1979 Fort Myers Royals Roster
Team Record: 69-69
Finished 3rd in the FSL's South Division
Manager: Gene Lamont (69-69)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Fort Myers, Florida
Ballpark: Terry Park
Attendance: 59,194, Avg. 858
The Fort Myers Royals of the Florida State League ended the 1979 season with a record of 69 wins and 69 losses, finishing third in the league's South Division.
The Royals scored 480 runs and conceded 488 runs. Ron Johnson drove in 58 runs and topped all regular batters by connecting at a .307 clip. Jeffrey Hanslovan led the team with 8 wins.
Ron Johnson, Mark Ryal, Jeff Twitty, Bill Laskey, Darryl Motley, Jeff Schattinger, Atlee Hammaker, Pat Sheridan and Buddy Biancalana were all players from the 1979 Fort Myers Royals who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Gene Lamont served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Batter | R | R | October 22, 1957 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Roger Begue | S | R | January 9, 1959 | 6'5" | 195 | Akron, OH US |
| Buddy Biancalana | S | R | February 2, 1960 | 5'11" | 160 | Greenbrae, CA US |
| Raymond Bresnahan | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| James Davidson | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Duane Dewey | R | R | August 28, 1958 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Christopher DiLorenzo | R | R | 6'4" | 200 | ||
| Daniel Fischer | R | 6'3" | 180 | |||
| Robert Ganger | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Robert Glass | S | R | February 1, 1954 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Ben Grzybek | L | R | January 7, 1958 | 6'5" | 205 | |
| John Haley | R | R | 6'1" | 179 | ||
| Atlee Hammaker | S | L | January 24, 1958 | 6'3" | 200 | Carmel, CA US |
| Jeffrey Hanslovan | L | L | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Elwaine Hardtke | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Daryl Harper | S | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Dave Hasbach | R | R | February 4, 1952 | 6'3" | 205 | |
| Erik Hendricks | R | R | 6'3" | 205 | ||
| Patrick Jackson | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Ron Johnson | R | R | March 23, 1956 | 6'3" | 215 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Kenny Kurtz | L | 6'0" | 195 | |||
| Bill Laskey | R | R | December 20, 1957 | 6'5" | 190 | Toledo, OH US |
| Tod Lewis | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| William Miller | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Dermot Moriarty | L | L | 6'3" | 210 | ||
| Darryl Motley | R | R | January 21, 1960 | 5'9" | 196 | Muskogee, OK US |
| Craig Pippin | R | R | August 4, 1957 | 6'2" | 180 | Bristol, TN US |
| Raymond Prince | R | R | October 10, 1957 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Mickey Reichenbach | L | R | 6'5" | 205 | ||
| Mark Ryal | L | L | August 28, 1960 | 6'1" | 185 | Henryetta, OK US |
| Frank Ryan | R | R | 6'4" | 195 | ||
| Jeff Schattinger | L | R | October 25, 1955 | 6'5" | 200 | Fresno, CA US |
| Pat Sheridan | L | R | December 4, 1957 | 6'3" | 175 | Ann Arbor, MI US |
| John Skinner | L | R | May 3, 1958 | 6'1" | 180 | Franklin, IN US |
| Raul Tovar | R | R | November 14, 1958 | 6'1" | 183 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Ira Turner | R | R | 6'1" | 197 | ||
| Jeff Twitty | L | L | November 10, 1957 | 6'2" | 185 | Lancaster, SC US |
| Bob Weatherford | S | R | May 18, 1957 | 6'3" | 185 | Decatur, IL US |
| Daniel Wieser | S | R | 6'0" | 175 |
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.
