1973 Spartanburg Phillies Roster

Western Carolinas League (WCL) - Class: A
Team Record: 67-61
Finished 3rd in the WCL
Manager: Howie Bedell (67-61)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina
Ballpark: Duncan Park
Attendance: 40,189, Avg. 628
1973 Spartanburg Phillies Statistics

Playoffs - Spartanburg Phillies 2 games, Gastonia Rangers 0

The Spartanburg Phillies of the Western Carolinas League ended the 1973 season with a record of 67 wins and 61 losses, finishing third in the WCL.

The Phillies plated 526 runs and allowed 450 runs. Rocky Skalisky accounted for 75 RBI. Alan McLaughlin paced batters with significant playing time with a .281 average. David Fanning topped the team with 14 wins, while Tom Underwood recorded a 2.1 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Rick Bosetti and Tom Underwood both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Howie Bedell served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Natanael AlvaradoRRAugust 15, 1953195Veracruz, Veracruz MX
Rick BosettiRRAugust 5, 19535'11"185Redding, CA US
Tommie BozichRRNovember 1, 19516'2"160St. Petersburg, FL US
Bruce ButlerLR6'3"
P. J. CareyRRNovember 4, 19536'1"193Scranton, PA US
Bill DancySRNovember 10, 19516'0"175St. Augustine, FL US
David FanningLL5'11"155
Daniel FitzgeraldRRAugust 30, 19516'1"190Boston, MA US
Robert GallagherRRAugust 28, 19516'1"180Salem, NJ US
German GeigelLLMay 30, 19555'11"160Santurce, PR
Christopher GermanoLR5'8"
Ernest GonzalezRRAugust 14, 19525'10"168Tampa, FL US
Dan GreenhalghRROctober 6, 19536'0"170
Eddie GrimeLLNovember 5, 19535'10"170Wauseon, OH US
John GuarnacciaLROctober 7, 19546'2"170Downers Grove, IL US
Samuel HessRRNovember 14, 19515'10"190Harrisonburg, VA US
Jerome JohnsonRR6'3"180
Dennis LeeRRJune 22, 19536'4"198Cleburne, TX US
Patrick LocantoRRSeptember 16, 19465'9"155
Elias LugoRRJune 22, 19535'11"168
Alan McLaughlinRRJuly 20, 19505'11"165Pawtucket, RI US
Doak MooreRR6'2"195
Raul NievesRRJuly 18, 19545'10"170
Robert OrmondLL6'2"182
Willibaldo QuintanaRRDecember 12, 19535'11"174
Gary RiosRR6'0"200
Stephen RobinsonRRJanuary 8, 19546'2"180Riverside, CA US
David SelinskyLL6'0"165
Rocky SkaliskyLROctober 22, 19536'0"190Wadena, MN US
Jerry SweepsLR5'11"171
Tom UnderwoodRLDecember 22, 19535'11"170Kokomo, IN 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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