1976 Knoxville Sox Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
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
1976 Knoxville Sox Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Kurt BestRRDecember 15, 19526'2"180
Paul BockRL6'3"197
Gregory CollinsRRFebruary 1, 19526'3"205
Robert CombsRR6'0"185
James CrostaRR5'7"165
Michael DlugachRRSeptember 2, 19515'10"190
Marv FoleyLRAugust 29, 19536'0"195Stanford, KY US
Larry FosterRRFebruary 23, 19515'11"190
Dave FrostRRNovember 17, 19526'6"235Long Beach, CA US
Cleo KilpatrickLLMarch 18, 19545'10"175
Chris KnappRRSeptember 16, 19536'5"195Cherry Point, NC US
Tony KomadinaLLApril 1, 19536'5"225
Larry MonroeRRJune 20, 19566'4"200Detroit, MI US
Bill MoranRRSeptember 26, 19506'4"210Portsmouth, VA US
Fred NortonRRMay 7, 19516'2"175
Tom NortonRRApril 26, 19506'1"200Elyria, OH US
Mike OndinaLRMay 27, 19546'2"190
Robert PalmerRR6'3"195
Rich PuigLRMarch 16, 19535'10"165Tampa, FL US
Kenny ReedRRApril 15, 19515'9"162Chicago, IL US
Donn SeidholzRR6'3"195
Barry SmithRROctober 30, 19546'2"170
Butch StinsonLLSeptember 11, 19516'2"175
Tim StoddardRRJanuary 24, 19536'7"230East Chicago, IN US
Eddie WheelerRRJune 5, 19525'11"152
Leo WilliamsRR5'11"175
Mike WolfRRJune 20, 19556'1"165
Rich WorthamRLOctober 22, 19536'0"185Odessa, 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.




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