1979 Arkansas Travelers Roster
Team Record: 76-57
Finished 1st in the TL's East Division
Manager: (76-57)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Ballpark: Ray Winder Field
Attendance: 183,643, Avg. 2,762
Playoffs - Arkansas Travelers 2 games, Shreveport Captains 0
Finals - Arkansas Travelers 3 games, San Antonio Dodgers 0
The Arkansas Travelers of the Texas League ended the 1979 season with a record of 76 wins and 57 losses, finishing first in the league's East Division.
The Travelers surrendered 474 runs, fewest in the league. Arkansas tallied 589 runs. Joe DeSa paced the team with 13 home runs and recorded 86 runs batted in, while leading all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .317 clip. Hector Eduardo, David Johnson and Ray Searage topped the squad with 10 wins each, and Hector Eduardo registered a 2.62 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1979 Arkansas Travelers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Ray Searage, Mike Dimmel, Gene Roof, Ty Waller, Andy Rincon, Joe Edelen, Luis DeLeón, Jim Gott, John Littlefield, Joe DeSa, Al Olmsted, Neil Fiala and Tito Landrum.
served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Aranzamendi | R | R | August 26, 1953 | 6'1" | 160 | Santurce, PR |
| Fulvio Bertolotti | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Tom Chamberlain | R | R | January 21, 1955 | 6'6" | 215 | |
| Chris Davis | R | R | March 25, 1955 | 6'4" | 170 | Richmond, VA US |
| Dennis Delany | R | R | March 10, 1956 | 5'11" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Luis DeLeón | R | R | August 19, 1958 | 6'1" | 153 | Ponce, PR |
| Joe DeSa | L | L | July 27, 1959 | 5'11" | 170 | Honolulu, HI US |
| Mike Dimmel | R | R | October 16, 1954 | 6'0" | 180 | Albert Lea, MN US |
| Gene Dotson | R | R | November 1, 1953 | 5'11" | 180 | Savannah, GA US |
| Joe Edelen | R | R | September 16, 1955 | 6'0" | 165 | Durant, OK US |
| Hector Eduardo | R | R | April 10, 1954 | 6'6" | 186 | |
| Neil Fiala | L | R | August 24, 1956 | 6'1" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Jim Gott | R | R | August 3, 1959 | 6'4" | 215 | Hollywood, CA US |
| Julian Gutierrez | R | R | June 23, 1959 | 5'9" | 150 | Ponce, PR |
| Frank Hunsaker | R | R | 6'3" | 209 | ||
| David Johnson | R | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Arno Kirchenwitz | L | R | 6'5" | 212 | ||
| Tito Landrum | R | R | October 25, 1954 | 5'11" | 175 | Joplin, MO US |
| John Littlefield | R | R | January 5, 1954 | 6'2" | 200 | Covina, CA US |
| Al Olmsted | R | L | March 18, 1957 | 6'2" | 195 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Dave Penniall | R | R | September 26, 1954 | 5'10" | 175 | Coronado, CA US |
| Jim Riggleman | R | R | November 9, 1952 | 5'11" | 175 | Fort Dix, NJ US |
| Andy Rincon | R | R | March 5, 1959 | 6'3" | 195 | Monterey Park, CA US |
| Gene Roof | S | R | January 13, 1958 | 6'2" | 180 | Paducah, KY US |
| Ray Searage | L | L | May 1, 1955 | 6'1" | 180 | Freeport, NY US |
| Len Strelitz | R | R | June 11, 1956 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Randy Thomas | R | R | April 18, 1955 | 5'11" | 160 | Lynchburg, VA US |
| Freddie Tisdale | L | L | May 1, 1956 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Ty Waller | R | R | March 14, 1957 | 6'0" | 180 | Fresno, CA US |
| Ray Williams | R | R | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Daniel Winslow | R | R | January 13, 1958 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Harold Witt | R | R | July 20, 1956 | 5'11" | 170 |
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.
