1979 Cubs Roster
Gulf Coast League (GCL) - Class: R
Team Record: 19-31
Finished 7th in the GCL
Manager: Ken Rudolph (19-31)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Sarasota, Florida
1979 Cubs StatisticsTeam Record: 19-31
Finished 7th in the GCL
Manager: Ken Rudolph (19-31)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Sarasota, Florida
The Cubs of the Gulf Coast League ended the 1979 season with a record of 19 wins and 31 losses, finishing seventh in the GCL.
The Cubs plated 306 runs and conceded 367 runs, most in the circuit. James Wilson led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .361, while William Trapani registered a 1.84 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Carmelo Martínez and Dave Owen both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Ken Rudolph served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Allen | R | R | June 29, 1961 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Juan Araujo | L | L | January 15, 1959 | 6'0" | 160 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Terry Austin | R | R | August 17, 1960 | 6'4" | 185 | |
| Pete Bazan | L | R | September 20, 1958 | 5'10" | 180 | Pharr, TX US |
| Philip Belmonte | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Anthony Biafore | R | R | 5'10" | 172 | ||
| Joey Cole | R | R | March 25, 1959 | 6'0" | 180 | Ocala, FL US |
| James Crout | L | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Carlos Gil | R | R | January 7, 1959 | 6'1" | 155 | Ciudad Bolivar, Bolivar VE |
| Eric Gorman | L | L | September 18, 1959 | 5'11" | 175 | Plainfield, NJ US |
| Tom Johnson | R | R | August 24, 1960 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| David Knoll | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Stan Kyles | R | R | February 26, 1961 | 6'1" | 165 | Chicago, IL US |
| James Lockett | L | L | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Carmelo Martínez | R | R | July 28, 1960 | 6'2" | 190 | Dorado, PR |
| Tito Martinez | L | L | March 5, 1958 | 5'9" | 180 | Vieques, PR |
| John Miglio | L | L | March 10, 1961 | 6'3" | 185 | Chicago, IL US |
| Dennis Mork | L | L | ||||
| Dave Owen | S | R | April 25, 1958 | 6'2" | 170 | Cleburne, TX US |
| Mark Scheiwe | R | May 2, 1961 | 6'2" | 175 | Paxton, IL US | |
| Sidney Smith | R | R | 6'1" | 153 | ||
| John Stockstill | R | R | January 3, 1960 | 6'2" | 200 | Springfield, MO US |
| Felix Swaggerty | R | R | June 1, 1960 | 6'0" | 173 | Knoxville, TN US |
| William Trapani | L | 6'6" | 215 | |||
| Robert Triplett | R | R | April 30, 1959 | 6'3" | 200 | Charleston, MO US |
| Anthony Veith | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| David Watson | L | |||||
| Craig Weissmann | R | January 26, 1961 | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| James Wilson | R | R | 5'9" | 160 |
