Gold Coast Suns (baseball)

Gold Coast Suns 1989 Miami, Florida
Class-level
Previous	Independent Winter League
Minor league affiliations
League	Senior Professional Baseball Association
Division	Southern Division
Team data
Previous parks	Bobby Maduro-Miami Stadium & Pompano Beach Municipal Park

The Gold Coast Suns were one of the eight original franchises that began play in the Senior Professional Baseball Association in 1989.

The club split their home games between Miami and Pompano Beach, Florida and hired future Hall of Famer Earl Weaver as manager.

In the league's inaugural season, the Suns struggled. Despite fine performances from Bert Campaneris (.291 with 16 stolen bases) and Joaquín Andújar (5-0 with a 1.31 ERA), the team did not make the playoffs. After their first season, the Gold Coast Suns ceased operations.

1989 Opening Day Roster

PITCHERS: Stan Bahnsen, Joe Decker, Jeff Farro, Ed Figueroa, Jim Gideon, Ed Halicki, Grant Jackson, Mike Kekich, Frank Riccelli, Luis Tiant (also with St. Lucie)

CATCHERS: Paul Casanova, Bobby Ramos

INFIELDERS: Bert Campaneris, Orlando González, Glenn Gulliver, Rafael Landestoy, Rennie Stennett, Derrel Thomas

OUTFIELDERS: Paul Blair, César Cedeño, Jesús de la Rosa, George Hendrick, Bob Molinaro, Tom Shopay

DISABLED LIST: Ken Clay, Taylor Duncan, Jim Essian

Other Players: Joaquín Andújar, Ross Grimsley (also with St. Lucie), Cliff Johnson, Larry Milbourne (also with St. Lucie, Orlando), Sid Monge (also with West Palm Beach)

Manager: Earl Weaver

Coaches: Charlie Bree, Speedy Hecht, Pedro Ramos