1980 Great Falls Giants Statistics
Team Record: 49-21
Finished 2nd in the PL's North Division
Manager: Ernie Rodriguez (49-21)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Great Falls, Montana
Ballpark: Centene Field
Attendance: 68,003, Avg. 1,943
The Great Falls Giants of the Pioneer League ended the 1980 season with a record of 49 wins and 21 losses, finishing second in the league's North Division.
The Giants scored 510 runs and surrendered 354 runs. Randy Gomez drove in 53 runs. Jessie Reid led all regular hitters by connecting at a .366 clip. Mark Dempsey topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 1.58 ERA, best among regular hurlers.
Players from the 1980 Great Falls Giants who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Mark Dempsey, Jessie Reid, Alan Fowlkes and Randy Gomez.
Ernie Rodriguez served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Dempsey | 14 | 1 | .933 | 1.58 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 114.0 | 96 | 33 | 20 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 109 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Jeff Trax | 7 | 3 | .700 | 2.73 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 99.0 | 82 | 43 | 30 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 88 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Jim Buckmier | 5 | 1 | .833 | 3.50 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54.0 | 51 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Thomas McLaughlin | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2.85 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 79.0 | 80 | 48 | 25 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 9 | ||
| Ben Gallo | 4 | 2 | .667 | 4.76 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34.0 | 30 | 33 | 18 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Denny Bashian | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.84 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19.0 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Eric Erickson | 3 | 1 | .750 | 4.03 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.0 | 22 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Willie Hysaw | 3 | 1 | .750 | 5.21 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.0 | 35 | 29 | 22 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Alan Fowlkes | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.37 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19.0 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Olivas | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.73 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26.0 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark McDonald | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.67 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27.0 | 38 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| David McDonald | 0 | 1 | .000 | 8.14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 29 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Ramon Bautista | 0 | 1 | .000 | 13.09 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Joe Banach | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5.20 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45.0 | 53 | 34 | 26 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 49 | 21 | .700 | 3.51 | 163 | 70 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 615.0 | 591 | 354 | 240 | 13 | 326 | 7 | 554 | 16 | 7 | 46 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Gomez | 66 | 288 | 241 | 63 | 87 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 17 | .361 | .446 | .552 | .998 | 133 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Jessie Reid | 59 | 269 | 227 | 57 | 83 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 38 | 24 | .366 | .457 | .551 | 1.008 | 125 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Billy Heimach | 65 | 292 | 246 | 51 | 76 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 38 | 23 | .309 | .403 | .386 | .789 | 95 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| James Johnson | 65 | 295 | 247 | 58 | 71 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 34 | 1 | 42 | 47 | .287 | .388 | .356 | .744 | 88 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Lance Junker | 57 | 231 | 197 | 41 | 55 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 45 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 35 | .279 | .365 | .437 | .802 | 86 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Joe Henderson | 57 | 241 | 193 | 37 | 53 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 54 | .275 | .393 | .389 | .782 | 75 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Eric Erickson | 55 | 193 | 171 | 30 | 46 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 52 | .269 | .347 | .398 | .745 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| David Wilson | 62 | 211 | 186 | 28 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 49 | .242 | .301 | .274 | .575 | 51 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||
| Henry Albright | 55 | 179 | 164 | 30 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 29 | .256 | .315 | .341 | .656 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Rollo Adams | 35 | 135 | 118 | 23 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 20 | .339 | .418 | .441 | .859 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Richard Figueroa | 36 | 135 | 121 | 22 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 23 | .273 | .343 | .413 | .757 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ken Frazier | 34 | 117 | 94 | 22 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 12 | .330 | .417 | .457 | .875 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Mike Wallace | 35 | 128 | 110 | 16 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 25 | .218 | .302 | .300 | .602 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Jerry Littmann | 38 | 98 | 78 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 16 | .256 | .402 | .372 | .774 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mike Lenti | 22 | 38 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | .267 | .421 | .367 | .788 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| David Cardwell | 4 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 | .286 | .615 | .901 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Kelly Smith | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .273 | .429 | .273 | .701 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Joe Olivas | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Willie Hysaw | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark McDonald | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 792 | 2886 | 2453 | 510 | 721 | 117 | 30 | 36 | 413 | 119 | 26 | 360 | 437 | .294 | .384 | .410 | .794 | 1006 | 0 | 17 | 23 | 33 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Johnson | 1B | 59 | 470 | 30 | 14 | 46 | .973 | 8.475 | ||||
| Jessie Reid | 1B | 11 | 74 | 6 | 1 | 8 | .988 | 7.273 | ||||
| Mike Wallace | 1B | 7 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.286 | ||||
| Billy Heimach | 2B | 63 | 123 | 147 | 11 | 39 | .961 | 4.286 | ||||
| Henry Albright | 2B | 11 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 10 | .979 | 4.273 | ||||
| Jerry Littmann | 2B | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 1.667 | ||||
| Mike Lenti | 2B | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .857 | 6.000 | ||||
| Joe Henderson | 3B | 54 | 43 | 110 | 23 | 10 | .869 | 2.833 | ||||
| Mike Wallace | 3B | 16 | 10 | 29 | 14 | 2 | .736 | 2.438 | ||||
| Jerry Littmann | 3B | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 1.667 | ||||
| David Wilson | 3B | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 2.500 | ||||
| Henry Albright | 3B | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| Randy Gomez | C | 63 | 447 | 42 | 8 | 2 | .984 | 7.762 | 19 | |||
| Ken Frazier | C | 11 | 74 | 12 | 8 | 1 | .915 | 7.818 | 5 | |||
| Rollo Adams | C | 6 | 47 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .962 | 8.500 | 2 | |||
| Joe Henderson | C | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 0 | |||
| Lance Junker | OF | 56 | 92 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .990 | 1.714 | ||||
| Jessie Reid | OF | 49 | 63 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .955 | 1.306 | ||||
| Henry Albright | OF | 34 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .895 | 1.000 | ||||
| Richard Figueroa | OF | 33 | 46 | 8 | 5 | 1 | .915 | 1.636 | ||||
| Eric Erickson | OF | 28 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .950 | 1.357 | ||||
| Rollo Adams | OF | 15 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .897 | 1.733 | ||||
| Mike Wallace | OF | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 | ||||
| Jerry Littmann | OF | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | ||||
| Randy Gomez | OF | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 1.000 | ||||
| James Johnson | OF | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.600 | ||||
| Kelly Smith | OF | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.667 | ||||
| Ken Frazier | OF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | ||||
| Joe Henderson | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| Ben Gallo | P | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .286 | ||||
| Mark McDonald | P | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .222 | ||||
| Jeff Trax | P | 15 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 3 | .933 | .933 | ||||
| Mark Dempsey | P | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .944 | 1.133 | ||||
| Willie Hysaw | P | 14 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | .765 | .929 | ||||
| Thomas McLaughlin | P | 13 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .846 | ||||
| Joe Olivas | P | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | .364 | ||||
| David McDonald | P | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | .300 | ||||
| Jim Buckmier | P | 9 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .812 | 1.444 | ||||
| Denny Bashian | P | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 | ||||
| Joe Banach | P | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .889 | .889 | ||||
| Ramon Bautista | P | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 | ||||
| Eric Erickson | P | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .286 | ||||
| Alan Fowlkes | P | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .750 | ||||
| David Wilson | SS | 60 | 67 | 152 | 27 | 32 | .890 | 3.650 | ||||
| Jerry Littmann | SS | 19 | 23 | 30 | 6 | 5 | .898 | 2.789 | ||||
| Henry Albright | SS | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .889 | 2.286 | ||||
| David Cardwell | SS | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.667 | ||||
| Totals | 812 | 1840 | 706 | 157 | 166 | .942 | 3.135 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
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.
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.
