1979 Spartanburg Phillies Roster
Team Record: 73-66
Finished 3rd in the WCL
Manager: Bill Dancy (73-66)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina
Ballpark: Duncan Park
Attendance: 28,960, Avg. 417
Playoffs - Greenwood Braves 3 games, Spartanburg Phillies 1
The Spartanburg Phillies of the Western Carolinas League ended the 1979 season with a record of 73 wins and 66 losses, finishing third in the WCL.
The Phillies topped the league with just 593 runs allowed. Spartanburg scored 633 runs. George Bell led the team with 22 home runs, while Edwin Neal walloped 15 or more, too. George Bell drove in 102 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .305 average. Darren Burroughs paced the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 3.05 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1979 Spartanburg Phillies who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Mark Davis, Don Carman, Wil Culmer, George Bell and Ryne Sandberg.
Bill Dancy served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Miguel Alicea | R | R | November 10, 1959 | 6'2" | 192 | Santa Isabel, PR |
Dean Baugh | R | R | January 30, 1960 | 5'10" | ||
George Bell | R | R | October 21, 1959 | 6'1" | 190 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
Raymond Borucki | R | R | December 15, 1956 | 6'1" | 195 | |
Darren Burroughs | R | L | April 23, 1960 | 6'2" | 165 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
Carlos Cabassa | L | L | February 2, 1958 | 6'1" | 178 | San Juan, PR |
Don Carman | L | L | August 14, 1959 | 6'3" | 195 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
Miguel Cuevas | R | R | 6'0" | |||
Wil Culmer | R | R | November 11, 1957 | 6'4" | 210 | Nassau, BS |
Mark Davis | L | L | October 19, 1960 | 6'3" | 180 | Livermore, CA US |
John DeVincenzo | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
Michael Henson | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
Paul Kiess | L | L | 6'5" | 195 | ||
David Littlefield | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
Aaron Navarette | R | R | 5'11" | 149 | ||
Edwin Neal | R | R | August 2, 1958 | 6'6" | 200 | Blythe, CA US |
Dan Prior | R | R | 6'5" | 195 | ||
Jim Rasmussen | R | January 7, 1956 | 6'2" | 185 | Council Bluffs, IA US | |
Rip Rollins | R | R | October 23, 1959 | 6'3" | 210 | Dallas, TX US |
Angelo Ross | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
Ryne Sandberg | R | R | September 18, 1959 | 6'1" | 175 | Spokane, WA US |
Martin Shoemaker | R | 6'6" | 215 | |||
Philip Thomson | L | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
Jeffrey Ulrich | R | R | November 3, 1958 | 5'10" | 180 | Clovis, CA US |
Keith Washington | S | R | October 8, 1959 | 6'0" | 160 | Albany, NY US |
Alvin White | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
Donald Woodward | 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.