1973 West Palm Beach Expos Roster

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: A
Team Record: 80-58
Finished 1st in the FSL's South Division
Manager: Lance Nichols (80-58)
Affiliation: Montreal Expos
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 69,053, Avg. 1,001
1973 West Palm Beach Expos Statistics

Playoffs - West Palm Beach Expos 2 games, Lakeland Tigers 1
Finals - St. Petersburg Cardinals 2 games, West Palm Beach Expos 0

The West Palm Beach Expos of the Florida State League ended the 1973 season with a record of 80 wins and 58 losses, finishing first in the league's South Division.

The Expos paced the circuit with 578 runs, ignited by 64 home runs. West Palm Beach allowed 492 runs. Larry Parrish powered the team with 16 home runs Ellis Valentine accounted for 61 RBI and topped batters with significant playing time with a .308 average. Glen Tackitt, David Drumright and Bill Atkinson led the squad with 8 wins each, while Bill Atkinson recorded a 3.03 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 1973 West Palm Beach Expos who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bill Atkinson, Dennis Blair, Don DeMola, Terry Enyart, Mike Hart, Don Hopkins, Andrés Mora, Larry Parrish, Ellis Valentine and Billy Wynne.

Lance Nichols served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jose AlcaideLLJuly 9, 19516'0"175Hatillo, PR
Felix ArceRRFebruary 18, 19526'2"180San Anton, PR
Bill AtkinsonLROctober 4, 19545'7"165Chatham, ON CA
Jose BastianRRDecember 2, 19566'0"158Santurce, PR
Greg BiaginiRRMarch 12, 19526'2"205Chicago, IL US
Dennis BlairRRJune 5, 19546'5"182Middletown, OH US
Bill BohneSR5'9"170
Billy BoldenLLOctober 26, 19526'2"185Jefferson, TX US
Gary BurnettRRSeptember 10, 19516'2"200
Leonel CarrionRRFebruary 15, 19525'11"175Maracaibo, Zulia VE
Alfonso CollazoRRDecember 28, 19515'11"186Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Dave CroftRRFebruary 23, 19536'0"185Oakland, CA US
Mark CunninghamRR5'11"175
Don DeMolaRRJuly 5, 19526'2"185Glen Cove, NY US
Rod DirksLLJuly 18, 19516'5"194Saskatoon, SK CA
David DrumrightRROctober 21, 19546'2"185
Terry EnyartRLOctober 10, 19506'2"190Ironton, OH US
Gary GingrichSRApril 14, 19545'6"142Sanger, CA US
Bobby GoodmanRRJanuary 8, 19546'2"195West Plains, MO US
Mike HartSRDecember 20, 19516'3"185Kalamazoo, MI US
Mario HewittRRJanuary 7, 19506'0"175Colon, Colon PA
Don HopkinsLRJanuary 9, 19526'0"175West Point, MS US
Paul JoyceRRMay 31, 19526'0"172
Otto KemperLRMay 24, 19535'10"170Brenham, TX US
Manny LantiguaRRApril 3, 19526'1"175Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Michael LynchLL6'3"190
Mac McSweenRLMay 16, 19526'2"170Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC CA
Andrés MoraRRMay 25, 19556'0"180Rio Bravo, Coahuila MX
Larry ParrishRRNovember 10, 19536'3"190Winter Haven, FL US
Felix PegueroSR5'9"148
Marcos PerezRR6'1"170
Jack RhineRR5'10"175
Bruce ShannonRRNovember 24, 19525'10"170
Cannon SmithLLJune 13, 19516'2"187
Glen TackittLL6'2"180
Ellis ValentineRRJuly 30, 19546'4"205Helena, AR US
Randolph ViefhausLRNovember 20, 19516'4"185
James WestS6'4"200
Dennis WhiteheadRR6'0"
Jimmie WilliamsRR6'1"190
Wallace WrightRR6'1"180
Billy WynneLRJuly 31, 19436'3"205Williamston, NC US
Leonard YonkmanRRSeptember 22, 19536'3"180Lestock, SK CA

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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