1973 Wytheville Braves Roster
Team Record: 37-32
Finished 3rd in the AL
Manager: Paul Snyder (37-32)
Affiliation: Atlanta Braves
Location: Wytheville, Virginia
Ballpark: Withers Field
Attendance: 12,851, Avg. 372
The Wytheville Braves of the Appalachian League ended the 1973 season with a record of 37 wins and 32 losses, finishing third in the AL.
The Braves scored 383 runs and conceded 347 runs. Roger Cador drove in 41 runs. Calvin Smith and Roger Cador topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .283 clip. Bobby Buford led the team with 6 wins and a team-best 2.79 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1973 Wytheville Braves who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Terry Harper, Pat Rockett and Larry Bradford.
Paul Snyder served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Arline | L | L | December 18, 1953 | 5'9" | 165 | Waterbury, CT US |
| George Ban | R | R | July 25, 1955 | 6'0" | 175 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Larry Bradford | R | L | December 21, 1949 | 6'1" | 200 | Chicago, IL US |
| Bobby Buford | R | R | May 26, 1954 | 6'3" | 180 | Huntsville, AL US |
| Roger Cador | L | L | January 30, 1952 | 6'5" | 184 | Ventress, LA US |
| Jose Caro | R | R | April 19, 1954 | 5'11" | 172 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Juan DelValle | R | R | December 9, 1953 | 5'11" | 180 | Caguas, PR |
| Richard Evans | R | R | February 24, 1949 | 6'3" | 205 | Wilmington, NC US |
| Felix Galloway | S | R | August 21, 1951 | 6'2" | 175 | Eufaula, AL US |
| Terry Harper | R | R | August 19, 1955 | 6'4" | 195 | Douglasville, GA US |
| Pat Herring | R | R | April 25, 1954 | 6'2" | 185 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Richard Johnson | L | L | March 27, 1951 | 6'8" | 225 | Quincy, FL US |
| Alvin Jones | L | R | August 19, 1954 | 5'10" | 170 | Seguin, TX US |
| Gregory Kastner | R | R | March 25, 1952 | 6'2" | 205 | St. Joseph, MO US |
| John Lacey | L | L | November 2, 1954 | 5'11" | 172 | Bronx, NY US |
| Bobby Malone | R | R | August 7, 1954 | 5'11" | 170 | Johnson City, TN US |
| Diogenes Mauricio | R | R | November 15, 1955 | 6'2" | 160 | |
| John McLean | R | R | April 27, 1951 | 6'1" | 195 | Pulaski, TN US |
| Robert Myers | R | R | July 18, 1954 | 5'11" | 190 | Gueydan, LA US |
| Robert Polaski | L | R | August 2, 1951 | 5'10" | 160 | Oakland, CA US |
| Conrad Pressley | L | L | March 7, 1954 | 6'0" | 175 | Buncombe County, NC US |
| Pat Rockett | R | R | January 9, 1955 | 5'11" | 170 | San Antonio, TX US |
| Gary Scavone | R | R | July 20, 1954 | 6'3" | 180 | Wilkes-Barre, PA US |
| Calvin Smith | L | R | January 8, 1954 | 5'10" | 162 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Steve Stone | R | R | December 13, 1954 | 5'11" | 170 | Worcester, MA US |
| Anthony Taylor | L | L | September 14, 1951 | 6'2" | 180 | Chicago, IL US |
| Paul Trammell | R | R | July 9, 1952 | 6'0" | 183 | Rome, GA US |
| George Tydings | R | R | December 2, 1953 | 6'0" | 180 | West Palm Beach, FL US |
| Paul Wagner | R | R | August 27, 1951 | 6'4" | 205 | Harrisburg, PA US |
| Michael Yates | R | R | May 26, 1951 | 6'3" | 185 | Newport, RI 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.
