1979 Greensboro Hornets Roster

Western Carolinas League (WCL) - Class: A
Team Record: 65-71
Finished 4th in the WCL
Manager: Jim Lett (65-71)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina
Ballpark: War Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 165,596, Avg. 2,435
1979 Greensboro Hornets Statistics

The Greensboro Hornets of the Western Carolinas League ended the 1979 season with a record of 65 wins and 71 losses, finishing fourth in the WCL.

The Hornets scored 590 runs and yielded 626 runs. Gary Redus led Greensboro with 16 home runs Kevin Jacobson accounted for 61 RBI. Tony Walker paced all regular batters by connecting at a .277 clip. Wayne Guinn topped the squad with 12 wins, while John LoCascio recorded a 3.26 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 1979 Greensboro Hornets who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Ben Hayes, Jeff Lahti, Brad Lesley, Les Straker and Gary Redus.

Jim Lett served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Ray CorbettRRMarch 2, 19596'0"195
Charlie EngelRRSeptember 26, 19556'2"190
Adolfo FelizRRSeptember 20, 19605'11"150
Wayne GuinnRRAugust 4, 19596'3"185
Ben HayesRRAugust 4, 19576'1"180Niagara Falls, NY US
Dave HoenstineRRJuly 9, 19565'11"165
Lee HoverRROctober 31, 19555'8"155
Larry JacksonRRSeptember 5, 19596'7"198
Kevin JacobsonRRSeptember 3, 19575'10"170
Mike KripnerLRSeptember 2, 19576'0"185
Bill KucharLLFebruary 11, 19596'3"190
Jeff LahtiRROctober 8, 19566'0"180Oregon City, OR US
Brad LesleyRRSeptember 11, 19586'6"230Turlock, CA US
John LoCascioLLFebruary 22, 19606'0"175
Jim McArdleRRAugust 12, 19565'10"175
Greg McKinneyLRMay 2, 19596'2"175
Mark MooreSLJuly 26, 19566'1"190Indianapolis, IN US
Alex NeelyRRJanuary 15, 19576'6"230Riverton, WY US
Charley NobleLLJanuary 12, 19596'0"170
Rick O'KeeffeLLJuly 26, 19576'6"225Bronx, NY US
Gary RedusRRNovember 1, 19566'1"180Tanner, AL US
Mike SorelRRAugust 20, 19576'0"175
Les StrakerRROctober 10, 19596'1"193Ciudad Bolivar, Bolivar VE
Nelson TorresRRJune 19, 19605'11"168
Tad VengerLRJanuary 28, 19596'2"185
Tony WalkerRRJune 27, 19595'9"155
Joel WillettRROctober 19, 19586'1"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.




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