1982 Daytona Beach Astros Roster
Team Record: 66-68
Finished 3rd in the FSL's North Division
Manager: Eric Swanson (66-68)
Affiliation: Houston Astros
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Jackie Robinson Stadium
Attendance: 97,037, Avg. 1,448
The Daytona Beach Astros of the Florida State League ended the 1982 season with a record of 66 wins and 68 losses, finishing third in the league's North Division.
The Astros led the circuit with 707 runs, spearheaded by 68 home runs. Daytona Beach surrendered 663 runs. Glenn Davis and Mark Strucher paced the team with 19 home runs apiece. Eric Bullock drove in 85 runs. Ty Gainey topped hitters with significant playing time with a .341 average. Jeff Calhoun paced the squad with 9 wins and a team-best 4.65 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
J. R. Richard, Eric Bullock, Jeff Calhoun, Ty Gainey, Tom Wiedenbauer, Manny Hernández, Glenn Davis and Mark Knudson were all players from the 1982 Daytona Beach Astros who played in the Majors during their careers.
Eric Swanson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Bodie | R | R | February 13, 1956 | 5'10" | 180 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Mike Botkin | L | R | October 12, 1959 | 6'2" | 183 | Lexington, KY US |
| Douglas Britt | R | L | November 2, 1957 | 6'4" | 190 | |
| Eric Bullock | L | L | February 16, 1960 | 5'11" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Jeff Calhoun | L | L | April 11, 1958 | 6'2" | 190 | La Grange, GA US |
| Mark Campbell | R | R | May 10, 1956 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Glenn Carpenter | R | L | December 9, 1959 | 6'1" | 197 | Staten Island, NY US |
| Guillermo Castro | L | February 10, 1960 | 6'2" | 165 | ||
| Mitch Coplon | R | November 26, 1959 | 6'2" | 185 | Houston, TX US | |
| Gary D'Onofrio | S | R | June 26, 1958 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Glenn Davis | R | R | March 28, 1961 | 6'3" | 205 | Jacksonville, FL US |
| Steve Dunnegan | R | December 28, 1960 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Joe Ferrante | R | October 5, 1959 | 6'5" | 210 | ||
| Ty Gainey | L | R | December 25, 1960 | 6'1" | 190 | Cheraw, SC US |
| Scott Gardner | R | October 29, 1957 | 6'6" | 200 | ||
| Manny Hernández | R | R | May 7, 1961 | 6'0" | 150 | La Romana, La Romana DO |
| Mike Kasprzak | R | R | November 7, 1960 | 6'2" | 195 | Lakeland, TX US |
| Mark Knudson | R | R | October 28, 1960 | 6'5" | 215 | Denver, CO US |
| Ira Lane | R | R | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Dan Ledduke | R | R | August 8, 1957 | 6'3" | 190 | Albany, NY US |
| Rob McCorkle | R | R | April 3, 1958 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Jim McKnight | S | R | June 9, 1956 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Val Medina | R | R | November 11, 1958 | 5'11" | 172 | Domingo Mersede, DO |
| Mike Penate | R | September 29, 1958 | 6'4" | 190 | ||
| Virgilio Perez | L | September 28, 1959 | 6'3" | 170 | ||
| Uvaldo Regalado | R | May 23, 1959 | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| J. R. Richard | R | R | March 7, 1950 | 6'8" | 222 | Vienna, LA US |
| Rex Schimpf | R | March 9, 1959 | 6'4" | 200 | ||
| Larry Simcox | R | R | April 29, 1959 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Neil Simons | L | L | July 31, 1958 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Phil Smith | R | R | October 27, 1959 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| Benny Snyder | R | January 30, 1959 | 6'4" | 200 | ||
| Rich Strasser | R | R | June 29, 1960 | 6'4" | 210 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Mark Strucher | R | R | March 15, 1958 | 6'1" | 185 | Eustis, FL US |
| Billy Weems | L | R | October 31, 1957 | 5'10" | 156 | |
| Tom Wiedenbauer | R | R | November 5, 1958 | 6'1" | 180 | Menomonee, WI US |
| Jamie Williams | R | R | October 12, 1960 | 6'0" | 165 | La Romana, La Romana DO |
| Roberto Yan | R | R | May 7, 1959 | 6'3" | 165 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
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.
