1981 Paintsville Yankees Roster
Team Record: 46-24
Finished 1st in the AL
Manager: Mike Easom (46-24)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Paintsville, Kentucky
Ballpark: Central Park
Attendance: 21,520, Avg. 615
The Paintsville Yankees of the Appalachian League ended the 1981 season with a record of 46 wins and 24 losses, finishing first in the AL.
The Yankees topped the league with 426 runs, spearheaded by 59 home runs. Paintsville yielded 325 runs. Orestes Destrade paced the team with 14 home runs Mike Reddish drove in 48 runs. Tom Jones topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .348 clip. Dave Woodworth and Guy Elston paced the squad with 9 wins each, while Mark Silva recorded a 3 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1981 Paintsville Yankees who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Orestes Destrade, Bill Lindsey and Logan Easley.
Mike Easom served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyce Bailey | R | February 9, 1961 | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Mark Blaser | R | R | October 19, 1960 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Pat Bone | S | R | July 18, 1960 | 6'3" | 180 | |
| Reggie Bratton | R | R | January 23, 1961 | 6'3" | 190 | York, SC US |
| Orestes Destrade | S | R | May 8, 1962 | 6'4" | 210 | Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba CU |
| Logan Easley | R | R | November 4, 1961 | 6'1" | 185 | Salt Lake City, UT US |
| Guy Elston | R | June 10, 1960 | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Steve Fincher | L | November 28, 1962 | 6'7" | 198 | Tampa, FL US | |
| Matt Gallegos | S | R | September 11, 1959 | 5'8" | 160 | |
| Brent Gjesdal | R | R | May 5, 1961 | 6'0" | 193 | Portland, OR US |
| Trent Grove | L | R | June 26, 1961 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Johnny Hawkins | S | R | October 25, 1960 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Mike Isherwood | R | R | September 9, 1961 | 5'8" | 170 | |
| Tom Jones | L | R | February 5, 1960 | 6'0" | 162 | |
| Bill Lindsey | R | R | April 12, 1960 | 6'3" | 195 | Staten Island, NY US |
| John Lucido | R | R | September 5, 1961 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Jeff Marks | L | December 11, 1962 | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Dave Niemiec | R | October 1, 1961 | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Shane O'Shea | S | R | August 14, 1961 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Joe Perna | L | L | November 16, 1959 | 5'10" | 190 | |
| Bob Raftice | L | July 20, 1962 | 6'5" | 208 | ||
| Mike Reddish | R | R | May 27, 1959 | 6'1" | 205 | Boston, MA US |
| Scott Repass | L | October 16, 1960 | 5'10" | 190 | ||
| Mark Silva | R | September 17, 1958 | 6'4" | 200 | ||
| Andy Swope | R | August 17, 1960 | 6'5" | 210 | ||
| Dave Woodworth | L | October 30, 1959 | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Greg Zunino | R | R | November 15, 1959 | 5'10" | 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.
