1980 Jacksonville Suns Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 63-81
Finished 5th in the SL's East Division
Manager: Gene Lamont (63-81)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Ballpark: Sam M. Wolfson Park
Attendance: 133,218, Avg. 1,850
1980 Jacksonville Suns Statistics

The Jacksonville Suns of the Southern League ended the 1980 season with a record of 63 wins and 81 losses, finishing fifth in the league's East Division.

The Suns scored 664 runs and yielded 715 runs, most in the circuit. Ron Johnson led Jacksonville with 23 home runs and drove in 104 runs, while leading hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .270 clip. Mike Jones topped the squad with 13 wins, and Tom Candiotti recorded a 2.77 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 1980 Jacksonville Suns who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Tom Candiotti, Onix Concepción, Jeff Cornell, Dan Firova, Atlee Hammaker, Kelly Heath, Ron Johnson, Mike Jones, Darryl Motley and Pat Sheridan.

Gene Lamont served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
James AtkinsonLR6'2"180
Ron BatterRROctober 22, 19576'1"180
Tom CandiottiRRAugust 31, 19566'3"205Walnut Creek, CA US
Onix ConcepciónRROctober 5, 19575'6"160Dorado, PR
Jeff CornellSRFebruary 10, 19575'11"170Kansas City, MO US
Larry CorrRRFebruary 19, 19546'2"175Camden, SC US
Mark DalyRLSeptember 11, 19546'1"197West Palm Beach, FL US
Rich DubeeSROctober 19, 19576'2"200Brockton, MA US
Jim EschenSRMay 25, 19505'11"170Port Jefferson, NY US
Dan FirovaRROctober 16, 19566'0"185Refugio, TX US
Daniel FischerR6'3"180
Robert GangerRR5'11"180
Ben GrzybekLRJanuary 7, 19586'5"205
Duane GustavsonRRJanuary 22, 19556'0"190Mundelein, IL US
John HaleyRR6'1"179
Atlee HammakerSLJanuary 24, 19586'3"200Carmel, CA US
Jeffrey HanslovanLL6'2"200
Daryl HarperSR6'0"175
LaMart HarrisSROctober 10, 19556'1"183Austin, TX US
Kelly HeathRRSeptember 4, 19575'7"155Plattsburg, NY US
Erik HendricksRR6'3"205
Dave HoggRRJanuary 30, 19576'1"195
Ron JohnsonRRMarch 23, 19566'3"215Long Beach, CA US
Mike JonesLLJuly 30, 19596'6"215Rochester, NY US
Tod LewisRR5'11"180
Frank McCannRRFebruary 26, 19546'0"175
Darryl MotleyRRJanuary 21, 19605'9"196Muskogee, OK US
Darrell ParkerRRNovember 3, 19556'2"188San Francisco, CA US
Pat SheridanLRDecember 4, 19576'3"175Ann Arbor, MI US
John SkinnerLRMay 3, 19586'1"180Franklin, IN US
Raul TovarRRNovember 14, 19586'1"183Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Dennis WebbLR6'0"175
Phil WestendorfRR6'7"195
Daniel WieserSR6'0"175
Larry WilliamsR6'3"185

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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