1980 Johnson City Cardinals Roster

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: R
Team Record: 29-40
Finished 6th in the AL
Manager: John Lewis (29-40)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Johnson City, Tennessee
Ballpark: Howard Johnson Stadium
Attendance: 26,887, Avg. 779
1980 Johnson City Cardinals Statistics

The Johnson City Cardinals of the Appalachian League ended the 1980 season with a record of 29 wins and 40 losses, finishing sixth in the AL.

The Cardinals scored 332 runs and surrendered 404 runs, most in the circuit. Paul Wirkus drove in 46 runs and topped all regular hitters with a .310 average. Donald Collins led the team with 7 wins, while Brent Milligan registered a 3.9 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.

Jim Adduci and Tom Dozier both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

John Lewis served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jim AdduciLLAugust 9, 19596'5"200Chicago, IL US
Francisco BatistaRRAugust 18, 19605'11"165Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Mike BretzR6'5"210
Robert BrooksRRApril 27, 19586'3"195
Donald CollinsRRJanuary 26, 19626'2"190Newport News, VA US
John DelMonteLLSeptember 5, 19586'2"185
Tom DozierRRSeptember 5, 19616'2"190San Pablo, CA US
Tom EppleSLNovember 17, 19616'0"180Levittown, NY US
Kevin FehrR6'0"190
Billy FinkLRAugust 20, 19615'11"174Hancock County, IN US
Timothy FishL6'4"190
Mike GambeskiRRJuly 7, 19626'0"180New Haven, CT US
Jose GarciaRR6'0"165
James GonzalesRR6'0"180
Jesus GonzalezRR6'8"175
Mike HarrisRRMay 9, 19615'11"145Pittsburgh, PA US
Donald HughesR6'3"210
Ken MartinRAugust 12, 19616'6"220
Wilfredo MartinezRR5'11"165
Carlos MatosRR6'1"160
Brent MilliganRLOctober 7, 19616'1"162Carlisle, PA US
Kenneth MohlerL6'0"185
Alan MooreLL5'10"182
Jay NorthRRJune 21, 19626'3"220Alameda, CA US
Luis OjedaRRApril 15, 19615'11"175Manati, PR
Michael PittmanLLSeptember 9, 19596'1"190Cleveland, OH US
Mario RamosR5'10"160
Perry RedmondRR5'10"185
Jose RodriguezRRNovember 2, 19616'2"158Santiago, Santiago DO
Jose SanchezRRDecember 16, 19605'10"159Bani, Peravia DO
Mitchell SouthernLLMarch 2, 19596'0"190West Covina, CA US
Kenneth SpearsLLFebruary 12, 19595'10"165Bridgeport, CT US
James StevensRR6'4"180
Dan StryffelerLRJune 18, 19626'1"185Warren, OH US
Luis TaverasR
Jeffery TaylorL6'2"187
Keith ThrowerSRAugust 23, 19595'9"170
Jeffrey WarburtonLOctober 29, 19606'4"190
Rick WeemsRRDecember 11, 19586'0"195Tuscaloosa, AL US
Ray WilliamsRR5'9"170
Paul WirkusRR6'2"190

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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