1981 Waterloo Indians Roster
Team Record: 81-55
Finished 2nd in the MWL's North Division
Manager: Gomer Hodge (81-55)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Waterloo, Iowa
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 80,355, Avg. 1,182
Playoffs - Wausau Timbers 2 games, Waterloo Indians 1
The Waterloo Indians of the Midwest League ended the 1981 season with a record of 81 wins and 55 losses, finishing second in the league's North Division.
The Indians scored 695 runs and allowed 600 runs. Shanie Dugas paced Waterloo with 23 home runs, while Ed Saavedra walloped 15 or more, too. Ed Saavedra drove in 85 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .336. Matt Bullinger and Rickey Lintz led the squad with 11 wins each, and Rickey Lintz recorded a 2.56 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Jack Fimple, Dave Gallagher, Kelly Gruber, Mike Jeffcoat, Ramón Romero, Dwight Taylor and Rich Thompson were all players from the 1981 Waterloo Indians who played in the Majors during their careers.
Gomer Hodge served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Asbell | R | R | September 10, 1959 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Mark Bajus | L | L | September 17, 1961 | 6'6" | 190 | West Vancouver, BC CA |
| Matt Bullinger | L | L | May 23, 1957 | 6'2" | 187 | Phosphur, LA US |
| John Burden | R | August 13, 1957 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Tom Burns | R | R | September 30, 1961 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Arnold Cochran | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Stephen Cushing | L | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Michael Dixon | L | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Lawrence Dotson | L | R | June 2, 1959 | 5'11" | 165 | San Bernardino, CA US |
| Luis Duarte | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Shanie Dugas | L | R | March 19, 1958 | 5'9" | 150 | New Iberia, LA US |
| Ricky Elkin | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Darold Ellison | R | R | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Ralph Elpin | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Winston Ficklin | R | R | November 13, 1961 | 5'9" | 165 | Richmond, CA US |
| Jack Fimple | R | R | February 10, 1959 | 6'2" | 185 | Darby, PA US |
| Dave Gallagher | R | R | September 20, 1960 | 6'0" | 180 | Trenton, NJ US |
| Mike Gertz | L | L | February 2, 1961 | 6'4" | 190 | |
| Kelly Gruber | R | R | February 26, 1962 | 6'0" | 180 | Houston, TX US |
| John Hoban | R | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Larry Hrynko | R | R | November 9, 1957 | 6'3" | 200 | Chicago, IL US |
| Mike Jeffcoat | L | L | August 3, 1959 | 6'2" | 187 | Pine Bluff, AR US |
| Eric Jones | R | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Rickey Lintz | R | 5'10" | 185 | |||
| Lawrence Locascio | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| John Malkin | R | R | August 28, 1960 | 6'3" | 209 | New York, NY US |
| Marlin Methven | S | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Jerry Nalley | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Tom Owens | R | R | October 30, 1957 | 6'4" | 195 | Flint, MI US |
| Juan Pacho | R | R | April 8, 1963 | 5'10" | 150 | Yucatan, MX |
| Gregory Pope | R | R | April 26, 1959 | 6'2" | 185 | Mobile, AL US |
| Nate Puryear | R | R | July 30, 1954 | 6'4" | 205 | Biloxi, MS US |
| Steve Roche | R | R | February 20, 1960 | 6'4" | 210 | St. Paul, MN US |
| Ramón Romero | L | L | January 8, 1959 | 6'4" | 170 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Ed Saavedra | R | R | November 15, 1959 | 5'10" | 160 | Cocle, PA |
| Michael Schwarber | R | 6'1" | 185 | |||
| Brian Silvas | R | 6'3" | 190 | |||
| Dwight Taylor | L | L | March 24, 1960 | 5'9" | 166 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Mike Taylor | L | R | February 21, 1959 | 6'1" | 170 | Lexington, KY US |
| Rich Thompson | R | R | November 1, 1958 | 6'3" | 225 | New York, NY 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.
