1980 Salem Pirates Roster
Team Record: 79-60
Finished 2nd in the CL's South Division
Manager: Johnny Lipon (79-60)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Salem, Virginia
Ballpark: Salem Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 102,456, Avg. 1,474
The Salem Pirates of the Carolina League ended the 1980 season with a record of 79 wins and 60 losses, finishing second in the league's South Division.
The Pirates plated 686 runs and yielded 586 runs. Terrell Salazar paced Salem with 18 home runs and accounted for 83 RBI. Bienvenido DeLaRosa topped hitters with significant playing time with a .319 average. Johnny Taylor led the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 3.35 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1980 Salem Pirates who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Dale Mohorcic, Cecilio Guante, Doug Frobel and Jeff Zaske.
Johnny Lipon served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angel Barez | R | R | September 15, 1960 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Crucito Carvajal | R | 6'0" | 160 | |||
| Chris Conroyd | L | 6'0" | 175 | |||
| Bienvenido DeLaRosa | L | L | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Doug Frobel | L | R | June 6, 1959 | 6'4" | 196 | Ottawa, ON CA |
| Peter Garrity | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Marc Gelinas | R | R | 6'7" | 205 | ||
| Cecilio Guante | R | R | February 1, 1960 | 6'3" | 200 | Villa Mella, Santo Domingo DO |
| Brent Hillenga | L | L | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| John Huey | R | R | July 12, 1960 | 6'5" | 170 | |
| Tony Incaviglia | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Luis Jimenez | R | R | 6'0" | 177 | ||
| Scott Kuvinka | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| David LaBounty | R | 6'1" | 170 | |||
| Ignacio Martinez | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Patrick McAlarney | L | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Tony Merulla | L | R | September 16, 1959 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Dale Mohorcic | R | R | January 25, 1956 | 6'3" | 220 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Anthony Nicely | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Anthony Notarino | R | 6'1" | 170 | |||
| Jim Parke | R | R | 6'4" | 215 | ||
| Rick Peterson | L | L | October 30, 1954 | 6'0" | 175 | New Brunswick, NJ US |
| James Poff | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Chuck Powell | R | L | October 18, 1959 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Mike Quade | R | R | March 12, 1957 | 6'0" | 182 | Evanston, IL US |
| Arthur Ray | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Mark Riemer | R | R | 5'11" | |||
| Carlos Rios | R | R | June 13, 1960 | 6'1" | 168 | Santurce, PR |
| Robert Rock | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Jose Rodriguez | R | R | February 25, 1959 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Terrell Salazar | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| John Schaive | R | R | February 19, 1958 | 6'4" | 190 | |
| Johnny Taylor | R | L | July 19, 1958 | 5'11" | 195 | Decherd, TN US |
| Keith Thibodeaux | R | 6'0" | 183 | |||
| William Waag | R | R | 6'1" | 183 | ||
| Walter Wojton | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Jeff Zaske | R | R | October 6, 1960 | 6'5" | 180 | Seattle, WA 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.
