1979 Columbus Clippers Statistics

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 85-54
Finished 1st in the IL
Manager: Gene Michael (85-54)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Ballpark: Harold Cooper Stadium
Attendance: 599,544, Avg. 8,627
1979 Columbus Clippers Roster

Playoffs - Columbus Clippers 3 games, Tidewater Tides 1
Finals - Columbus Clippers 4 games, Syracuse Chiefs 3

The Columbus Clippers of the International League ended the 1979 season with a record of 85 wins and 54 losses, finishing first in the IL.

The Clippers plated 609 runs, tops in the circuit. Columbus conceded 557 runs. Dennis Werth paced the team with 17 home runs and drove in 74 runs, while leading hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .299 clip. Bob Kammeyer topped the squad with 16 wins, and Paul Mirabella registered a 3.88 earned run average, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Players from the 1979 Columbus Clippers who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Jim Beattie, Mike Dimmel, Domingo Ramos, Dave Wehrmeister, Bruce Robinson, Dave Righetti, Chris Welsh, Roy Staiger, Roger Slagle, Brad Gulden, Brian Doyle, Paul Mirabella, Dennis Sherrill, Bob Kammeyer, Rick Anderson, Darryl Jones, Tommy Cruz, Dennis Werth, Mike Griffin, Don Cooper, Dámaso García, Roger Holt, Bobby Brown and Ron Davis.

Gene Michael 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
Bob Kammeyer168.6673.9227271000172.017884751052083606
Rick Anderson133.8121.63520002183.05321156395723010
Paul Mirabella117.6113.882220900144.012975621150298528
Chris Welsh84.6674.66369003114.012067591448679706
Roger Slagle811.4214.642220310130.013873671631096228
Paul Semall63.6673.88131361095.09445411028148105
Jim Beattie51.8331.368742053.03198125147201
Jim Lysgaard42.6675.629811048.0463330723020011
Mike Griffin31.7501.766610041.03598213334003
Steve Taylor31.7503.1812510151.0401918421027204
Dave Righetti32.6002.928632040.0221313119044101
Greg Cochran32.6003.5424810189.0784135843260503
Dave Wehrmeister28.2004.9217950175.0844341728554804
Bob Polinsky003.60110005.03221503000
Don Cooper005.508000218.0191111111014103
Neal Mersch009.00200003.04330301000
Ron Davis01.0004.2611000519.01399115210102
Totals8554.6123.792781390447341180.0108755749710045427790445650

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
Roger Holt13054145472127163133886942.280.382.335.7171526120
Dennis Werth133528421691262731774358890.299.417.499.9162104510
Tommy Cruz10944841156122303966412948.297.342.450.792185134
Marv Thompson11141236145971653491034747.269.354.366.719132121
Roy Staiger1044263655695210962115256.260.350.392.742143135
Bobby Brown7028525853901438412572136.349.394.519.914134114
Bruce Robinson1023493163779102945102341.250.304.380.684120343
Dan Schmitz95351288317563232245818.260.384.323.70793122
Darryl Jones672642433265131023201621.267.313.329.64280122
Brad Gulden802782302857100634644231.248.359.370.72885024
Nate Chapman602141932952421161141331.269.321.326.64763323
Rick Stenholm521991812150122623111240.276.325.464.78984222
Garry Smith612131932040110525721654.207.274.342.61666211
Dennis Sherrill57177158173980310521336.247.318.354.67356411
Dámaso García3913211818321013165722.271.307.305.61236052
Brian Doyle391431261532622910149.254.326.381.70748021
Mike Dimmel216862315112113138.242.265.387.65224003
Dennis Irwin1436340520000021.147.194.206.4007000
Totals1344506444126021198208308455610648525631.272.350.389.739171803049480


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Dennis Werth1B1321188739102.9939.553
Marv Thompson1B8521051.0006.625
Dennis Sherrill1B4231011.0006.000
Dámaso García1B230001.0001.500
Bruce Robinson1B110001.0001.000
Brian Doyle1B130011.0003.000
Bobby Brown1B15113.8576.000
Roger Holt2B124241309974.9844.435
Brian Doyle2B81023041.0004.125
Dennis Sherrill2B71116051.0003.857
Dan Schmitz2B625001.0001.167
Roy Staiger2B425011.0001.750
Roy Staiger3B97602351222.9613.041
Dennis Sherrill3B22126325.9743.409
Dan Schmitz3B1572720.9442.267
Marv Thompson3B851121.8892.000
Brian Doyle3B4214001.0004.000
Bruce RobinsonC824532872.9865.8669
Brad GuldenC593262231.9915.8982
Dennis IrwinC1358311.9844.6922
Dennis WerthC110001.0001.0000
Tommy CruzOF92138540.9731.554
Marv ThompsonOF82147220.9871.817
Bobby BrownOF68166731.9832.544
Nate ChapmanOF58121440.9692.155
Garry SmithOF54102220.9811.926
Darryl JonesOF5075640.9531.620
Mike DimmelOF2023210.9621.250
Rick StenholmOF6222001.0004.000
Roger HoltOF570001.0001.400
Rick AndersonP527611.929.250
Chris WelshP3692012.967.806
Bob KammeyerP2782520.9431.222
Greg CochranP24820011.0001.167
Roger SlagleP22151711.9701.455
Paul MirabellaP2251651.808.955
Dave WehrmeisterP1731330.842.941
Paul SemallP1391510.9601.846
Steve TaylorP1236001.000.750
Ron DavisP1125001.000.636
Jim LysgaardP96913.9381.667
Dave RighettiP831001.000.500
Don CooperP802001.000.250
Jim BeattieP82912.9171.375
Mike GriffinP631001.000.667
Neal MerschP20000.000
Bob PolinskyP101001.0001.000
Dan SchmitzSS6272165631.9753.823
Dámaso GarcíaSS335085624.9574.091
Brian DoyleSS24366756.9544.292
Dennis SherrillSS151744061.0004.067
Roger HoltSS34922.8674.333
Totals144935281403103309.9803.4031300

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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