1979 Kinston Eagles

1979 Kinston Eagles

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Parent Club: Toronto Blue Jays

Affiliates: Syracuse Chiefs, Dunedin Blue Jays, Medicine Hat Blue Jays, Utica Blue Jays

• Composite Record: 67-69, Finished 4th in Carolina League composite standings
  • 1st Half Record: 33-36, Finished 10.5 GB
  • 2nd Half Record: 34-33, Finished 5.5 GB
    • DNQ for the playoffs

Managed by Duane Larson

Ballpark: Grainger Stadium

Complete Roster

Roster				Coaching Staff		Off Field Staff
Pitchers William Baltz Vernon Benson David Buckley Gregory Coughlin Mike Cuellar Mike Darr Thomas DeJak Jesse Flores Paul Gambrell Orvin Kiser Ed Ricks Jay Robertson Rafael Santana David Smith Mark Stoeber Keith Walker Randy Wiens Ken Wright		Catchers Pat Kelly Mike Lebo Richard Palmer Alfredo Velazquez Infielders Robert Bonnette Johnny Crawford Eddie Dennis Pedro Hernandez Benjamin Perez Greg Wells Rocket Wheeler Outfielders Jesse Barfield Albert Castillo Michael Coyne William Ereu Robert Silverman		Manager Duane Larson Coaches (pitching) (trainer)		Ownership Ray Kuhlman (owner) Ruth Kuhlman (owner) Front Office (president/general manager) (asst. general manager) (dir. of regional marketing) (office manager) Support Staff Lewis B. "Mac" McAvery (groundskeeper) (official scorer) (radio play-by-play) (PA announcers) (scoreboard operator) (clubhouse manager)

Sources

• Carolina League Media Guide and Record Book
• Kinston Eagles 1979 Souvenir Program
• Kinston Eagles 1980 Souvenir Program
• Sumner, Jim L., Separating The Men From The Boys: The First Half-Century Of The Carolina League, John F. Blair, Pub. - Winston-Salem, NC (1994).

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• Baseball Cube Team Page