1979 Amarillo Gold Sox Statistics

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 54-82
Finished 4th in the TL's West Division
Manager: Glenn Ezell (0-0), Rusty Gerhardt (0-0)
Affiliation: San Diego Padres
Location: Amarillo, Texas
Ballpark: Amarillo Dilla Villa
Attendance: 57,667, Avg. 848
1979 Amarillo Gold Sox Roster

The Amarillo Gold Sox of the Texas League ended the 1979 season with a record of 54 wins and 82 losses, finishing fourth in the league's West Division.

The Gold Sox plated 618 runs and allowed 811 runs. Brian Greer paced Amarillo with 18 home runs and drove in 79 runs. Tim Flannery led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .345 clip. Eric Mustad topped the squad with 11 wins, while Joe Carroll recorded a 4.33 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Mike Armstrong, Floyd Chiffer, Tim Flannery, Rusty Gerhardt, Brian Greer, Rich Hacker, George Stablein, Mark Thurmond and Ron Tingley were all players from the 1979 Amarillo Gold Sox who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Glenn Ezell and Rusty Gerhardt served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Eric Mustad1112.4785.272727300152.01671048910800101926
Gary Pickert812.4005.962826420154.01911241021675095617
George Stablein815.3486.212727610168.0235132116757488418
Fran Hirschy710.4124.08231240097.01055544836255304
Joe Carroll69.4004.332019720131.014284638595110418
Greg Wilkes42.6671.54221001041.035127015132000
Floyd Chiffer32.6007.0243000482.01217264838162419
Mark Thurmond35.3755.6617821062.0895239931046001
Mike Armstrong23.4003.487410031.0321512214134101
John Yandle15.1673.6237100477.0843731520051023
Barry Biggerstaff16.1436.6115910064.0945447416127103
Rusty Gerhardt008.2812000025.0422523215114202
Kent Hunziker01.0008.5414200039.0594537323121000
Totals5482.3975.402921360286181123.013968116748247917736348520

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Tim Flannery1255575248818123667117123036.345.380.447.827234021
Gary Ashby119483451541392944631052294.308.338.417.754188064
Dane Ilertsen129521454521272211274105589.280.360.412.772187525
Joseph Hicks1184784057711423413672596353.281.383.454.837184451
Brian Greer13657048966112211187918670153.229.323.387.709189137
Steve Smith8941038054109141229842410.287.332.345.676131231
Earl Battey10338234345101201439833138.294.361.394.754135521
Curt Reed76297269328193525342751.301.364.413.776111001
Thomas Vessey76267234225060314052757.214.303.278.58165330
Tim Derryberry55241192294991432444346.255.392.375.76772213
Bradley Shames53191153263831016023016.248.372.281.65343233
Paul O'Neill49175162163661719011222.222.274.401.67665001
Gregory Pastors40150130173551412131325.269.342.415.75854241
Dick Walterhouse40161141153182411111730.220.302.390.69255021
Ron Tingley301059016234116201417.256.356.356.71132010
Rich Hacker616141200010021.143.250.143.3932000
Jeff Ellison9291952100100104.105.414.158.5723000
Mark Thurmond19321000000010.000.333.000.3330000
Eric Mustad320010000000000000
Totals130450364452617123020328875599859491742.276.349.393.743175002637300


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Gary Ashby1B74585531458.9798.622
Dane Ilertsen1B63534241048.9828.857
Dick Walterhouse1B4351041.0009.000
Tim Flannery2B1202803532781.9595.275
Dick Walterhouse2B81812031.0003.750
Rich Hacker2B4101616.9636.500
Thomas Vessey2B232021.0002.500
Paul O'Neill2B248011.0006.000
James Capowski2B10250.2862.000
Earl Battey3B6951114165.9122.391
Paul O'Neill3B47309549.9692.660
Dick Walterhouse3B24164354.9222.458
Rich Hacker3B211001.0001.000
Thomas VesseyC6837837107.9766.10314
Bradley ShamesC522933474.9796.2888
Ron TingleyC201191742.9716.8007
Brian GreerOF13533513213.9432.578
Joseph HicksOF11820015110.9511.822
Curt ReedOF751031361.9511.547
Gary AshbyOF4572530.9621.711
Earl BatteyOF2427121.9331.167
Ron TingleyOF10140001.0001.400
Tim DerryberryOF8131001.0001.750
Floyd ChifferP432641.667.186
John YandleP3721811.952.541
Gary PickertP2862443.8821.071
George StableinP27153711.9811.926
Eric MustadP27153332.9411.778
Fran HirschyP2331311.941.696
Greg WilkesP220320.600.136
Joe CarrollP2092361.8421.600
Mark ThurmondP1721211.933.824
Barry BiggerstaffP1551324.9001.200
Kent HunzikerP1424011.000.429
Rusty GerhardtP1213001.000.333
Mike ArmstrongP707031.0001.000
Steve SmithSS891242703550.9184.427
Gregory PastorsSS39541211328.9314.487
Dick WalterhouseSS661242.8183.000
Tim FlannerySS572112.9665.600
Totals140633741480224340.9563.4522900

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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