1976 Winston-Salem Red Sox Roster
Team Record: 80-57
Finished 1st in the CL
Manager: Tony Torchia (80-57)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Ballpark: Ernie Shore Stadium (Field)
Attendance: 49,314, Avg. 720
The Winston-Salem Red Sox of the Carolina League ended the 1976 season with a record of 80 wins and 57 losses, finishing first in the CL.
The Red Sox scored 641 runs, best in the league. Winston-Salem gave up 529 runs. Ken Huizenga led the squad with 18 home runs, and Ronald Evans walloped 15 or more, too. Otis Foster drove in 83 runs. Luis Delgado paced all regular hitters with a .294 average. Breen Newcomer topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 2.37 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1976 Winston-Salem Red Sox who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Luis Delgado, Ed Jurak, Mike O'Berry and John Tudor.
Tony Torchia served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Walter Bigos | R | R | October 6, 1956 | 6'2" | 190 | |
Mark Buba | R | R | February 1, 1954 | 5'11" | 175 | |
Matthew Coletta | R | R | February 9, 1954 | 6'0" | ||
Wilfred Cross | R | R | April 15, 1955 | 6'2" | 205 | |
Luis Delgado | S | L | February 2, 1954 | 5'11" | 170 | Hatillo, PR |
Ronald Evans | R | R | August 16, 1953 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Al Faust | R | R | May 6, 1956 | 6'1" | 195 | |
Glenn Fisher | R | R | October 10, 1954 | 5'10" | 155 | |
Otis Foster | R | R | November 19, 1953 | 6'0" | 210 | |
Ronald Herlihy | R | R | June 15, 1955 | 6'2" | 165 | |
Joseph Hubal | R | R | May 30, 1954 | 6'2" | 200 | |
Ken Huizenga | R | R | August 4, 1953 | 6'1" | 190 | |
Ed Jurak | R | R | October 24, 1957 | 6'2" | 185 | Hollywood, CA US |
Gary LaTorre | R | R | August 12, 1956 | 6'2" | 195 | |
Paul McClure | L | L | October 25, 1952 | 6'1" | 185 | |
Freddy Medina | R | R | September 4, 1955 | 6'3" | 170 | |
Mike Moore | R | R | May 28, 1957 | 6'3" | 195 | |
Larry Morello | R | R | May 19, 1955 | 6'1" | 190 | Brooklyn, NY US |
Breen Newcomer | R | L | June 28, 1954 | 6'2" | 165 | |
Mike O'Berry | R | R | April 20, 1954 | 6'2" | 190 | Birmingham, AL US |
Charles Pinkney | R | R | September 23, 1955 | 6'2" | 180 | |
Bruce Poole | L | L | May 20, 1954 | 6'2" | 175 | |
James Shankle | R | R | December 31, 1955 | 6'1" | 185 | |
John Tagliarino | R | R | August 11, 1956 | 6'0" | 190 | |
Steve Tarbell | R | R | February 7, 1954 | 6'4" | 205 | Upland, CA US |
John Tudor | L | L | February 2, 1954 | 6'0" | 185 | Schenectady, NY US |
Dave Tyler | R | R | June 29, 1955 | 5'11" | 172 | Charlottesville, VA US |
Richard Waller | R | R | April 7, 1954 | 6'2" | 195 | Passaic, NJ US |
Phillip Welch | R | R | February 17, 1953 | 5'10" | 175 |
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.