1979 Knoxville Sox Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 65-76
Finished 4th in the SL's West Division
Manager: Gordy Lund (65-76)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Ballpark: Smithson Stadium
Attendance: 62,876, Avg. 892
1979 Knoxville Sox Statistics

The Knoxville Sox of the Southern League ended the 1979 season with a record of 65 wins and 76 losses, finishing fourth in the league's West Division.

The Sox scored 620 runs and allowed 671 runs. Chris Nyman led Knoxville with 18 home runs Mark Naehring drove in 71 runs. Leo Sutherland paced all regular hitters with a .319 average. LaMarr Hoyt and Richard Dotson topped the team with 9 wins each, while Jackie Smith recorded a 3.54 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Players from the 1979 Knoxville Sox who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Leo Sutherland, Fran Mullins, Reggie Patterson, John Flannery, Rod Allen, Britt Burns, LaMarr Hoyt, Tom Spencer, Art James, Larry Monroe, Lorenzo Gray, Ron Kittle, Chris Nyman, Bill Moran, Richard Dotson and Rich Barnes.

Gordy Lund served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Rod AllenRROctober 5, 19596'1"185Los Angeles, CA US
Rich BarnesRLJuly 21, 19596'4"186Palm Beach, FL US
Ted BarnicleLLNovember 20, 19536'0"170
Britt BurnsLLJune 8, 19596'5"215Houston, TX US
Richard DotsonRRJanuary 10, 19596'1"190Cincinnati, OH US
Curt EtchandyRRSeptember 23, 19565'11"180
John FlanneryRRJanuary 25, 19576'3"173Long Beach, CA US
Dom FucciLLApril 29, 19576'3"195
Lorenzo GrayRRMarch 4, 19586'1"180Mound Bayou, MS US
Guillermo GutierrezLLAugust 6, 19545'9"136Guadalajara, Jalisco MX
Luis GuzmanRNovember 11, 19575'11"180
John HanleyRR6'4"210
A. J. HillRRNovember 12, 19585'11"175
LaMarr HoytRRJanuary 1, 19556'3"195Columbia, SC US
Art JamesLLAugust 2, 19526'0"170Detroit, MI US
Ron KittleRRJanuary 5, 19586'4"200Gary, IN US
Mitch LukevicsRRDecember 3, 19536'2"195
Bambi MesaRRMay 4, 19616'1"175Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos CU
Larry MonroeRRJune 20, 19566'4"200Detroit, MI US
Bill MoranRRSeptember 26, 19506'4"210Portsmouth, VA US
Fran MullinsRRMay 14, 19576'0"180Oakland, CA US
Ray MurilloRRJanuary 18, 19566'2"185
Mark NaehringRRFebruary 9, 19566'3"185
Chris NymanRRJune 6, 19556'4"200Pomona, CA US
Andy PasillasRROctober 22, 19545'10"175
Reggie PattersonRRNovember 7, 19586'4"180Birmingham, AL US
Joel PerezRRApril 1, 19555'9"143
Mark PlatelRR6'5"205
Donn SeidholzRR6'3"195
Jackie SmithRLFebruary 6, 19556'1"175
Tom SpencerRRFebruary 28, 19516'0"170Gallipolis, OH US
Leo SutherlandLLApril 6, 19585'10"165Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba CU
Mark TeutschRAugust 25, 19576'1"175
Ray TorresRRApril 12, 19585'10"170San Jose de Moradillas, Sonora MX
Phil TrucksRRAugust 6, 19566'0"165
Dennis VasquezR6'3"205
Ronald WoodsRR6'1"185

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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