1980 Royals Blue Roster
Gulf Coast League (GCL) - Class: R
Team Record: 40-23
Finished 1st in the GCL
Manager: Joe Jones (40-23)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Sarasota, Florida
Ballpark: KC Complex
1980 Royals Blue StatisticsTeam Record: 40-23
Finished 1st in the GCL
Manager: Joe Jones (40-23)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Sarasota, Florida
Ballpark: KC Complex
The Royals Blue of the Gulf Coast League ended the 1980 season with a record of 40 wins and 23 losses, finishing first in the GCL.
The Royals Blue plated 349 runs, tops in the circuit. The team conceded 247 runs. Tom Romano drove in 37 runs. Butch Davis led batters with significant playing time with a .315 average. Bert Johnson and Junior Cooper topped the team with 8 wins each, while Junior Cooper recorded a 1.73 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Keith Creel, Rondin Johnson, Butch Davis, Tom Romano, Mark Huismann, Frank Wills and Cliff Pastornicky were all players from the 1980 Royals Blue who played in the Majors during their careers.
Joe Jones served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Best | R | R | July 23, 1958 | 6'1" | ||
| Benny Cadahia | R | R | August 7, 1962 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Junior Cooper | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Keith Creel | R | R | February 4, 1959 | 6'2" | 180 | Dallas, TX US |
| Francis Cutty | R | October 3, 1959 | 6'0" | 200 | Santa Barbara, CA US | |
| Butch Davis | R | R | June 19, 1958 | 6'0" | 185 | Williamston, NC US |
| Daniel Graham | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Roger Hansen | R | R | August 28, 1961 | 6'0" | 200 | Johnstown, PA US |
| Robert Holder | R | R | 6'1" | 210 | ||
| Mark Huismann | R | R | May 11, 1958 | 6'3" | 195 | Lincoln, NE US |
| Bert Johnson | L | 6'3" | 185 | |||
| Rondin Johnson | S | R | December 16, 1958 | 5'10" | 160 | Bremerton, WA US |
| Greg Jonson | L | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Stephen Lettrich | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Harold Nataupsky | S | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Rick Odekirk | L | L | November 15, 1957 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Carl Owen | R | R | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Cliff Pastornicky | R | R | November 18, 1958 | 5'10" | 170 | Seattle, WA US |
| Tom Romano | R | R | October 25, 1958 | 5'10" | 170 | Syracuse, NY US |
| Mark Smith | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Les Strode | L | June 17, 1958 | 5'11" | 165 | McMinnville, TN US | |
| Ken Swank | L | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Ira Turner | R | R | 6'1" | 197 | ||
| Libardo Villalba | R | 6'1" | 154 | |||
| Frank Wills | R | R | October 26, 1958 | 6'2" | 200 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Dave Wong | R | 6'2" | 215 |
