1984 Appleton Foxes Roster
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
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.
Ed Correa, Britt Burns, Kevin Hickey, Joel Davis, Ken Williams, Doug Drabek, Bruce Tanner and Russ Morman were all players from the 1984 Appleton Foxes who played in the Majors during their careers.
Sal Rende served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Babcock | L | August 18, 1962 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Britt Burns | L | L | June 8, 1959 | 6'5" | 215 | Houston, TX US |
| John Caianiello | L | R | August 11, 1961 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Ed Correa | R | R | April 29, 1966 | 6'2" | 192 | Hato Rey, PR |
| Joel Davis | L | R | January 30, 1965 | 6'5" | 205 | Jacksonville, FL US |
| Don Devlin | R | R | June 16, 1962 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Doug Drabek | R | R | July 25, 1962 | 6'1" | 185 | Victoria, TX US |
| Pedro Guzman | R | June 23, 1961 | 5'9" | 149 | ||
| Jim Hickey | R | R | October 12, 1961 | 6'2" | 215 | Chicago, IL US |
| Kevin Hickey | L | L | February 25, 1956 | 6'1" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
| Paul Imig | R | October 1, 1960 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Roger Jensen | R | R | July 22, 1962 | 6'1" | 187 | |
| John Johnson | R | August 23, 1963 | 6'4" | 210 | ||
| Rick Johnson | R | R | January 6, 1963 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Tom Layton | R | July 31, 1960 | 6'5" | 214 | ||
| Dave McLaughlin | L | R | January 20, 1960 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Scott Meier | R | R | December 16, 1960 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Charlie Moore | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Tom Moritz | R | R | December 12, 1960 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Russ Morman | R | R | April 28, 1962 | 6'4" | 215 | Independence, MO US |
| Johnny Moses | L | May 22, 1960 | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Edgar Perez | R | R | June 30, 1964 | 5'10" | 138 | |
| Jim Phelps | R | 6'3" | 195 | |||
| Rolando Pino | R | R | January 20, 1964 | 5'9" | 160 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Eric Schmidt | R | August 19, 1962 | 6'4" | 210 | ||
| Todd Simmons | R | R | September 11, 1963 | 6'4" | 200 | Bellflower, CA US |
| Mike Soper | R | R | May 23, 1965 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Shawn Stacey | R | August 24, 1963 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Bruce Tanner | L | R | December 9, 1961 | 6'3" | 220 | New Castle, PA US |
| Mike Tanzi | L | December 29, 1959 | 6'0" | 188 | ||
| Greg Tarnow | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Mike Taylor | R | R | March 25, 1962 | 5'10" | 195 | |
| Kent Torve | L | R | November 17, 1962 | 6'2" | 165 | |
| Kurt Walker | R | September 27, 1960 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Ken Williams | R | R | April 6, 1964 | 6'2" | 187 | Berkeley, 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.
