1980 Durham Bulls
After a number of years of absence, the Durham Bulls were brought back into organized baseball in 1980 when Miles Wolff gained a working agreement with the Atlanta Braves in 1980.
(From the Durham Bulls program: Bulls Manager "Dirty Al" Gallagher, Bulls General Manager Pete Bock, and Atlanta Braves Vice President Hank Aaron.)
Under Wolff's brilliant executive leadership, the Bulls financially thrived in the Carolina League as the Braves' top Class A team. The Atlanta Braves hired former Giants and Angels third baseman "Dirty Al" Gallagher as field manager and filled that first (1980) team roster with terrific players (several would enjoy Major League careers).
"Dirty Al" Gallagher
Eventually the famous Dull Durham movie was made.
Below is a complete roster of the 1980 Durham Bulls:
1B Gerald Perry
2B Jeff Mathews
2B Andres Forbes
2B Mike Garcia
2B Kevin Rigby
2B Mark Lucas
3B Tommy Thompson
3B Johnny Lee
SS Paul Runge
SS Paul Zuvella
SS Miguel Sosa
OF Albert Hall
OF Ronnie Rudd
OF Albert "Zeke" Moore
OF Brett Butler
OF Milt Thompson
OF Glen Bockhorn
C Steve Stieb
C Blane McDonald
C Brian Snitker
P Juan Alduey
P Jose Alvarez
P Rick Behenna
P Arcilio Castaigne
P Dom Chiti
P Rick Coatney
P Joe Cowley
P Larry Edwards
P Billy Gore
P Craig Jones
P Russ Kerdolff
P Daniel Lucia
P Ike Pettaway
P Louis "Al" Pratt
P Gary Reiter
P Gil Ryan
P Mike Smith
P Pete Teixeira
P Duane Theiss
Manager "Dirty Al" Gallagher
Pitching Coach Bob Veale
Pitching Coach Leo Mazzone
Hitting Coach Luke Appling
Bullpen Coach Red Shuttleworth
Trainer Gene Lane
Franchise Owner Miles Wolff
General Manager Pete Bock
1B Gerald Perry
2B Jeff Mathews
2B Andres Forbes
2B Mike Garcia
2B Kevin Rigby
2B Mark Lucas
3B Tommy Thompson
3B Johnny Lee
SS Paul Runge
SS Paul Zuvella
SS Miguel Sosa
OF Albert Hall
OF Ronnie Rudd
OF Albert "Zeke" Moore
OF Brett Butler
OF Milt Thompson
OF Glen Bockhorn
C Steve Stieb
C Blane McDonald
C Brian Snitker
P Juan Alduey
P Jose Alvarez
P Rick Behenna
P Arcilio Castaigne
P Dom Chiti
P Rick Coatney
P Joe Cowley
P Larry Edwards
P Billy Gore
P Craig Jones
P Russ Kerdolff
P Daniel Lucia
P Ike Pettaway
P Louis "Al" Pratt
P Gary Reiter
P Gil Ryan
P Mike Smith
P Pete Teixeira
P Duane Theiss
Manager "Dirty Al" Gallagher
Pitching Coach Bob Veale
Pitching Coach Leo Mazzone
Hitting Coach Luke Appling
Bullpen Coach Red Shuttleworth
Trainer Gene Lane
Franchise Owner Miles Wolff
General Manager Pete Bock
Durham Bulls Players
Juan Alduey
Rick Behenna
Glen Bockhorn
Brett Butler
Dom Chiti
Rick Coatney
Paul Runge
Gil Ryan
Mike Smith
Brian Snitker
Steve Stieb
Milt Thompson
Tommy Thompson
Paul Zuvella
Durham Bulls Manager and Coaches
Leo Mazzone and "Dirty Al" Gallagher
Luke Appling
Leo Mazzone
Bob Veale
Red Shuttleworth
Gene Lane
Joe Cowley
Larry Edwards
Andres Forbes
Mike Garcia
Billy "Lance" Gore
Albert Hall
Craig Jones
Johnny Lee
Jeff Matthews
Blane McDonald
Alvin "Zeke" Moore
Gerald Perry
Ike Pettaway
Louis "Al" Pratt
Gary Reiter
Ronnie Rudd
Durham Bulls Manager and Coaches
