1973 West Palm Beach Expos Roster
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
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.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Jose Alcaide | L | L | July 9, 1951 | 6'0" | 175 | Hatillo, PR |
Felix Arce | R | R | February 18, 1952 | 6'2" | 180 | San Anton, PR |
Bill Atkinson | L | R | October 4, 1954 | 5'7" | 165 | Chatham, ON CA |
Jose Bastian | R | R | December 2, 1956 | 6'0" | 158 | Santurce, PR |
Greg Biagini | R | R | March 12, 1952 | 6'2" | 205 | Chicago, IL US |
Dennis Blair | R | R | June 5, 1954 | 6'5" | 182 | Middletown, OH US |
Bill Bohne | S | R | 5'9" | 170 | ||
Billy Bolden | L | L | October 26, 1952 | 6'2" | 185 | Jefferson, TX US |
Gary Burnett | R | R | September 10, 1951 | 6'2" | 200 | |
Leonel Carrion | R | R | February 15, 1952 | 5'11" | 175 | Maracaibo, Zulia VE |
Alfonso Collazo | R | R | December 28, 1951 | 5'11" | 186 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
Dave Croft | R | R | February 23, 1953 | 6'0" | 185 | Oakland, CA US |
Mark Cunningham | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
Don DeMola | R | R | July 5, 1952 | 6'2" | 185 | Glen Cove, NY US |
Rod Dirks | L | L | July 18, 1951 | 6'5" | 194 | Saskatoon, SK CA |
David Drumright | R | R | October 21, 1954 | 6'2" | 185 | |
Terry Enyart | R | L | October 10, 1950 | 6'2" | 190 | Ironton, OH US |
Gary Gingrich | S | R | April 14, 1954 | 5'6" | 142 | Sanger, CA US |
Bobby Goodman | R | R | January 8, 1954 | 6'2" | 195 | West Plains, MO US |
Mike Hart | S | R | December 20, 1951 | 6'3" | 185 | Kalamazoo, MI US |
Mario Hewitt | R | R | January 7, 1950 | 6'0" | 175 | Colon, Colon PA |
Don Hopkins | L | R | January 9, 1952 | 6'0" | 175 | West Point, MS US |
Paul Joyce | R | R | May 31, 1952 | 6'0" | 172 | |
Otto Kemper | L | R | May 24, 1953 | 5'10" | 170 | Brenham, TX US |
Manny Lantigua | R | R | April 3, 1952 | 6'1" | 175 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
Michael Lynch | L | L | 6'3" | 190 | ||
Mac McSween | R | L | May 16, 1952 | 6'2" | 170 | Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC CA |
Andrés Mora | R | R | May 25, 1955 | 6'0" | 180 | Rio Bravo, Coahuila MX |
Larry Parrish | R | R | November 10, 1953 | 6'3" | 190 | Winter Haven, FL US |
Felix Peguero | S | R | 5'9" | 148 | ||
Marcos Perez | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
Jack Rhine | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
Bruce Shannon | R | R | November 24, 1952 | 5'10" | 170 | |
Cannon Smith | L | L | June 13, 1951 | 6'2" | 187 | |
Glen Tackitt | L | L | 6'2" | 180 | ||
Ellis Valentine | R | R | July 30, 1954 | 6'4" | 205 | Helena, AR US |
Randolph Viefhaus | L | R | November 20, 1951 | 6'4" | 185 | |
James West | S | 6'4" | 200 | |||
Dennis Whitehead | R | R | 6'0" | |||
Jimmie Williams | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
Wallace Wright | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
Billy Wynne | L | R | July 31, 1943 | 6'3" | 205 | Williamston, NC US |
Leonard Yonkman | R | R | September 22, 1953 | 6'3" | 180 | Lestock, 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.