1979 Stockton Ports Roster

California League (CL) - Class: A
Team Record: 73-68
Finished 2nd in the CL's North Division
Manager: Lee Sigman (73-68)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Brewers
Location: Stockton, California
Ballpark: Billy Hebert Field
Attendance: 25,901, Avg. 367
1979 Stockton Ports Statistics

Playoffs - Stockton Ports 2 games, Lodi Dodgers 0
Finals - San Jose Missions 3 games, Stockton Ports 2

The Stockton Ports of the California League ended the 1979 season with a record of 73 wins and 68 losses, finishing second in the league's North Division.

The Ports led the league with just 594 runs allowed. Stockton scored 654 runs. Eddie Brunson drove in 71 runs. John Skorochocki paced all regular batters by hitting .300. Tony Torres and Dave LaPoint topped the squad with 12 wins each, while Gerald Ako recorded a 2.87 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Jaime Cocanower, Barry Cort, Frank DiPino, David Green, Steve Lake, Dave LaPoint, Doug Loman and Bob Skube were all players from the 1979 Stockton Ports who played in the Majors during their careers.

Lee Sigman served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Gerald AkoRRJune 4, 19555'8"165
Daryl BaileyRR6'1"180
Eddie BrunsonRRJuly 20, 19586'2"195Miami, FL US
Steven ChristisonR6'4"185
Jaime CocanowerRRFebruary 14, 19576'4"200San Juan, PR
Barry CortRRApril 15, 19566'5"210Toronto, ON CA
Julio CuarezmaRR5'6"135
David CurranR6'2"190
Frank DiPinoLLOctober 22, 19565'10"175Syracuse, NY US
Columbus DuncanRR6'1"200
Richard DuranRRJuly 27, 19576'3"215
David GreenRRDecember 4, 19606'3"170Managua, NI
Jerry JenkinsRR6'4"195
Kurt KingsolverRRSeptember 25, 19585'11"175
Steve LakeRRMarch 14, 19576'1"180Inglewood, CA US
Dave LaPointLLJuly 29, 19596'3"205Glens Falls, NY US
Doug LomanLLMay 9, 19585'11"185Bakersfield, CA US
Melvin ManningRR6'1"180
Larry MontgomeryRRMarch 18, 19586'2"185
Richard NicholsonRR6'3"190
Russell RamirezRR5'11"160
Calvin RiggarLL6'1"
Ivan RodriguezRR6'2"175
Terry ShoebridgeRR6'1"190
Lee SigmanSRDecember 26, 19506'3"175
John SkorochockiLR5'11"165
Bob SkubeLLOctober 8, 19576'0"180Northridge, CA US
Franklin ThomasRR5'11"175
Tony TorresRJuly 7, 19596'2"195
Don ValgardsonLL6'3"200

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.




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