1971 Raleigh-Durham Triangles Roster
Team Record: 56-80
Finished 7th in the CL
Manager: Dick Kennedy (56-80)
Location: Durham, North Carolina; Raleigh, North Carolina
Ballpark: Devereux Meadow Park
Attendance: 40,447, Avg. 595
The Raleigh-Durham Triangles of the Carolina League ended the 1971 season with a record of 56 wins and 80 losses, finishing seventh in the CL.
The Raleigh- Triangles plated 536 runs and gave up 649 runs, most in the circuit. Stephen McCartney paced Durham with 13 home runs John Stephen drove in 80 runs. Philip Bushman topped all regular batters by hitting .322. James Raynor led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 3.71 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1971 Raleigh-Durham Triangles who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Rawly Eastwick, Juan Ríos, John Fuller, Jerry Bell and Nardi Contreras.
Dick Kennedy served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Alcaide | L | L | July 9, 1951 | 6'0" | 175 | Hatillo, PR |
| Domingo Apellaniz | R | R | May 19, 1948 | 5'11" | 160 | Catano, PR |
| Billy Barlow | R | R | February 3, 1949 | 6'1" | 195 | Memphis, TN US |
| Jerry Bell | S | R | October 6, 1947 | 6'4" | 190 | Madison, TN US |
| Gary Bradshaw | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Philip Bushman | L | L | December 22, 1946 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| John Cassis | R | R | August 10, 1947 | 5'11" | 170 | Toledo, OH US |
| Nardi Contreras | S | R | September 19, 1951 | 6'2" | 193 | Tampa, FL US |
| John Conzatti | R | R | April 14, 1950 | 5'11" | 188 | Chehalis, WA US |
| Doug Dreier | R | R | August 11, 1950 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Rawly Eastwick | R | R | October 24, 1950 | 6'3" | 180 | Camden, NJ US |
| John Fuller | L | L | January 29, 1950 | 6'2" | 180 | Lynwood, CA US |
| Timothy Grant | L | R | August 6, 1949 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Gerald Hebert | R | R | August 25, 1946 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Charles Higgins | R | R | September 12, 1949 | 6'3" | 180 | |
| Eddie Hill | S | R | August 20, 1948 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Claude Hosap | R | R | ||||
| Robert Kessler | L | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| James Kirkland | R | R | May 21, 1951 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Chuck Loseth | R | R | January 10, 1951 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Stephen McCartney | R | R | August 19, 1950 | 5'11" | 178 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Steven Miller | R | R | December 21, 1947 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Curtis Moore | L | R | July 3, 1949 | 6'1" | 185 | Denison, TX US |
| Michael O'Connor | S | L | August 6, 1949 | 5'10" | 195 | |
| Walt Ransom | R | R | April 18, 1950 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| James Raynor | R | R | November 17, 1943 | 5'10" | 193 | |
| Jim Redmon | R | R | June 7, 1947 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Juan Ríos | R | R | July 14, 1942 | 6'3" | 185 | Mayaguez, PR |
| Marion Russo | L | L | April 17, 1950 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Jose Salado | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Thor Skogan | R | L | February 10, 1949 | 5'11" | 170 | Oslo, NO |
| John Spottke | R | R | December 9, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | New York, NY US |
| John Stephen | R | R | December 30, 1948 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Bob Welsh | R | R | March 16, 1951 | 6'0" | 160 |
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.
