1981 Waterbury Reds Roster

Eastern League (EL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 55-83
Finished 4th in the EL's South Division
Manager: George Scherger (55-83)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Waterbury, Connecticut
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 67,609, Avg. 980
1981 Waterbury Reds Statistics

The Waterbury Reds of the Eastern League ended the 1981 season with a record of 55 wins and 83 losses, finishing fourth in the league's South Division.

The Reds scored 524 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 690 runs. Gary Redus led Waterbury with 20 home runs and drove in 75 runs. Tom Lawless paced all regular batters by hitting .291. Ken Jones topped the team with 9 wins, while Rich Carlucci recorded a 3.9 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1981 Waterbury Reds who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Skeeter Barnes, Keefe Cato, Steve Christmas, Mark Gilbert, Ben Hayes, Jeff Jones, Tom Lawless, Brad Lesley, Gary Redus, Bill Scherrer, Les Straker and Tony Walker.

George Scherger served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Russ AldrichLROctober 14, 19566'0"190
Jimmy ArlineLLDecember 18, 19535'9"165Waterbury, CT US
Skeeter BarnesRRMarch 7, 19575'11"175Cincinnati, OH US
Dave BiscegliaRRApril 19, 19585'11"178
Bill BoddyRRMay 6, 19616'0"170
Larry BuckleRRMarch 25, 19566'3"180
Rich CarlucciLRDecember 18, 19566'2"180Philadelphia, PA US
Keefe CatoRRMay 6, 19586'1"185Yonkers, NY US
Steve ChristmasLRDecember 9, 19576'0"190Orlando, FL US
Mike DowlessRRDecember 13, 19606'5"225Bethesda, MD US
Peter DuglenskiLLOctober 15, 19585'10"173
Adolfo FelizRRSeptember 20, 19605'11"150
Mike FooteRRDecember 1, 19586'1"180
Ernest GauseLL6'2"182
Mark GilbertSRAugust 22, 19566'0"175Atlanta, GA US
Ben HayesRRAugust 4, 19576'1"180Niagara Falls, NY US
Jeff JonesRROctober 22, 19576'2"200Philadelphia, PA US
Ken JonesRMarch 20, 19596'0"180
Jeff KrausRRAugust 8, 19586'2"170
Tom LawlessRRDecember 19, 19565'11"170Erie, PA US
Brad LesleyRRSeptember 11, 19586'6"230Turlock, CA US
Doug NeuenschwanderRRFebruary 2, 19555'11"180
Rick O'KeeffeLLJuly 26, 19576'6"225Bronx, NY US
Gary RedusRRNovember 1, 19566'1"180Tanner, AL US
Hector RinconesRRMarch 17, 19616'1"155
Dan SarrettRRJune 7, 19586'0"185
Bill ScherrerLLJanuary 20, 19586'4"170Tonawanda, NY US
Les StrakerRROctober 10, 19596'1"193Ciudad Bolivar, Bolivar VE
Mike SullivanRRNovember 4, 19586'0"176
Randy TownRRNovember 25, 19566'0"175
Eski ViltzSRMarch 6, 19605'10"150
Tony WalkerRRJuly 1, 19596'2"205San Diego, CA US
Tony WalkerRRJune 27, 19595'9"155

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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