All SPB IV 1978 Managers,  As I am readying the first files for 1978 for release, I thought I would let you know the players that have ended their careers in SPB IV with their 1977 roster appearances.  Quite a mix of well known players ended their careers in 1977, as you will see.

Also many little known players hit the road after their brief MLB seasons too.

I will list them with all batters first, pitchers 2nd with their last team played for in '77.

 

GNOMES

Rob Sperring

Gary Nolan

Don Carrithers

 

ZOO CREW

Sheldon Mallory

Jim Tyrone

Bart Johnson

 

SERANOS

Mike Hegan

Tom Shopay

Bob Apodaca

 

ROUGH RIDERS (Scouts '77)

Boog Powell

Joe Torre

Lew Beasley

Ed Kirkpatrick

Pepe Mangual

Royle Stillman

Doug Konieczny

Gary Ross

Ramon Hernandez

Tommy Toms

 

STORM

Ken McMullen

 

HIRED GUNS

Larry Anderson

Rich Folkers

Ray Sadecki

 

LEMMINGS

Leo Foster

Barry Cort

Mike Beard

Steve Kline

 

SHAMROCKS

Pedro Garcia

Doug Rader

Stan Thomas

Mike Kekich

Tommy Moore

Dave Pagan

 

MAGPIES

Bill Melton

Jerry DaVanon

Doug Griffin

Jackie Brown

Pat Dobson

Brent Strom

 

FIREBUGS

Craig Robinson

Ed Armbrister

Luis Delgado

Mickey Scott

Bruce Dal Canton

 

GHOSTS

Earl Williams

Tommy Helms

Bob Gorinski

Tom Walker

 

5-0'S

Jim Fuller

 

BARONS

Fred Andrews

Bobby Sheldon

Cookie Rojas

Chuck Scrivener

Wayne Simpson

Rick Sawyer

 

COMETS

Bill Butler

Sam Hinds

 

GENERALS

Skip Jutze

Terry Harmon

Rick Baldwin

Jeff Terpko

 

LIGHTNING

Dave Oliver

 

ISTHMUS (Mountain Men '77)

Denny Doyle

Ollie Brown

Gene Locklear

Vic Bernal

Buzz Capra

Steve Dunning

Dave Guisti

Steve Hargan

Bob Johnson

 

REVENGE

Ed Goodson

Bob Heise

Dave Nelson

Gil Patterson

Jim Hughes

 

OAKS

George Mitterwald

Dick Allen

Jimmy Wynn

Chuck Hartenstein

Stan Wall

 

BEAVERS

Bob Adams

Luis Rosado

Felix Millan

Hector Torres

John Scott

Steve Bowling

Jeff Byrd

Bill Singer

Jerry Johnson

 

RAMBLERS

Phil Roof

Ken Rudolph

Rich McKinney

Pat Scanlon

Tommy Smith

Frank MacCormack

Santo Alcala

Al Downing

Joe Hoerner

Bill Laxton

Mike Wallace

 

VOLCANOES (Buccaneers '77)

Randy Hundley

Carlos May

Bobby Darwin

Ray Bare

Mike Cuellar

Larry Dierker

Mike Pazik

Gary Beare

 

MUD HENS

Jack Heidemann

Luis Alvarado

Brooks Robinson

Dennis DeBarr

Tommy Hall

 

PLAINSMEN

Ken Boswell

Willie Crawford

Danny Thomas

Larry Demery

Hank Webb

 

This list is just to inform all 1978 managers of players that are now gone from their teams.  Also for a final, nostalgic "So Long" to these names in SPB IV.

 

Best,

Gary