1981 Columbus Clippers Roster

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 88-51
Finished 1st in the IL
Manager: Frank Verdi (88-51)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Ballpark: Harold Cooper Stadium
Attendance: 527,124, Avg. 7,585
1981 Columbus Clippers Statistics

Playoffs - Columbus Clippers 3 games, Rochester Red Wings 2
Finals - Columbus Clippers 2 games, Richmond Braves 1 - Series called when rains struck.

The Columbus Clippers of the International League ended the 1981 season with a record of 88 wins and 51 losses, finishing first in the IL.

The Clippers paced the circuit with 738 runs, ignited by 174 home runs. Columbus surrendered 604 runs. Steve Balboni walloped 33 home runs for the team, while Tucker Ashford, Brad Gulden, Marshall Brant and Mike Patterson each swatted 15 or more, too. Steve Balboni drove in 98 runs. Tucker Ashford topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .300 clip. John Pacella and Dave Wehrmeister led the squad with 11 wins each, and Dave Wehrmeister registered a 3.11 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 1981 Columbus Clippers who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Tucker Ashford, Steve Balboni, Paul Boris, Marshall Brant, Bobby Brown, Mike Bruhert, Bill Castro, Dave Coleman, Juan Espino, Tom Filer, George Frazier, Mike Griffin, Brad Gulden, Jim Lewis, Andy McGaffigan, Paul Mitchell, Gene Nelson, John Pacella, Mike Patterson, Dave Righetti, Andre Robertson, Dave Stegman, Pat Tabler, Dave Wehrmeister and Dennis Werth.

Frank Verdi served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Tucker AshfordRRDecember 4, 19546'1"195Memphis, TN US
Steve BalboniRRJanuary 16, 19576'3"225Brockton, MA US
Paul BorisRRDecember 13, 19556'2"200Irvington, NJ US
Marshall BrantRRSeptember 17, 19556'5"185Garberville, CA US
Bobby BrownSRMay 25, 19546'2"190Norfolk, VA US
Mike BruhertRRJune 24, 19516'6"220Jamaica, NY US
Pat CallahanRRAugust 29, 19556'1"190Chicago, IL US
Bill CastroRRMarch 29, 19525'11"170Santiago, Santiago DO
Nate ChapmanLLOctober 2, 19535'9"160Mobile, AL US
Greg CochranRRNovember 15, 19536'2"195Whittier, CA US
Dave ColemanRROctober 26, 19506'3"195Dayton, OH US
Juan EspinoRRMarch 16, 19566'1"190Bonao, Monsenor Nouel DO
Tom FilerRRDecember 1, 19566'1"195Philadelphia, PA US
George FrazierRROctober 13, 19546'5"205Oklahoma City, OK US
Mike GriffinRRJune 26, 19576'4"195Colusa, CA US
Brad GuldenLRJune 10, 19565'10"175New Ulm, MN US
Wayne HarerSLMay 28, 19525'11"185Evanston, IL US
Jim LewisRROctober 12, 19556'3"190Miami, FL US
Tim LewisLL6'5"206Philadelphia, PA US
Andy McGaffiganRROctober 25, 19566'3"185West Palm Beach, FL US
Paul MitchellRRAugust 19, 19496'1"195Worcester, MA US
Gene NelsonRRDecember 3, 19606'0"172Tampa, FL US
John PacellaRRSeptember 15, 19566'3"195Brooklyn, NY US
Mike PattersonLRJanuary 26, 19585'10"170Santa Monica, CA US
Dave RighettiLLNovember 28, 19586'4"195San Jose, CA US
Andre RobertsonRROctober 2, 19575'10"155Orange, TX US
Brian RyderRRFebruary 13, 19606'6"175Worcester, MA US
Dan SchmitzLRMarch 1, 19555'7"150Detroit, MI US
Buck ShowalterLLMay 23, 19565'9"195DeFuniak Springs, FL US
Garry SmithRLOctober 23, 19556'2"185Jacksonville, NC US
Dave StegmanRRJanuary 30, 19545'11"190Inglewood, CA US
Rick StenholmLLMarch 29, 19526'0"185Brooksville, FL US
Pat TablerRRFebruary 2, 19586'3"175Hamilton, OH US
Steve TaylorRRFebruary 9, 19566'4"200Wilmington, DE US
Dave WehrmeisterRRNovember 9, 19526'4"195Berwyn, IL US
Dennis WerthRRDecember 29, 19526'1"200Lincoln, IL 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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