1979 Columbus Astros Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 84-59
Finished 1st in the SL's East Division
Manager: Jimmy Johnson (84-59)
Affiliation: Houston Astros
Location: Columbus, Georgia
Ballpark: Golden Park I & II
Attendance: 108,780, Avg. 1,521
1979 Columbus Astros Statistics

Playoffs - Columbus Astros 2 games, Charlotte O's 0
Finals - Nashville Sounds 3 games, Columbus Astros 1

The Columbus Astros of the Southern League ended the 1979 season with a record of 84 wins and 59 losses, finishing first in the league's East Division.

The Astros led the circuit with just 547 runs allowed. Columbus scored 702 runs. Alan Knicely walloped 33 home runs for the team, while Danny Heep swatted 15 or more, too. Danny Heep drove in 84 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .327. Del Leatherwood paced the team with 15 wins, and Billy Smith recorded a 2.64 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Members of the 1979 Columbus Astros who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Reggie Baldwin, Danny Heep, Alan Knicely, Pete Ladd, Scott Loucks, Ron Meridith, Jim Pankovits, Joe Pittman, Gary Rajsich, Bert Roberge, Billy Smith, Brent Strom and Tom Wiedenbauer.

Jimmy Johnson served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Ricardo AponteRRApril 3, 19566'1"175El Seibo, DO
Reggie BaldwinRRAugust 19, 19546'1"195River Rouge, MI US
Rod BoxbergerRRAugust 22, 19576'1"170Santa Ana, CA US
Alberto CajideRRMarch 10, 19566'3"205La Habana, La Habana CU
Greg CypretRRAugust 21, 19566'2"180St. Louis, MO US
Greg DahlRRNovember 1, 19566'0"195
George GrossRRMay 15, 19566'3"180Summit, NJ US
Arvis HarperSRMay 24, 19565'8"180Little Rock, AR US
Danny HeepLLJuly 3, 19575'11"185San Antonio, TX US
Phil KlimasRRMay 20, 19565'11"175Chicago, IL US
Alan KnicelyRRMay 19, 19556'0"190Harrisonburg, VA US
Pete LaddRRJuly 17, 19566'3"228Portland, ME US
Del LeatherwoodRLMarch 30, 19556'1"185Houston, TX US
Stan LelandRRMay 17, 19596'4"190Wabash, IN US
Scott LoucksRRNovember 11, 19566'0"178Anchorage, AK US
Jim MacDonaldRRFebruary 6, 19596'1"185St. Johnsbury, VT US
Ron MeridithLLNovember 26, 19566'0"175San Pedro, CA US
Dennis MiscikLLApril 27, 19546'1"185Calumet, PA US
Frederick MorrisLLSeptember 8, 19555'11"180Salem, NJ US
Jim PankovitsRRAugust 6, 19555'10"170Pennington Gap, VA US
Joe PittmanRRJanuary 1, 19536'1"180Houston, TX US
Steven QuealeyROctober 27, 19565'11"170
Gary RajsichLLOctober 28, 19546'2"210Youngstown, OH US
Bert RobergeRROctober 3, 19546'4"190Lewiston, ME US
Simon RosarioRRMay 18, 19576'1"159Paraje Clavellina, DO
Billy SmithRRSeptember 13, 19546'7"200La Marque, TX US
Jeff SmithLRNovember 20, 19556'0"170Wilmington, NC US
Douglas StokkeRRMarch 22, 19566'0"188Milwaukee, WI US
Brent StromRLOctober 14, 19486'3"189San Diego, CA US
Thad TroedsonRRJuly 9, 19566'3"208San Jose, CA US
Reggie WallerRRApril 6, 19556'3"195
Tom WiedenbauerRRNovember 5, 19586'1"180Menomonee, WI 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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