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1979 Tampa Tarpons (A+)
+ Florida State League
| Parent Organization: | Cincinnati Reds |
| Nickname: | |
| W-L Record: | 74-60 .552 |
| Rank: | 2nd in Florida State League Northern |
| Run Differential: | 455-414 + 41 |
| Manager(s): | Mike Compton |
| Location: | Tampa, Florida |
| Ballpark: | Al Lopez Field |
| Attendance: | 93,303 3/10 |
| Playoffs: | |
| Years Active: |
Organization Affiliates
MLB: Cincinnati Reds (MLB-NL) 90-71AAA: Indianapolis Indians (Amer) 67-69
AA: Nashville Sounds (Sou) 83-61
A+: Tampa Tarpons (FSL) 74-60
A: Greensboro Hornets (Wcar) 65-71
A-: Eugene Emeralds (Nwst) 30-41
Rk: Billings Mustangs (Pio) 43-26
Organizational Player Roster
Cincinnati Reds Affiliate History
| Florida State League Northern Standings | |||||||||
| Team | W | L | WPct | GBL | |||||
| Winter Haven | 79 | 58 | .577 | -- | |||||
| Tampa | 74 | 60 | .552 | 3.5 | |||||
| Dunedin | 68 | 69 | .496 | 11.0 | |||||
| St. Petersburg | 64 | 71 | .474 | 14.0 | |||||
| Lakeland | 50 | 87 | .365 | 29.0 | |||||
| Batting Statistics |
| # | Player | Pos | Hi Lvl | Age | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | GDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | secA | Babip | K/BB | AB/HR | TB | PA |
| - | Russell Aldrich | 1B | AA | 22 | 105 | 373 | 36 | 99 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .265 | .323 | .378 | 701 | .113 | .209 | .280 | 1.24 | 53.3 | 141 | 412 | ||
| - | Jose Brito | P | AAA | 19 | 29 | 54 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .093 | .109 | .148 | 257 | .056 | .056 | .121 | 20.00 | 54.0 | 8 | 59 | ||
| - | Larry Buckle | P | AA | 23 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .059 | .111 | .059 | 170 | .000 | .059 | .125 | 9.00 | -- | 1 | 18 | ||
| - | Steve Christmas | C | MLB | 21 | 122 | 377 | 50 | 99 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 72 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .263 | .377 | .369 | 746 | .106 | .297 | .269 | 0.42 | 62.8 | 139 | 455 | ||
| - | Scott Dye | P | AAA | 22 | 51 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .143 | .250 | .143 | 393 | .000 | .143 | .400 | 4.50 | -- | 2 | 19 | ||
| - | Nick Esasky | 3B | MLB | 19 | 124 | 439 | 52 | 118 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 66 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 97 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .269 | .335 | .387 | 722 | .118 | .212 | .324 | 2.20 | 43.9 | 170 | 485 | ||
| - | Tom Foley | SS | MLB | 19 | 125 | 414 | 38 | 95 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 39 | 1 | 5 | 3 | .229 | .291 | .287 | 578 | .058 | .150 | .251 | 1.05 | -- | 119 | 459 | ||
| - | Paul Gibson | P | MLB | 19 | 24 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .119 | .159 | .143 | 302 | .024 | .048 | .156 | 5.00 | -- | 6 | 46 | ||
| - | Paul Herring | OF | AAA | 22 | 121 | 413 | 53 | 120 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 16 | 12 | 47 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .291 | .358 | .385 | 743 | .094 | .218 | .306 | 0.87 | 68.8 | 159 | 469 | ||
| - | Patrick Ingraham | OF | A+ | 23 | 103 | 295 | 19 | 72 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 74 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .244 | .312 | .295 | 607 | .051 | .163 | .323 | 2.55 | 295.0 | 87 | 329 | ||
| - | Richard Jendra | SS-3B | A+ | 22 | 72 | 128 | 20 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .250 | .391 | .266 | 657 | .016 | .258 | .314 | 0.90 | -- | 34 | 163 | ||
| - | Bill Kuchar | 1B | A+ | 20 | 53 | 144 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .167 | .258 | .208 | 466 | .042 | .174 | .221 | 2.22 | 144.0 | 30 | 165 | ||
| - | Tom Lawless | 2B | MLB | 22 | 131 | 469 | 66 | 126 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 60 | 17 | 70 | 92 | 1 | 13 | 4 | .269 | .361 | .316 | 677 | .047 | .288 | .329 | 1.31 | 469.0 | 148 | 556 | ||
| - | Richard Lombardo | P | AA | 23 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .583 | .600 | 1183 | .100 | .300 | .833 | 2.00 | -- | 6 | 12 | ||
| - | Gregory Meyer | P | A+ | 21 | 28 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .406 | .250 | 656 | .042 | .375 | .313 | 1.00 | -- | 6 | 32 | ||
| - | Jose Mota | OF | A+ | 22 | 122 | 441 | 58 | 121 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 45 | 21 | 33 | 79 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .274 | .325 | .295 | 620 | .020 | .150 | .334 | 2.39 | -- | 130 | 480 | ||
| - | Douglas Neuenschwander | P | AAA | 24 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .364 | .533 | .364 | 897 | .000 | .364 | .364 | 0.00 | -- | 4 | 16 | ||
| - | Carlos Pimentel | OF | A+ | 19 | 34 | 84 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .143 | .161 | .167 | 328 | .024 | .024 | .176 | 8.50 | -- | 14 | 88 | ||
| - | Dan Sarrett | C | AA | 21 | 32 | 63 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .338 | .254 | 592 | .032 | .222 | .275 | 1.09 | -- | 16 | 75 | ||
| - | Bill Scherrer | P | MLB | 21 | 31 | 57 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .211 | .224 | .228 | 452 | .018 | .000 | .273 | 13.00 | -- | 13 | 60 | ||
| - | Steven Skaggs | P | A+ | 21 | 20 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .083 | .154 | .083 | 237 | .000 | .083 | .167 | 6.00 | -- | 3 | 41 | ||
| - | Ronnie Stryker | P | A+ | 20 | 55 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .500 | 875 | .125 | .125 | .600 | -- | -- | 4 | 10 | ||
| - | Jim Taylor | C | A+ | 19 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .423 | .464 | .423 | 887 | .000 | .077 | .478 | 1.50 | -- | 11 | 28 | ||
| - | Randall Town | P | AA | 22 | 21 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .086 | .111 | .086 | 197 | .000 | .029 | .103 | 6.00 | -- | 3 | 38 | ||
| - | Esky Viltz | OF | AA | 19 | 96 | 264 | 23 | 51 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 52 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .193 | .246 | .246 | 492 | .053 | .129 | .232 | 2.74 | 132.0 | 65 | 287 | ||
| - | Tony Walker | OF | AA | 20 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .190 | .261 | .190 | 451 | .000 | .143 | .250 | 2.50 | -- | 4 | 24 | ||
| Batting Totals | 1592 | 4259 | 455 | 1046 | 116 | 28 | 35 | 386 | 164 | 90 | 475 | 750 | 35 | 0 | 64 | 28 | .246 | .319 | .311 | 630 | .065 | .194 | .289 | 1.58 | 121.7 | 1323 | 4826 | |||||
| Pitching Statistics |
| # | Player | Hi Lvl | Age | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | GF | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WP | BK | HB | WHIP | H9 | HR9 | BB9 | SO9 | K/BB |
| - | Paul Gibson | MLB | 19 | 3 | 8 | 3.07 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 121 | 56 | 44 | 5 | 46 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 1.29 | 8.44 | 0.35 | 3.21 | 4.05 | 1.26 | ||
| - | Steven Skaggs | A+ | 21 | 4 | 7 | 3.00 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 126 | 104 | 43 | 42 | 7 | 67 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 1.36 | 7.43 | 0.50 | 4.79 | 3.29 | 0.69 | ||
| - | Scott Dye | AAA | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1.80 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 100 | 81 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 24 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 1.05 | 7.29 | 0.00 | 2.16 | 6.66 | 3.08 | ||
| - | Douglas Neuenschwander | AAA | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2.74 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 82 | 82 | 35 | 25 | 0 | 31 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 1.38 | 9.00 | 0.00 | 3.40 | 5.60 | 1.65 | ||
| - | Randall Town | AA | 22 | 8 | 5 | 2.73 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 112 | 89 | 36 | 34 | 3 | 20 | 67 | 6 | 0 | 0.97 | 7.15 | 0.24 | 1.61 | 5.38 | 3.35 | ||
| - | Jose Brito | AAA | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2.43 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 167 | 126 | 57 | 45 | 7 | 82 | 154 | 9 | 0 | 1.25 | 6.79 | 0.38 | 4.42 | 8.30 | 1.88 | ||
| - | Ronnie Stryker | A+ | 20 | 7 | 11 | 2.75 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 85 | 72 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 40 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 1.32 | 7.62 | 0.32 | 4.24 | 5.61 | 1.33 | ||
| - | Mark Moore | A+ | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -- | ||
| - | Gregory Meyer | A+ | 21 | 5 | 4 | 2.65 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 70 | 34 | 25 | 4 | 47 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 1.38 | 7.41 | 0.42 | 4.98 | 4.34 | 0.87 | ||
| - | Richard Lombardo | AA | 23 | 1 | 3 | 2.80 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 39 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1.31 | 7.80 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 4.80 | 1.20 | ||
| - | Larry Buckle | AA | 23 | 2 | 2 | 4.40 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 39 | 27 | 23 | 1 | 29 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1.45 | 7.47 | 0.19 | 5.55 | 5.74 | 1.03 | ||
| - | Bill Scherrer | MLB | 21 | 12 | 3 | 1.81 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 159 | 126 | 43 | 32 | 0 | 65 | 140 | 9 | 0 | 1.20 | 7.13 | 0.00 | 3.68 | 7.92 | 2.15 | ||
| - | Patrick Ingraham | A+ | 23 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 18.00 | 0.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Pitching Totals | 74 | 58 | 2.62 | 324 | 138 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 1140 | 952 | 409 | 332 | 30 | 473 | 740 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 | 7.52 | 0.24 | 3.73 | 5.84 | 1.56 | |||
| Fielding Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fpct | RF | ||||||||||
| Steve Christmas | C | 114 | 646 | 113 | 17 | 9 | .978 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Dan Sarrett | C | 32 | 112 | 22 | 5 | 2 | .964 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Jim Taylor | C | 7 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Russell Aldrich | C | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Player | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fpct | RF | ||||||||||
| Russell Aldrich | 1B | 84 | 684 | 35 | 5 | 65 | .993 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Bill Kuchar | 1B | 41 | 346 | 12 | 1 | 27 | .997 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Patrick Ingraham | 1B | 17 | 144 | 10 | 4 | 11 | .975 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Steve Christmas | 1B | 6 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Paul Herring | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Richard Jendra | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Player | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fpct | RF | ||||||||||
| Tom Lawless | 2B | 129 | 296 | 376 | 17 | 82 | .975 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Richard Jendra | 2B | 8 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 5 | .970 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Player | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fpct | RF | ||||||||||
| Nick Esasky | 3B | 122 | 91 | 234 | 27 | 18 | .923 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Richard Jendra | 3B | 16 | 11 | 27 | 6 | 2 | .864 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Player | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fpct | RF | ||||||||||
| Tom Foley | SS | 122 | 223 | 394 | 35 | 71 | .946 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Richard Jendra | SS | 20 | 20 | 37 | 5 | 6 | .919 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Player | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fpct | RF | ||||||||||
| Paul Herring | OF | 116 | 160 | 17 | 7 | 2 | .962 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Jose Mota | OF | 113 | 232 | 10 | 4 | 1 | .984 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Esky Viltz | OF | 82 | 161 | 15 | 5 | 2 | .972 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Patrick Ingraham | OF | 75 | 109 | 6 | 7 | 1 | .943 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Russell Aldrich | OF | 25 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Carlos Pimentel | OF | 25 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Tony Walker | OF | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Player | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fpct | RF | ||||||||||
| Ronnie Stryker | P | 55 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Scott Dye | P | 51 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .867 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Douglas Neuenschwander | P | 45 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .941 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Jose Brito | P | 28 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | .947 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Gregory Meyer | P | 28 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 3 | .962 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Bill Scherrer | P | 25 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 4 | .943 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Paul Gibson | P | 24 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 1 | .967 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Steven Skaggs | P | 20 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 2 | .937 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Randall Town | P | 19 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 1 | .920 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Richard Lombardo | P | 17 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Larry Buckle | P | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
| Alex Neely | P | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | |||||||||||
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