1980 Bristol Tigers Roster
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
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.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Chris Baker | R | R | May 25, 1961 | 6'4" | 195 | |
Carl Burns | S | R | April 5, 1962 | 5'9" | 190 | |
Michael Camp | R | August 12, 1959 | 6'5" | 215 | ||
Emilio Carrasquel | R | R | February 21, 1962 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Roberto Casasnovas | L | R | February 16, 1962 | 6'2" | 175 | |
James Clark | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
Richard Collyer | L | 6'1" | 185 | |||
Mark Dacko | R | August 26, 1958 | 6'4" | 190 | ||
Jon Driver | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
Mark Fellows | R | November 16, 1958 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
Lawrence Gilmore | L | R | January 2, 1962 | 6'1" | 205 | |
Thomas Gonzalski | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
Randy Harvey | L | L | April 3, 1961 | 6'3" | 203 | |
Christoffer Jensen | L | 5'11" | ||||
Michael Jones | L | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
Ron Mathis | R | R | September 25, 1958 | 6'0" | 175 | Kansas City, MO US |
Michael McEvilly | R | L | 6'0" | 190 | ||
Luis Mendez | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
Thomas Merkle | R | R | 6'4" | 210 | ||
Norman Michaud | L | 6'2" | 205 | |||
William Nash | L | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
Gary Nutter | R | December 11, 1958 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
Nicholas O'Connor | R | June 4, 1961 | 6'3" | 180 | ||
Davy Perkins | L | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
Kevin Perrett | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
Scot Pyle | R | R | 5'7" | 170 | ||
Michael Reeder | S | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
Robert Ruffus | 6'5" | 210 | ||||
Luis Sanchez | R | R | December 4, 1961 | 6'0" | 175 | |
Michael Silber | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
David Simononis | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
Mark Smith | R | R | March 2, 1962 | 6'2" | 185 | |
Carl Snyder | R | 6'3" | 200 | |||
Michael Untisz | R | 6'3" | 180 | |||
Robert Vaughn | R | 6'2" | 180 | |||
Robert Vavrock | R | 6'2" | 195 | |||
Thomas Walsh | R | R | November 1, 1960 | 5'11" | 180 | |
Willie Ward | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
Mike Warren | R | R | March 26, 1961 | 6'1" | 175 | Inglewood, CA US |
Kevin Young | L | R | February 21, 1960 | 5'9" | 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.