1967 West Palm Beach Braves Roster
Team Record: 51-81
Finished 4th in the FSL's East Division
Manager: Eddie Haas (51-81)
Affiliation: Atlanta Braves
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 19,733, Avg. 299
The West Palm Beach Braves of the Florida State League ended the 1967 season with a record of 51 wins and 81 losses, finishing fourth in the league's East Division.
The Braves scored 390 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 492 runs. John Spottke drove in 31 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .209 average. Wenty Ford led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.49 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Members of the 1967 West Palm Beach Braves who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Hal Breeden, Bob Didier, Pablo Torrealba, Wayne Garrett, Oscar Brown, Roe Skidmore, Earl Williams, Gene Ratliff, Wenty Ford, Al Santorini and Rafael Batista.
Eddie Haas served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Jefrey Albies | R | R | January 27, 1946 | 6'0" | 165 | |
Ray Allen | R | R | February 8, 1947 | 6'1" | 185 | |
Robert Andrews | R | L | March 1, 1949 | 6'0" | 175 | |
William Bates | R | R | June 2, 1945 | 6'3" | 198 | |
Rafael Batista | L | L | November 25, 1945 | 6'1" | 195 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
Stanley Bell | R | R | September 9, 1947 | 6'2" | 195 | |
Michael Bersin | R | L | November 14, 1945 | 6'0" | 205 | |
Richard Birmingham | R | R | December 13, 1946 | 6'2" | 190 | |
Robert Bladek | R | L | January 6, 1947 | 6'4" | 200 | Chicago, IL US |
Hal Breeden | R | L | June 28, 1944 | 6'2" | 200 | Albany, GA US |
Oscar Brown | R | R | February 8, 1946 | 6'0" | 175 | Long Beach, CA US |
Bobby Buckner | R | R | January 11, 1948 | 6'1" | 180 | |
Euclides Camejo | R | R | November 20, 1946 | 6'1" | 175 | |
Thomas Catal | R | R | June 23, 1947 | 5'10" | 175 | |
Robert Christensen | R | R | March 3, 1945 | 6'1" | 190 | |
Juan Coal | R | R | August 16, 1948 | 5'11" | 160 | |
Timothy Coulon | R | R | December 5, 1947 | 6'0" | 200 | New Orleans, LA US |
William Cupp | S | R | April 19, 1948 | 6'2" | 205 | |
Bob Didier | S | R | February 16, 1949 | 6'0" | 190 | Hattiesburg, MS US |
Vincent Escamilla | R | R | December 16, 1946 | 6'0" | 190 | |
Joseph Fanning | L | R | February 6, 1948 | 6'0" | 182 | |
Wenty Ford | R | R | November 25, 1946 | 5'11" | 165 | Nassau, BS |
Wayne Garrett | L | R | December 3, 1947 | 5'11" | 175 | Brooksville, FL US |
Steven Godfrey | R | R | November 4, 1946 | 6'0" | 160 | |
Alan Goldberg | R | R | July 15, 1946 | 5'9" | 185 | |
Dick Grant | L | L | April 2, 1947 | 6'4" | 220 | Boston, MA US |
Carl Greene | R | R | April 12, 1931 | 6'3" | 210 | Amanth, NC US |
Enrique Gutierrez | R | R | July 25, 1946 | 6'2" | 175 | |
Terry Henson | R | R | October 2, 1946 | 6'1" | 195 | |
Allen Jillson | L | L | October 2, 1948 | 6'2" | 205 | |
John Laberrigue | R | R | October 11, 1946 | 6'1" | 200 | |
Larry LaGarde | R | R | June 17, 1949 | 5'10" | 165 | New Orleans, LA US |
Dave Lobb | R | R | September 10, 1947 | 6'5" | 185 | Albert Lea, MN US |
Joe McCarthy | R | R | January 31, 1947 | 6'1" | 180 | |
Neudo Morales | R | R | October 1, 1947 | 5'10" | 178 | Maracaibo, Zulia VE |
Thomas Niederer | L | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
Jimmy O'Loughlin | L | L | February 9, 1944 | 6'1" | 166 | |
John Petrulis | R | R | September 28, 1944 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Thomas Randecker | R | R | June 24, 1947 | 6'2" | 185 | |
Gene Ratliff | R | R | September 28, 1945 | 6'5" | 185 | Macon, GA US |
Russell Riley | R | R | May 19, 1946 | 6'3" | 180 | |
Jesus Rizales | R | R | January 20, 1947 | 194 | Barcelona, Anzoategui VE | |
Julius Rizzotti | S | R | 5'5" | 140 | ||
Randolph Rolle | R | R | January 9, 1947 | 5'10" | 180 | |
Al Santorini | R | R | May 19, 1948 | 6'0" | 190 | Irvington, NJ US |
John Simmers | R | R | August 2, 1945 | 6'4" | 225 | |
Allen Singletary | R | R | October 25, 1946 | 6'0" | 160 | |
Roe Skidmore | R | R | October 30, 1945 | 6'3" | 188 | Decatur, IL US |
William Solomon | R | R | July 15, 1946 | 6'0" | 180 | |
John Spottke | R | R | December 9, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | New York, NY US |
Bob Toney | R | R | May 18, 1946 | 6'0" | 180 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
Pablo Torrealba | L | L | April 28, 1948 | 5'10" | 173 | Barquisimeto, Lara VE |
Michael Tyler | R | R | December 8, 1946 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Al Walke | L | R | August 11, 1944 | 6'4" | 229 | |
Ronald White | L | L | April 3, 1946 | 6'1" | 170 | |
Earl Williams | R | R | July 14, 1948 | 6'3" | 215 | Newark, NJ US |
Robert Wiswell | L | L | November 1, 1945 | 6'5" | 210 | |
David Wood | R | R | March 13, 1945 | 6'2" | 212 | |
Faustino Zabala | R | R | December 29, 1942 | 5'9" | 195 | Cabimas, Zulia VE |
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.