1973 Covington Astros Roster
Team Record: 21-48
Finished 8th in the AL
Manager: Billy Smith (21-48)
Affiliation: Houston Astros
Location: Covington, Virginia
Ballpark: Casey Field
Attendance: 13,673, Avg. 396
The Covington Astros of the Appalachian League ended the 1973 season with a record of 21 wins and 48 losses, finishing eighth in the AL.
The Astros scored 274 runs and gave up 369 runs. Leonard Larabee and Mike Holland led all regular batters by hitting .267, while David Brooks recorded a 3.6 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1973 Covington Astros who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Joe Sambito, Mike Stanton, Mike Mendoza, Luis Pujols and Gordie Pladson.
Billy Smith served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Alfaro | R | R | March 21, 1956 | 6'2" | 150 | Maracaibo, Zulia VE |
| David Aloi | R | R | October 3, 1955 | 6'1" | 182 | Vallejo, CA US |
| Rafael Alvarez | R | R | 6'2" | 155 | ||
| David Brooks | S | R | January 16, 1954 | 6'4" | 205 | Fort Worth, TX US |
| Donald Broom | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Ed Brown | R | R | January 20, 1954 | 5'9" | 155 | |
| Eric Brown | R | R | September 16, 1951 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Kenneth Burke | R | R | November 24, 1950 | 6'2" | 190 | Moultrie, GA US |
| Robert Dunnivan | R | R | 6'3" | 175 | ||
| Stan Floyd | R | R | June 5, 1953 | 5'10" | 190 | Richmond, VA US |
| Jose Galvez | R | R | January 21, 1955 | 6'1" | 178 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Mike Holland | L | L | April 22, 1955 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Michael Jones | S | R | June 16, 1955 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Leonard Larabee | R | R | January 13, 1951 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Michael Luckett | R | R | May 2, 1953 | 6'2" | 195 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Mike Mendoza | R | R | November 26, 1955 | 6'5" | 215 | Inglewood, CA US |
| Jorge Moreno | R | R | November 24, 1955 | 6'2" | 160 | Puerto Armuelles, Chiriqui PA |
| Lonnie Newland | R | R | December 3, 1953 | 6'0" | 175 | Hobbs, NM US |
| Steven Oberweather | R | R | September 18, 1954 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Gordie Pladson | R | R | July 31, 1956 | 6'4" | 210 | New Westminster, BC CA |
| Roger Polanco | R | R | August 25, 1956 | 5'11" | 145 | |
| Calvin Portley | S | R | November 14, 1954 | 5'10" | 165 | Longview, TX US |
| Luis Pujols | R | R | November 18, 1955 | 6'2" | 175 | Santiago de los Caballeros, Santiago DO |
| Alberto Rondon | S | R | December 7, 1958 | 6'1" | 160 | |
| Joe Sambito | L | L | June 28, 1952 | 6'1" | 185 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Juan Sanchez | R | R | December 6, 1953 | 5'10" | 160 | Tamboril, Santiago DO |
| Arturo Sealey | L | R | 6'1" | 155 | ||
| Donnie Sims | L | L | August 18, 1954 | 6'0" | 170 | Spartanburg, SC US |
| Mike Stanton | S | R | September 25, 1952 | 6'2" | 205 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Nathan Stewart | R | R | June 20, 1951 | 6'0" | 188 | |
| Stephen Williams | R | R | May 3, 1955 | 6'1" | 170 |
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.
