1979 Tucson Toros Roster

Pacific Coast League (PCL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 74-74
Finished 3rd in the PCL's South Division
Manager: Rich Donnelly (74-74)
Affiliation: Texas Rangers
Location: Tucson, Arizona
Ballpark: Hi Corbett Field
Attendance: 175,213, Avg. 2,368
1979 Tucson Toros Statistics

The Tucson Toros of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1979 season with a record of 74 wins and 74 losses, finishing third in the league's South Division.

The Toros scored 760 runs and conceded 747 runs. Gary Gray led Tucson with 17 home runs Mike Hart recorded 72 runs batted in and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .303 average. Larry McCall paced the team with 14 wins and a team-best 3.78 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Members of the 1979 Tucson Toros who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Brian Allard, Bob Babcock, Tom Brown, Mike Bruhert, Danny Darwin, Odie Davis, Dan Duran, Dan Gonzales, Gary Gray, Tom Grieve, Mike Hart, Mike Heath, Gary Holle, Don Kainer, Rick Lisi, Ed Lynch, Greg Mahlberg, Larry McCall, Bob Myrick, Dave Rajsich, Dave Roberts, Jim Umbarger and LaRue Washington.

Rich Donnelly served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Brian AllardRRJanuary 3, 19586'1"175Spring Valley, IL US
Bob BabcockRRAugust 25, 19496'5"210New Castle, PA US
Mel BarrowRRApril 25, 19545'11"180Chicago, IL US
Steven BianchiRRJanuary 12, 19556'3"195Detroit, MI US
Tom BrownRRAugust 10, 19496'1"170Lafayette, LA US
Mike BruhertRRJune 24, 19516'6"220Jamaica, NY US
Mike BucciRRJuly 5, 19535'11"180Reading, PA US
Keath ChaunceyLLAugust 15, 19515'9"155Dade City, FL US
Danny DarwinRROctober 25, 19556'3"185Bonham, TX US
Odie DavisRRAugust 13, 19556'1"178San Antonio, TX US
Dan DuranLLMarch 16, 19545'11"190Palo Alto, CA US
Dan GonzalesLRSeptember 30, 19536'1"195Whittier, CA US
Ron GoochRRApril 16, 19575'11"165
Gary GrayRRSeptember 21, 19526'0"187New Orleans, LA US
Tom GrieveRRMarch 4, 19486'2"190Pittsfield, MA US
Israel GutierrezRRNovember 25, 19585'8"152
Mike HartSRDecember 20, 19516'3"185Kalamazoo, MI US
Mike HeathRRFebruary 5, 19555'11"180Tampa, FL US
Gary HolleRLAugust 11, 19546'6"210Albany, NY US
Stan JakubowskiRRJune 3, 19545'11"170
Don KainerRRSeptember 3, 19556'3"205Houston, TX US
Rick LisiRRMarch 17, 19566'0"175Halifax, NS CA
Ed LynchRRFebruary 25, 19566'6"230Brooklyn, NY US
Greg MahlbergRRAugust 8, 19525'10"180Milwaukee, WI US
Larry McCallLRSeptember 8, 19526'2"195Asheville, NC US
Dave MoharterLLJuly 12, 19496'1"170Berwick, PA US
Bob MyrickRLOctober 1, 19526'1"195Hattiesburg, MS US
Wayne PinkertonSRSeptember 16, 19536'1"175
Dave RajsichLLSeptember 28, 19516'5"175Youngstown, OH US
Dave RobertsRRFebruary 17, 19516'3"215Lebanon, OR US
Joseph RussellRRAugust 28, 19565'11"170Miami, FL US
Marty ScottRRAugust 15, 19556'0"190
Myrl SmithRLMarch 22, 19526'3"180Baltimore, MD US
Cecil StrawnRRJuly 30, 19566'1"180
Jim UmbargerLLFebruary 17, 19536'6"200Burbank, CA US
LaRue WashingtonRRSeptember 7, 19536'0"170Long Beach, 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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