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1979 Knoxville Sox Roster
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
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.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Rod Allen | R | R | October 5, 1959 | 6'1" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Rich Barnes | R | L | July 21, 1959 | 6'4" | 186 | Palm Beach, FL US |
Ted Barnicle | L | L | November 20, 1953 | 6'0" | 170 | |
Britt Burns | L | L | June 8, 1959 | 6'5" | 215 | Houston, TX US |
Richard Dotson | R | R | January 10, 1959 | 6'1" | 190 | Cincinnati, OH US |
Curt Etchandy | R | R | September 23, 1956 | 5'11" | 180 | |
John Flannery | R | R | January 25, 1957 | 6'3" | 173 | Long Beach, CA US |
Dom Fucci | L | L | April 29, 1957 | 6'3" | 195 | |
Lorenzo Gray | R | R | March 4, 1958 | 6'1" | 180 | Mound Bayou, MS US |
Guillermo Gutierrez | L | L | August 6, 1954 | 5'9" | 136 | Guadalajara, Jalisco MX |
Luis Guzman | R | November 11, 1957 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
John Hanley | R | R | 6'4" | 210 | ||
A. J. Hill | R | R | November 12, 1958 | 5'11" | 175 | |
LaMarr Hoyt | R | R | January 1, 1955 | 6'3" | 195 | Columbia, SC US |
Art James | L | L | August 2, 1952 | 6'0" | 170 | Detroit, MI US |
Ron Kittle | R | R | January 5, 1958 | 6'4" | 200 | Gary, IN US |
Mitch Lukevics | R | R | December 3, 1953 | 6'2" | 195 | |
Bambi Mesa | R | R | May 4, 1961 | 6'1" | 175 | Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos CU |
Larry Monroe | R | R | June 20, 1956 | 6'4" | 200 | Detroit, MI US |
Bill Moran | R | R | September 26, 1950 | 6'4" | 210 | Portsmouth, VA US |
Fran Mullins | R | R | May 14, 1957 | 6'0" | 180 | Oakland, CA US |
Ray Murillo | R | R | January 18, 1956 | 6'2" | 185 | |
Mark Naehring | R | R | February 9, 1956 | 6'3" | 185 | |
Chris Nyman | R | R | June 6, 1955 | 6'4" | 200 | Pomona, CA US |
Andy Pasillas | R | R | October 22, 1954 | 5'10" | 175 | |
Reggie Patterson | R | R | November 7, 1958 | 6'4" | 180 | Birmingham, AL US |
Joel Perez | R | R | April 1, 1955 | 5'9" | 143 | |
Mark Platel | R | R | 6'5" | 205 | ||
Donn Seidholz | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
Jackie Smith | R | L | February 6, 1955 | 6'1" | 175 | |
Tom Spencer | R | R | February 28, 1951 | 6'0" | 170 | Gallipolis, OH US |
Leo Sutherland | L | L | April 6, 1958 | 5'10" | 165 | Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba CU |
Mark Teutsch | R | August 25, 1957 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
Ray Torres | R | R | April 12, 1958 | 5'10" | 170 | San Jose de Moradillas, Sonora MX |
Phil Trucks | R | R | August 6, 1956 | 6'0" | 165 | |
Dennis Vasquez | R | 6'3" | 205 | |||
Ronald Woods | R | R | 6'1" | 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.