1979 Waterbury A's Roster
Team Record: 49-91
Finished 6th in the EL
Manager: Ed Nottle (49-91)
Affiliation: Oakland Athletics
Location: Waterbury, Connecticut
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 30,339, Avg. 433
The Waterbury A's of the Eastern League ended the 1979 season with a record of 49 wins and 91 losses, finishing sixth in the EL.
The A's scored 543 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 720 runs. Kelvin Moore led Waterbury with 14 home runs Scott Meyer drove in 57 runs. Shooty Babitt paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .267 average. Dave Beard topped the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 3.02 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1979 Waterbury A's who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Tim Conroy, Shooty Babitt, Mike Davis, Bert Bradley, Mike Patterson, Dave Beard, Scott Meyer, Kelvin Moore, Dennis DeBarr, Keith Atherton and Bobby Moore.
Ed Nottle served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Armstead | R | R | March 25, 1957 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Keith Atherton | R | R | February 19, 1959 | 6'4" | 200 | Newport News, VA US |
| Eric Attaway | L | L | May 13, 1958 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Shooty Babitt | R | R | March 9, 1959 | 5'8" | 174 | Oakland, CA US |
| Dave Beard | L | R | October 2, 1959 | 6'5" | 190 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Bert Bradley | S | R | December 23, 1956 | 6'1" | 190 | Athens, GA US |
| Bart Braun | R | R | April 14, 1956 | 6'2" | 174 | |
| Mark Clapham | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Tim Conroy | L | L | April 3, 1960 | 6'0" | 178 | McKeesport, PA US |
| Mike Davis | L | L | June 11, 1959 | 6'2" | 175 | San Diego, CA US |
| Dennis DeBarr | L | L | January 16, 1953 | 6'2" | 190 | Cheyenne, WY US |
| Bruce Fournier | L | R | September 18, 1957 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Bob Grandas | R | R | April 4, 1957 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Randy Green | R | R | January 6, 1957 | 6'3" | 180 | Claremore, OK US |
| Lawrence Groover | S | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Frank Harris | R | R | September 20, 1955 | 6'3" | 185 | Miami, FL US |
| Robert Klebba | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Frank Kolarek | R | R | January 26, 1953 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Ron McNeely | L | R | April 3, 1954 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| Scott Meyer | R | R | August 19, 1957 | 6'1" | 195 | Evergreen Park, IL US |
| Al Minker | R | R | August 18, 1957 | 6'6" | 230 | |
| Paul Mize | R | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Bobby Moore | R | R | November 8, 1958 | 6'4" | 200 | Sweetwater, LA US |
| Kelvin Moore | R | L | September 26, 1957 | 6'1" | 195 | Leroy, AL US |
| Tadeusz Nowakowski | S | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Mike Patterson | L | R | January 26, 1958 | 5'10" | 170 | Santa Monica, CA US |
| Edwin Retzer | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| LeRoy Robbins | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Paul Stevens | S | R | November 26, 1953 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| John Tronerud | R | R | September 18, 1953 | 6'2" | 170 | |
| Dennis Wyszynski | R | R | 6'1" | 175 |
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.
