1981 Asheville Tourists Roster
Team Record: 74-68
Finished 2nd in the SAL's North Division
Manager: Tom Robson (74-68)
Affiliation: Texas Rangers
Location: Asheville, North Carolina
Ballpark: Old McCormick Field
Attendance: 70,957, Avg. 999
The Asheville Tourists of the South Atlantic League ended the 1981 season with a record of 74 wins and 68 losses, finishing second in the league's North Division.
The Tourists scored 773 runs and yielded 666 runs. Dan Murphy led Asheville with 18 home runs, while George Gomez and Tom Dunbar walloped 15 or more also. Dan Murphy drove in 88 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .369 clip. Dar Smith paced the team with 16 wins and a team-best 2.76 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Dar Smith, Dwayne Henry, Billy Taylor, Greg Tabor, Tom Dunbar, Tom Henke, Curt Wilkerson and Mike Mason were all players from the 1981 Asheville Tourists who played in the Majors during their careers.
Tom Robson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Aguayo | R | R | August 13, 1959 | 5'6" | 155 | |
| Brett Benza | R | R | July 19, 1959 | 6'1" | 170 | Lancaster, PA US |
| Lorenzo Bundy | L | R | November 6, 1959 | 6'2" | 200 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Chuckie Canady | R | R | August 12, 1959 | 5'11" | 195 | |
| Matthew Courtney | L | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Samuel Crafort | S | R | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| Tom Dunbar | L | L | November 24, 1959 | 6'2" | 192 | Graniteville, SC US |
| Mark Gammage | R | September 10, 1960 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Mel Gilliam | L | L | November 8, 1957 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| George Gomez | R | R | April 19, 1959 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Al Hartman | R | July 23, 1962 | 6'4" | 195 | ||
| Tom Henke | R | R | December 21, 1957 | 6'5" | 215 | Kansas City, MO US |
| Dwayne Henry | R | R | February 16, 1962 | 6'3" | 205 | Elkton, MD US |
| Tim Henry | L | November 11, 1959 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| David Hibner | R | R | October 15, 1958 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Tony Hudson | R | R | June 29, 1958 | 6'3" | 180 | |
| Marty Leach | R | January 13, 1960 | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Amos Lewis | R | R | August 14, 1960 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Dennis Long | R | August 2, 1958 | 6'5" | 215 | ||
| Tim Maki | R | February 13, 1962 | 6'2" | 210 | ||
| Mike Mason | L | L | November 21, 1958 | 6'2" | 205 | Fairbault, MN US |
| James Maxwell | L | R | January 23, 1958 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Oscar Mejia | R | R | December 4, 1961 | 5'8" | 165 | |
| Brad Mengwasser | R | October 2, 1958 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Dave Moharter | L | L | July 12, 1949 | 6'1" | 170 | Berwick, PA US |
| Dan Murphy | L | L | May 26, 1958 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Jerry Neufang | R | R | November 23, 1960 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Larry Reynolds | S | R | July 9, 1957 | 5'11" | 175 | Eugene, OR US |
| Mike Schmid | L | December 12, 1959 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Dar Smith | R | R | July 29, 1960 | 6'4" | 185 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Greg Tabor | R | R | May 21, 1961 | 6'0" | 165 | Castro Valley, CA US |
| Billy Taylor | R | R | October 16, 1961 | 6'8" | 200 | Monticello, FL US |
| James Tjader | R | R | December 26, 1958 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Gary Venner | L | R | April 22, 1959 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Brooks Wallace | R | R | September 18, 1957 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Curt Wilkerson | S | R | April 26, 1961 | 5'9" | 158 | Petersburg, VA US |
| Richard Wilkinson | L | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Mitch Zwolensky | R | R | December 29, 1959 | 6'2" | 200 |
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.
