1980 Butte Copper Kings Statistics

Pioneer League (PL) - Class: R
Team Record: 29-40
Finished 4th in the PL's South Division
Manager: Ken Richardson (29-40)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Brewers
Location: Butte, Montana
Ballpark: Alumni Stadium
Attendance: 29,410, Avg. 852
1980 Butte Copper Kings Roster

The Butte Copper Kings of the Pioneer League ended the 1980 season with a record of 29 wins and 40 losses, finishing fourth in the league's South Division.

The Copper Kings plated 498 runs and conceded 507 runs. Gerald Miller drove in 67 runs. Randy Ready led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .376 clip, while David Morris recorded a 4.84 ERA, leading regular hurlers.

Players from the 1980 Butte Copper Kings who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Juan Castillo, Dion James, Bill Lyons, Carlos Ponce and Randy Ready.

Ken Richardson 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
Elmer Cavner42.6672.4325000437.0411910020230005
Robert Elliott43.5712.4413700248.0421913018152006
Stephen Parrott43.5714.0812900053.0612924229140204
David Morris43.5714.84121200067.07842362523390212
Craig Herberholz34.4296.0510820055.0644837426042407
Richard Effrig21.6675.068400132.02724183201331110
Vincent Pone27.2227.4717700047.04652392590576319
Ronald Kollmann11.5007.5615100125.0352721310115203
Luis Matias11.5009.0014000017.028221716220000
Raymond Gallo12.3332.409000215.0158409017004
Michael Orlich12.3335.8510900040.0523626321030104
David Jensen12.3336.2316100026.0272518119323005
Ty Coleman13.2507.2017300155.07967442452552312
Ted Pallas00100000.01110100100
Jim Haggerty003.00300003.06711501001
Randy Meyer02.0005.00210009.0610501016103
Gregory Cicotte02.0006.7021400043.04643321480431013
Mark Lepson02.00016.624400013.031282421614200
Totals2940.4205.692097002011585.068550737027414185072391080

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
Carlos Ponce692852594890187755331944.347.392.552.944143223
Randy Ready612882266585234850225732.376.497.6191.116140104
Gerald Miller672972335577184967955248.330.458.5581.016130705
Dion James5927122457711410271584211.317.422.388.81087032
Ronnie Jones622802495664341231572753.257.335.313.64878220
Juan Castillo59199183285393020671030.290.337.372.70868330
Maury Ornest46182146364774428613641.322.456.507.96374000
Raymond Alonzo291211072144102326411012.411.463.6261.08967202
Butch Kirby44158134263034019622237.224.333.306.63941020
Bill Lyons3611692222965015712120.315.447.489.93645120
John Wood44928011284021611825.350.400.475.87538022
John Jordan32102941226310110068.277.314.330.64431002
George Talbert45150126172660218122151.206.329.302.63038210
Walter Steele3311990202562321512622.278.449.489.93844210
Marcos Gomez44937891511112021119.192.297.269.56621121
Angel Morris316358711200100317.190.242.224.46613110
Terry Ragan19433788000530512.216.302.216.5198001
Totals7802859241649872913342404148343376482.302.398.441.839106602421220


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Carlos Ponce1B43348211218.9698.581
Raymond Alonzo1B151311212.9858.800
George Talbert1B1286063.9357.167
John Wood1B3121001.0004.333
Maury Ornest1B210111.9175.500
Dion James1B250001.0002.500
Juan Castillo2B5587991816.9123.382
Randy Ready2B21355847.9594.429
Butch Kirby2B8112032.9123.875
John Wood2B210001.000.500
Maury Ornest3B361660143.8442.111
Randy Ready3B2081341.8401.050
Butch Kirby3B18929101.7922.111
Walter Steele3B62640.6671.333
John Wood3B201001.000.500
Bill Lyons3B11210.7503.000
John JordanC321812692.9586.4697
Angel MorrisC3011010131.9024.00017
Walter SteeleC241751942.9808.08312
George TalbertC1050021.9625.0009
Gerald MillerOF661096100.9201.742
Ronnie JonesOF60106770.9421.883
Dion JamesOF5775470.9191.386
Marcos GomezOF2322110.9581.000
Carlos PonceOF13123011.0001.154
Terry RaganOF1115020.8821.364
Elmer CavnerP252721.818.360
Gregory CicotteP216711.929.619
Vincent PoneP172630.727.471
Ty ColemanP172740.692.529
David JensenP1622021.000.250
Ronald KollmannP1537011.000.667
Luis MatiasP1424001.000.429
Robert ElliottP1341021.8751.077
Stephen ParrottP1221122.8671.083
David MorrisP1211210.9291.083
Michael OrlichP1037011.0001.000
Craig HerberholzP104512.900.900
Raymond GalloP912001.000.333
Richard EffrigP81330.571.500
Mark LepsonP40020.000.000
Jim HaggertyP302001.000.667
Randy MeyerP20210.6671.000
Ted PallasP10000.000
Randy ReadySS3246103148.9144.656
Bill LyonsSS313797811.9444.323
Butch KirbySS14293793.8804.714
Totals8581764719187104.9302.8944500

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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