1981 Winter Haven Red Sox Roster

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: A
Team Record: 62-77
Finished 5th in the FSL's North Division
Manager: Rac Slider (62-77)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Winter Haven, Florida
Ballpark: Chain O'Lakes Park
Attendance: 21,133, Avg. 304
1981 Winter Haven Red Sox Statistics

The Winter Haven Red Sox of the Florida State League ended the 1981 season with a record of 62 wins and 77 losses, finishing fifth in the league's North Division.

The Red Sox scored 585 runs and yielded 636 runs. Jeff Hall paced Winter Haven with 10 home runs and recorded 84 runs batted in, while leading all regular hitters with a .295 average. Oil Can Boyd and Al Nipper topped the team with 14 wins each, and Al Nipper earned a 1.7 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 1981 Winter Haven Red Sox who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Tom Bolton, Oil Can Boyd, Pat Dodson and Al Nipper.

Rac Slider served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Mike BaldwinRRAugust 7, 19586'1"180Columbus County, NC US
Tom BoltonLLMay 6, 19626'2"172Nashville, TN US
Oil Can BoydRROctober 6, 19596'1"155Meridian, MS US
Mike BryantRRFebruary 23, 19566'2"190Medford, MA US
Juan BustabadLRAugust 16, 19615'10"150La Habana, La Habana CU
Mike CiampaLLMay 2, 19585'6"150Medford, MA US
Dick CookeLLOctober 28, 19566'0"175Point Pleasant, NJ US
Brice CoteRRJune 17, 19606'1"185Fort Fairfield, ME US
Thomas DeSantoRRNovember 12, 19586'1"180Elmira, NY US
Pat DodsonLLOctober 11, 19596'4"210Santa Monica, CA US
Tim DuncanRRSeptember 21, 19586'1"170Memphis, TN US
James GlennRRDecember 9, 19576'2"185Navasota, TX US
George GrecoLLSeptember 16, 19596'2"183Queens, NY US
Jeff HallRROctober 13, 19586'1"195Waco, TX US
Donald HayfordRRNovember 5, 19606'1"170Lakeland, FL US
Tyrone HermanRRJanuary 6, 19596'2"190Mankato, MN US
Dave HoltLRJanuary 13, 19585'10"175Fresno, CA US
Paul HundhammerSRAugust 5, 19585'10"175Honolulu, HI US
Scott JeffersonRRSeptember 28, 19605'11"175Oakland, CA US
Mitch JohnsonRRAugust 2, 19626'5"210Columbia, PA US
Don LeachRROctober 4, 19576'1"188
Gus MalespinRRDecember 4, 19575'10"170Managua, NI
Jeff MartinRRFebruary 16, 19585'10"175
Al NipperRRApril 2, 19596'0"188San Diego, CA US
Brandon PlainteLLJanuary 14, 19596'1"180Worcester, MA US
Wolf RamosRRMay 5, 19615'11"160Maracay, Aragua VE
Mark WeinbrechtLLDecember 22, 19616'4"180San Diego, CA US
Brian ZellLRApril 19, 19596'3"180Pomona, 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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