1974 Knoxville Sox Roster
Team Record: 72-63
Finished 1st in the SL's West Division
Manager: Jim Napier (72-63)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Ballpark: Smithson Stadium
Attendance: 52,432, Avg. 777
Playoffs - Knoxville Sox 3 games, Jacksonville Suns 2
The Knoxville Sox of the Southern League ended the 1974 season with a record of 72 wins and 63 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.
The Sox plated 638 runs and gave up 589 runs. Cleo Kilpatrick paced Knoxville with 11 home runs Toy McCord drove in 79 runs. Nyls Nyman led all regular hitters with a .325 average. Leo Williams topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 2.66 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1974 Knoxville Sox who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Nyls Nyman, Bill Moran, Mike Buskey, Dave Frost, Francisco Barrios, Ken Kravec, Jim Geddes, Mike Squires, Juan Ríos, Jim Otten, Pete Vuckovich and Jeff Holly.
Jim Napier served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Barrios | R | R | June 10, 1953 | 5'11" | 155 | Hermosillo, Sonora MX |
| Kurt Best | R | R | December 15, 1952 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Mike Buskey | R | R | January 13, 1949 | 5'11" | 160 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Michael Dlugach | R | R | September 2, 1951 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| Manny Estrada | R | R | June 9, 1952 | 5'8" | 165 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Larry Foster | R | R | February 23, 1951 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Dave Frost | R | R | November 17, 1952 | 6'6" | 235 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Jim Geddes | R | R | March 23, 1949 | 6'2" | 200 | Columbus, OH US |
| Jeff Holly | L | L | March 1, 1953 | 6'5" | 210 | San Pedro, CA US |
| Cleo Kilpatrick | L | L | March 18, 1954 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Ken Kravec | L | L | July 29, 1951 | 6'2" | 185 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Jimmy Lee | L | L | October 24, 1948 | 5'11" | 155 | |
| David Leisman | R | R | June 14, 1950 | 6'5" | 195 | |
| Robert McCauley | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Harold McClain | L | L | November 6, 1952 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Toy McCord | R | R | February 17, 1947 | 5'9" | 165 | Sumter, SC US |
| Bill Moran | R | R | September 26, 1950 | 6'4" | 210 | Portsmouth, VA US |
| Fred Norton | R | R | May 7, 1951 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Nyls Nyman | L | R | March 7, 1954 | 6'0" | 170 | Detroit, MI US |
| Mike Ondina | L | R | May 27, 1954 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Jim Otten | R | R | July 1, 1951 | 6'2" | 195 | Lewistown, MT US |
| Robert Palmer | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Joseph Pomykala | L | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Juan Ríos | R | R | July 14, 1942 | 6'3" | 185 | Mayaguez, PR |
| Danny Rourke | R | R | October 7, 1947 | 5'8" | 160 | |
| Donn Seidholz | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| John Shermer | R | R | 6'5" | 210 | ||
| Tom Smithson | R | R | January 30, 1949 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Jeff Sovern | R | R | September 12, 1951 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Charles Sprinkle | R | R | January 28, 1948 | 6'0" | 180 | Detroit, MI US |
| Mike Squires | L | L | March 5, 1952 | 5'11" | 185 | Kalamazoo, MI US |
| Butch Stinson | L | L | September 11, 1951 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Bobby Tucker | R | R | April 22, 1951 | 5'11" | 180 | Memphis, TN US |
| Pete Vuckovich | R | R | October 27, 1952 | 6'4" | 215 | Johnstown, PA US |
| George Weimer | R | R | October 6, 1949 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Eddie Wheeler | R | R | June 5, 1952 | 5'11" | 152 | |
| Leo Williams | R | R | 5'11" | 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.
