1980 Charleston Royals Roster

South Atlantic League (SAL) - Class: A
Team Record: 78-61
Finished 1st in the SAL's South Division
Manager: Ronald Mihal (78-61)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Charleston, South Carolina
Ballpark: Hampton Park
Attendance: 109,191, Avg. 1,571
1980 Charleston Royals Statistics

Playoffs - Charleston Royals 2 games, Spartanburg Phillies 1
Finals - Greensboro Hornets 3 games, Charleston Royals 0

The Charleston Royals of the South Atlantic League ended the 1980 season with a record of 78 wins and 61 losses, finishing first in the league's South Division.

The Royals scored 723 runs and yielded 686 runs. Marvell Wynne led Charleston with 18 home runs, and Mickey Palmer walloped 15 or more, too. Marvell Wynne drove in 98 runs. Hector Arroyo paced hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .310 clip. Curtis Voyles and Walt Vanderbush topped the squad with 11 wins each, while Walt Vanderbush registered a 3.79 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 1980 Charleston Royals who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jim Scranton, Frank Wills and Marvell Wynne.

Ronald Mihal served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
David AlbrightLLDecember 12, 19566'0"175
Hector ArroyoLR5'11"155
Ron BatterRROctober 22, 19576'1"180
Roger BegueSRJanuary 9, 19596'5"195Akron, OH US
Raymond BresnahanRR5'11"175
Junior CooperRR6'2"190
Manuel DeAzaRRDecember 21, 19605'11"160
Leon DoakRR6'0"175
Allan GarrayRR6'2"200
Jim GleissnerRRJuly 29, 19606'0"200
Larry GrahekLLJanuary 2, 19576'2"190
John HaleyRR6'1"179
Scott HergottR6'4"200
Ulises InfanteRR6'1"180
Mark JackmanL6'4"195
Ron KraussLLOctober 13, 19616'2"180
James LaughtonRR6'6"210
David LuethyRR6'1"178
Dermot MoriartyLL6'3"210
Mickey PalmerSL6'1"185
Cleveland PorterSR6'7"185
Denny PorterLR6'1"185
Doug PotestioRFebruary 24, 19606'2"190
Frank RyanRR6'4"195
Edmund SanfordRRFebruary 15, 19576'6"200Philadelphia, PA US
Jim ScrantonRRApril 5, 19606'0"175Torrance, CA US
Daniel St. ClairRR6'1"195
Russ StephansRRMay 20, 19596'0"185
Raul TovarRRNovember 14, 19586'1"183Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Walt VanderbushRAugust 14, 19586'2"185East Stroudsburg, PA US
Curtis VoylesRR6'4"185
Keith VraneshRR6'0"175
Frank WillsRROctober 26, 19586'2"200New Orleans, LA US
Marvell WynneLLDecember 17, 19595'11"175Chicago, IL US
Vinnie YuhasRRMay 23, 19616'1"170

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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