1980 St. Petersburg Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 70-66
Finished 2nd in the FSL's North Division
Manager: (70-66)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Ballpark: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 124,350, Avg. 1,829
Playoffs - Fort Lauderdale Yankees 2 games, St. Petersburg Cardinals 1
The St. Petersburg Cardinals of the Florida State League ended the 1980 season with a record of 70 wins and 66 losses, finishing second in the league's North Division.
The Cardinals scored 531 runs and conceded 558 runs. Jack Ayer recorded 59 runs batted in. Jeff Doyle led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .293. Kerry Burchett topped the team with 16 wins and a team-best 3 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.
Jim Gott, Jeff Doyle, Ricky Horton, Silvio Martínez, Jody Davis, John Stuper and Jim Adduci were all players from the 1980 St. Petersburg Cardinals who played in the Majors during their careers.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Adduci | L | L | August 9, 1959 | 6'5" | 200 | Chicago, IL US |
| Jack Ayer | R | R | November 10, 1958 | 6'2" | 190 | San Diego, CA US |
| Phillip Baskerville | L | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Kerry Burchett | R | R | October 4, 1955 | 6'6" | 195 | Richmond, VA US |
| Donald Collins | R | R | January 26, 1962 | 6'2" | 190 | Newport News, VA US |
| Jody Davis | R | R | November 12, 1956 | 6'4" | 192 | Gainesville, GA US |
| Dennis Delany | R | R | March 10, 1956 | 5'11" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
| John DelMonte | L | L | September 5, 1958 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| James Dieters | L | R | 6'1" | |||
| Jeff Doyle | S | R | October 2, 1956 | 5'9" | 160 | Havre, MT US |
| Nelson Garcia | S | R | September 16, 1950 | 6'1" | 143 | |
| Ruben Gotay | R | R | August 21, 1959 | 5'11" | 165 | Fajardo, PR |
| Jim Gott | R | R | August 3, 1959 | 6'4" | 215 | Hollywood, CA US |
| Mike Harris | R | R | May 9, 1961 | 5'11" | 145 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Ricky Horton | L | L | July 30, 1959 | 6'2" | 195 | Poughkeepsie, NY US |
| Brett Houser | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Jerry Johnson | R | R | November 7, 1955 | 6'3" | 185 | Austin, TX US |
| David Jones | R | R | August 17, 1957 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Danny Liggins | R | R | November 17, 1957 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Silvio Martínez | R | R | August 19, 1955 | 5'10" | 170 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
| Stanley McCauley | R | R | February 20, 1957 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| James McIntyre | R | L | December 11, 1956 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Rhadames Mills | R | R | June 17, 1958 | 5'9" | 150 | Barahona, Barahona DO |
| Donald Moore | S | R | October 15, 1959 | 6'5" | 195 | Covina, CA US |
| Dennis Morton | L | L | September 27, 1959 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Walt Pierce | R | R | April 4, 1958 | 6'2" | 190 | San Jose, CA US |
| Rafael Pimentel | R | R | June 15, 1959 | 6'0" | 165 | Bani, Peravia DO |
| Patrick Proulx | R | R | July 28, 1956 | 5'9" | 155 | Pomona, CA US |
| Mark Riggins | R | L | January 23, 1957 | 5'11" | 178 | Jasper, IN US |
| Raymond Rivas | L | R | August 8, 1957 | 5'7" | 150 | |
| Robert Russell | R | R | July 31, 1958 | 6'4" | 195 | |
| Barry Sayler | R | R | April 17, 1958 | 6'2" | 185 | Sunnyside, WA US |
| Ildemaro Silva | R | R | July 30, 1958 | 5'11" | 155 | |
| Keith Spreckels | S | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| John Stuper | R | R | May 9, 1957 | 6'2" | 200 | Butler, PA US |
| William Thomas | R | R | April 26, 1958 | 6'2" | 190 | Colorado Springs, CO US |
| Jack Tinkler | R | R | March 6, 1958 | 5'8" | 155 | |
| Steve Turco | L | R | May 24, 1958 | 5'11" | 160 | Queens, NY US |
| Axel Vega | R | 6'3" | 175 | |||
| Earl Weaver | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Ray Williams | R | R | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Daniel Winslow | R | R | January 13, 1958 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Gary Zunino | R | R | 5'11" | 180 |
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.
