1980 Miami Orioles Roster
Team Record: 51-85
Finished 5th in the FSL's South Division
Manager: Lance Nichols (51-85)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Miami, Florida
Ballpark: Miami Stadium
Attendance: 44,368, Avg. 652
The Miami Orioles of the Florida State League ended the 1980 season with a record of 51 wins and 85 losses, finishing fifth in the league's South Division.
The Orioles scored 525 runs and allowed 651 runs. Donald Bowman paced Miami with 11 home runs and drove in 56 runs. Mike Young led hitters with significant playing time with a .267 average. Storm Davis topped the team with 9 wins, while Freddie Smith recorded a 2.87 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
John Stefero, Mike Young, Vic Rodríguez, Bill Swaggerty, Mark Brown, Storm Davis and Dennis Martínez were all players from the 1980 Miami Orioles who played in the Majors during their careers.
Lance Nichols served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Alvarez | R | R | May 8, 1958 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Bruss Bowman | L | L | January 28, 1961 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Donald Bowman | R | R | September 10, 1957 | 6'5" | 223 | Harrisonburg, VA US |
| Robert Boyce | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Mark Brown | S | R | July 13, 1959 | 6'2" | 190 | Bellows Falls, VT US |
| Gregory Burtt | L | R | August 4, 1960 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| William Butler | R | R | 6'1" | |||
| Irvin Clark | L | 6'1" | 186 | |||
| Michael Clarkson | L | R | February 26, 1960 | 6'1" | 178 | |
| Storm Davis | R | R | December 26, 1961 | 6'4" | 207 | Dallas, TX US |
| Gregory Dees | L | R | April 18, 1961 | 6'4" | 201 | |
| Tim Derryberry | L | R | April 21, 1958 | 6'2" | 185 | Pomona, CA US |
| George Dummar | L | L | January 31, 1960 | 6'5" | 230 | North Arlington, NJ US |
| Allen Edwards | R | R | March 12, 1957 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Steven Espinoza | R | R | December 19, 1958 | 6'1" | 165 | |
| Thomas Franke | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Bobo Gonzalez | R | May 13, 1960 | 6'3" | 155 | ||
| Michael Grant | R | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Timothy Graven | R | L | October 25, 1954 | 6'0" | 190 | Covington, KY US |
| Kyle Hawthorne | R | R | 6'2" | |||
| Grant Headford | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Stanley Hendrickson | L | L | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Neal Herrick | R | R | January 18, 1959 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Eddie Hook | R | R | January 17, 1960 | 6'2" | 185 | Santa Monica, CA US |
| Joseph Hughes | L | R | October 30, 1957 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Kenneth Jordan | R | 6'2" | 200 | |||
| Michael Kreymborg | R | R | July 2, 1960 | 6'6" | 170 | |
| Tim Maples | R | R | August 31, 1960 | 6'2" | 180 | Jacksonville, NC US |
| Anderson Marston | R | R | April 28, 1959 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Dennis Martínez | R | R | May 14, 1954 | 6'1" | 160 | Granada, NI |
| Donald Murelli | R | R | August 16, 1957 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Robert Palmer | R | R | February 8, 1957 | 6'0" | 182 | |
| John Pavlik | S | R | January 7, 1958 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Luis Peralta | R | R | January 9, 1958 | 6'0" | 147 | |
| Ned Raines | R | R | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Eddie Rodriguez | R | R | March 11, 1959 | 5'8" | 150 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Vic Rodríguez | R | R | July 14, 1961 | 5'11" | 173 | New York, NY US |
| Andres Romero | L | L | June 11, 1958 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Freddie Smith | R | R | October 26, 1961 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Neil Solomon | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| John Stefero | L | R | September 22, 1959 | 5'8" | 185 | Sumter, SC US |
| Bill Swaggerty | R | R | December 5, 1956 | 6'2" | 186 | Sanford, FL US |
| Matt Tyner | R | R | November 7, 1958 | 6'1" | 188 | |
| Tony Vila | S | R | July 4, 1957 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Peder White | R | 6'2" | ||||
| David Wick | L | L | December 29, 1957 | 6'3" | 215 | |
| Lawrence Woodall | L | L | August 30, 1957 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Mike Young | S | R | March 20, 1960 | 6'2" | 195 | Oakland, CA US |
| Gary Zedonek | R | 6'1" | 180 |
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.
