1984 Appleton Foxes Roster

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 87-49
Finished 1st in the MWL's North Division
Manager: Sal Rende (87-49)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Appleton, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Goodland Field
Attendance: 54,281, Avg. 798
1984 Appleton Foxes Statistics

Playoffs - Appleton Foxes 2 games, Madison Muskies 1
Finals - Appleton Foxes 3 games, Springfield Cardinals 2

The Appleton Foxes of the Midwest League ended the 1984 season with a record of 87 wins and 49 losses, finishing first in the league's North Division.

The Foxes conceded 507 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Appleton plated 648 runs. Roger Jensen paced the team with 13 home runs Russ Morman drove in 80 runs. Dave McLaughlin topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .305. Jim Hickey led the squad with 13 wins, while Bruce Tanner recorded a 1.97 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Britt Burns, Ed Correa, Joel Davis, Doug Drabek, Kevin Hickey, Russ Morman, Bruce Tanner and Ken Williams were all players from the 1984 Appleton Foxes who played in the Majors during their careers.

Sal Rende served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bill BabcockLAugust 18, 19626'1"180
Britt BurnsLLJune 8, 19596'5"215Houston, TX US
John CaianielloLRAugust 11, 19615'11"180
Ed CorreaRRApril 29, 19666'2"192Hato Rey, PR
Joel DavisLRJanuary 30, 19656'5"205Jacksonville, FL US
Don DevlinRRJune 16, 19625'11"175
Doug DrabekRRJuly 25, 19626'1"185Victoria, TX US
Pedro GuzmanRJune 23, 19615'9"149
Jim HickeyRROctober 12, 19616'2"215Chicago, IL US
Kevin HickeyLLFebruary 25, 19566'1"170Chicago, IL US
Paul ImigROctober 1, 19606'1"190
Roger JensenRRJuly 22, 19626'1"187
John JohnsonRAugust 23, 19636'4"210
Rick JohnsonRRJanuary 6, 19636'0"175
Tom LaytonRJuly 31, 19606'5"214
Dave McLaughlinLRJanuary 20, 19606'0"175
Scott MeierRRDecember 16, 19606'0"185
Charlie MooreRR5'11"175
Tom MoritzRRDecember 12, 19606'1"190
Russ MormanRRApril 28, 19626'4"215Independence, MO US
Johnny MosesLMay 22, 19605'10"160
Edgar PerezRRJune 30, 19645'10"138
Jim PhelpsR6'3"195
Rolando PinoRRJanuary 20, 19645'9"160La Habana, La Habana CU
Eric SchmidtRAugust 19, 19626'4"210
Todd SimmonsRRSeptember 11, 19636'4"200Bellflower, CA US
Mike SoperRRMay 23, 19656'1"170
Shawn StaceyRAugust 24, 19636'2"190
Bruce TannerLRDecember 9, 19616'3"220New Castle, PA US
Mike TanziLDecember 29, 19596'0"188
Greg TarnowRR5'11"165
Mike TaylorRRMarch 25, 19625'10"195
Kent TorveLRNovember 17, 19626'2"165
Kurt WalkerRSeptember 27, 19605'11"170
Ken WilliamsRRApril 6, 19646'2"187Berkeley, CA US

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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