1979 Waterloo Indians Roster
Team Record: 81-54
Finished 1st in the MWL's North Division
Manager: Cal Emery (81-54)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Waterloo, Iowa
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 70,196, Avg. 1,040
Playoffs - Waterloo Indians 2 games, Wausau Timbers 1
Finals - Quad Cities Cubs 2 games, Waterloo Indians 1
The Waterloo Indians of the Midwest League ended the 1979 season with a record of 81 wins and 54 losses, finishing first in the league's North Division.
The Indians led the circuit with 707 runs, ignited by 125 home runs. Waterloo allowed 571 runs. Thomas Anderson walloped 30 home runs for the team, while Dave Hudgens swatted 15 or more, too. Thomas Anderson accounted for 92 RBI. Peter Peltz paced all regular batters by hitting .303. Robin Fuson topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.48 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Members of the 1979 Waterloo Indians who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Carmelo Castillo, Larry White and Dave Hudgens.
Cal Emery served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Craig Adams | R | R | September 11, 1957 | 6'1" | 192 | Orlando, FL US |
Roberto Alvarez | R | R | April 22, 1959 | 5'11" | 179 | |
Thomas Anderson | L | L | April 12, 1959 | 6'3" | 210 | Tampa, FL US |
John Asbell | R | R | September 10, 1959 | 6'1" | 195 | |
Richard Barnhart | R | February 24, 1956 | 6'4" | 190 | ||
Matt Bullinger | L | L | May 23, 1957 | 6'2" | 187 | Phosphur, LA US |
Reid Cassidy | R | R | 6'5" | 215 | ||
Carmelo Castillo | R | R | June 8, 1958 | 6'1" | 185 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
Bruce Chaney | R | R | January 6, 1958 | 6'1" | 180 | |
Marcus Clark | L | L | 6'1" | 185 | ||
Rick Colzie | R | R | July 14, 1951 | 6'0" | 180 | Fitzgerald, GA US |
Venson Davis | R | R | 6'4" | 190 | ||
Scott Dwyer | R | R | 6'4" | 195 | ||
Robin Fuson | R | R | July 22, 1958 | 6'1" | 180 | Coral Gables, FL US |
Lou Ganci | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
Lynn Garrett | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
Tim Glass | R | R | April 23, 1958 | 6'2" | 210 | Springfield, OH US |
William Hallstrom | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
Keith Hendry | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
Gary Hinson | R | R | March 14, 1957 | 5'11" | 175 | |
John Hoban | R | 6'2" | 190 | |||
Donald Hubbard | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
Dave Hudgens | L | L | December 5, 1956 | 6'2" | 210 | Oroville, CA US |
Rodney Hudson | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
Robert Hussey | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
Gregory Johnson | R | R | 6'3" | 195 | ||
Leonard Jones | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
Ron Leach | L | L | August 21, 1958 | 6'2" | 190 | Clovis, CA US |
Tommy Martinez | R | R | 6'1" | 197 | ||
Steven McMurray | R | R | 5'11" | 195 | ||
Peter Peltz | R | R | July 13, 1956 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Randall Rambis | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
Francis Regan | R | 6'3" | 190 | |||
Raymond Richard | R | 6'4" | 185 | |||
Ed Saavedra | R | R | November 15, 1959 | 5'10" | 160 | Cocle, PA |
Terry Tyson | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
John Walters | R | L | 6'2" | 195 | ||
David Warnecke | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
Larry White | R | R | September 24, 1958 | 6'5" | 190 | San Fernando, CA US |
Troy Wilder | L | L | 6'0" | 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.