1981 Eugene Emeralds Roster

Northwest League (NWL) - Class: Short Season A
Team Record: 33-37
Finished 3rd in the NWL's South Division
Manager: Greg Riddoch (33-37)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Eugene, Oregon
Ballpark: Civic Stadium
Attendance: 85,073, Avg. 2,431
1981 Eugene Emeralds Statistics

The Eugene Emeralds of the Northwest League ended the 1981 season with a record of 33 wins and 37 losses, finishing third in the league's South Division.

The Emeralds scored 395 runs and allowed 370 runs. Eric Davis paced Eugene with 11 home runs Tom Wesley drove in 56 runs. Eric Davis led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .322. Mike Ferguson topped the team with 6 wins, while Curt Heidenreich registered a 2.39 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Eric Davis and Tony Walker both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Greg Riddoch served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jeffery AdamsRRJuly 1, 19596'1"185
Andrew BarbeeRROctober 9, 19606'0"165
James CanavanLFebruary 1, 19616'5"210
Eric DavisRRMay 29, 19626'2"165Los Angeles, CA US
Donald FentonR6'1"193
Mike FergusonRNovember 20, 19586'2"189
Jack FoleyLLNovember 8, 19616'1"180
Bryan FunkRDecember 22, 19596'7"215
Gerry GroningerRRMay 29, 19596'0"190Lakewood, CO US
Curt HeidenreichRRJuly 14, 19596'7"220
Ty HubbardRSeptember 26, 19606'4"205
Tim HumeRRFebruary 4, 19625'11"165
William KincanonRJanuary 9, 19606'4"210
Danny LamarRRSeptember 18, 19606'1"190
Tom LaytonRJuly 31, 19606'5"214
Gerardo MaciasL6'3"185
Kevin MaroneyRRApril 17, 19606'0"178
Bill MetilLRJune 15, 19596'0"170
Dave MileyLRApril 3, 19626'2"190Tampa, FL US
Orlando OchoaROctober 4, 19626'1"168
Byron PeytonRR5'10"155
Thomas PillerRR5'11"175
Tom RileyRRNovember 4, 19586'2"180
Miguel SalgueiroRNovember 30, 19626'2"195
Dennis SeatsRRMarch 8, 19596'1"175
Joe StalpROctober 21, 19596'0"180
T. J. StoutRRAugust 15, 19615'11"170
Tony WalkerRRJuly 1, 19596'2"205San Diego, CA US
Tom WesleyRRAugust 30, 19576'3"195West Blocton, AL US
Brooks WhiteRRJanuary 14, 19626'0"160

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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