |
Gary Ignasiak | L | L | September 1, 1949 | 5'11" | 185 | Mount Clemens, MI US |
Howard Johnson | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
Andy Kanoza | L | R | November 20, 1948 | 5'8" | 165 | |
Edward Laborio | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
Marv Lane | R | R | January 18, 1950 | 5'11" | 180 | Sandersville, GA US |
Alan Locascio | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
Jerry Mays | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
Richard Miceli | R | R | 6'1" | 187 | ||
Nestor Montalvo | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
Michael Murray | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
Wayne Redmond | R | R | November 25, 1945 | 5'10" | 165 | Athens, AL US |
Murray Robinson | L | R | October 7, 1949 | 6'1" | 196 | |
Darrell Schneller | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
John Sharkey | L | L | 5'10" | 170 | ||
Joe Staton | L | L | March 8, 1948 | 6'3" | 175 | Seattle, WA US |
Miguel Vega | R | R | 6'0" | 178 | ||
James Wosman | R | R | 6'3" | 230 |
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.