1980 Salinas Angels Roster
Team Record: 61-79
Finished 4th in the CL's South Division
Manager: Tom Zimmer (61-79)
Affiliation: California Angels
Location: Salinas, California
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 47,017, Avg. 672
The Salinas Angels of the California League ended the 1980 season with a record of 61 wins and 79 losses, finishing fourth in the league's South Division.
The Angels scored 540 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 708 runs. Leo Lemon recorded 40 runs batted in and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .271. Jeff Conner paced the team with 9 wins, while Brian Buckley recorded a 6.08 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Curt Brown, Dennis Rasmussen, Mike Witt, Darrell Miller, Pat Keedy, Ricky Adams, Gary Pettis, Bill Mooneyham and Mike Brown were all players from the 1980 Salinas Angels who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.
Tom Zimmer served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Adams | R | R | January 21, 1959 | 6'2" | 180 | Upland, CA US |
| Robert Border | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Curt Brown | R | R | January 15, 1960 | 6'5" | 200 | Fort Lauderdale, FL US |
| Mike Brown | R | R | December 29, 1959 | 6'2" | 195 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Brian Buckley | R | R | April 23, 1958 | 6'2" | 210 | Santa Monica, CA US |
| Michael Cannon | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Jim Celidonia | L | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Chris Clark | S | L | September 4, 1958 | 5'10" | 180 | Lakewood, CA US |
| Timothy Collins | L | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Jeff Conner | L | L | June 26, 1959 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Lawrence Dugger | R | R | August 16, 1959 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| David Duran | R | R | April 24, 1957 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Filiberto Gonzalez | L | L | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Matt Gundelfinger | R | R | August 24, 1959 | 6'3" | 205 | Kansas City, MO US |
| James Hamilton | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Ronald Hunt | R | R | April 2, 1958 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Marty Hunter | R | R | May 5, 1961 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Ken Huth | S | R | February 27, 1961 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Pat Keedy | R | R | January 10, 1958 | 6'4" | 205 | Birmingham, AL US |
| John Kniss | R | R | September 3, 1957 | 5'11" | 168 | |
| Leo Lemon | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Edward Lindsey | L | 6'3" | 183 | |||
| Darrell Miller | R | R | February 26, 1958 | 6'2" | 200 | Washington, DC US |
| Bill Mooneyham | R | R | August 16, 1960 | 6'0" | 175 | Livermore, CA US |
| Perry Morrison | R | R | April 23, 1958 | 6'2" | 186 | |
| Mark Nocciolo | R | R | October 31, 1958 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Gary Pettis | S | R | April 3, 1958 | 6'1" | 165 | Oakland, CA US |
| Dennis Rasmussen | L | L | April 18, 1959 | 6'7" | 230 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Jon Riffel | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Mickey Saatzer | R | December 22, 1960 | 6'3" | 210 | Breckenridge, ND US | |
| Wade Schexnayder | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Jackie Skaggs | R | 6'7" | 205 | |||
| Wayne Stone | S | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Ronald Sylvia | R | R | July 20, 1959 | 6'5" | 205 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Stephen Tipa | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Dwight Turpin | R | 6'3" | 190 | |||
| Michael Venezia | R | October 17, 1958 | 6'3" | 215 | ||
| Steven Ward | L | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Mike Witt | R | R | July 20, 1960 | 6'7" | 185 | Fullerton, CA 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.
