1977 Winston-Salem Red Sox Roster

Carolina League (CL) - Class: A
Team Record: 61-77
Finished 4th in the CL
Manager: Tony Torchia (61-77)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Ballpark: Ernie Shore Stadium (Field)
Attendance: 33,652, Avg. 488
1977 Winston-Salem Red Sox Statistics

The Winston-Salem Red Sox of the Carolina League ended the 1977 season with a record of 61 wins and 77 losses, finishing fourth in the CL.

The Red Sox scored 681 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 753 runs. Ronnie Harrington led Winston-Salem with 15 home runs and recorded 76 runs batted in. Wade Boggs paced batters with significant playing time with a .332 average. Walter Bigos topped the squad with 13 wins, while Ronald Herlihy registered a 3.34 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 1977 Winston-Salem Red Sox who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Juan Agosto, Wade Boggs, Dave Schmidt and Julio Valdez.

Tony Torchia served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Juan AgostoLLFebruary 23, 19586'2"190Rio Piedras, PR
Mark BaumRRJuly 22, 19596'2"185Decatur, IL US
Walter BigosRROctober 6, 19566'2"190
Wade BoggsLRJune 15, 19586'2"190Omaha, NE US
Craig BrooksLRSeptember 26, 19566'1"175Topeka, KS US
Erwin BryantRRJanuary 4, 19576'0"175Lexington, KY US
Matthew ColettaRRFebruary 9, 19546'0"
Antonio DeLeonSRDecember 18, 19586'3"165
Luis DeLeonSRJanuary 13, 19566'1"165Ponce, PR
Glenn FisherRROctober 10, 19545'10"155
Antonio GarbozaSRApril 15, 19566'0"160
Ronnie HarringtonRRDecember 28, 19545'11"185
Ronald HerlihyRRJune 15, 19556'2"165
Larry HymanSRAugust 17, 19566'2"181
Jerry KingRRAugust 23, 19586'3"185San Diego, CA US
Randy LamprechtLRDecember 28, 19545'11"180
Gary LaTorreRRAugust 12, 19566'2"195
Mike MooreRRMay 28, 19576'3"195
Richard NesloneyRR6'2"188
Edward NussRROctober 22, 19556'5"195
Bancroft OrmsbyRRFebruary 21, 19555'11"175
Richard ParrLL5'10"185
Ivan PolonioRRFebruary 18, 19566'0"165San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Bruce PooleLLMay 20, 19546'2"175
Ivan RiveraLL5'8"165
Noel RomanRRJuly 31, 19576'0"165
Dave SchmidtRRDecember 22, 19566'1"190Mesa, AZ US
James ShankleRRDecember 31, 19556'1"185
Kevin StephensonRRApril 4, 19546'3"175Ann Arbor, MI US
John TagliarinoRRAugust 11, 19566'0"190
Julio ValdezSRJune 3, 19566'2"160San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO
Rosaire ViensRR5'11"188

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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