1981 Winter Haven Red Sox Roster
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
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.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Mike Baldwin | R | R | August 7, 1958 | 6'1" | 180 | Columbus County, NC US |
Tom Bolton | L | L | May 6, 1962 | 6'2" | 172 | Nashville, TN US |
Oil Can Boyd | R | R | October 6, 1959 | 6'1" | 155 | Meridian, MS US |
Mike Bryant | R | R | February 23, 1956 | 6'2" | 190 | Medford, MA US |
Juan Bustabad | L | R | August 16, 1961 | 5'10" | 150 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
Mike Ciampa | L | L | May 2, 1958 | 5'6" | 150 | Medford, MA US |
Dick Cooke | L | L | October 28, 1956 | 6'0" | 175 | Point Pleasant, NJ US |
Brice Cote | R | R | June 17, 1960 | 6'1" | 185 | Fort Fairfield, ME US |
Thomas DeSanto | R | R | November 12, 1958 | 6'1" | 180 | Elmira, NY US |
Pat Dodson | L | L | October 11, 1959 | 6'4" | 210 | Santa Monica, CA US |
Tim Duncan | R | R | September 21, 1958 | 6'1" | 170 | Memphis, TN US |
James Glenn | R | R | December 9, 1957 | 6'2" | 185 | Navasota, TX US |
George Greco | L | L | September 16, 1959 | 6'2" | 183 | Queens, NY US |
Jeff Hall | R | R | October 13, 1958 | 6'1" | 195 | Waco, TX US |
Donald Hayford | R | R | November 5, 1960 | 6'1" | 170 | Lakeland, FL US |
Tyrone Herman | R | R | January 6, 1959 | 6'2" | 190 | Mankato, MN US |
Dave Holt | L | R | January 13, 1958 | 5'10" | 175 | Fresno, CA US |
Paul Hundhammer | S | R | August 5, 1958 | 5'10" | 175 | Honolulu, HI US |
Scott Jefferson | R | R | September 28, 1960 | 5'11" | 175 | Oakland, CA US |
Mitch Johnson | R | R | August 2, 1962 | 6'5" | 210 | Columbia, PA US |
Don Leach | R | R | October 4, 1957 | 6'1" | 188 | |
Gus Malespin | R | R | December 4, 1957 | 5'10" | 170 | Managua, NI |
Jeff Martin | R | R | February 16, 1958 | 5'10" | 175 | |
Al Nipper | R | R | April 2, 1959 | 6'0" | 188 | San Diego, CA US |
Brandon Plainte | L | L | January 14, 1959 | 6'1" | 180 | Worcester, MA US |
Wolf Ramos | R | R | May 5, 1961 | 5'11" | 160 | Maracay, Aragua VE |
Mark Weinbrecht | L | L | December 22, 1961 | 6'4" | 180 | San Diego, CA US |
Brian Zell | L | R | April 19, 1959 | 6'3" | 180 | Pomona, 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.