1979 Salt Lake City Gulls Roster
Team Record: 80-68
Finished 2nd in the PCL's South Division
Manager: Jimy Williams (80-68)
Affiliation: California Angels
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Ballpark: Derks Field
Attendance: 214,825, Avg. 2,903
Playoffs - Salt Lake City Gulls 2 games, Albuquerque Dukes 0
Finals - Salt Lake City Gulls 3 games, Hawaii Islanders 0
The Salt Lake City Gulls of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1979 season with a record of 80 wins and 68 losses, finishing second in the league's South Division.
The Gulls scored 845 runs and conceded 777 runs. Ike Hampton walloped 30 home runs for Salt Lake City, while Bobby Clark, James Peters and Pepe Mangual each swatted 15 or more, too. Ike Hampton drove in 97 runs. Rance Mulliniks paced all regular hitters with a .343 average. Bob Ferris topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 4.5 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1979 Salt Lake City Gulls who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were John Harris, Steve Eddy, Dan Whitmer, Rance Mulliniks, Mike Overy, Orlando Ramírez, Tom Donohue, Ralph Botting, Dave Schuler, Bobby Ramos, Pepe Mangual, Gil Kubski, Bobby Clark, Dickie Thon, Steve Lubratich, Ken Schrom, Floyd Rayford, Chuck Porter, Danny Boone, Ike Hampton, Jim Dorsey, Stan Cliburn and Bob Ferris.
Jimy Williams served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Boone | L | L | January 14, 1954 | 5'8" | 150 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Ralph Botting | L | L | May 12, 1955 | 6'0" | 195 | Houlton, ME US |
| Bobby Clark | R | R | June 13, 1955 | 6'0" | 190 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Stan Cliburn | R | R | December 19, 1956 | 6'0" | 195 | Jackson, MS US |
| Joel Crisler | R | R | March 30, 1957 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Buck Darrow | R | R | August 31, 1951 | 6'3" | 175 | Portland, OR US |
| Tom Donohue | R | R | November 15, 1952 | 6'0" | 185 | Mineola, NY US |
| Jim Dorsey | R | R | August 2, 1955 | 6'7" | 190 | Chicago, IL US |
| Steve Eddy | R | R | August 21, 1957 | 6'2" | 185 | Stirling, IL US |
| Bill Ewing | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Bob Ferris | R | R | May 7, 1955 | 6'6" | 225 | Arlington, VA US |
| Rickey Foley | R | R | May 6, 1956 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Ike Hampton | S | R | August 22, 1951 | 6'1" | 185 | Camden, SC US |
| John Harris | L | L | September 13, 1954 | 6'3" | 205 | Portland, OR US |
| Gil Kubski | L | R | October 12, 1954 | 6'3" | 185 | Longview, TX US |
| Steve Lubratich | R | R | May 1, 1955 | 6'0" | 170 | Oakland, CA US |
| Pepe Mangual | R | R | May 23, 1952 | 5'10" | 157 | Ponce, PR |
| Robert Millsop | L | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Rance Mulliniks | L | R | January 15, 1956 | 5'11" | 162 | Tulare, CA US |
| Richard Oliver | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Mike Overy | R | R | January 27, 1951 | 6'2" | 190 | Clinton, IL US |
| Carlos Perez | R | R | June 3, 1955 | 6'0" | 163 | |
| James Peters | L | L | September 30, 1953 | 6'3" | 180 | |
| Chuck Porter | R | R | January 12, 1955 | 6'3" | 187 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Orlando Ramírez | R | R | December 18, 1951 | 5'10" | 175 | Cartagena, Bolivar CO |
| Bobby Ramos | R | R | November 5, 1955 | 5'11" | 190 | Calabazar de Sagua, CU |
| Floyd Rayford | R | R | July 27, 1957 | 5'10" | 190 | Memphis, TN US |
| Ken Schrom | R | R | November 23, 1954 | 6'2" | 195 | Grangeville, ID US |
| Dave Schuler | R | L | October 4, 1953 | 6'4" | 210 | Framingham, MA US |
| Bob Slater | R | R | October 26, 1955 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Dickie Thon | R | R | June 20, 1958 | 5'11" | 160 | South Bend, IN US |
| Stephen Tipa | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Dan Whitmer | R | R | November 23, 1955 | 6'3" | 195 | Redlands, 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.
