1973 Bluefield Orioles Statistics

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: R
Team Record: 37-33
Finished 4th in the AL
Manager: George Farson (37-33)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Bluefield, West Virginia
Ballpark: Bowen Field
Attendance: 14,590, Avg. 417
1973 Bluefield Orioles Roster

The Bluefield Orioles of the Appalachian League ended the 1973 season with a record of 37 wins and 33 losses, finishing fourth in the AL.

The Orioles tallied 379 runs and surrendered 383 runs, most in the league. Eddie Murray paced Bluefield with 11 home runs Marty Parrill drove in 37 runs. Jacobo Urena led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .305 clip. Dennis McMillian, Russell Peach, David Highmark and Mike Parrott topped the team with 5 wins each, while Gil Rondón recorded a 3.19 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1973 Bluefield Orioles who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included John Flinn, Eddie Murray, Mike Parrott and Gil Rondón.

George Farson served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Russell Peach51.8331.878811053.0411811018061304
David Highmark51.8334.0612921051.0442923434035108
Dennis McMillian53.6253.1227000552.0542618118053213
Mike Parrott54.5563.65141220074.06146301400895013
John Flinn42.6672.1423100542.0291510022051412
Gil Rondón46.4003.19141320079.06647282410763010
Jerry Hollyfield31.7503.2716300233.0231812026039104
Michael Hile33.5002.797720042.0352213120037001
Jerry Guinn23.4006.9811900040.0393731338028224
Alfred Aulwurm12.33310.5014100218.0253421222016204
Ricky Ryser00100000.00000000000
LeRoy McPike005.796000014.018129010018102
Greg Patterson01.0007.71400007.091661905103
Frank Baumgardner03.0005.0618300148.0473827331037313
Robert George03.0008.579400221.0282520616014402
Totals3733.5294.061847009217574.0519383259243450559325630

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Jacobo Urena6527024649751354351161959.305.362.447.809110320
Gregory Davis64259232396414210281142252.276.337.483.820112113
Richard Cuoco62256237346492125821241.270.312.338.65080331
Marty Parrill622542183862171737232835.284.370.468.838102404
Eddie Murray502121883454601132611946.287.354.495.84893203
Rodney Lee5021216737506010291134126.299.441.515.95686211
LeRoy McPike61214191224773316341376.246.319.361.68169811
Cleve Reed4913612718345121521532.268.299.370.66947121
Juan Martinez411018520211006401417.247.350.259.60922011
Steven Pope319884112030113201224.238.340.310.65026110
Ken Thomas39140117201950011001930.162.300.205.50524400
Michael Wistner37826915183008131317.261.378.304.68221000
Don Whiting2073631117412163187.270.370.460.83029200
Mike Parrott14302948100500110.276.300.310.6109000
Stephen Shrader23544768101340617.170.264.255.51912010
Gil Rondón14292847000500012.250.250.250.5007010
David Obal12353036101510210.200.286.333.61910201
Russell Peach823195520010016.263.300.368.6687030
Jerry Guinn1114112400230012.364.417.9091.32610020
Frank Baumgardner1815131300010002.231.231.231.4623020
Michael Hile717172300120009.176.176.353.5296000
David Highmark1218170210000015.118.167.176.3433000
Dale Vineyard720201200000005.100.100.100.2002000
Jerry Hollyfield161060110000024.167.375.333.7082020
John Flinn23981100000014.125.222.125.3471000
Dennis McMillian2713122100000006.083.083.083.1671010
Robert George9540000000012.000.200.000.2000000
Alfred Aulwurm14220000000001.000.000.000.0000000
Totals8462601228737959610015562966928241557.261.338.391.72989403324160


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Eddie Murray1B50421141320.9718.700
Marty Parrill1B1291637.9708.083
Michael Wistner1B846321.9616.125
LeRoy McPike1B28020.8004.000
Richard Cuoco2B53901091113.9483.755
Juan Martinez2B19244275.9043.474
Stephen Shrader2B35512.9093.333
Cleve Reed2B252011.0003.500
Marty Parrill3B502581155.8762.120
Stephen Shrader3B1031130.8241.400
Richard Cuoco3B871730.8893.000
Dale Vineyard3B74760.6471.571
Cleve Reed3B302001.000.667
Juan Martinez3B31810.9003.000
Ken ThomasC3932324122.9678.89715
Steven PopeC271831561.9717.33320
David ObalC1172731.9637.1829
Gregory DavisOF6297963.9461.710
LeRoy McPikeOF5062050.9251.240
Rodney LeeOF4971653.9391.571
Cleve ReedOF3739130.9301.081
Don WhitingOF189111.909.556
Michael WistnerOF106020.750.600
Dennis McMillianP2731210.938.556
John FlinnP231520.750.261
Frank BaumgardnerP182430.667.333
Jerry HollyfieldP1615001.000.375
Gil RondónP1427011.000.643
Mike ParrottP1411311.9331.000
Alfred AulwurmP1404001.000.286
David HighmarkP1211130.8001.000
Jerry GuinnP111210.750.273
Robert GeorgeP90310.750.333
Russell PeachP80610.857.750
Michael HileP701320.8671.857
LeRoy McPikeP62110.750.500
Greg PattersonP40010.000.000
Ricky RyserP10000.000
Jacobo UrenaSS651071773716.8854.369
Stephen ShraderSS466001.0003.000
Juan MartinezSS101001.0001.000
Totals787171964016483.9352.9974400

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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