1979 Grays Harbor Mets Statistics

Northwest League (NWL) - Class: Short Season A
Team Record: 19-52
Finished 4th in the NWL's North Division
Manager: Dan Monzon (19-52)
Affiliation: New York Mets
Location: Aberdeen, Washington
Ballpark: Olympic Stadium, Pioneer Park
Attendance: 16,665, Avg. 469
1979 Grays Harbor Mets Roster

The Grays Harbor Mets of the Northwest League ended the 1979 season with a record of 19 wins and 52 losses, finishing fourth in the league's North Division.

The Mets plated 278 runs, worst in the circuit, and conceded 437 runs, most in the league. William Chamberlain recorded 34 runs batted in. Rusty Tillman led all regular hitters by connecting at a .295 clip, while Jesse Anderson registered a 3.21 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1979 Grays Harbor Mets who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Jeff Bettendorf, José Oquendo, Dave Smith and Rusty Tillman.

Dan Monzon 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
Thomas Miller45.4445.2221100450.0483829432244100
Jesse Anderson35.3753.2115930087.0854831245382526
Dave Smith35.3754.37141231070.0814034331060203
Ron Graves36.3334.1519610165.0604330130140515
James Cooperider39.2505.50141441072.0666344369252205
Randall Burkman12.3332.254300020.016105111023001
David Buttles13.2504.748510138.0442420223126101
Jeff Bettendorf14.2004.099910044.05033203330366013
David Michael01.0007.9212100025.0352622119015112
Jeffery Sunderlage03.0007.5711600044.0593737823017003
Kevin Spicer04.0006.6314500038.0413828240031509
Joseph Plummer05.0004.5021000244.0503722333234413
Totals1952.2684.851627101328597.06354373223338911460325510

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
Rusty Tillman6025521733641013301833442.295.386.392.77885013
Doug Elliott662762313563620291513143.273.364.316.68073473
William Chamberlain65267221245680434113564.253.361.344.70576515
Darryl Denby64233214275251216911057.243.281.304.58465252
José Oquendo64257220245080114963345.227.329.277.60761121
David Duff572372021748162224242931.238.335.366.70174213
Ronald Souza55213182274220011732836.231.336.242.57844120
Larry Pittman52196171194011317012155.234.327.304.63152301
Augie Garcia57212180223263013322854.178.292.244.53744202
Johnny Lais37145117172631011202832.222.372.265.63731000
Orlando Echenique45171139132541114032936.180.316.245.56034003
Scott LaVielle311079382120111001023.226.318.280.59726301
Marques Cooper10353337100410213.212.257.242.5008000
Bryan Dunbar217663672003001323.111.263.143.4069000
Scott Thomson31073200011030.286.500.286.7862000
Totals687269022902785357412172326825334554.234.334.299.63368402319240


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Larry Pittman1B3626191414.9517.500
William Chamberlain1B32247181124.9608.281
Johnny Lais1B552614.98311.600
Orlando Echenique1B350011.0001.667
Doug Elliott2B59165143736.9785.220
Augie Garcia2B12233023.9644.417
Ronald Souza2B33321.7502.000
José Oquendo2B122001.0004.000
Ronald Souza3B362269137.8752.528
Augie Garcia3B312759184.8272.774
William Chamberlain3B53131.571.800
Doug Elliott3B11010.5001.000
Orlando Echenique3B113021.0004.000
David DuffC513446997.9798.09824
Scott LaVielleC13681111.9886.0775
Bryan DunbarC12671811.9887.08310
Darryl DenbyOF62111990.9301.935
Rusty TillmanOF60140754.9672.450
Johnny LaisOF2946322.9611.690
William ChamberlainOF2743340.9201.704
Orlando EcheniqueOF2320220.917.957
Ronald SouzaOF86210.8891.000
Marques CooperOF89030.7501.125
Scott ThomsonOF24010.8002.000
Joseph PlummerP2137011.000.476
Thomas MillerP211820.818.429
Ron GravesP197631.812.684
Jesse AndersonP151950.667.667
Kevin SpicerP1421130.812.929
Dave SmithP142920.846.786
James CooperiderP1431120.8751.000
David MichaelP1212001.000.250
Jeffery SunderlageP1105001.000.455
Jeff BettendorfP93420.778.778
David ButtlesP82820.8331.250
Randall BurkmanP413011.0001.000
José OquendoSS63881754027.8684.175
Augie GarciaSS1071844.8622.500
Ronald SouzaSS20410.8002.000
William ChamberlainSS101001.0001.000
Totals7581791748176146.9353.3503900

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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