1976 Greenwood Braves Statistics

Western Carolinas League (WCL) - Class: A
Team Record: 75-64
Finished 2nd in the WCL
Manager: Gene Hassell (75-64)
Affiliation: Atlanta Braves
Location: Greenwood, South Carolina
Ballpark: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 26,380, Avg. 380
1976 Greenwood Braves Roster

Playoffs - Greenwood Braves 3 games, Asheville Tourists 1

The Greenwood Braves of the Western Carolinas League ended the 1976 season with a record of 75 wins and 64 losses, finishing second in the WCL.

The Braves paced the league with just 672 runs allowed. Greenwood scored 694 runs. Richard Green led the squad with 10 home runs and drove in 81 runs. James Doherty topped all regular batters by hitting .327. William Free paced the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 3.44 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Members of the 1976 Greenwood Braves who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bruce Benedict, Gary Cooper, Terry Harper, Glenn Hubbard, Rufino Linares, Mike Macha, Rick Mahler, Rick Matula, Larry McWilliams, Dan Morogiello, Duane Theiss, Jim Wessinger and Larry Whisenton.

Gene Hassell 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
William Free128.6003.442525510157.0128786098111257210
Lamar Jones114.7333.47440001083.0694032533565913
Vincent Titus93.7504.87271731098.01176453546228136
Duane Theiss81.8892.2836110983.0682421443646205
Kevin Meistickle64.6002.92301003108.0935035448275203
Rick Mahler66.5002.91316112105.0964934549168237
Tim Costello69.4004.792623000109.01297258548081026
George Phillips512.2944.142519521137.01548063940073602
Dan Morogiello41.8003.298810041.0411815223024210
Larry McWilliams22.5002.628810048.0401914313144313
Rick Matula101.0007.50300006.010552008000
Terry Harper11.50011.25220008.0910103704000
Gary Stein12.3334.506611030.0322315216016221
Dave Breiby12.3335.5815500050.0604131528024214
William King13.2504.9714710038.0423321331023308
Wilfredo Rios14.2005.6710400127.0371917212010212
Ramon Amancio003.00200003.06511202002
Louis Pratt004.00410009.0104407011102
William Harlee02.00011.3311600027.0283834149014232
Totals7564.5404.033271390196261167.0116967252370576187414620660

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
James Doherty132552471711541150571447238.327.417.372.789175333
Richard Green138584526741422911081225267.270.336.386.722203213
Rufino Linares109433389571272043541133556.326.378.422.800164126
Larry Whisenton1114834206711222108672355970.267.354.424.778178004
Gary Cooper12955145997109171129391079121.237.356.285.641131733
Donald Young1304884325810012195510340116.231.306.326.632141844
Al Ryan106449370589520345028135942.257.368.359.728133893
Mike Macha92350303347570952334156.248.339.360.699109222
Kevin Connolly722592302054110321102221.235.299.322.62174052
Mike Reynolds1003472824854521291315752.191.330.234.56466323
Glenn Hubbard33146126264081421411726.317.404.492.89662201
George Ban4816814120325019002123.227.337.284.62140321
Jerry Keller219381142460529001016.296.366.556.92145002
Alvin Jones3813311720212129401535.179.278.265.54331100
Eugene Fornash1467539151009201312.283.418.302.72016001
Bruce Benedict216554713101101076.241.333.315.64817121
Don Fletcher1525213710040048.333.440.381.8218000
Thomas Westlake1030234700021063.304.448.304.7537010
Jorge Aranzamendi818174620021011.353.389.471.8598000
David Stevens630253620060020.240.333.320.6538201
Jim Wessinger1110000000001.000.000.000.0000000
Kevin Meistickle31110000000000.000.000.000.0000000
Totals1365527345426941193182296159615745612770.263.353.356.709161604336400


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Richard Green1B13811567731105.9758.935
Rufino Linares1B162021.0008.000
Eugene Fornash1B190001.0009.000
Al Ryan2B921872151647.9624.370
Glenn Hubbard2B316283619.9604.677
Mike Reynolds2B15202112.9762.733
Eugene Fornash2B12282665.9004.500
Mike Reynolds3B84681472120.9112.560
Mike Macha3B62541003410.8192.484
Jorge Aranzamendi3B5410011.0002.800
Al Ryan3B431111.9333.500
Thomas Westlake3B38211.9093.333
Kevin ConnollyC703545043.9905.77112
George BanC4726728125.9616.2775
Bruce BenedictC20931253.9555.2502
Jerry KellerC8472001.0006.1251
David StevensC6357001.0007.0001
Gary CooperOF12820817115.9531.758
Donald YoungOF12731310124.9642.543
Larry WhisentonOF1111731031.9841.649
Mike MachaOF2848321.9621.821
Rufino LinaresOF2546210.9801.920
Alvin JonesOF811010.9171.375
Don FletcherOF89211.9171.375
Lamar JonesP444912.929.295
Duane TheissP3691312.957.611
Rick MahlerP3151851.821.742
Kevin MeistickleP3031310.941.533
Vincent TitusP27513001.000.667
Tim CostelloP265922.875.538
George PhillipsP2572131.9031.120
William FreeP2562321.9351.160
Dave BreibyP1536011.000.600
William KingP143410.875.500
William HarleeP110120.333.091
Wilfredo RiosP100821.800.800
Dan MorogielloP83320.750.750
Larry McWilliamsP841210.9412.000
Gary SteinP63522.8001.333
Louis PrattP40000.000
Rick MatulaP30000.000
Terry HarperP210001.000.500
Ramon AmancioP20000.000
James DohertySS1322233293571.9404.182
Al RyanSS752131.8973.714
Jorge AranzamendiSS312001.0001.000
Mike ReynoldsSS21611.8753.500
Jim WessingerSS11210.7503.000
Totals150635011355234322.9543.2242100

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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