1979 Maracaibo Petroleros de Zulia Roster
Team Record: 31-36
Finished 4th in the IIL
Manager: Pat Dobson (0-0), Gus Gil (0-0), Luis Aparicio (0-0)
Location: Maracaibo, Venezuela
Ballpark: Estadium Luis Aparicio
Attendance: 36,580, Avg. 1,092
The Maracaibo Petroleros de Zulia of the Inter-American League ended the 1979 season with a record of 31 wins and 36 losses, finishing fourth in the IIL.
The Petroleros de Zulia scored 185 runs and surrendered 263 runs, most in the circuit. Stan Thomas and Wally Sarmiento topped Maracaibo with 6 wins each, while Wally Sarmiento registered a 2.93 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1979 Maracaibo Petroleros de Zulia who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Mike Stanton, Gonzalo Márquez, Ángel Bravo, Pat Dobson, Stan Perzanowski, Stan Thomas, Luis Aponte, Bobby Thompson, Kim Allen, Mike Pazik and Ike Blessitt.
Pat Dobson, Gus Gil and Luis Aparicio served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Allen | R | R | April 5, 1953 | 5'11" | 175 | Fontana, CA US |
| Luis Aponte | R | R | June 14, 1953 | 6'0" | 185 | El Tigre, Anzoategui VE |
| Ike Blessitt | R | R | September 30, 1949 | 5'11" | 185 | Detroit, MI US |
| Ángel Bravo | L | L | August 4, 1942 | 5'8" | 150 | Maracaibo, Zulia VE |
| Rafael Cariel | R | R | October 10, 1954 | 5'10" | 154 | |
| Victor Colina | S | R | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Pat Dobson | R | R | February 12, 1942 | 6'3" | 190 | Buffalo, NY US |
| Freeman Evans | S | R | November 5, 1953 | 5'9" | 155 | |
| Antonio Garcia | ||||||
| David Garcia | S | R | 6'3" | 175 | ||
| Robert Glass | S | R | February 1, 1954 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Carlos Hernandez | ||||||
| Kevin Joyce | R | L | September 25, 1955 | 6'1" | 167 | |
| Bernardo Leonard | R | R | July 4, 1952 | 6'1" | 178 | |
| Gil Marcano | R | R | October 8, 1950 | 6'0" | 183 | |
| Gonzalo Márquez | L | L | March 31, 1940 | 5'11" | 180 | Carupano, Sucre VE |
| Sebastian Martinez | R | R | March 21, 1950 | 5'8" | 170 | |
| Alfredo Ortiz | ||||||
| Mike Pazik | L | L | January 26, 1950 | 6'2" | 195 | Lynn, MA US |
| Pastor Perez | R | R | November 23, 1950 | |||
| Stan Perzanowski | S | R | August 25, 1950 | 6'2" | 170 | East Chicago, IN US |
| Nathaniel Pettaway | L | L | December 15, 1949 | 6'4" | 190 | Mobile, AL US |
| George Ploucher | L | L | September 18, 1955 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Willibaldo Quintana | R | R | December 12, 1953 | 5'11" | 174 | |
| Eugene Quirk | L | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Wally Sarmiento | R | R | November 25, 1958 | 6'1" | 155 | Cabimas, Zulia VE |
| Dale Soderholm | R | R | July 13, 1952 | 6'2" | 163 | Cortland, NY US |
| Gustavo Sposito | R | R | February 14, 1946 | 5'6" | 160 | |
| Mike Stanton | S | R | September 25, 1952 | 6'2" | 205 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Rick Stenholm | L | L | March 29, 1952 | 6'0" | 185 | Brooksville, FL US |
| Stan Thomas | R | R | July 11, 1949 | 6'2" | 185 | Rumford, ME US |
| Bobby Thompson | S | R | November 3, 1953 | 5'11" | 175 | Charlotte, NC US |
| Curtis Wallace | S | R | 5'11" | 183 | ||
| Luther Wrenn | R | R | 6'2" | 170 |
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.
