1973 Tampa Tarpons Statistics

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: A
Team Record: 73-71
Finished 4th in the FSL's North Division
Manager: Russ Nixon (73-71)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Tampa, Florida
Ballpark: Al Lopez Field
Attendance: 15,006, Avg. 208
1973 Tampa Tarpons Roster

The Tampa Tarpons of the Florida State League ended the 1973 season with a record of 73 wins and 71 losses, finishing fourth in the league's North Division.

The Tarpons plated 458 runs and yielded 445 runs. Mike Staffieri accounted for 59 RBI and topped all regular hitters with a .268 average. Larry Payne led the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 1.92 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Bruce Taylor and Paul Thormodsgard both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Russ Nixon 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
Larry Payne105.6671.9217171140117.0903425217296602
Lorin Grow84.6671.081616960108.0841913027387104
Paul Thormodsgard77.5002.361817710107.01124828029169604
Gregory Motter77.5003.733210202111.01206646742453418
Gary Myers711.3893.672322740125.01215751353266113
Richard Jensen62.7501.198853053.01787135031313
Andre Rabouin65.5452.4729621273.0522320226156103
Lyle Madison65.5453.29430001263.0562923324249105
William Davis66.5002.97231210094.0933931230155103
Bruce Taylor56.4551.4617721274.0621612025249503
Dave Moore37.3004.142518221100.01175646539179206
Patrick Garvey24.3333.468830052.056252029224107
Edmund Tobin000.00100003.03000104000
Forrest Clemmons001.50300006.04110203000
Jeff Chandler006.75110004.04331402001
Paul Howland02.0003.7722200043.0402118030728006
Totals7371.5072.7328614405122191133.010314453442839328751323580

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
Barry Ulsh143572474701181651411297981.249.356.310.6661472134
Mike Staffieri13149440657109894592957695.268.382.362.744147246
Joe Munoz112460393721051355333385761.267.361.364.725143262
William Covert1284544082796102347843450.235.297.292.589119435
Robert Polaski99381317479385242825239.293.397.369.766117615
Eddie Sherlin1344683983971100020755060.178.273.204.476812171
Oscar DelBusto1063653052463111033524359.207.308.249.557763113
Don Lewis82281251175272134112678.207.284.263.54766130
Mark Melanson1123162673152604281824084.195.305.262.56870351
Jim Lett43168147133571219111217.238.294.340.63550153
Rick Colzie261099514300108361010.316.383.337.72032121
Ray Borowicz8117815572520011111431.161.237.174.41127252
George Meier3210075590002402031.120.302.120.4229041
Edmund Tobin287461481001101019.131.284.148.4319300
Paul Thormodsgard18383217101310210.219.257.344.60111031
Lorin Grow18474027120400110.175.195.300.49512060
Bruce Taylor1730252510000037.200.286.240.5266020
Larry Payne17453645000100012.139.184.139.3235270
Patrick Garvey817153400020004.267.267.267.5334020
Gregory Motter32352724100300611.148.303.185.4885020
Gary Myers23463334000400715.121.293.121.4144150
Andre Rabouin34312613000000112.115.148.115.2643040
Dave Moore25363123000000317.097.176.097.2733020
Paul Howland22980100000010.125.222.125.3471000
Lyle Madison431080100000004.125.125.125.2501020
Greg Taminosian18393311100301612.030.179.061.2402000
Richard Jensen819150000000027.000.118.000.1180020
Marlon Styles2420000000020.000.500.000.5000000
Eric Boyd61592000000055.000.400.000.4000100
Jeff Chandler1220000000000.000.000.000.0000000
William Davis24302430000000512.000.172.000.1720010
Totals157348734118453911104332339813247567853.221.318.279.5981150036117350


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Barry Ulsh1B1411133751483.9898.567
William Covert1B5323021.0007.000
George Meier1B110001.0001.000
Eddie Sherlin2B1343363392362.9675.037
Mike Staffieri2B112722031.0004.455
Ray Borowicz2B201001.000.500
Robert Polaski3B99751732310.9152.505
Jim Lett3B43357084.9292.442
Mike Staffieri3B31520.7502.000
Oscar DelBustoC1015915158.9926.35613
George MeierC301368031.0004.80016
Greg TaminosianC1377470.9206.2314
Eric BoydC485001.0003.2500
Marlon StylesC151001.0006.0001
William CovertOF114147540.9741.333
Joe MunozOF112205962.9731.911
Mark MelansonOF100118972.9481.270
Don LewisOF7783481.9161.130
Rick ColzieOF2661313.9852.462
Edmund TobinOF2540210.9771.680
Mike StaffieriOF11202011.0002.000
Andre RabouinOF210001.000.500
Lyle MadisonP4339011.000.279
Gregory MotterP32101920.935.906
Andre RabouinP2941711.955.724
Dave MooreP25516001.000.840
Gary MyersP2371722.9231.043
William DavisP2362331.9061.261
Paul HowlandP221921.833.455
Paul ThormodsgardP1881651.8281.333
Bruce TaylorP17615001.0001.235
Larry PayneP17141922.9431.941
Lorin GrowP1671410.9551.312
Richard JensenP819001.0001.250
Patrick GarveyP811411.9381.875
Forrest ClemmonsP301001.000.333
Edmund TobinP10000.000
Jeff ChandlerP10010.000.000
Mike StaffieriSS1041333122447.9494.279
Ray BorowiczSS43491181117.9383.884
Totals148833871419164258.9673.2303400

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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