1979 West Palm Beach Expos Roster
Team Record: 79-65
Finished 2nd in the FSL's South Division
Manager: Larry Bearnarth (79-65)
Affiliation: Montreal Expos
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 125,213, Avg. 1,739
The West Palm Beach Expos of the Florida State League ended the 1979 season with a record of 79 wins and 65 losses, finishing second in the league's South Division.
The Expos tallied 559 runs and allowed 480 runs. David Hall paced West Palm Beach with 13 home runs and drove in 66 runs. Steve Morrison topped batters with significant playing time with a .291 average. Tommy Shimp and Kevin Mendon led the squad with 13 wins each, while Kevin Mendon recorded a 2.43 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Tony Phillips, Joe Keener, Mike Gates, Tom Wieghaus, Jack O'Connor, Andrés Galarraga, Razor Shines and Brad Mills were all players from the 1979 West Palm Beach Expos who played in the Majors during their careers.
Larry Bearnarth served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Abone | R | R | August 5, 1957 | 6'1" | 180 | Rome, NY US |
| Scott Anderson | R | R | October 10, 1955 | 6'2" | 187 | |
| James Atkinson | R | R | August 1, 1957 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Jim Auten | R | R | November 9, 1957 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Nick Belmonte | R | R | July 2, 1956 | 6'2" | Miami Beach, FL US | |
| Ronnie Caldwell | R | R | January 9, 1958 | 6'3" | 205 | |
| Walter Coppol | R | L | August 24, 1958 | 6'2" | 170 | Wilmington, DE US |
| Glenn Dooner | R | R | February 15, 1957 | 6'6" | 180 | Montreal, QC CA |
| Antonio Fadhel | R | R | March 27, 1960 | 6'0" | 180 | , CU |
| Charles Fick | R | R | November 11, 1957 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Glen Franklin | L | R | March 6, 1958 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Andrés Galarraga | R | R | June 18, 1961 | 6'3" | 235 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Mike Gates | L | R | September 20, 1956 | 6'0" | 165 | Culver City, CA US |
| Pedro Gavillan | R | R | December 16, 1958 | 5'11" | 185 | New York, NY US |
| Jerry George | L | R | November 22, 1956 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| David Hall | R | R | April 11, 1956 | 6'2" | 195 | Evanston, IL US |
| Gary Hartsock | R | 6'2" | ||||
| Paul Josephson | R | R | November 1, 1955 | 6'2" | 187 | Passaic, NJ US |
| George Keen | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Joe Keener | R | R | April 21, 1953 | 6'4" | 200 | San Pedro, CA US |
| Kevin Mendon | R | R | August 7, 1956 | 6'4" | 185 | Corona, CA US |
| Steven Michael | L | L | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Brad Mills | L | R | January 19, 1957 | 6'0" | 195 | Exeter, CA US |
| Steve Morrison | L | R | October 4, 1957 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Jack O'Connor | L | L | June 2, 1958 | 6'3" | 215 | Twentynine Palms, CA US |
| David Perez | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Julio Perez | S | R | September 17, 1958 | 5'11" | 155 | New York, NY US |
| Tony Phillips | S | R | April 25, 1959 | 5'10" | 175 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Rick Ramos | R | R | May 11, 1956 | 6'5" | 215 | |
| Steven Roeder | R | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Tommy Shimp | R | R | August 29, 1957 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Razor Shines | S | R | July 18, 1956 | 6'1" | 210 | Durham, NC US |
| Greg Staffon | R | R | March 22, 1959 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Melvin Taylor | L | L | August 25, 1957 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Grayling Tobias | S | L | 5'11" | 160 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| Mickey Torres | R | R | August 20, 1958 | 6'3" | 170 | Utado, PR |
| Bob Weatherford | S | R | May 18, 1957 | 6'3" | 185 | Decatur, IL US |
| Jerome Whitfield | R | R | July 27, 1958 | 6'2" | 185 | Gainesville, FL US |
| Tom Wieghaus | R | R | February 1, 1957 | 6'0" | 195 | Chicago Heights, IL US |
| Frank Wren | R | R | March 17, 1958 | 5'11" | 173 | |
| Bud Yanus | R | R | June 18, 1957 | 6'2" | 190 |
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.
