2019 Appalachian League Media Guide
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® 2019 Media Guide & Record Book PRESIDENT: Dan Moushon PRESIDENT EMERITUS: Lee Landers CORPORATE SECRETARY: David Cross (Danville) LEAGUE PUBLICIST: Betsy Haugh (Pulaski) LEAGUE TRUSTEE: Mitch Lukevics (Tampa Bay Rays) BASEBALL CHAPEL REPRESENTATIVE: Mikie Morrison (Burlington) MEDIA RELATIONS ASSISTANT: Josh Gupton DIRECTORS: Charlie Wilson-Toronto Blue Jays (Bluefield), Larry Broadway- Pittsburgh Pirates (Bristol), Alec Zumwalt- Kansas City Royals (Burlington), Dom Chiti-Atlanta Braves (Danville), Jeremy Zoll-Minnesota Twins (Elizabethton), Eric Lee-Cincinnati Reds (Greeneville), Gary LaRocque-St. Louis Cardinals (Johnson City), Jared Banner-New York Mets (Kingsport), Mitch Lukevics-Tampa Bay Rays (Princeton), Eric Schmitt-New York Yankees (Pulaski) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Chris Allen (Greeneville), Larry Broadway (Pittsburgh-Bristol), Betsy Haugh (Pu- laski), Gary LaRocque (St .Louis-Johnson City), Brian Paupeck (Kingsport), Charlie Wilson (Toronto- Bluefield) DIVISION ALIGNMENT: East - Bluefield, Burlington, Danville, Princeton, Pulaski West - Bristol, Elizabethton, Greeneville, Johnson City, Kingsport ADDRESS: 1340 Environ Way, Chapel Hill, NC 27517 PHONE: (919) 913-4590 EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: appyleague.com SOCIAL MEDIA: @AppyLeague (Twitter) YEARS OF OPERATION: 1921-25, ‘37-55, ‘57-present CLASSIFICATION: Rookie Advanced SCHEDULE: 68 games June 18 through August 28 PLAYOFFS: Top two teams in each division qualify for a two-round playoff, first round winners meet in a best- of-three series for the league championship. ROSTER LIMIT: 35 active. Up to three players may have more than two years of prior minor league service. OFFICIAL BASEBALL: Rawlings STATISTICIAN: Baseball Advanced Media (BAM), MLB.com Cover photos by Chris Robertson/ KZONE Images and Bill Setliff. Contents League History ...................................................................................................................... 4 Cities, Presidents & Mileage Chart ........................................................................................ 5 Team Directories .................................................................................................................... 6 2018 Season Statistics .......................................................................................................... 16 2018 Front Office Yearly Awards ............................................................................................ 26 National Awards ..................................................................................................................... 27 League Awards ....................................................................................................................... 28 League Map, Stadiums, & Attendance .................................................................................. 31 League Records .................................................................................................................... 33 League Leaders ...................................................................................................................... 35 Manager All-Time Wins List ................................................................................................... 40 Year-by-Year Standings ......................................................................................................... 41 League Champions ................................................................................................................ 64 Schedule ................................................................................................................................ 66 Top Prospects ......................................................................................................................... 67 The President League History The Appalachian League was born in 1911 with teams in Asheville, N.C.; Bristol, Va.; Cleveland, Tenn.; Johnson City, Tenn.; Knoxville, Tenn.; and Morristown, Tenn. That first version of the league lasted just four years, with the league disbanding in the middle of the 1914 season when Morristown and Mid- dlesboro, Ky., folded on June 17. The league reformed in 1921 with six teams: Bristol; Cleveland; Greeneville, Tenn.; Johnson City; Kingsport, Tenn.; and Knoxville. That incarnation of the league managed five seasons, before again closing up shop midway through 1925. In 1937, the league was restarted with teams in Elizabethton, Tenn.; Johnson City; Newport, Tenn.; and Pennington Gap, Va. During World War II, while most other minor leagues ceased operations, the Ap- palachian League played on. It continued right up until 1955. That year legendary minor league slugger Leo “Muscle” Shoals led the league with 33 homers and 134 RBIs in a 126-game season for Kingsport. It was the fifth Appalachian League home run title for Shoals, who had also led in 1939, 1946, 1947 and 1951. The modern Appalachian League began in 1957, its first year as a short-season league. Six teams played that year, in Bluefield, W.Va.; Johnson City; Kingsport; Pulaski, Va.; Salem, Va.; and Wytheville, Va. This record book focuses on the league since 1957. 4 • 2019 APPALACHIAN LEAGUE RECORD BOOK League Cities Asheville, N.C. 1911-12 Lynchburg, Va. 1959 Bluefield, W.Va. 1946-55, ‘57- Marion, Va. 1955, ‘65-76 Bristol, Va. 1911-13, ‘21-25, ‘40-55, Martinsville, Va. 1988-2003 ‘69- Middlesboro, Ky. 1913-14, ‘61-63 Burlington, N.C. 1986- Morristown, Tenn. 1911-14, ‘23-25,‘59-61 Cleveland, Tenn. 1911-13, ‘21-22 New River, Va. 1946-50 Covington, Va. 1966-76 Newport, Tenn. 1937-42 Danville, Va. 1993- Paintsville, Ky. 1978-84 Elizabethton, Tenn. 1937-42, ‘45-51, ‘74- Pennington Gap, Va. 1937-40 Erwin, Tenn. 1940, ‘43-44 Pikeville, Ky. 1982-84 Greeneville, Tenn. 1921-25, ‘38-42, 2004- Princeton, W.Va. 1988- Harlan, Ky. 1961-63, ‘65 Pulaski, Va. 1946-50, ‘52-55, ‘57-58, Harriman, Tenn. 1914 ‘69-77, ‘82-92, ‘97-06,‘08- Huntington, W.Va. 1990-95 Rome, Ga. 1913 Johnson City, Tenn. 1911-13, ‘21-24, ‘37-55, Salem, Va. 1955, 1957-67 ‘57-61, ‘64- Welch, W.Va. 1946-55 Kingsport, Tenn. 1921-25, ‘38-52, ‘57, ‘60- Wytheville, Va. 1953-55, ‘57-65, 63, ‘69-82, ‘84- ‘67, ‘69, ‘71-73, ‘85-89 Knoxville, Tenn. 1911-14, ‘21-24 League Presidents 1911 W. W. Miller Johnson City, Tenn. 1912-13 Jacob Smith Cleveland, Tenn. 1914 E.F. Fisher Morristown, Tenn. 1921 W. T. Ellison Johnson City, Tenn. 1922 Jacob Smith Cleveland, Tenn. 1923-25 George C. Davis Knoxville, Tenn. 1925 E. F. Fisher Morristown, Tenn. 1937 Ray Ryan Bluefield, W.Va. 1938 John Bernard Greeneville, Tenn. 1939 Ray Ryan Bluefield, W.Va. 1940-43 J. Ross Edgeman Johnson City, Tenn. 1944 Charles Herndon Kingsport, Tenn. 1945-47 Carl Jones Johnson City, Tenn. 1948-79 Chauncey De Vault Bristol, Tenn. 1980-81 Paul Fyffe Paintsville, Ky. 1982-95 Bill Halstead Bristol, Tenn. 1996-2018 Lee Landers Redington Shores, FL 2018- Dan Moushon Chapel Hill, NC MILEAGE CHART BLU BRI BUR DAN ELZ GRN JC KNG PRN PUL Bluefield A 105 166 157 126 142 141 103 11 56 Bristol 105 P 211 194 22 53 26 27 109 93 Burlington 166 211 P 48 180 217 191 214 171 138 Danville 157 194 48 Y 202 234 212 220 160 127 Elizabethton 126 22 180 202 L 35 13 36 132 116 Greeneville 142 53 217 234 35 E 27 37 161 144 Johnson City 141 26 191 212 13 27 A 25 144 129 Kingsport 103 27 214 220 36 37 25 G 134 118 Princeton 11 109 171 160 132 161 144 134 U 61 Pulaski 56 93 138 127 116 144 129 118 61 E 5 • 2019 APPALACHIAN LEAGUE RECORD BOOK Bluefield Blue Jays Office Address: Stadium Dr., Bluefield, WV 24701 Mailing Address: Bowen Field at Peter’s Park, Stadium Drive, P.O. Box 356, Bluefield, WV 24701 • Telephone: (304) 324-1326 Fax: (304) 324-1318 • E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.bluefieldjays.com • Twitter: @BluefieldJays Ownership, Management Operated by: Bluefield Baseball Club, Inc. • Director: Charlie Wilson (Toronto Blue Jays) • President: George McGonagle • Vice President: David Kersey • General Manager: Rocky Malamisura • Treasurer: Bill Looney • Secretary: Madeline Clarke • Counsel: Brian Cochran • Clubhouse Manager: TBD Field Staff Manager: Luis Hurtado • Pitching Coach: Rafael Lazo • Hitting Coach: Paul Elliott Coach: Chris Schaeffer • Strength & Conditioning Coach: Robert Murdock • Athletic Trainer: Bran- don Hammerstrom Game Information PA Announcer: TBD • Broadcast Announcer: Zack Helton • Flagship Station: Online stream only: www.bluefieldjays.com • No. of Games Broadcast: Home - 34 • Official Scorer: Bob Redd • Stadium Name (year opened): Bowen Field (1939) • Location: I-77 to Bluefield exit, Route 290 to Route 460 West, right onto Leatherwood Lane, left at first light, past Shell station and turn right, stadium 1/4 mile on left. • Standard Game Times: Mon-Sat 6:30, DH 5:30; Sun 5:30, DH 5:30 • Visiting Club Hotel: Quality Inn and Conference Center - Bluefield, 3350 Big Laurel Hwy., US 460, Bluefield, WV 24701, Telephone: (304) 325-6170, Fax (304) 323-2451 • Newspaper: Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Sports Editor: Brian Wood- son, (304) 327-2813 Bluefield Baseball History Years League Team Affiliate 1937-42 Mountain State Blue-Grays None 1946-51 Appalachian Blue-Grays Braves 1952 Appalachian Blue-Grays None 1953 Appalachian Blue-Grays Senators 1954-55 Appalachian Blue-Grays Red Sox 1957 Appalachian Dodgers Dodgers 1958-2010 Appalachian Orioles Orioles 2011-Present Appalachian Blue Jays Blue Jays Appalachian League Championships 1949, 1950, 1954, 1957, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1970, Bowen Field at Peter’s Park 1971, 1982, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2001 Notable Alumni Mark Belanger (1962), Don Baylor