1984 Bluefield Orioles Roster

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: R
Team Record: 32-38
Finished 4th in the AL's North Division
Manager: Greg Biagini (32-38)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Bluefield, West Virginia
Ballpark: Bowen Field
Attendance: 25,100, Avg. 717
1984 Bluefield Orioles Statistics

The Bluefield Orioles of the Appalachian League ended the 1984 season with a record of 32 wins and 38 losses, finishing fourth in the league's North Division.

The Orioles scored 373 runs and allowed 381 runs. Kurt Beamesderfer recorded 44 runs batted in and topped all regular hitters by connecting at a .302 clip. Greg Talamantez led the team with 6 wins and a team-best 3.48 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Jeff Tackett played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Bluefield Orioles to do so.

Greg Biagini served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Benny BautistaSRDecember 23, 19655'9"169Bani, Peravia DO
Kurt BeamesderferRRJuly 23, 19636'2"180Reading, PA US
Tony BurroughsRJanuary 24, 19646'3"185
Chuck CarterRSeptember 9, 19666'6"198
Sherwin CijntjeLLMarch 2, 19646'0"170, CW
Esteban DiazRR5'10"170
Victor DunnRROctober 20, 19626'0"190
John DuvalRMay 19, 19626'1"185
Chris EgelstonRMay 29, 19646'2"175
Chris GaetaRRMarch 24, 19635'11"170
Justin GannonLSeptember 30, 19626'2"180
Henry GonzalesRSeptember 9, 19636'2"168
Dan HayesLLAugust 2, 19636'0"185
Jeff HubbardRRJune 2, 19626'0"185
Randy KingRNovember 18, 19646'2"185
Bob KlineRSeptember 8, 19636'1"185
Pedro LlanesROctober 10, 19636'2"190
Christopher MicaRR5'11"190
Robert NewtonL6'0"175
Ty NicholsSR6'1"160
Chris PadgetLRSeptember 20, 19626'1"190
Grady PaulRR5'10"185
Nicholas PiazzaRRAugust 30, 19646'1"195
Robert RiccianiSR5'8"165
Edward RohanR6'2"185
Gerardo SanchezRRDecember 18, 19655'11"165Caguas, PR
Mark ShockmanLL6'2"195
Mike SkinnerRRAugust 5, 19646'1"193Teaneck, NJ US
Dana SmithRR6'1"175
Jervis StuartLL5'11"165
Jeff TackettRRDecember 1, 19656'2"200Fresno, CA US
Greg TalamantezRROctober 17, 19656'2"215
Paul ThorpeRSeptember 23, 19656'7"185
Enacio VanHeyningenLL6'2"205
Michael WhalenR6'4"210
Gregory WirthR6'2"195

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.




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