1968 Asheville Tourists Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 86-54
Finished 1st in the SL
Manager: Sparky Anderson (86-54)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Asheville, North Carolina
Ballpark: Old McCormick Field
Attendance: 43,324, Avg. 619
1968 Asheville Tourists Statistics

The Asheville Tourists of the Southern League ended the 1968 season with a record of 86 wins and 54 losses, finishing first in the SL.

The Tourists led the league with 614 runs, powered by 120 home runs. Asheville surrendered 533 runs. Darrel Chaney paced the squad with 23 home runs, while Archie Moore, Bernie Carbo and Goldie Francis each walloped 15 or more also. Archie Moore drove in 79 runs. David Burge topped all regular hitters by connecting at a .317 clip. Grover Powell paced the team with 16 wins and a team-best 2.54 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 1968 Asheville Tourists who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Archie Moore, Grover Powell, Dan McGinn, Darrel Chaney, Aurelio Monteagudo, Wayne Simpson, Bill Henry, Fred Kendall, Steve Blateric, John Noriega, Frank Duffy and Bernie Carbo.

Sparky Anderson served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Donald AndersonLLOctober 10, 19416'2"185, PA US
James BatenRRSeptember 28, 19405'11"175
Peter BerensSR5'11"165
Steve BlatericRRMarch 20, 19446'3"200Denver, CO US
David BurgeLLJanuary 28, 19435'10"165
Bernie CarboLRAugust 5, 19475'11"173Detroit, MI US
Darrel ChaneySRMarch 9, 19486'2"188Hammond, IN US
Ernest DavisRRMarch 21, 19456'4"201Wilmington, NC US
Frank DuffyRROctober 14, 19466'1"180Oakland, CA US
Joseph EarlRRDecember 26, 19456'1"180
Goldie FrancisRRFebruary 3, 19465'11"175
Thomas FrondorfRRAugust 1, 19446'5"210
Daryl HallmarkRRMay 25, 19476'5"205
Bill HenryLLFebruary 15, 19426'3"195Long Beach, CA US
Fred KendallRRJanuary 31, 19496'1"185Torrance, CA US
George LatteraRR5'11"175
Pedro MartinezRRMarch 26, 19406'3"195La Habana, La Habana CU
Dan McGinnLLNovember 29, 19436'0"185Omaha, NE US
Wayne MeadowsSRMarch 31, 19435'8"165
Sherwin MinsterRRAugust 19, 19425'11"170
Aurelio MonteagudoRRNovember 19, 19435'11"180Caibarien, CU
Archie MooreLLAugust 30, 19416'2"190Upper Darby, PA US
John NoriegaRRDecember 20, 19436'4"185Ogden, UT US
Mike OatesRROctober 1, 19486'4"200Geneva, IL US
Claude PasseauRRNovember 5, 19446'1"197
Grover PowellLLOctober 10, 19405'10"175Sayre, PA US
George RunkRRNovember 15, 19466'2"200
Scott SegerLLApril 8, 19416'2"190Cincinnati, OH US
Wayne SimpsonRRDecember 2, 19486'3"220Los Angeles, CA US
Malcolm WarrenLRApril 2, 19376'1"180
Rodolfo WelchRRJuly 9, 19385'11"185San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Kenneth WidmanRRFebruary 29, 19446'1"175

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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