1980 Charlotte O's Roster
Team Record: 72-72
Finished 3rd in the SL's East Division
Manager: Jimmy Williams (72-72)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Ballpark: Clark Griffith Park
Attendance: 198,528, Avg. 2,757
Playoffs - Charlotte O's 3 games, Savannah Braves 0
Finals - Charlotte O's 3 games, Memphis Chicks 1
The Charlotte O's of the Southern League ended the 1980 season with a record of 72 wins and 72 losses, finishing third in the league's East Division.
The O's scored 605 runs and conceded 607 runs. Drungo Hazewood paced Charlotte with 28 home runs, and Cal Ripken walloped 15 or more, too. Drungo Hazewood accounted for 80 RBI. Cal Ripken led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .276 average. Allan Ramirez topped the team with 16 wins, while Russell Pensiero registered a 2.67 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Members of the 1980 Charlotte O's who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Don Welchel, Mark Smith, John Shelby, Luis Quintana, Larry Sheets, Willie Royster, Larry Anderson, Allan Ramirez, Dave Huppert, Drungo Hazewood, Bill Swaggerty, Vic Rodríguez and Cal Ripken.
Jimmy Williams served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Anderson | R | R | December 3, 1952 | 6'3" | 190 | Maywood, CA US |
| Russell Brett | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| John Buffamoyer | R | R | July 12, 1955 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Brooks Carey | L | L | March 18, 1956 | 6'2" | 185 | Key West, FL US |
| Scott Christopher | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| John Denman | R | R | November 19, 1956 | 6'2" | 200 | Bethesda, MD US |
| Tim Derryberry | L | R | April 21, 1958 | 6'2" | 185 | Pomona, CA US |
| Tom Eaton | R | R | November 27, 1954 | 5'11" | 170 | Tulsa, OK US |
| Allen Edwards | R | R | March 12, 1957 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Kurt Fabrizio | L | L | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Will George | L | L | February 26, 1959 | 6'1" | 185 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Bobo Gonzalez | R | May 13, 1960 | 6'3" | 155 | ||
| Timothy Graven | R | L | October 25, 1954 | 6'0" | 190 | Covington, KY US |
| Drungo Hazewood | R | R | September 2, 1959 | 6'3" | 210 | Mobile, AL US |
| Dave Huppert | R | R | April 17, 1957 | 6'1" | 190 | South Gate, CA US |
| Dan Logan | L | L | July 17, 1956 | 6'7" | 227 | Trion, GA US |
| Gregory McArthur | R | |||||
| Edwin Neal | R | R | August 2, 1958 | 6'6" | 200 | Blythe, CA US |
| Tim Norris | R | R | February 13, 1960 | 6'2" | 190 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Russell Pensiero | L | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Luis Peralta | R | R | January 9, 1958 | 6'0" | 147 | |
| Billy Presley | L | R | May 1, 1955 | 5'10" | 165 | Colorado Springs, CO US |
| Luis Quintana | L | L | December 25, 1951 | 6'2" | 175 | Vega Baja, PR |
| Allan Ramirez | R | R | May 1, 1957 | 5'10" | 180 | Victoria, TX US |
| Cal Ripken | R | R | August 24, 1960 | 6'4" | 200 | Havre de Grace, MD US |
| Vic Rodríguez | R | R | July 14, 1961 | 5'11" | 173 | New York, NY US |
| Tom Rowe | R | R | October 13, 1957 | 6'2" | 185 | Bronx, NY US |
| Willie Royster | R | R | April 11, 1954 | 5'11" | 180 | Clarksville, VA US |
| Larry Sheets | L | R | December 6, 1959 | 6'3" | 217 | Staunton, VA US |
| John Shelby | S | R | February 23, 1958 | 6'1" | 175 | Lexington, KY US |
| Mark Smith | L | R | November 23, 1955 | 6'2" | 215 | Alexandria, VA US |
| Thomas Smith | S | R | February 19, 1952 | 6'0" | 170 | San Diego, CA US |
| Bill Swaggerty | R | R | December 5, 1956 | 6'2" | 186 | Sanford, FL US |
| Don Welchel | R | R | February 3, 1957 | 6'4" | 205 | Atlanta, TX US |
| Robert Whitfield | R | R | 6'3" | 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.
