1979 Arkansas Travelers Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 76-57
Finished 1st in the TL's East Division
Manager: (76-57)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Ballpark: Ray Winder Field
Attendance: 183,643, Avg. 2,762
1979 Arkansas Travelers Statistics

Playoffs - Arkansas Travelers 2 games, Shreveport Captains 0
Finals - Arkansas Travelers 3 games, San Antonio Dodgers 0

The Arkansas Travelers of the Texas League ended the 1979 season with a record of 76 wins and 57 losses, finishing first in the league's East Division.

The Travelers surrendered 474 runs, fewest in the league. Arkansas tallied 589 runs. Joe DeSa paced the team with 13 home runs and recorded 86 runs batted in, while leading all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .317 clip. Ray Searage, David Johnson and Hector Eduardo topped the squad with 10 wins each, and Hector Eduardo registered a 2.62 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1979 Arkansas Travelers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Luis DeLeón, Joe DeSa, Mike Dimmel, Joe Edelen, Neil Fiala, Jim Gott, Tito Landrum, John Littlefield, Al Olmsted, Andy Rincon, Gene Roof, Ray Searage and Ty Waller.

served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jorge AranzamendiRRAugust 26, 19536'1"160Santurce, PR
Fulvio BertolottiRR5'11"185
Tom ChamberlainRRJanuary 21, 19556'6"215
Chris DavisRRMarch 25, 19556'4"170Richmond, VA US
Dennis DelanyRRMarch 10, 19565'11"185San Francisco, CA US
Luis DeLeónRRAugust 19, 19586'1"153Ponce, PR
Joe DeSaLLJuly 27, 19595'11"170Honolulu, HI US
Mike DimmelRROctober 16, 19546'0"180Albert Lea, MN US
Gene DotsonRRNovember 1, 19535'11"180Savannah, GA US
Joe EdelenRRSeptember 16, 19556'0"165Durant, OK US
Hector EduardoRRApril 10, 19546'6"186
Neil FialaLRAugust 24, 19566'1"185St. Louis, MO US
Jim GottRRAugust 3, 19596'4"215Hollywood, CA US
Julian GutierrezRRJune 23, 19595'9"150Ponce, PR
Frank HunsakerRR6'3"209
David JohnsonRL6'0"175
Arno KirchenwitzLR6'5"212
Tito LandrumRROctober 25, 19545'11"175Joplin, MO US
John LittlefieldRRJanuary 5, 19546'2"200Covina, CA US
Al OlmstedRLMarch 18, 19576'2"195St. Louis, MO US
Dave PenniallRRSeptember 26, 19545'10"175Coronado, CA US
Jim RigglemanRRNovember 9, 19525'11"175Fort Dix, NJ US
Andy RinconRRMarch 5, 19596'3"195Monterey Park, CA US
Gene RoofSRJanuary 13, 19586'2"180Paducah, KY US
Ray SearageLLMay 1, 19556'1"180Freeport, NY US
Len StrelitzRRJune 11, 19566'1"180
Randy ThomasRRApril 18, 19555'11"160Lynchburg, VA US
Freddie TisdaleLLMay 1, 19566'0"165
Ty WallerRRMarch 14, 19576'0"180Fresno, CA US
Ray WilliamsRR6'1"200
Daniel WinslowRRJanuary 13, 19586'2"175
Harold WittRRJuly 20, 19565'11"170

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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