1981 Hagerstown Suns Roster
Team Record: 70-68
Finished 1st in the CL's North Division
Manager: Grady Little (70-68)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Hagerstown, Maryland
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 145,335, Avg. 2,106
Playoffs - Hagerstown Suns 1 game, Salem Redbirds 0
Finals - Hagerstown Suns 3 games, Peninsula Pilots 0
The Hagerstown Suns of the Carolina League ended the 1981 season with a record of 70 wins and 68 losses, finishing first in the league's North Division.
The Suns scored 752 runs, best in the league. Hagerstown yielded 716 runs. Matt Tyner walloped 31 home runs for the team, while John Stefero, Paul Croft and Kurt Fabrizio each swatted 15 or more, too. John Stefero drove in 82 runs. Matt Tyner led batters with significant playing time by hitting .301. Eddie Hook topped the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 2.9 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Allan Ramirez, Mark Brown, Ramón Romero, Dave Huppert, Ron Wotus, Ken Dixon, Al Pardo, Carl Nichols and John Stefero were all players from the 1981 Hagerstown Suns who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Grady Little served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dane Anthony | R | R | August 29, 1959 | 6'1" | 185 | Chambersburg, PA US |
| Randy Boyd | L | September 23, 1960 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Dom Chiti | L | L | December 10, 1958 | 6'0" | 190 | Independence, MO US |
| Dave Corman | R | R | November 22, 1961 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Paul Croft | R | R | August 14, 1959 | 5'11" | 175 | Morristown, NJ US |
| Gregory Dees | L | R | April 18, 1961 | 6'4" | 201 | |
| Ken Dixon | S | R | October 17, 1960 | 5'11" | 166 | Monroe, VA US |
| Allen Edwards | R | R | March 12, 1957 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Kurt Fabrizio | L | L | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Michael Frierson | S | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Bobo Gonzalez | R | May 13, 1960 | 6'3" | 155 | ||
| Grant Headford | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Neal Herrick | R | R | January 18, 1959 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Leon Hoke | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Eddie Hook | R | R | January 17, 1960 | 6'2" | 185 | Santa Monica, CA US |
| John Huey | R | R | July 12, 1960 | 6'5" | 170 | |
| Dave Huppert | R | R | April 17, 1957 | 6'1" | 190 | South Gate, CA US |
| Leonard Jones | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Scott Kuvinka | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Ron Leach | L | L | August 21, 1958 | 6'2" | 190 | Clovis, CA US |
| Anderson Marston | R | R | April 28, 1959 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Alec McCullock | R | April 9, 1959 | 6'7" | 250 | Alexandria, VA US | |
| Donald Minnick | L | 6'2" | 200 | |||
| Eddie Moore | R | R | October 2, 1956 | 5'10" | 180 | Bloomington, IL US |
| Carl Nichols | R | R | October 14, 1962 | 6'0" | 184 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Tim Norris | R | R | February 13, 1960 | 6'2" | 190 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Robert Palmer | R | R | February 8, 1957 | 6'0" | 182 | |
| Al Pardo | S | R | September 8, 1962 | 6'2" | 187 | Oviedo, ES |
| John Pavlik | S | R | January 7, 1958 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Allan Ramirez | R | R | May 1, 1957 | 5'10" | 180 | Victoria, TX US |
| Todd Richard | L | January 18, 1961 | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Dave Rivera | R | R | August 9, 1957 | 5'11" | 175 | King City, CA US |
| Robert Rock | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Ramón Romero | L | L | January 8, 1959 | 6'4" | 170 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Ronald Rudd | L | R | April 12, 1959 | 6'1" | 190 | Richmond, VA US |
| Freddie Smith | R | R | October 26, 1961 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| John Stefero | L | R | September 22, 1959 | 5'8" | 185 | Sumter, SC US |
| Keith Thibodeaux | R | 6'0" | 183 | |||
| Mike Thompson | L | July 27, 1958 | 5'10" | 167 | ||
| Andy Timko | L | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Matt Tyner | R | R | November 7, 1958 | 6'1" | 188 | |
| Paul Vaulman | L | |||||
| Ron Wotus | R | R | March 3, 1961 | 6'1" | 164 | Hartford, CT US |
| Mike Wright | R | R | February 22, 1959 | 6'3" | 210 | Chicago, IL US |
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.
