1981 Holyoke Millers Roster
Team Record: 68-70
Finished 2nd in the EL's North Division
Manager: Jim Saul (68-70)
Affiliation: California Angels
Location: Holyoke, Massachusetts
Ballpark: MacKenzie Stadium
Attendance: 80,117, Avg. 1,161
The Holyoke Millers of the Eastern League ended the 1981 season with a record of 68 wins and 70 losses, finishing second in the league's North Division.
The Millers plated 626 runs and allowed 611 runs. Les Pearsey paced Holyoke with 17 home runs Mike Brown drove in 83 runs and topped all regular hitters by hitting .321. Rickey Foley led the team with 15 wins, while John Yandle recorded a 3.44 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Gary Pettis, Bill Mooneyham, Ricky Adams, Mike Brown, Dennis Rasmussen, Curt Brown, Gus Polidor, Darrell Miller and Pat Keedy were all players from the 1981 Holyoke Millers who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Jim Saul served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Ricky Adams | R | R | January 21, 1959 | 6'2" | 180 | Upland, CA US |
Curt Brown | R | R | January 15, 1960 | 6'5" | 200 | Fort Lauderdale, FL US |
Mike Brown | R | R | December 29, 1959 | 6'2" | 195 | San Francisco, CA US |
Chris Clark | S | L | September 4, 1958 | 5'10" | 180 | Lakewood, CA US |
Jeff Conner | L | L | June 26, 1959 | 6'1" | 180 | |
Lawrence Dugger | R | R | August 16, 1959 | 5'10" | 180 | |
David Duran | R | R | April 24, 1957 | 6'1" | 170 | |
Rickey Foley | R | R | May 6, 1956 | 6'2" | 200 | |
Dennis Gilbert | R | R | August 9, 1958 | 6'0" | 185 | Salinas, CA US |
Pat Keedy | R | R | January 10, 1958 | 6'4" | 205 | Birmingham, AL US |
Darrell Miller | R | R | February 26, 1958 | 6'2" | 200 | Washington, DC US |
Bill Mooneyham | R | R | August 16, 1960 | 6'0" | 175 | Livermore, CA US |
Perry Morrison | R | R | April 23, 1958 | 6'2" | 186 | |
Mark Nocciolo | R | R | October 31, 1958 | 6'1" | 190 | |
Les Pearsey | R | R | January 31, 1956 | 6'3" | 190 | Inglewood, CA US |
Gary Pettis | S | R | April 3, 1958 | 6'1" | 165 | Oakland, CA US |
Gus Polidor | R | R | October 26, 1961 | 6'0" | 170 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
Dennis Rasmussen | L | L | April 18, 1959 | 6'7" | 230 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Eddie Rodriguez | R | R | March 11, 1959 | 5'8" | 150 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
Richard Rommel | R | R | October 16, 1955 | 5'10" | 185 | |
John Yandle | R | L | 6'1" | 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.