1973 Wilson Pennants Statistics

Carolina League (CL) - Class: A
Team Record: 52-88
Finished 6th in the CL
Manager: Ray Hathaway (0-0), Don Lock (0-0)
Location: Wilson, North Carolina
Ballpark: Fleming Stadium
Attendance: 45,132, Avg. 645
1973 Wilson Pennants Roster

The Wilson Pennants of the Carolina League ended the 1973 season with a record of 52 wins and 88 losses, finishing sixth in the CL.

The Pennants scored 530 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 700 runs, most in the circuit. Rick Oliver led Wilson with 13 home runs and drove in 71 runs. James Conn paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .315. Tom Johnson topped the team with 8 wins and a team-best 2.64 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1973 Wilson Pennants who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Lafayette Currence, Ted Abernathy, John Donaldson and Tom Johnson.

Ray Hathaway and Don Lock 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
Tom Johnson89.4712.64467208116.01045034337711411011
David DeLuca75.5832.932119620126.01265841862162208
Anthony Meerpohl615.2864.213324421141.01238866811021271214
Daniel Hatchell56.4553.87121250079.0824734630027202
Gary Weese47.3643.66151441091.0844937949250106
Steve Hardin410.2864.422315910120.01297059946787302
Jeffrey Roser31.7503.1825300165.0662923140250416
Dennis Queen201.0006.236100013.0169911029111
Greg Gromek21.6673.445520034.0311513113127010
Ted Abernathy21.6673.8618000035.0251715024026300
Lafayette Currence25.2868.3810400029.0322927226033007
William Slinker27.2227.2321800161.0785949339446508
Leon Filbeck101.0003.914310023.021111007021101
Joseph Rizzardi11.5005.487211023.0231514115214103
Wade Boyett14.2004.836630041.0362622327420015
Gary Marks15.1672.1813910062.0552815336140100
Bonifacio Aponte60.0
Mark Kleibl50.0
Eduardo Benitez210.0
Paul Burton50.0
Jim Bryan01.0002.409000015.012941954101
Donald Dudley01.0003.602100010.05741615101
Fred Thomason01.0009.006000015.0211615116112200
Bill Barnes01.00015.00310003.010551411002
Totals5181.3864.053221340387111102.010796374966260643775406780

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 Conn12553145760144213051536244.315.399.374.773171372
Rick Oliver131509439491181501371425772.269.352.392.744172418
Marty Miller92384322509781434345622.301.402.370.772119114
Ken Caldwell743072723173161947012754.268.339.434.773118404
Samuel Askew1073603024471112032745450.235.348.285.63386013
Terin Andino58253228246744020231910.294.352.346.69879231
Victor Price82299281326084524531570.214.254.324.57891102
Manny Abreu47176165194862010711031.291.330.352.68158001
Lister Lespier3413612819375111602619.289.326.367.69347110
Heriberto Morillo4916113473611010112739.269.391.291.68239000
Johnny Glenn5519716419355008612822.213.333.244.57740221
Daniel Grant51178145153372120202627.228.356.324.68047412
Jim Dunham56177155163371013651719.213.291.271.56242122
John Donaldson3012411018325021400147.291.371.391.76243000
Donnie Howse248582113030061524.366.381.402.78333010
Sebastian Martinez411291198285031601816.235.283.353.63642020
Lenny Baxley289377111841013001627.234.366.312.67724000
Cannon Smith2279649141017001426.219.359.281.64018010
Tommy Grayson19696361220170045.190.246.270.51617101
Fausto Sosa18484261120010267.262.354.310.66413000
Mike Gerakos1745363920080071.250.372.306.67811020
David DeLuca22494359000500317.209.255.209.4659021
Tom Johnson4733253820040026.320.370.400.77010060
Sylvester Swindler729283720021018.250.276.321.5979000
Bob Williams17474127000010613.171.277.171.4477000
Price Thomas928272630020013.222.250.333.5839000
Greg Gromek716163510000001.312.312.375.6886000
Gary Marks1421183500000014.278.316.278.5945020
Jerry Clark823213530010023.238.304.381.6858000
Daniel Hatchell15353325100300010.152.152.182.3336020
Anthony Meerpohl34453815000200420.132.214.132.3465030
Wade Boyett919183410000013.222.263.278.5415000
Andy Hancock9333114100100112.129.156.161.3185010
Steve Hardin23443634000000516.111.220.111.3314030
Joseph Rizzardi7981310001013.375.444.500.9444000
Leon Filbeck41180300000011.375.444.375.8193020
William Slinker2123221301000017.136.174.227.4015000
Gary Weese15343053100000211.100.156.133.2904020
Tom Cassell718181201021006.111.111.222.3334000
Bill Barnes31101000000001.0001.0001.0002.0001000
Fred McGaha2650100010001.200.333.200.5331100
Jeffrey Roser2518131100000037.077.250.077.3271020
Fred Thomason6330000000003.000.000.000.0000000
Donald Dudley2330000000003.000.000.000.0000000
Danny Talbott1110000000001.000.000.000.0000000
Lafayette Currence10991000000003.000.000.000.0000000
Ted Abernathy18750000000023.000.286.000.2860000
Dennis Queen6430000000013.000.250.000.2500000
Jim Bryan9430000000011.000.250.000.2500000
Totals151749134292501109715425404515338514741.256.336.331.667142102550320


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Ken Caldwell1B74599461047.9858.716
Lenny Baxley1B241841027.9908.083
Cannon Smith1B2115810213.9888.000
James Conn1B9765061.0009.000
Marty Miller1B753317.9828.000
Tommy Grayson1B7471041.0006.857
Mike Gerakos1B110001.0001.000
James Conn2B377495917.9494.568
Lister Lespier2B2855661014.9244.321
Samuel Askew2B276464613.9554.741
John Donaldson2B14243726.9684.357
Donnie Howse2B123319051.0004.333
Tommy Grayson2B10203016.9805.000
Mike Gerakos2B9172225.9514.333
Fausto Sosa2B674011.0001.833
Heriberto Morillo2B5111123.9174.400
Johnny Glenn2B25320.8004.000
Rick Oliver3B1281202673127.9263.023
James Conn3B13142231.9232.769
Jerry Clark3B22210.8002.000
Tommy Grayson3B134001.0007.000
Daniel GrantC473114164.9837.48915
Sebastian MartinezC3518417106.9535.74316
Bob WilliamsC1372930.9646.2316
Samuel AskewC1275340.9516.5004
Andy HancockC8511111.9847.7500
Marty MillerOF84123511.9921.524
Victor PriceOF77172421.9892.286
Terin AndinoOF5893732.9711.724
Samuel AskewOF5291720.9801.885
Jim DunhamOF4764752.9341.511
Johnny GlennOF4365320.9711.581
James ConnOF3260210.9841.938
Donnie HowseOF8143011.0002.125
Sylvester SwindlerOF710220.8571.714
Price ThomasOF67010.8751.167
Fausto SosaOF220001.0001.000
Fred McGahaOF240001.0002.000
Jerry ClarkOF220001.0001.000
Tom CassellOF110001.0001.000
Tom JohnsonP46112812.975.848
Anthony MeerpohlP3351720.917.667
Jeffrey RoserP251520.750.240
Steve HardinP2381130.864.826
William SlinkerP212520.778.333
David DeLucaP2191621.9261.190
Eduardo BenitezP21.000
Ted AbernathyP1834001.000.389
Gary WeeseP1552011.9621.667
Gary MarksP1337001.000.769
Daniel HatchellP1281722.9262.083
Lafayette CurrenceP100310.750.300
Jim BryanP91010.500.111
Joseph RizzardiP71110.667.286
Fred ThomasonP60000.000
Dennis QueenP611001.000.333
Wade BoyettP6111001.0002.000
Bonifacio AponteP60000.000
Mark KleiblP5.000
Greg GromekP52512.8751.400
Paul BurtonP5.000
Leon FilbeckP41310.8001.000
Bill BarnesP301001.000.333
Donald DudleyP202001.0001.000
Manny AbreuSS42551031319.9243.762
James ConnSS3569841210.9274.371
Heriberto MorilloSS3441932612.8383.941
John DonaldsonSS183140914.8883.944
Fausto SosaSS11102932.9293.545
Lister LespierSS521122.8672.600
Tom CassellSS33842.7333.667
Jerry ClarkSS228001.0005.000
Totals144532431375216269.9553.1964100

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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