1978 St. Louis Cardinals Organizational Leaders
1978 St. Louis Cardinals Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Lentine | Springfield Redbirds, Arkansas Travelers | AA, AAA | 173 | 31 | 8 | 12 |
| Neil Fiala | Arkansas Travelers, St. Petersburg Cardinals | A, AA | 150 | 18 | 3 | 1 |
| Terry Kennedy | Springfield Redbirds, Arkansas Travelers | AA, AAA | 145 | 27 | 0 | 20 |
| John Scott | Springfield Redbirds | AAA | 142 | 25 | 1 | 12 |
| Randy Howell | St. Petersburg Cardinals, Gastonia Cardinals | A | 132 | 18 | 8 | 12 |
| Michael Wolters | Gastonia Cardinals, St. Petersburg Cardinals | A | 132 | 24 | 1 | 5 |
| Tito Landrum | St. Petersburg Cardinals | A | 129 | 25 | 1 | 4 |
| Dane Iorg | Springfield Redbirds | AAA | 128 | 20 | 0 | 24 |
| Joe DeSa | Gastonia Cardinals, St. Petersburg Cardinals | A | 125 | 24 | 0 | 9 |
| Dave Bialas | Springfield Redbirds, Arkansas Travelers | AA, AAA | 123 | 24 | 3 | 7 |
| Ty Waller | St. Petersburg Cardinals | A | 123 | 19 | 2 | 2 |
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | Avg. | Hits | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dane Iorg | Springfield Redbirds | AAA | .371 | 128 | 345 |
| Dennis Delany | Calgary Cardinals | R | .333 | 64 | 192 |
| Jim Lentine | Springfield Redbirds, Arkansas Travelers | AA, AAA | .331 | 173 | 523 |
| Jimmy Hickman | Johnson City Cardinals | R | .326 | 79 | 242 |
| Raymond Rivas | Calgary Cardinals | R | .322 | 78 | 242 |
| Leon Durham | Arkansas Travelers | AA | .316 | 116 | 367 |
| Dennis Cirbo | Gastonia Cardinals, Johnson City Cardinals, St. Petersburg Cardinals | A, R | .314 | 55 | 175 |
| Jim McKnight | Calgary Cardinals | R | .311 | 89 | 286 |
| Dave Bialas | Springfield Redbirds, Arkansas Travelers | AA, AAA | .309 | 123 | 398 |
| Terry Kennedy | Springfield Redbirds, Arkansas Travelers | AA, AAA | .309 | 145 | 469 |
Home Run Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dane Iorg | Springfield Redbirds | AAA | 24 |
| Mike Potter | Springfield Redbirds | AAA | 22 |
| Terry Kennedy | Springfield Redbirds, Arkansas Travelers | AA, AAA | 20 |
| Leon Durham | Arkansas Travelers | AA | 12 |
| Randy Howell | Gastonia Cardinals, St. Petersburg Cardinals | A | 12 |
| Jim Lentine | Arkansas Travelers, Springfield Redbirds | AA, AAA | 12 |
| John Scott | Springfield Redbirds | AAA | 12 |
| George Bjorkman | Gastonia Cardinals, Johnson City Cardinals | A, R | 10 |
| Gene Dotson | Arkansas Travelers | AA | 10 |
| Michael Pisarkiewicz | St. Petersburg Cardinals | A | 10 |
Doubles Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | 2B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Lentine | Arkansas Travelers, Springfield Redbirds | AA, AAA | 31 |
| Gene Dotson | Arkansas Travelers | AA | 29 |
| Tom Herr | Springfield Redbirds, Arkansas Travelers | AA, AAA | 29 |
| Terry Kennedy | Springfield Redbirds, Arkansas Travelers | AA, AAA | 27 |
| Tito Landrum | St. Petersburg Cardinals | A | 25 |
| John Scott | Springfield Redbirds | AAA | 25 |
| Dave Bialas | Arkansas Travelers, Springfield Redbirds | AA, AAA | 24 |
| Joe DeSa | St. Petersburg Cardinals, Gastonia Cardinals | A | 24 |
| Walt Pierce | Gastonia Cardinals | A | 24 |
| Michael Wolters | Gastonia Cardinals, St. Petersburg Cardinals | A | 24 |
Triples Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | 3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Farkas | Springfield Redbirds | AAA | 8 |
| Randy Howell | Gastonia Cardinals, St. Petersburg Cardinals | A | 8 |
| Jim Lentine | Arkansas Travelers, Springfield Redbirds | AA, AAA | 8 |
| Gene Dotson | Arkansas Travelers | AA | 6 |
| James McIntyre | Gastonia Cardinals | A | 6 |
| Jim McKnight | Calgary Cardinals | R | 6 |
| Gene Roof | St. Petersburg Cardinals | A | 6 |
| Leon Durham | Arkansas Travelers | AA | 5 |
| Tom Herr | Arkansas Travelers, Springfield Redbirds | AA, AAA | 5 |
| Jimmy Hickman | Johnson City Cardinals | R | 5 |
| Mike Potter | Springfield Redbirds | AAA | 5 |
| Freddie Tisdale | Arkansas Travelers | AA | 5 |
| Felipe Zayas | St. Petersburg Cardinals | A | 5 |
RBI Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Kennedy | Arkansas Travelers, Springfield Redbirds | AA, AAA | 100 |
| Mike Potter | Arkansas Travelers, Springfield Redbirds | AA, AAA | 94 |
| Dane Iorg | Springfield Redbirds | AAA | 87 |
| Jim Lentine | Arkansas Travelers, Springfield Redbirds | AA, AAA | 76 |
| Walt Pierce | Gastonia Cardinals | A | 75 |
| Leon Durham | Arkansas Travelers | AA | 70 |
| Gene Dotson | Arkansas Travelers | AA | 67 |
| Randy Howell | Gastonia Cardinals, St. Petersburg Cardinals | A | 65 |
| Dave Bialas | Springfield Redbirds, Arkansas Travelers | AA, AAA | 59 |
| Dave Penniall | Arkansas Travelers | AA | 59 |
| Michael Pisarkiewicz | St. Petersburg Cardinals | A | 59 |
Wins Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan O'Brien | Springfield Redbirds, Arkansas Travelers | AA, AAA | 16 | 4 |
| Hector Eduardo | St. Petersburg Cardinals | A | 13 | 7 |
| David Johnson | St. Petersburg Cardinals | A | 12 | 3 |
| Earl Bass | Arkansas Travelers, Springfield Redbirds | AA, AAA | 12 | 7 |
| Arno Kirchenwitz | St. Petersburg Cardinals | A | 11 | 7 |
| David Jorn | St. Petersburg Cardinals | A | 10 | 3 |
| William Rothan | Springfield Redbirds | AAA | 10 | 5 |
| Tom Chamberlain | St. Petersburg Cardinals | A | 10 | 8 |
| Jim Gott | St. Petersburg Cardinals, Gastonia Cardinals | A | 10 | 9 |
| Al Olmsted | Arkansas Travelers, Gastonia Cardinals | A, AA | 9 | 4 |
| John Fulgham | Arkansas Travelers | AA | 9 | 7 |
| John Littlefield | Arkansas Travelers | AA | 9 | 8 |
| Michael Lowes | Johnson City Cardinals, Gastonia Cardinals | A, R | 9 | 9 |
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arno Kirchenwitz | St. Petersburg Cardinals | A | 2.14 | 11 | 7 |
| Tom Chamberlain | St. Petersburg Cardinals | A | 2.45 | 10 | 8 |
| David Johnson | St. Petersburg Cardinals | A | 2.62 | 12 | 3 |
| Hector Eduardo | St. Petersburg Cardinals | A | 2.66 | 13 | 7 |
| Al Olmsted | Arkansas Travelers, Gastonia Cardinals | A, AA | 2.77 | 9 | 4 |
| Dan O'Brien | Arkansas Travelers, Springfield Redbirds | AA, AAA | 2.97 | 16 | 4 |
| Jim Gott | St. Petersburg Cardinals, Gastonia Cardinals | A | 3.54 | 10 | 9 |
| Michael Lowes | Johnson City Cardinals, Gastonia Cardinals | A, R | 3.63 | 9 | 9 |
| Earl Bass | Arkansas Travelers, Springfield Redbirds | AA, AAA | 3.95 | 12 | 7 |
| John Fulgham | Arkansas Travelers | AA | 4.03 | 9 | 7 |
| William Rothan | Springfield Redbirds | AAA | 5.56 | 10 | 5 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
Shutout Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | SHO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Davis | St. Petersburg Cardinals | A | 3 |
| David Jorn | St. Petersburg Cardinals | A | 3 |
| Donald Lamer | Gastonia Cardinals | A | 3 |
| Michael Lowes | Johnson City Cardinals, Gastonia Cardinals | A, R | 3 |
| Luis DeLeón | Johnson City Cardinals | R | 2 |
| David Johnson | St. Petersburg Cardinals | A | 2 |
| Arno Kirchenwitz | St. Petersburg Cardinals | A | 2 |
| Silvio Martínez | Springfield Redbirds | AAA | 2 |
| Dan O'Brien | Arkansas Travelers | AA | 2 |
| James Propst | Gastonia Cardinals | A | 2 |
Strikeout Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Gott | St. Petersburg Cardinals, Gastonia Cardinals | A | 145 |
| Dan O'Brien | Arkansas Travelers, Springfield Redbirds | AA, AAA | 131 |
| John Fulgham | Arkansas Travelers | AA | 119 |
| Tom Chamberlain | St. Petersburg Cardinals | A | 113 |
| Earl Bass | Springfield Redbirds, Arkansas Travelers | AA, AAA | 107 |
| Tom Bruno | Springfield Redbirds | AAA | 98 |
| Hector Eduardo | St. Petersburg Cardinals | A | 97 |
| James Propst | Gastonia Cardinals | A | 91 |
| Ray Searage | Gastonia Cardinals | A | 86 |
| Jim Otten | Arkansas Travelers, Springfield Redbirds | AA, AAA | 84 |
Save Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | SV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Williams | St. Petersburg Cardinals | A | 17 |
| Ryan Kurosaki | Arkansas Travelers, Springfield Redbirds | AA, AAA | 14 |
| Aurelio López | Springfield Redbirds | AAA | 9 |
| Mark David | Johnson City Cardinals | R | 8 |
| George Frazier | Springfield Redbirds | AAA | 6 |
| Lawrence Bashaw | Gastonia Cardinals | A | 5 |
| Chris Davis | St. Petersburg Cardinals | A | 5 |
| Martin Little | Johnson City Cardinals | R | 5 |
| William Schopp | Gastonia Cardinals | A | 5 |
| John Littlefield | Arkansas Travelers | AA | 4 |
| Michael Pope | St. Petersburg Cardinals | A | 4 |
| Ray Searage | Gastonia Cardinals | A | 4 |
