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1976 Knoxville Sox Roster
Team Record: 61-77
Finished 3rd in the SL's West Division
Manager: Gordy Lund (61-77)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Ballpark: Smithson Stadium
Attendance: 38,046, Avg. 551
The Knoxville Sox of the Southern League ended the 1976 season with a record of 61 wins and 77 losses, finishing third in the league's West Division.
The Sox scored 444 runs and conceded 558 runs, most in the circuit. Larry Foster led Knoxville with 13 home runs Donn Seidholz drove in 65 runs. Mike Ondina paced all regular batters with a .260 average. Larry Monroe topped the squad with 11 wins, while Dave Frost recorded a 2.38 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Tim Stoddard, Rich Puig, Marv Foley, Dave Frost, Bill Moran, Larry Monroe, Tom Norton, Rich Wortham and Chris Knapp were all players from the 1976 Knoxville Sox who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Gordy Lund served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Kurt Best | R | R | December 15, 1952 | 6'2" | 180 | |
Paul Bock | R | L | 6'3" | 197 | ||
Gregory Collins | R | R | February 1, 1952 | 6'3" | 205 | |
Robert Combs | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
James Crosta | R | R | 5'7" | 165 | ||
Michael Dlugach | R | R | September 2, 1951 | 5'10" | 190 | |
Marv Foley | L | R | August 29, 1953 | 6'0" | 195 | Stanford, KY US |
Larry Foster | R | R | February 23, 1951 | 5'11" | 190 | |
Dave Frost | R | R | November 17, 1952 | 6'6" | 235 | Long Beach, CA US |
Cleo Kilpatrick | L | L | March 18, 1954 | 5'10" | 175 | |
Chris Knapp | R | R | September 16, 1953 | 6'5" | 195 | Cherry Point, NC US |
Tony Komadina | L | L | April 1, 1953 | 6'5" | 225 | |
Larry Monroe | R | R | June 20, 1956 | 6'4" | 200 | Detroit, MI US |
Bill Moran | R | R | September 26, 1950 | 6'4" | 210 | Portsmouth, VA US |
Fred Norton | R | R | May 7, 1951 | 6'2" | 175 | |
Tom Norton | R | R | April 26, 1950 | 6'1" | 200 | Elyria, OH US |
Mike Ondina | L | R | May 27, 1954 | 6'2" | 190 | |
Robert Palmer | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
Rich Puig | L | R | March 16, 1953 | 5'10" | 165 | Tampa, FL US |
Kenny Reed | R | R | April 15, 1951 | 5'9" | 162 | Chicago, IL US |
Donn Seidholz | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
Barry Smith | R | R | October 30, 1954 | 6'2" | 170 | |
Butch Stinson | L | L | September 11, 1951 | 6'2" | 175 | |
Tim Stoddard | R | R | January 24, 1953 | 6'7" | 230 | East Chicago, IN US |
Eddie Wheeler | R | R | June 5, 1952 | 5'11" | 152 | |
Leo Williams | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
Mike Wolf | R | R | June 20, 1955 | 6'1" | 165 | |
Rich Wortham | R | L | October 22, 1953 | 6'0" | 185 | Odessa, TX 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.