1976 Bluefield Orioles Roster

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: R
Team Record: 42-28
Finished 1st in the AL's North Division
Manager: Ben Hines (42-28)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Bluefield, West Virginia
Ballpark: Bowen Field
Attendance: 28,487, Avg. 814
1976 Bluefield Orioles Statistics

The Bluefield Orioles of the Appalachian League ended the 1976 season with a record of 42 wins and 28 losses, finishing first in the league's North Division.

The Orioles paced the league with 362 runs, fueled by 52 home runs. Bluefield surrendered 294 runs. Mark Corey led the squad with 17 home runs and drove in 59 runs, while leading all regular batters by connecting at a .400 clip. Clint Thomas topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 2.19 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 1976 Bluefield Orioles who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Mark Corey, Darryl Cias, Dallas Williams and Jim Smith.

Ben Hines served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Maximo AdolphusRR5'11"185
Gary AlbrightRR5'2"195
Craig AllegrezzaRR6'5"225
Howard AshlockLL6'2"200
Darryl CiasRRApril 23, 19575'11"190New York, NY US
Mark CoreyRRNovember 3, 19556'2"200Tucumcari, NM US
Andrew DavisSR5'11"160
Arthur DiekmannRRSeptember 13, 19566'4"190
Steven FedorisRR6'5"190
Randy JohnsonRR6'0"180
Timothy KellyRR6'2"180
Kevin KennedyRRMay 26, 19546'2"195Los Angeles, CA US
Michael LindalRL6'2"200
Darwin LunaRR6'1"210
German MartinezR6'2"165
Evon MartinsonRR6'2"200
Mitchell McCombRR6'0"170
Everett MurrayRR6'0"181
Jack NeimeyerRR6'3"190
Ramon OlivaresRR5'9"155
Yamil RiosRR6'3"140
Wilberto RohenaLL6'0"155
Jorge SilvaRR5'11"170
Jim SkaalenRRJuly 6, 19546'3"195Holland, MI US
Jim SmithRRSeptember 8, 19546'3"185Santa Monica, CA US
Clint ThomasRR6'1"195
Lynd ThomasLL6'1"200
Vern ThomasRRSeptember 23, 19566'0"185
Pete TorrezRL6'4"170
Juan VallejosRR6'0"165
Aquilino VasquezRR6'3"172
Robert WelchRR6'2"185
Dallas WilliamsLLFebruary 28, 19585'11"165Brooklyn, NY US

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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