1980 Daytona Beach Astros Roster
Team Record: 86-51
Finished 1st in the FSL's North Division
Manager: Carlos Alfonso (86-51)
Affiliation: Houston Astros
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Jackie Robinson Stadium
Attendance: 58,162, Avg. 849
Playoffs - Vero Beach Dodgers 2 games, Daytona Beach Astros 0
The Daytona Beach Astros of the Florida State League ended the 1980 season with a record of 86 wins and 51 losses, finishing first in the league's North Division.
The Astros led the league with 684 runs, spearheaded by 48 home runs. Daytona Beach yielded 485 runs. Mark Strucher paced the team with 17 home runs and drove in 71 runs. Larry Ray topped all regular batters with a .298 average. Zac Paris paced the squad with 14 wins, while Gregory Petersen registered a 2.16 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Ty Gainey, Mark Ross, John Mizerock, Larry Ray, Chris Jones, Pat Perry and Bill Doran were all players from the 1980 Daytona Beach Astros who played in the Majors during their careers.
Carlos Alfonso served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Beltran | R | R | June 11, 1958 | 5'10" | 150 | Ingenio Consuelo, DO |
| Keith Bonine | R | R | August 11, 1957 | 6'4" | 215 | |
| Larry Brown | R | R | June 23, 1957 | 6'4" | 210 | |
| Mark Campbell | R | R | May 10, 1956 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Wes Clements | R | R | May 26, 1958 | 6'4" | 195 | Inglewood, CA US |
| Bill Doran | S | R | May 28, 1958 | 5'11" | 175 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Michael Finch | L | December 30, 1956 | 6'4" | 195 | ||
| Ty Gainey | L | R | December 25, 1960 | 6'1" | 190 | Cheraw, SC US |
| Arvis Harper | S | R | May 24, 1956 | 5'8" | 180 | Little Rock, AR US |
| Kevin Houston | L | L | December 7, 1957 | 6'0" | 190 | Liberty, MO US |
| Francisco Jabalera | L | L | November 18, 1959 | 5'11" | 155 | Ingenio Consuelo, DO |
| Chris Jones | L | L | July 13, 1957 | 6'0" | 183 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Jim McKnight | S | R | June 9, 1956 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Tim Meckes | R | May 7, 1959 | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Val Medina | R | R | November 11, 1958 | 5'11" | 172 | Domingo Mersede, DO |
| John Mizerock | L | R | December 8, 1960 | 5'11" | 190 | Punxsutawney, PA US |
| Jeff Morris | L | January 30, 1958 | 6'1" | 185 | Tucson, AZ US | |
| Zac Paris | R | R | September 9, 1957 | 6'1" | 150 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Pat Perry | L | L | February 4, 1959 | 6'1" | 190 | Taylorville, IL US |
| Gregory Petersen | R | December 9, 1956 | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Valentino Primante | S | R | November 3, 1957 | 5'9" | 180 | |
| Steven Quealey | R | October 27, 1956 | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Larry Ray | L | R | March 11, 1958 | 6'1" | 195 | Madison, IN US |
| William Ray | R | December 19, 1957 | 6'7" | 210 | ||
| Andrew Rice | L | December 29, 1956 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Mark Ross | R | R | August 8, 1954 | 6'0" | 195 | Galveston, TX US |
| Blaine Smith | R | September 17, 1957 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Mark Strucher | R | R | March 15, 1958 | 6'1" | 185 | Eustis, FL US |
| Marc Thomas | R | R | April 16, 1957 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Doug Welenc | R | April 1, 1956 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Cliff Wherry | R | R | September 20, 1958 | 5'11" | 160 | San Francisco, CA 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.
