1979 Pawtucket Red Sox Roster
Team Record: 66-74
Finished 5th in the IL
Manager: Joe Morgan (66-74)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Ballpark: McCoy Stadium
Attendance: 147,420, Avg. 2,106
The Pawtucket Red Sox of the International League ended the 1979 season with a record of 66 wins and 74 losses, finishing fifth in the IL.
The Red Sox scored 582 runs and allowed 551 runs. Sam Bowen led Pawtucket with 28 home runs, while Dave Koza, Garry Hancock and Dave Stapleton each walloped 15 or more, too. Sam Bowen recorded 75 runs batted in. Garry Hancock paced batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .325 clip. Burke Suter and John Tudor topped the squad with 10 wins each, and John Tudor recorded a 2.93 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Dave Stapleton, Sam Bowen, Joel Finch, Dave Wallace, John Tudor, Win Remmerswaal, Glenn Hoffman, Garry Hancock, Chuck Rainey, Roger LaFrancois, Andy Merchant, Buddy Hunter, Bobby Sprowl, Mike O'Berry, John LaRose, Allen Ripley and Julio Valdez were all players from the 1979 Pawtucket Red Sox who played in the Majors during their careers.
Joe Morgan served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Bowen | R | R | September 18, 1952 | 5'9" | 170 | Brunswick, GA US |
| Ray Boyer | R | R | March 16, 1954 | 6'0" | 175 | Newark, NJ US |
| Mike Burns | R | R | August 19, 1954 | 6'0" | 175 | Jackson, MI US |
| Barry Butera | L | R | February 23, 1956 | 6'0" | 170 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Dave Denton | R | R | December 22, 1954 | 5'9" | 160 | Las Vegas, NV US |
| Al Faust | R | R | May 6, 1956 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Joel Finch | R | R | August 20, 1956 | 6'2" | 175 | South Bend, IN US |
| Otis Foster | R | R | November 19, 1953 | 6'0" | 210 | |
| Garry Hancock | L | L | January 23, 1954 | 6'0" | 175 | Tampa, FL US |
| Glenn Hoffman | R | R | July 7, 1958 | 6'1" | 175 | Orange, CA US |
| Ken Huizenga | R | R | August 4, 1953 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Buddy Hunter | R | R | August 9, 1947 | 5'10" | 170 | Omaha, NE US |
| Dave Koza | R | L | September 16, 1954 | 6'2" | 195 | Norfolk, VA US |
| Roger LaFrancois | L | R | August 2, 1956 | 6'2" | 215 | Norwich, CT US |
| John LaRose | L | L | October 25, 1951 | 6'1" | 185 | Pawtucket, RI US |
| Andy Merchant | L | R | August 30, 1950 | 5'11" | 185 | Mobile, AL US |
| Mike O'Berry | R | R | April 20, 1954 | 6'2" | 190 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Danny Parks | R | R | August 19, 1954 | 6'0" | 185 | Huntsville, AL US |
| Chuck Rainey | R | R | July 14, 1954 | 5'11" | 190 | San Diego, CA US |
| Win Remmerswaal | R | R | March 8, 1954 | 6'2" | 160 | The Hague, NL |
| Allen Ripley | R | R | October 18, 1952 | 6'3" | 190 | Norwood, MA US |
| Steve Schneck | R | R | February 14, 1956 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Bobby Sprowl | L | L | April 14, 1956 | 6'2" | 190 | Sandusky, OH US |
| Dave Stapleton | R | R | January 16, 1954 | 6'1" | 178 | Fairhope, AL US |
| Burke Suter | R | R | October 2, 1952 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| John Tudor | L | L | February 2, 1954 | 6'0" | 185 | Schenectady, NY US |
| Julio Valdez | S | R | June 3, 1956 | 6'2" | 160 | San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO |
| Dave Wallace | R | R | September 7, 1947 | 5'10" | 185 | Waterbury, CT US |
| Richard Waller | R | R | April 7, 1954 | 6'2" | 195 | Passaic, NJ US |
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.
