1971 Rocky Mount Leafs Roster

Carolina League (CL) - Class: A
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
1971 Rocky Mount Leafs Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Mike AdamsLRNovember 27, 19496'0"170
Wayne AmyotteRR6'1"205Brockville, ON CA
Mitchel AngelierRR5'11"180
Bernie BeckmanLLNovember 4, 19506'4"190Groningen, NL
Carl CavanaughRRJuly 14, 19496'4"200Greensburg, PA US
Ronnie ChambersLR5'11"185
Mike CookRRMarch 6, 19476'0"200Sand Mountain, AL US
Ronald Del PapaRRSeptember 25, 19485'10"175
Michael DwyerRRApril 11, 19486'0"195
Richard FairbanksRR6'3"185
Danny FifeRROctober 5, 19496'3"175Harrisburg, IL US
Frank FisherRROctober 22, 19506'4"187
David ForeRR6'0"190
Mark GieglerRRDecember 8, 19506'2"175
Steve GrilliRRMay 2, 19496'2"170Brooklyn, NY US
James HarrisRR6'2"185
John HetrickRR6'0"195
Jeffrey HoganRR6'0"183
Fred HoldsworthRRMay 29, 19526'1"190Detroit, MI US
Gary IgnasiakLLSeptember 1, 19495'11"185Mount Clemens, MI US
Howard JohnsonRR6'0"175
Andy KanozaLRNovember 20, 19485'8"165
Edward LaborioRR6'3"195
Marv LaneRRJanuary 18, 19505'11"180Sandersville, GA US
Alan LocascioRR6'1"185
Jerry MaysRR6'0"175
Richard MiceliRR6'1"187
Nestor MontalvoRR6'2"180
Michael MurrayRR5'11"185
Wayne RedmondRRNovember 25, 19455'10"165Athens, AL US
Murray RobinsonLROctober 7, 19496'1"196
Darrell SchnellerRR6'1"185
John SharkeyLL5'10"170
Joe StatonLLMarch 8, 19486'3"175Seattle, WA US
Miguel VegaRR6'0"178
James WosmanRR6'3"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.




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