1981 Arkansas Travelers Roster
Team Record: 52-80
Finished 4th in the TL's East Division
Manager: Gaylen Pitts (52-80)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Ballpark: Ray Winder Field
Attendance: 202,604, Avg. 3,070
The Arkansas Travelers of the Texas League ended the 1981 season with a record of 52 wins and 80 losses, finishing fourth in the league's East Division.
The Travelers scored 504 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 606 runs. Dave Kable led Arkansas with 20 home runs Jeff Doyle drove in 71 runs. Rhadames Mills paced all regular hitters by connecting at a .289 clip. Ralph Citarella, Jerry Johnson, Kevin Hagen and Rafael Pimentel topped the team with 8 wins each, while Jim Gott earned a 3.44 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Ralph Citarella, Tom Nieto, Kevin Hagen, Rafael Santana, Andy Rincon, Jim Adduci, Jeff Doyle, Jim Gott and Jeff Keener were all players from the 1981 Arkansas Travelers who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Gaylen Pitts served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Adduci | L | L | August 9, 1959 | 6'5" | 200 | Chicago, IL US |
| Jorge Aranzamendi | R | R | August 26, 1953 | 6'1" | 160 | Santurce, PR |
| Kerry Burchett | R | R | October 4, 1955 | 6'6" | 195 | Richmond, VA US |
| Ralph Citarella | R | R | February 7, 1958 | 6'0" | 180 | East Orange, NJ US |
| Dennis Delany | R | R | March 10, 1956 | 5'11" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Jeff Doyle | S | R | October 2, 1956 | 5'9" | 160 | Havre, MT US |
| Ruben Gotay | R | R | August 21, 1959 | 5'11" | 165 | Fajardo, PR |
| Jim Gott | R | R | August 3, 1959 | 6'4" | 215 | Hollywood, CA US |
| Julian Gutierrez | R | R | June 23, 1959 | 5'9" | 150 | Ponce, PR |
| Kevin Hagen | R | R | March 8, 1960 | 6'2" | 185 | Renton, WA US |
| David Johnson | R | L | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Jerry Johnson | R | R | November 7, 1955 | 6'3" | 185 | Austin, TX US |
| David Jorn | R | R | October 2, 1954 | 6'1" | 185 | Belleville, IL US |
| Dave Kable | L | L | January 15, 1960 | 6'4" | 210 | Columbus, OH US |
| Jeff Keener | L | R | January 14, 1959 | 6'0" | 170 | Pana, IL US |
| Stanley McCauley | R | R | February 20, 1957 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Rhadames Mills | R | R | June 17, 1958 | 5'9" | 150 | Barahona, Barahona DO |
| Donald Moore | S | R | October 15, 1959 | 6'5" | 195 | Covina, CA US |
| Tom Nieto | R | R | October 27, 1960 | 6'1" | 193 | Downey, CA US |
| Luis Ojeda | R | R | April 15, 1961 | 5'11" | 175 | Manati, PR |
| Rafael Pimentel | R | R | June 15, 1959 | 6'0" | 165 | Bani, Peravia DO |
| Louis Pratt | R | R | September 8, 1956 | 6'1" | 185 | Boynton Beach, FL US |
| Mark Riggins | R | L | January 23, 1957 | 5'11" | 178 | Jasper, IN US |
| Jim Riggleman | R | R | November 9, 1952 | 5'11" | 175 | Fort Dix, NJ US |
| Andy Rincon | R | R | March 5, 1959 | 6'3" | 195 | Monterey Park, CA US |
| Luis Roman | L | L | June 8, 1960 | 6'0" | 160 | Santiago Rodriguez, DO |
| Rafael Santana | R | R | January 31, 1958 | 6'1" | 165 | La Romana, La Romana DO |
| Freddie Tisdale | L | L | May 1, 1956 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Steve Turco | L | R | May 24, 1958 | 5'11" | 160 | Queens, NY US |
| Steve Winfield | R | R | December 2, 1958 | 6'5" | 210 | Center, TX US |
| Daniel Winslow | R | R | January 13, 1958 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Felipe Zayas | R | R | 5'10" | 174 |
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.
