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1973 Knoxville Sox Roster
Team Record: 70-69
Finished 3rd in the SL's West Division
Manager: Jim Napier (70-69)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Ballpark: Smithson Stadium
Attendance: 33,604, Avg. 484
The Knoxville Sox of the Southern League ended the 1973 season with a record of 70 wins and 69 losses, finishing third in the league's West Division.
The Sox scored 602 runs and gave up 599 runs. Lamar Johnson led Knoxville with 16 home runs and drove in 93 runs, while leading hitters with significant playing time with a .293 average. Joe Henderson topped the team with 17 wins and a team-best 2.08 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Joe Henderson, Juan Ríos, Steve Swisher, Lamar Johnson, Jim Otten, Randy Bobb, Rudy Hernández, Mike Buskey and Ken Kravec were all players from the 1973 Knoxville Sox who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Jim Napier served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Edito Arteaga | R | R | 5'9" | 168 | ||
Randy Bobb | R | R | January 1, 1948 | 6'1" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Rusty Bourg | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
Bobby Bridges | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
Mike Buskey | R | R | January 13, 1949 | 5'11" | 160 | San Francisco, CA US |
Dennis Deck | L | L | February 12, 1950 | 6'0" | 218 | |
Lambert Ford | L | R | March 3, 1949 | 5'9" | 170 | Vineland, NJ US |
Joe Henderson | L | R | July 4, 1946 | 6'2" | 195 | Lake Cormorant, MS US |
Rudy Hernández | R | R | October 18, 1951 | 5'9" | 150 | Empalme, Sonora MX |
Lamar Johnson | R | R | September 2, 1950 | 6'2" | 215 | Bessemer, AL US |
Ade Kenary | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
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 | |
Mark Marquess | S | L | March 24, 1947 | 5'11" | 180 | Stockton, CA US |
Robert McCauley | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
Fred Norton | R | R | May 7, 1951 | 6'2" | 175 | |
Jim Otten | R | R | July 1, 1951 | 6'2" | 195 | Lewistown, MT US |
Paul Patterson | L | R | February 10, 1950 | 6'6" | 215 | |
Michael Reynolds | R | R | 6'0" | 195 | ||
Juan Ríos | R | R | July 14, 1942 | 6'3" | 185 | Mayaguez, PR |
Danny Rourke | R | R | October 7, 1947 | 5'8" | 160 | |
Paul Sands | L | R | August 11, 1951 | 6'1" | 180 | , VA US |
Duane Shaffer | R | R | September 27, 1950 | 6'0" | 185 | |
John Shermer | R | R | 6'5" | 210 | ||
Steve Swisher | R | R | August 9, 1951 | 6'2" | 205 | Parkersburg, WV US |
Joseph Talley | L | R | August 16, 1948 | 6'0" | 190 | |
Bobby Tucker | R | R | April 22, 1951 | 5'11" | 180 | Memphis, TN US |
George Weimer | R | R | October 6, 1949 | 6'2" | 180 |
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.