1976 Winter Haven Red Sox Roster

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: A
Team Record: 65-76
Finished 4th in the FSL's North Division
Manager: Rac Slider (65-76)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Winter Haven, Florida
Ballpark: Chain O'Lakes Park
Attendance: 12,480, Avg. 177
1976 Winter Haven Red Sox Statistics

The Winter Haven Red Sox of the Florida State League ended the 1976 season with a record of 65 wins and 76 losses, finishing fourth in the league's North Division.

The Red Sox paced the league with 575 runs, ignited by 54 home runs. Winter Haven allowed 551 runs. Dave Koza powered the team with 18 home runs and recorded 83 runs batted in. Dave Stapleton topped all regular batters with a .288 average. Steve Burke led the squad with 10 wins, while Win Remmerswaal registered a 1.74 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Juan Agosto, Luis Aponte, Steve Burke, Joel Finch, Win Remmerswaal, Dave Schmidt, Mike Smithson, Dave Stapleton and Julio Valdez were all players from the 1976 Winter Haven Red Sox who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Rac Slider served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Juan AgostoLLFebruary 23, 19586'2"190Rio Piedras, PR
Luis AponteRRJune 14, 19536'0"185El Tigre, Anzoategui VE
Steve BurkeSRMarch 5, 19556'2"200Stockton, CA US
Jose CalderaSLApril 14, 19526'0"170San Pablo, VE
Luis DeLeonSRJanuary 13, 19566'1"165Ponce, PR
John EdwardsRRJanuary 4, 19556'0"195
Joel FinchRRAugust 20, 19566'2"175South Bend, IN US
Antonio GarbozaSRApril 15, 19566'0"160
Bob HamptonRRNovember 13, 19536'1"190
William HardemanRR6'0"195
Dale HelgetLRJanuary 11, 19536'2"170Sleepy Eye, MN US
Mike KoritkoRRNovember 26, 19476'1"180Bridgeport, CT US
Dave KozaRLSeptember 16, 19546'2"195Norfolk, VA US
Randy LamprechtLRDecember 28, 19545'11"180
Richard McAlisterLRDecember 30, 19536'4"210
Edward NussRROctober 22, 19556'5"195
Bancroft OrmsbyRRFebruary 21, 19555'11"175
Ivan PolonioRRFebruary 18, 19566'0"165San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Gary PurcellRRFebruary 7, 19546'1"190Galesburg, IL US
Win RemmerswaalRRMarch 8, 19546'2"160The Hague, NL
Ivan RiveraLL5'8"165
Edwin RoseRRSeptember 2, 19555'10"160
Dave SchmidtRRDecember 22, 19566'1"190Mesa, AZ US
James ShankleRRDecember 31, 19556'1"185
Mike SmithsonRRJanuary 21, 19556'8"215Centerville, TN US
Dave StapletonRRJanuary 16, 19546'1"178Fairhope, AL US
Kevin StephensonRRApril 4, 19546'3"175Ann Arbor, MI US
Burke SuterRROctober 2, 19526'3"195
Julio ValdezSRJune 3, 19566'2"160San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO

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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