1979 Caracas Metropolitanos Statistics

Inter-American League (IIL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 37-27
Finished 2nd in the IIL
Manager: Jim Busby (37-27)
Location: Caracas, Venezuela
Ballpark: Estadio Universitario
Attendance: 112,000, Avg. 3,500
1979 Caracas Metropolitanos Roster

The Caracas Metropolitanos of the Inter-American League ended the 1979 season with a record of 37 wins and 27 losses, finishing second in the IIL.

The Metropolitanos scored 230 runs and allowed 201 runs. Curtis Brown drove in 32 runs. Jimmy Busby led hitters with significant playing time with a .325 average. Rich Standart topped the team with 6 wins, while Tom House earned a 2.36 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Ossie Blanco, Curtis Brown, Remy Hermoso, Tom House, Gonzalo Márquez, Butch Metzger, César Tovar and Albert Williams were all players from the 1979 Caracas Metropolitanos who played in the Majors during their careers.

Jim Busby 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
Rich Standart63.6671.422100238.030146828
Tom House52.7142.361321084.08934221430
Elias Lugo42.6672.141000021.0196558
Mike Martin301.0002.81911048.04623151622
Luis Penalver33.5002.911100068.0852322523
Butch Metzger201.0000.50210018.082157
Angel Hernandez21.6672.45900033.039139812
Miguel Barreto24.3333.34900035.0461413119
Sanchez24.3334.891300035.03925191925
Brian Moulton101.0001.571200023.0221241611
Bob Polinsky101.0002.40400015.01054715
Luis Lunar11.5002.25200012.0643124
Albert Williams10.0
Jose Caldera02.0002.541500139.03918111521
Dave Clark02.0009.0020004.0108422
Totals3224.5712.6313300423473.0488201138014302170000

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
Jimmy Busby5723423435766121711.325.325.385.70990
Curtis Brown5621621626611523326.282.282.412.69489
Alexis Ramirez562092092657400193.273.273.292.56561
George Weicker511841842650811177.272.272.342.61463
Ossie Blanco581941942646915230.237.237.371.60872
Felix Rodriguez421501501940331226.267.267.347.61352
Faustino Zabala491701701337600110.218.218.253.47143
César Tovar351211211734400154.281.281.314.59538
Remy Hermoso17555561630041.291.291.345.63619
Juan Monasterio18676771541240.224.224.403.62727
Antonio Garboza308080915213121.188.188.350.53828
Eddie Gates1028284820020.286.286.357.64310
Edwing Verhelst1432324611010.188.188.281.4699
Pedro Rocca713133301000.231.231.385.6155
Domingo Lopez614140200000.143.143.143.2862
Flores Bolivar2660100010.167.167.167.3331
Mike Martin12330000000.000.000.000.0000
Totals5201776177622146767121718039000.263.263.343.60660900000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Rich StandartP21.000
Jose CalderaP15.000
SanchezP13.000
Tom HouseP13.000
Brian MoultonP12.000
Luis PenalverP11.000
Elias LugoP10.000
Mike MartinP9.000
Angel HernandezP9.000
Miguel BarretoP9.000
Bob PolinskyP4.000
Butch MetzgerP2.000
Luis LunarP2.000
Dave ClarkP2.000
Albert WilliamsP1.000
Totals1330000.000

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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