1980 Bluefield Orioles Roster
Team Record: 29-39
Finished 5th in the AL
Manager: Grady Little (29-39)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Bluefield, West Virginia
Ballpark: Bowen Field
Attendance: 24,413, Avg. 718
The Bluefield Orioles of the Appalachian League ended the 1980 season with a record of 29 wins and 39 losses, finishing fifth in the AL.
The Orioles scored 361 runs and surrendered 373 runs. Larry Sheets led Bluefield with 14 home runs and drove in 47 runs. Jeff Williams paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .346 clip. Scott Johnson topped the team with 6 wins, while Christopher Willsher recorded a 1.96 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1980 Bluefield Orioles who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Al Pardo, Ken Dixon, Carl Nichols, Mark Brown, Larry Sheets and Ricky Jones.
Grady Little served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Brown | S | R | July 13, 1959 | 6'2" | 190 | Bellows Falls, VT US |
| William Butler | R | R | 6'1" | |||
| Kevin Carcella | R | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Ron Cashore | R | R | June 6, 1960 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Irvin Clark | L | 6'1" | 186 | |||
| Fred Conradi | L | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Rick Cratch | R | April 11, 1962 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| John DeLeon | R | R | 6'6" | 220 | ||
| Ron Dillard | R | R | June 10, 1959 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Ken Dixon | S | R | October 17, 1960 | 5'11" | 166 | Monroe, VA US |
| George Dummar | L | L | January 31, 1960 | 6'5" | 230 | North Arlington, NJ US |
| Steven Gessell | R | 6'3" | 190 | |||
| Nelson Harvey | R | R | 6'2" | 186 | ||
| Leon Hoke | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Lonnie Ivie | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Scott Johnson | L | February 17, 1960 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Ricky Jones | R | R | June 4, 1958 | 6'3" | 186 | Tupelo, MS US |
| Kenneth Jordan | R | 6'2" | 200 | |||
| Michael Kreymborg | R | R | July 2, 1960 | 6'6" | 170 | |
| Tim Maples | R | R | August 31, 1960 | 6'2" | 180 | Jacksonville, NC US |
| Richard Marshall | L | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Anderson Marston | R | R | April 28, 1959 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Luis Martinez | S | R | 6'2" | 183 | ||
| Jeffery McCauley | L | L | 5'6" | 150 | ||
| Carl Nichols | R | R | October 14, 1962 | 6'0" | 184 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Al Pardo | S | R | September 8, 1962 | 6'2" | 187 | Oviedo, ES |
| Braulio Pardo | S | R | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Richard Richmond | L | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Richard Sadey | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Terry Schriner | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Larry Sheets | L | R | December 6, 1959 | 6'3" | 217 | Staunton, VA US |
| Thomas Snell | R | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Jeffery Spencer | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Andy Timko | L | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Kevin Usher | R | 6'0" | 205 | |||
| Charles Williams | L | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Jeff Williams | L | L | September 10, 1962 | 6'0" | 175 | Lincoln Heights, OH US |
| Christopher Willsher | R | 6'1" | 198 |
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.
