1979 Spartanburg Phillies Roster

Western Carolinas League (WCL) - Class: A
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
1979 Spartanburg Phillies Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Miguel AliceaRRNovember 10, 19596'2"192Santa Isabel, PR
Dean BaughRRJanuary 30, 19605'10"
George BellRROctober 21, 19596'1"190San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Raymond BoruckiRRDecember 15, 19566'1"195
Darren BurroughsRLApril 23, 19606'2"165Oklahoma City, OK US
Carlos CabassaLLFebruary 2, 19586'1"178San Juan, PR
Don CarmanLLAugust 14, 19596'3"195Oklahoma City, OK US
Miguel CuevasRR6'0"
Wil CulmerRRNovember 11, 19576'4"210Nassau, BS
Mark DavisLLOctober 19, 19606'3"180Livermore, CA US
John DeVincenzoRR6'0"175
Michael HensonRR6'0"185
Paul KiessLL6'5"195
David LittlefieldRR6'3"195
Aaron NavaretteRR5'11"149
Edwin NealRRAugust 2, 19586'6"200Blythe, CA US
Dan PriorRR6'5"195
Jim RasmussenRJanuary 7, 19566'2"185Council Bluffs, IA US
Rip RollinsRROctober 23, 19596'3"210Dallas, TX US
Angelo RossRR5'11"175
Ryne SandbergRRSeptember 18, 19596'1"175Spokane, WA US
Martin ShoemakerR6'6"215
Philip ThomsonLR5'11"165
Jeffrey UlrichRRNovember 3, 19585'10"180Clovis, CA US
Keith WashingtonSROctober 8, 19596'0"160Albany, NY US
Alvin WhiteRR6'0"185
Donald WoodwardRR6'1"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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