1980 Bristol Tigers Roster

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: R
Team Record: 36-33
Finished 2nd in the AL
Manager: Tom Kotchman (36-33)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Bristol, Virginia
Ballpark: DeVault Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 12,300, Avg. 357
1980 Bristol Tigers Statistics

The Bristol Tigers of the Appalachian League ended the 1980 season with a record of 36 wins and 33 losses, finishing second in the AL.

The Tigers scored 312 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 352 runs. Emilio Carrasquel recorded 34 runs batted in and topped all regular batters by hitting .298. Mark Fellows led the team with 8 wins and a team-best 3.21 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Ron Mathis and Mike Warren both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Tom Kotchman served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Chris BakerRRMay 25, 19616'4"195
Carl BurnsSRApril 5, 19625'9"190
Michael CampRAugust 12, 19596'5"215
Emilio CarrasquelRRFebruary 21, 19626'0"185
Roberto CasasnovasLRFebruary 16, 19626'2"175
James ClarkR6'0"170
Richard CollyerL6'1"185
Mark DackoRAugust 26, 19586'4"190
Jon DriverRR6'2"190
Mark FellowsRNovember 16, 19586'0"170
Lawrence GilmoreLRJanuary 2, 19626'1"205
Thomas GonzalskiR6'0"175
Randy HarveyLLApril 3, 19616'3"203
Christoffer JensenL5'11"
Michael JonesLR5'11"165
Ron MathisRRSeptember 25, 19586'0"175Kansas City, MO US
Michael McEvillyRL6'0"190
Luis MendezRR5'11"185
Thomas MerkleRR6'4"210
Norman MichaudL6'2"205
William NashLR6'3"200
Gary NutterRDecember 11, 19586'1"175
Nicholas O'ConnorRJune 4, 19616'3"180
Davy PerkinsLR6'1"170
Kevin PerrettRR6'2"180
Scot PyleRR5'7"170
Michael ReederSR6'0"175
Robert Ruffus6'5"210
Luis SanchezRRDecember 4, 19616'0"175
Michael SilberRR5'11"170
David SimononisRR6'0"190
Mark SmithRRMarch 2, 19626'2"185
Carl SnyderR6'3"200
Michael UntiszR6'3"180
Robert VaughnR6'2"180
Robert VavrockR6'2"195
Thomas WalshRRNovember 1, 19605'11"180
Willie WardRR6'3"190
Mike WarrenRRMarch 26, 19616'1"175Inglewood, CA US
Kevin YoungLRFebruary 21, 19605'9"175

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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