1979 Toledo Mud Hens Roster

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 63-76
Finished 7th in the IL
Manager: Cal Ermer (63-76)
Affiliation: Minnesota Twins
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Ballpark: Ned Skeldon Stadium
Attendance: 148,592, Avg. 2,138
1979 Toledo Mud Hens Statistics

The Toledo Mud Hens of the International League ended the 1979 season with a record of 63 wins and 76 losses, finishing seventh in the IL.

The Mud Hens scored 573 runs and allowed 591 runs. Dave Coleman led Toledo with 20 home runs Jesús Vega drove in 72 runs and topped all regular hitters by hitting .293. Terry Sheehan paced the squad with 10 wins, while Paul Thormodsgard earned a 2.94 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 1979 Toledo Mud Hens who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Mike Bacsik, Sal Butera, Dave Coleman, Dave Engle, Roger Erickson, Terry Felton, Dan Graham, Jeff Holly, Darrell Jackson, Rudy Meoli, Stan Perzanowski, Hosken Powell, Gary Serum, Ray Smith, Rick Sofield, Kevin Stanfield, Greg Thayer, Paul Thormodsgard, Jesús Vega, John Verhoeven and Gary Ward.

Cal Ermer served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Archie AmersonRRFebruary 28, 19556'0"175Wichita Falls, TX US
Mike BacsikRRApril 1, 19526'2"180Dallas, TX US
Jim BucknerLLApril 28, 19535'8"165
Sal ButeraRRSeptember 25, 19526'0"190Richmond Hill, NY US
Wayne CaugheyLRFebruary 2, 19546'0"170Brainerd, MN US
Dave ColemanRROctober 26, 19506'3"195Dayton, OH US
Dave EngleRRNovember 30, 19566'3"210San Diego, CA US
Roger EricksonRRAugust 30, 19566'3"180Springfield, IL US
Doc EstesLLAugust 13, 19536'0"165Hollywood, CA US
Terry FeltonRROctober 29, 19576'1"180Texarkana, AR US
Dan GrahamLRJuly 19, 19546'1"205Ray, AZ US
Jeff HollyLLMarch 1, 19536'5"210San Pedro, CA US
Darrell JacksonSLApril 3, 19565'10"150Los Angeles, CA US
Bruce MacPhersonRRNovember 30, 19546'2"200Los Angeles, CA US
Dennis MantickLRJuly 17, 19546'0"170La Porte, IN US
Rudy MeoliLRMay 1, 19515'9"165Troy, NY US
Stan PerzanowskiSRAugust 25, 19506'2"170East Chicago, IN US
Hosken PowellLLMay 14, 19556'1"175Selma, AL US
Alexis RamirezRR6'2"152
Thomas SainRRMay 23, 19535'11"170Santa Monica, CA US
Gary SerumRROctober 24, 19566'1"180Fargo, ND US
Terry SheehanLRMarch 2, 19546'3"195Boise, ID US
Ray SmithRRSeptember 18, 19556'1"185Glendale, CA US
Rick SofieldLRDecember 16, 19566'1"195Cheyenne, WY US
Kevin StanfieldLLDecember 19, 19556'0"190Huron, SD US
Greg ThayerRROctober 23, 19495'11"182Cedar Rapids, IA US
Paul ThormodsgardRRNovember 10, 19536'2"190San Francisco, CA US
Jesús VegaRROctober 14, 19556'1"176Bayamon, PR
John VerhoevenRRJuly 3, 19526'5"200Long Beach, CA US
Francisco VilorioRROctober 3, 19555'10"165La Habana, La Habana CU
Gary WardRRDecember 6, 19536'2"195Los Angeles, 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.




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