1965 Asheville Tourists Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 80-60
Finished 1st in the SL
Manager: Hardy Peterson (80-60)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Asheville, North Carolina
Ballpark: Old McCormick Field
Attendance: 68,490, Avg. 978
1965 Asheville Tourists Statistics

The Asheville Tourists of the Southern League ended the 1965 season with a record of 80 wins and 60 losses, finishing first in the SL.

The Tourists scored 640 runs, best in the league. Asheville gave up 539 runs. Orlando McFarlane led the team with 22 home runs, while Bob Oliver and David Kwiatkowski walloped 15 or more, too. Charlie Leonard accounted for 78 RBI. Felix Santana paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .279 clip. Ken Larsen topped the squad with 14 wins, and Luke Walker recorded a 2.26 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Members of the 1965 Asheville Tourists who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Luke Walker, Bob Oliver, Dave Roberts, John Papa, Don Bosch, Buddy Pritchard, Jim Shellenback, Orlando McFarlane, Carl Taylor and Dick Colpaert.

Hardy Peterson served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Don BoschSRJuly 15, 19425'10"160San Francisco, CA US
Duncan CampbellRROctober 21, 19375'10"175Bluefields, NI
Dick ColpaertRRJanuary 3, 19445'10"182Fraser, MI US
Phillip CunninghamRRDecember 10, 19416'4"201Chillicothe, OH US
Andrew DaviaultRROctober 4, 19435'10"170
Ronald FiorellaLLNovember 2, 19435'11"180
Troy GilesRRJanuary 13, 19416'2"190Clinton, TN US
David KwiatkowskiLRJune 1, 19426'4"220Melrose Park, IL US
Harry LandRRAugust 11, 19435'11"170
Ken LarsenRRApril 23, 19416'1"185Chicago, IL US
Charlie LeonardLLMay 6, 19406'0"185Bullsgap, TN US
Orlando McFarlaneRRJune 28, 19356'0"180Oriente, CU
Gene McKameyRRSeptember 21, 19416'0"168
Bob OliverRRFebruary 8, 19436'3"205Shreveport, LA US
John PapaRRDecember 5, 19405'11"190Bridgeport, CT US
Buddy PritchardRRJanuary 25, 19366'1"195South Gate, CA US
Silvano QuezadaRRSeptember 13, 19396'2"190Sabana de la Mar, Hato Mayor DO
Dave RobertsLLSeptember 11, 19446'3"195Gallipolis, OH US
Roberto SanchezRRJanuary 31, 19345'6"160Camaguey, Camaguey CU
Felix SantanaRRApril 29, 19425'7"152Mao, Valverde DO
Bob ScottRRFebruary 17, 19386'0"190Stonewall, OK US
Jim ShellenbackLLNovember 18, 19436'2"200Riverside, CA US
Asa SmallLLSeptember 8, 19416'1"185Newton, MA US
Joe SolimineLLJanuary 7, 19446'3"200New York, NY US
Carl TaylorRRJanuary 20, 19446'2"200Sarasota, FL US
Frank VanzinLRMarch 19, 19446'0"190
George VasquezRRDecember 7, 19415'11"190
Luke WalkerLLSeptember 2, 19436'2"190DeKalb, TX US
Rodolfo WelchRRJuly 9, 19385'11"185San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris 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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