1979 Greenwood Braves Statistics

Western Carolinas League (WCL) - Class: A
Team Record: 78-60
Finished 1st in the WCL
Manager: Al Gallagher (78-60)
Affiliation: Atlanta Braves
Location: Greenwood, South Carolina
Ballpark: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 37,010, Avg. 536
1979 Greenwood Braves Roster

Playoffs - Greenwood Braves 3 games, Spartanburg Phillies 1

The Greenwood Braves of the Western Carolinas League ended the 1979 season with a record of 78 wins and 60 losses, finishing first in the WCL.

The Braves plated 708 runs and surrendered 654 runs. Leo Vargas paced Greenwood with 11 home runs and drove in 73 runs. Gerald Perry led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .332. Billy Gore topped the squad with 13 wins.

Rick Behenna, Brett Butler, Albert Hall, Steve Hammond, Gerald Perry, Matt Sinatro and Milt Thompson were all players from the 1979 Greenwood Braves who played in the Majors during their careers.

Al Gallagher 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
Billy Gore1311.5422.52452007100.0954128626694312
Daniel Lucia93.7503.06141452097.08141338251735211
Juan Alduey81.8893.00131251081.0823627520051124
Gil Ryan74.6363.992116311106.09866476611662410
Mike Smith76.5384.931817300104.011664571340073909
James Rogers78.4672.152016421109.01086026429554429
Felipe Arroyo52.7143.5717631058.0533723623269328
Kevin Balogh42.6672.9017521059.0572819325344322
Peter Teixeira43.5713.98131230186.0924838517176306
Russell Kerdolff301.0001.007510036.02813408021202
Jerry Veale35.3754.45221430197.011167482711733213
DeWayne Kitts22.5003.2318100039.0351814312127113
Mark Roush23.4006.2317400052.0644336733346714
Mike Shields101.0000.9512000319.0153206113101
Roy North11.5003.503310018.019107210213002
Donald Cline100.0
Jeff Matthews000.00100001.00000000000
Mark Lucas000.00100000.30000000000
Miguelito DeLaCruz002.25100004.01111302000
Scott Thayer0019.80200005.01115111603201
Mark Martin0072.00100001.04880501112
Stephen Lawrence01.0001.508000012.06221508101
Rick Behenna06.0005.238510043.0383025332022317
Totals7658.5673.642891320348141127.3111463145676457278295421970

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
Gerald Perry1094624006913317497135135663.332.414.462.877185213
Leo Vargas12552645574127215117324135458.279.357.420.7771917010
Ronald Rudd1154644186012117234141143970.289.352.361.713151241
Albert Hall1054473688410610303866106043.288.396.332.7281221036
Matt Sinatro120441385549716475725154259.252.332.369.701142644
Andres Forbes6929525939841322351533116.324.399.413.812107221
Steve Hammond582272013465172237322312.323.396.458.85492201
Jeff Matthews862812373264101024213926.270.371.321.69176032
Glen Bockhorn70281227386091847125265.264.399.419.81795002
Scott Thayer7828824342521411039013664.214.325.403.72898522
Mark Lucas61196167234542020532526.269.366.317.68353121
Brett Butler351431172637241112062427.316.430.427.85750011
George Ramos571741373336502111463127.263.416.343.75947510
John Dyer37129115163580421001235.304.364.478.84355002
Kenneth Scanlon48169147192830010511826.190.292.211.50331310
Milt Thompson531901453127412161633239.186.335.269.60439355
Mark Martin46148137822300623916.161.211.182.39325011
Bobby Supel311139381930012512029.204.345.237.58222000
Chuck Black3093791018000831127.228.344.228.57218200
Miguelito DeLaCruz276864312100400213.188.206.203.40913002
Mike Smith181083410020012.500.556.6251.1815010
Peter Teixeira13440100010002.250.250.250.5001000
Gil Ryan21871100000013.143.250.143.3931000
Mike Shields12110000000001.000.000.000.0000000
Mark Roush17220000000001.000.000.000.0000000
James Rogers20510000000021.000.667.000.6670020
Juan Alduey13220000000001.000.000.000.0000000
Daniel Lucia14311000000020.000.667.000.6670000
Billy Gore45210000000000.000.000.000.0000010
Rick Behenna8210000000000.000.000.000.0000010
Felipe Arroyo17330000000002.000.000.000.0000000
Jerry Veale22110000000000.000.000.000.0000000
Totals1580517844267081194178326158428298623734.270.363.366.729161905035440


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Gerald Perry1B107881591969.9808.785
John Dyer1B211956414.9809.571
Scott Thayer1B141197091.0009.000
Miguelito DeLaCruz1B314221.8895.333
Kenneth Scanlon2B471001231321.9454.745
Andres Forbes2B47109146826.9705.426
Chuck Black2B276158211.9834.407
Glen Bockhorn2B10222316.9784.500
Jeff Matthews2B8201846.9054.750
Mark Lucas2B6121013.9573.667
Glen Bockhorn3B60541072312.8752.683
Mark Lucas3B33264275.9072.061
Jeff Matthews3B2064173.8702.350
Bobby Supel3B1682944.9022.312
Andres Forbes3B1143033.9193.091
Scott Thayer3B891731.8973.250
George Ramos3B32510.8752.333
Steve Hammond3B132001.0005.000
Matt SinatroC10263969118.9856.94115
Mark MartinC392443063.9797.0267
Miguelito DeLaCruzC1162631.9586.1820
Leo VargasOF124188681.9601.565
Ronald RuddOF1101511170.9591.473
Milt ThompsonOF5085831.9691.860
Steve HammondOF4473743.9521.818
Brett ButlerOF34452001.0001.382
Scott ThayerOF30442011.0001.533
George RamosOF27250001.000.926
Bobby SupelOF97111.889.889
Andres ForbesOF740001.000.571
Gerald PerryOF420001.000.500
Miguelito DeLaCruzOF220001.0001.000
Matt SinatroOF120001.0002.000
Billy GoreP4521612.947.400
Jerry VealeP223950.706.545
Gil RyanP21101912.9671.381
James RogersP20133131.9362.200
Mike SmithP1891130.8701.111
DeWayne KittsP1811412.938.833
Mark RoushP174910.929.765
Kevin BaloghP1711210.929.765
Felipe ArroyoP173711.909.588
Daniel LuciaP1461510.9551.500
Peter TeixeiraP1372013.9642.077
Juan AldueyP1371010.9441.308
Mike ShieldsP120410.800.333
Donald ClineP10.000
Stephen LawrenceP801001.000.125
Rick BehennaP861120.8952.125
Russell KerdolffP727001.0001.286
Roy NorthP30000.000
Scott ThayerP201001.000.500
Jeff MatthewsP10000.000
Mark MartinP10000.000
Mark LucasP101001.0001.000
Miguelito DeLaCruzP10000.000
Albert HallSS951202887245.8504.295
Jeff MatthewsSS55641462518.8943.818
Totals147534761499265287.9493.3732200

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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