1977 Greenwood Braves Roster
Team Record: 75-64
Finished 3rd in the WCL
Manager: Bobby Dews (75-64)
Affiliation: Atlanta Braves
Location: Greenwood, South Carolina
Ballpark: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 44,842, Avg. 645
Playoffs - Gastonia Cardinals 3 games, Greenwood Braves 1
The Greenwood Braves of the Western Carolinas League ended the 1977 season with a record of 75 wins and 64 losses, finishing third in the WCL.
The Braves scored 721 runs and allowed 650 runs. Clayton Elliott led Greenwood with 15 home runs and accounted for 67 RBI. Leopoldo Sutten paced all regular batters by hitting .317. Dom Chiti topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 3.71 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Joe Cowley, Rick Matula, Terry Harper, Gary Cooper, Glenn Hubbard, Ken Smith, Terry Leach, Larry Owen and Jim Wessinger were all players from the 1977 Greenwood Braves who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Bobby Dews served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramon Amancio | R | R | October 28, 1958 | 6'1" | 158 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Dan Ballard | L | R | April 28, 1956 | 6'2" | 190 | Northfield, MI US |
| Ray Boneschans | R | R | September 25, 1954 | 6'4" | 230 | |
| Fernando Bruno | R | R | May 21, 1957 | 6'3" | 170 | |
| Dom Chiti | L | L | December 10, 1958 | 6'0" | 190 | Independence, MO US |
| Gary Cooper | S | R | December 22, 1956 | 6'3" | 175 | Savannah, GA US |
| Joe Cowley | R | R | August 15, 1958 | 6'5" | 210 | Lexington, KY US |
| Jeffrey Culbreath | R | R | October 19, 1957 | 6'2" | 185 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Clayton Elliott | R | R | August 17, 1955 | 5'10" | 175 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Don Fletcher | S | R | October 29, 1956 | 5'11" | 188 | |
| Timothy Graven | R | L | October 25, 1954 | 6'0" | 190 | Covington, KY US |
| Lawrence Gullette | R | R | September 17, 1954 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Gordon Guzenski | R | R | March 23, 1955 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| William Harlee | L | L | April 22, 1954 | 6'2" | 197 | |
| Terry Harper | R | R | August 19, 1955 | 6'4" | 195 | Douglasville, GA US |
| Joseph Hicks | R | R | September 23, 1954 | 5'11" | 184 | |
| Glenn Hubbard | R | R | September 25, 1957 | 5'9" | 150 | Hahn, DE |
| Terry Leach | R | R | March 13, 1954 | 6'0" | 215 | Selma, AL US |
| Stuart Livingstone | R | R | August 5, 1954 | 6'2" | 200 | Toronto, ON CA |
| David Long | L | L | April 22, 1955 | 6'1" | 193 | Santa Monica, CA US |
| Rick Matula | R | R | November 22, 1953 | 6'0" | 190 | Wharton, TX US |
| Joseph O'Malley | L | R | June 16, 1955 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Larry Owen | R | R | May 31, 1955 | 5'11" | 185 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Mike Paciorek | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Ike Pettaway | R | R | February 9, 1955 | 6'2" | 197 | Mobile, AL US |
| Louis Pratt | R | R | September 8, 1956 | 6'1" | 185 | Boynton Beach, FL US |
| Mike Reynolds | L | R | February 11, 1955 | 5'10" | 160 | Nampa, ID US |
| David Royer | R | R | November 26, 1954 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Manuel Sabino | R | R | August 13, 1955 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Isaac Seoanee | R | R | November 16, 1956 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Ken Smith | L | R | February 12, 1958 | 6'1" | 195 | Youngstown, OH US |
| David Stevens | R | R | June 21, 1956 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Leopoldo Sutten | R | R | November 15, 1955 | 6'1" | 174 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Scott Taylor | R | R | September 21, 1955 | 6'0" | 180 | Bradenton, FL US |
| Wyatt Tonkin | R | R | August 21, 1954 | 6'1" | 190 | Seattle, WA US |
| William Tucker | L | L | March 16, 1955 | 6'3" | 180 | Chicago Heights, IL US |
| Jim Wessinger | R | R | September 25, 1955 | 5'10" | 165 | Utica, NY US |
| Willie Wingo | R | R | ||||
| Donald Young | R | R | June 2, 1957 | 6'3" | 192 |
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.
