1980 Butte Copper Kings Roster

Pioneer League (PL) - Class: R
Team Record: 29-40
Finished 4th in the PL's South Division
Manager: Ken Richardson (29-40)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Brewers
Location: Butte, Montana
Ballpark: Alumni Stadium
Attendance: 29,410, Avg. 852
1980 Butte Copper Kings Statistics

The Butte Copper Kings of the Pioneer League ended the 1980 season with a record of 29 wins and 40 losses, finishing fourth in the league's South Division.

The Copper Kings plated 498 runs and conceded 507 runs. Gerald Miller drove in 67 runs. Randy Ready led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .376 clip, while David Morris recorded a 4.84 ERA, leading regular hurlers.

Players from the 1980 Butte Copper Kings who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Juan Castillo, Dion James, Bill Lyons, Carlos Ponce and Randy Ready.

Ken Richardson served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Raymond AlonzoLL6'1"200
Juan CastilloSRJanuary 25, 19625'11"162San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Elmer CavnerL5'11"198
Gregory CicotteR6'4"190
Ty ColemanL6'5"220
Richard EffrigR6'6"200
Robert ElliottR6'2"180
Raymond GalloL6'2"200
Marcos GomezSR6'0"170
Jim HaggertyL6'0"180
Craig HerberholzR6'4"200
Dion JamesLLNovember 9, 19626'1"170Philadelphia, PA US
David JensenR6'3"195
Ronnie JonesSR5'11"170
John JordanRR6'2"190
Butch KirbyLRDecember 12, 19615'11"165
Ronald KollmannRRFebruary 16, 19606'2"190Bismark, ND US
Mark LepsonR6'4"215
Bill LyonsRRApril 26, 19586'1"175Alton, IL US
Luis MatiasR6'0"170
Randy MeyerR6'2"195
Gerald MillerRR6'3"195
Angel MorrisRRApril 22, 19636'3"195
David MorrisRSeptember 3, 19626'2"202
Michael OrlichR6'3"200
Maury OrnestSRMarch 4, 19606'3"195
Ted PallasR6'1"190
Stephen ParrottRR6'6"220
Carlos PonceRRFebruary 7, 19595'10"170Rio Piedras, PR
Vincent PoneRR6'1"200
Terry RaganLR6'1"185
Randy ReadyRRJanuary 8, 19605'11"180San Mateo, CA US
Walter SteeleRR5'11"190
George TalbertRR6'1"207
John WoodRDecember 2, 19605'10"175Olympia, WA 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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