1979 Royals Gold Roster
Gulf Coast League (GCL) - Class: R
Team Record: 29-23
Finished 3rd in the GCL
Manager: José Martínez (29-23)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Sarasota, Florida
Ballpark: KC Complex
1979 Royals Gold StatisticsTeam Record: 29-23
Finished 3rd in the GCL
Manager: José Martínez (29-23)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Sarasota, Florida
Ballpark: KC Complex
The Royals Gold of the Gulf Coast League ended the 1979 season with a record of 29 wins and 23 losses, finishing third in the GCL.
The Royals Gold paced the league with 325 runs, fueled by 23 home runs. The team yielded 255 runs. Mike Brewer drove in 47 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .371 average. Ron Krauss led the team with 6 wins, while Larry Williams registered a 2.17 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1979 Royals Gold who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Atlee Hammaker, Mike Brewer and Jeff Twitty.
José Martínez served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Albright | L | L | December 12, 1956 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Hector Arroyo | L | R | 5'11" | 155 | ||
| Johnny Barnette | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Ron Batter | R | R | October 22, 1957 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Michael Biedenkapp | L | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Philen Bolden | R | 6'6" | 205 | |||
| Mike Brewer | R | R | October 24, 1959 | 6'5" | 190 | Shreveport, LA US |
| Russell Burgin | R | R | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Junior Cooper | R | R | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Leon Doak | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Daniel Fischer | R | 6'3" | 180 | |||
| Allan Garray | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Larry Grahek | L | L | January 2, 1957 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Atlee Hammaker | S | L | January 24, 1958 | 6'3" | 200 | Carmel, CA US |
| Otis Irvin | R | R | September 5, 1960 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Ron Krauss | L | L | October 13, 1961 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| David Luethy | R | R | 6'1" | 178 | ||
| Mickey Palmer | S | L | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Denny Porter | L | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Kenneth Pour | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Frank Ryan | R | R | 6'4" | 195 | ||
| John Skinner | L | R | May 3, 1958 | 6'1" | 180 | Franklin, IN US |
| Ronald Snider | L | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Daniel St. Clair | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Robin Townley | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Jeff Twitty | L | L | November 10, 1957 | 6'2" | 185 | Lancaster, SC US |
| Walt Vanderbush | R | August 14, 1958 | 6'2" | 185 | East Stroudsburg, PA US | |
| John Vercoe | L | February 18, 1959 | 6'5" | 210 | ||
| Curtis Voyles | R | R | 6'4" | 185 | ||
| Larry Williams | R | 6'3" | 185 | |||
| Vinnie Yuhas | R | R | May 23, 1961 | 6'1" | 170 |
