1973 Salem Pirates Roster

Carolina League (CL) - Class: A
Team Record: 66-72
Finished 5th in the CL
Manager: Steve Demeter (66-72)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Salem, Virginia
Ballpark: Salem Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 45,915, Avg. 665
1973 Salem Pirates Statistics

The Salem Pirates of the Carolina League ended the 1973 season with a record of 66 wins and 72 losses, finishing fifth in the CL.

The Pirates scored 645 runs, most in the league. Salem gave up 649 runs. Kenneth Melvin paced the team with 16 home runs Craig Reynolds accounted for 86 RBI. William Thomas topped all regular hitters with a .290 average. Larry Demery led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.82 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Butch Alberts, Dave Bennett, Larry Demery, Odell Jones, Omar Moreno, Mitchell Page, Craig Reynolds and Jimmy Sexton were all players from the 1973 Salem Pirates who played in the Majors during their careers.

Steve Demeter served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Gary AbramRRJune 7, 19526'3"190
Butch AlbertsRRMay 4, 19506'2"205Williamsport, PA US
Rich AndersonRRJuly 14, 19506'3"200
Dave BennettRRNovember 7, 19456'5"195Berkeley, CA US
Paul BurtonLL6'2"190
Rodney DavisRRJanuary 1, 19536'2"200
Larry DemeryRRJune 4, 19536'0"170Bakersfield, CA US
Paul DjakonowRRAugust 6, 19515'11"185Philadelphia, PA US
John DusenburyRR5'11"205
Chester GunterRROctober 8, 19525'11"165
William HaginsLL5'10"175
Barry HouserLLDecember 24, 19456'4"200Mechanicsburg, PA US
Woody HuykeRRSeptember 28, 19375'11"185San Juan, PR
Charles JanesRR6'2"195
Scott JohnsonRRNovember 17, 19516'3"195
Odell JonesRRJanuary 13, 19536'3"175Tulare, CA US
Ron KnaubLL6'2"185
John LylesRRMarch 24, 19466'1"185
Kenneth MelvinRRFebruary 17, 19516'0"160
Omar MorenoLLOctober 24, 19526'2"180Puerto Armuelles, Chiriqui PA
David NelsonRRSeptember 28, 19496'5"215
Max OliverasRRSeptember 10, 19496'1"
Mitchell PageLROctober 15, 19516'2"205Los Angeles, CA US
Thomas PrazychRRDecember 21, 19536'6"190
Craig ReynoldsLRDecember 27, 19526'1"175Houston, TX US
Jorge RiveraRRDecember 16, 19505'11"161
Felix SantanaRRApril 29, 19425'7"152Mao, Valverde DO
Jimmy SextonRRDecember 15, 19515'10"175Mobile, AL US
Rich StandartLRJanuary 4, 19526'2"155Stockton, CA US
John SullivanRR5'9"180
Gerard ThomasLL6'2"195
William ThomasRRDecember 23, 19496'3"190
Kim WestRR6'2"200
Steve WilliamsLLMarch 11, 19516'0"187Jamestown, NY 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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