1979 Eugene Emeralds Roster

Northwest League (NWL) - Class: Short Season A
Team Record: 30-41
Finished 4th in the NWL's South Division
Manager: Greg Riddoch (30-41)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Eugene, Oregon
Ballpark: Civic Stadium
Attendance: 66,156, Avg. 1,864
1979 Eugene Emeralds Statistics

The Eugene Emeralds of the Northwest League ended the 1979 season with a record of 30 wins and 41 losses, finishing fourth in the league's South Division.

The Emeralds plated 316 runs and yielded 375 runs. Greg Jackson drove in 45 runs. Hector Rincones paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .272. Mike Ramsey topped the team with 7 wins, while Frank DeJiulio registered a 2.27 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Mike Ramsey played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Eugene Emeralds to do so.

Greg Riddoch served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Lee AdamsRJune 22, 19596'3"210
Greg BangertLLSeptember 20, 19566'3"185Billings, MT US
Frank DeJiulioLRMarch 22, 19595'11"200Fort Lauderdale, FL US
William ElliottLJanuary 24, 19606'6"195
Kevin FlanneryRNovember 30, 19576'3"195Detroit, MI US
Russell GetterLR6'1"180
Chart HollenbachLMay 31, 19606'3"190
Lee HoverRROctober 31, 19555'8"155
Byron JacksonRROctober 31, 19596'3"190
Greg JacksonRLJanuary 17, 19576'2"205
Anthony MasoneRRSeptember 16, 19586'1"190
Wilson MateoRR5'11"150
Chuck McKinneyRRJuly 3, 19606'0"185
Greg McKinneyLRMay 2, 19596'2"175
Hilton MolinaRJuly 31, 19596'0"175
Drew PerkinsSRFebruary 7, 19585'9"160
Carlos PorteRRSeptember 6, 19625'9"145
Mike RamseySLJuly 8, 19606'0"170Thomson, GA US
Peter ReppucciRR6'0"
Hector RinconesRRMarch 17, 19616'1"155
Mark RotheyLSeptember 9, 19595'10"160
Dan SarrettRRJune 7, 19586'0"185
Tim StamperRDecember 6, 19585'11"
Chris StropoloLLNovember 29, 19595'10"170
Mike SullivanRRMay 16, 19606'1"185
Jim TaylorRRDecember 21, 19595'11"185
Jose ValdezRROctober 19, 19615'11"160
Kevin WallerLRJanuary 27, 19596'1"180

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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