1979 Appleton Foxes Roster
Team Record: 63-72
Finished 3rd in the MWL's North Division
Manager: Jim Breazeale (63-72)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Appleton, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Goodland Field
Attendance: 72,011, Avg. 1,067
The Appleton Foxes of the Midwest League ended the 1979 season with a record of 63 wins and 72 losses, finishing third in the league's North Division.
The Foxes scored 682 runs and conceded 698 runs. Dave White led Appleton with 11 home runs Vincent Bienek accounted for 58 RBI. Bambi Mesa and Vincent Bienek topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .283. Paul Soth paced the squad with 10 wins, while Kevin Hickey recorded a 3.57 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Players from the 1979 Appleton Foxes who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Jim Breazeale, Lorenzo Gray, Kevin Hickey, Guy Hoffman, Randy Johnson and Ron Kittle.
Jim Breazeale served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Felix Agapay | L | L | February 2, 1958 | 6'2" | 190 | |
Edward Bahns | L | L | 6'1" | 185 | ||
Phil Bauer | R | R | 6'1" | 163 | ||
Vincent Bienek | R | L | 6'1" | 190 | ||
Jim Breazeale | L | R | October 3, 1949 | 6'2" | 210 | Houston, TX US |
David Daniels | R | R | 6'4" | 205 | ||
Jim English | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
Luis Estrada | R | |||||
Randall Evans | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
Gary Friedrich | L | 6'6" | 192 | |||
Paul Gbur | S | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
Lorenzo Gray | R | R | March 4, 1958 | 6'1" | 180 | Mound Bayou, MS US |
Larry Hall | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
John Hanley | R | R | 6'4" | 210 | ||
Kevin Hickey | L | L | February 25, 1956 | 6'1" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
Guy Hoffman | L | L | July 9, 1956 | 5'9" | 175 | Ottawa, IL US |
Jerome Hoffman | R | R | 6'5" | 220 | ||
Mark Jackman | L | 6'4" | 195 | |||
Chuck Johnson | R | December 22, 1957 | 6'3" | 200 | ||
Michael Johnson | R | R | July 2, 1955 | 6'1" | 185 | |
Randy Johnson | L | L | August 15, 1958 | 6'2" | 195 | Miami, FL US |
Dennis Keating | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
Ron Kittle | R | R | January 5, 1958 | 6'4" | 200 | Gary, IN US |
Vito Lucarelli | R | R | 5'11" | 190 | ||
Mike Maitland | L | L | November 17, 1959 | 6'1" | 165 | |
Bambi Mesa | R | R | May 4, 1961 | 6'1" | 175 | Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos CU |
Clifford Northey | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
Mark Platel | R | R | 6'5" | 205 | ||
Scott Richartz | R | R | February 13, 1956 | 6'0" | 178 | |
Duane Shaffer | R | R | September 27, 1950 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Michael Sivik | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
Jackie Smith | R | L | February 6, 1955 | 6'1" | 175 | |
Paul Soth | R | R | 6'3" | 155 | ||
Mark Teutsch | R | August 25, 1957 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
Bob Umdenstock | R | R | February 19, 1959 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Dennis Vasquez | R | 6'3" | 205 | |||
Jeffrey Vuksan | R | R | October 3, 1957 | 6'1" | 195 | |
Victor Walters | R | R | 6'0" | |||
Dave White | R | R | October 1, 1960 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Dan Williams | L | L | 6'1" | 185 | ||
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.