1978 Appalachian League Leaders

1978 Appalachian League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1978 Appalachian League Standings

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Avg.	H	AB
Vincent Bienek	Paintsville Highlanders	.338	73	216
Bobby Benda	Bristol Tigers	.326	74	227
Jimmy Hickman	Johnson City Cardinals	.326	79	242
Vic Rodríguez	Bluefield Orioles	.321	67	209
Robert Boyce	Bluefield Orioles	.318	77	242
Ronald Rudd	Kingsport Braves	.310	85	274
Edward Gates	Paintsville Highlanders	.307	63	205
Ronald Grout	Elizabethton Twins	.295	75	254
Rhadames Mills	Johnson City Cardinals	.294	64	218
Leo Vargas	Kingsport Braves	.290	76	262
Eddie Rodriguez	Bluefield Orioles	.289	65	225
Everette Smith	Johnson City Cardinals	.289	55	190
Mike Wright	Bristol Tigers	.288	61	212
John Shelby	Bluefield Orioles	.282	70	248
Roy Dixon	Paintsville Highlanders	.281	57	203
Lenny Faedo	Elizabethton Twins	.280	65	232
Todd Ervin	Bristol Tigers	.274	68	248
Felix Lopez	Kingsport Braves	.270	66	244
Gary Leslie	Bristol Tigers	.269	47	175
Larry Sheets	Bluefield Orioles	.267	60	225

Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Ronald Rudd	Kingsport Braves	85	4	2	0
Jimmy Hickman	Johnson City Cardinals	79	13	5	4
Robert Boyce	Bluefield Orioles	77	19	0	4
Leo Vargas	Kingsport Braves	76	18	6	3
Ronald Grout	Elizabethton Twins	75	11	1	12
Bobby Benda	Bristol Tigers	74	17	1	1
Vincent Bienek	Paintsville Highlanders	73	18	1	0
John Shelby	Bluefield Orioles	70	9	1	6
Todd Ervin	Bristol Tigers	68	14	1	3
Vic Rodríguez	Bluefield Orioles	67	4	2	2

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	HR
Ronald Grout	Elizabethton Twins	12
Miles Nelson	Elizabethton Twins	11
Larry Sheets	Bluefield Orioles	11
Dave Kable	Johnson City Cardinals	8
Bob Hicks	Johnson City Cardinals	6
John Shelby	Bluefield Orioles	6
Michael Bateman	Bristol Tigers	5
Chino Cadahia	Paintsville Highlanders	5
Roy Dixon	Paintsville Highlanders	5
Richard Givens	Bristol Tigers	5
Ledell Lowe	Kingsport Braves	5
Everette Smith	Johnson City Cardinals	5
George Bjorkman	Johnson City Cardinals	4
Robert Boyce	Bluefield Orioles	4
Jimmy Hickman	Johnson City Cardinals	4
Cecil Whitehead	Bluefield Orioles	4
Stan Cannon	Elizabethton Twins	3
Stephen Chandler	Paintsville Highlanders	3
Dennis Cirbo	Johnson City Cardinals	3
Todd Ervin	Bristol Tigers	3

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	2B
Robert Boyce	Bluefield Orioles	19
Vincent Bienek	Paintsville Highlanders	18
Leo Vargas	Kingsport Braves	18
Bobby Benda	Bristol Tigers	17
Dennis Cirbo	Johnson City Cardinals	14
Todd Ervin	Bristol Tigers	14
Edward Gates	Paintsville Highlanders	13
Jimmy Hickman	Johnson City Cardinals	13
Bob Hicks	Johnson City Cardinals	13
Michael Bateman	Bristol Tigers	12
Roy Dixon	Paintsville Highlanders	11
Ronald Grout	Elizabethton Twins	11
Chino Cadahia	Paintsville Highlanders	10
Stan Cannon	Elizabethton Twins	10
Richard Murray	Johnson City Cardinals	10
Miles Nelson	Elizabethton Twins	10
Mike Wright	Bristol Tigers	10
Kurt Fabrizio	Bluefield Orioles	9
Gary Leslie	Bristol Tigers	9
Larry Sheets	Bluefield Orioles	9

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	3B
Leo Vargas	Kingsport Braves	6
Jimmy Hickman	Johnson City Cardinals	5
Art Toal	Bristol Tigers	5
Michael Bateman	Bristol Tigers	3
Edward Gates	Paintsville Highlanders	3
Bob Hicks	Johnson City Cardinals	3
Dave Kable	Johnson City Cardinals	3
Ledell Lowe	Kingsport Braves	3
Clifton Wilder	Bristol Tigers	3
Mike Wright	Bristol Tigers	3
Jeffrey Brown	Bristol Tigers	2
Stan Cannon	Elizabethton Twins	2
Stephen Chandler	Paintsville Highlanders	2
Bruce Fields	Bristol Tigers	2
Jeff Gowan	Johnson City Cardinals	2
Stanley Hendrickson	Paintsville Highlanders	2
Rhadames Mills	Johnson City Cardinals	2
Vic Rodríguez	Bluefield Orioles	2
Ronald Rudd	Kingsport Braves	2
Kenneth Scanlon	Kingsport Braves	2

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	RBI
Larry Sheets	Bluefield Orioles	48
Ronald Grout	Elizabethton Twins	40
Leo Vargas	Kingsport Braves	39
Jimmy Hickman	Johnson City Cardinals	38
Bobby Benda	Bristol Tigers	37
Chino Cadahia	Paintsville Highlanders	37
Bob Hicks	Johnson City Cardinals	36
Lenny Faedo	Elizabethton Twins	35
Michael Bateman	Bristol Tigers	34
Stan Cannon	Elizabethton Twins	34
Miles Nelson	Elizabethton Twins	33
Vincent Bienek	Paintsville Highlanders	31
Dave Kable	Johnson City Cardinals	31
Clifton Wilder	Bristol Tigers	30
Robert Boyce	Bluefield Orioles	29
Vic Rodríguez	Bluefield Orioles	28
James Matthews	Kingsport Braves	26
Frank Williams	Paintsville Highlanders	26
Felix Lopez	Kingsport Braves	25
John Shelby	Bluefield Orioles	25

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	W	L
Ken Angulo	Elizabethton Twins	9	4
Steve Green	Elizabethton Twins	8	3
Benedict Bonk	Bristol Tigers	7	0
Luis DeLeón	Johnson City Cardinals	7	6
Dennis Gadowski	Johnson City Cardinals	7	4
William Aldridge	Kingsport Braves	6	7
Rick Behenna	Kingsport Braves	6	4
Jack Smith	Bristol Tigers	6	3
Richard Spanton	Paintsville Highlanders	6	6
Thomas Bloemke	Paintsville Highlanders	5	4
John Chomin	Paintsville Highlanders	5	3
Peter Conaty	Paintsville Highlanders	5	5
Rubio Malone	Elizabethton Twins	5	6
Tim Norris	Bluefield Orioles	5	6
Thomas Vasche	Johnson City Cardinals	5	5
John Harshbarger	Johnson City Cardinals	4	0
Eddie Hook	Bluefield Orioles	4	3
Jesse Orosco	Elizabethton Twins	4	4
Mike Smith	Kingsport Braves	4	3
William Sorrell	Paintsville Highlanders	4	7

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	ERA	W	L
Mike Smith	Kingsport Braves	2.10	4	3
Don Welchel	Bluefield Orioles	2.43	4	5
Steve Green	Elizabethton Twins	2.46	8	3
William Purdy	Bluefield Orioles	2.48	3	2
Rubio Malone	Elizabethton Twins	3.00	5	6
John Chomin	Paintsville Highlanders	3.04	5	3
Jack Smith	Bristol Tigers	3.04	6	3
William Aldridge	Kingsport Braves	3.06	6	7
Peter Conaty	Paintsville Highlanders	3.10	5	5
Luis DeLeón	Johnson City Cardinals	3.32	7	6
Brooks Carey	Bluefield Orioles	3.35	3	8
Ted Kromy	Elizabethton Twins	3.35	3	4
Richard Spanton	Paintsville Highlanders	3.35	6	6
Ken Angulo	Elizabethton Twins	3.43	9	4
Thomas Bloemke	Paintsville Highlanders	3.46	5	4
William Klank	Bristol Tigers	3.60	3	3
Rick Behenna	Kingsport Braves	3.77	6	4
William Sorrell	Paintsville Highlanders	3.81	4	7
Kevin Fitzhugh	Bristol Tigers	3.86	2	8
Charles Salagan	Bluefield Orioles	3.90	3	8

Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	SHO
Luis DeLeón	Johnson City Cardinals	2
Michael Lowes	Johnson City Cardinals	2
Jack Smith	Bristol Tigers	2
Richard Spanton	Paintsville Highlanders	2
José Álvarez	Kingsport Braves	1
Ken Angulo	Elizabethton Twins	1
John Chomin	Paintsville Highlanders	1
Kevin Fitzhugh	Bristol Tigers	1
Steve Green	Elizabethton Twins	1
William Klank	Bristol Tigers	1
Ted Kromy	Elizabethton Twins	1
Rubio Malone	Elizabethton Twins	1
Bruce Robbins	Bristol Tigers	1
Robert Russell	Johnson City Cardinals	1
Charles Salagan	Bluefield Orioles	1
William Sorrell	Paintsville Highlanders	1

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	SO
Ken Angulo	Elizabethton Twins	97
Luis DeLeón	Johnson City Cardinals	74
John Chomin	Paintsville Highlanders	60
Brooks Carey	Bluefield Orioles	58
William Aldridge	Kingsport Braves	57
Don Welchel	Bluefield Orioles	57
Peter Conaty	Paintsville Highlanders	54
Thomas Vasche	Johnson City Cardinals	54
Charles Salagan	Bluefield Orioles	51
Kevin Fitzhugh	Bristol Tigers	50
William Sorrell	Paintsville Highlanders	49
Jesse Orosco	Elizabethton Twins	48
José Álvarez	Kingsport Braves	45
William Purdy	Bluefield Orioles	45
Jack Smith	Bristol Tigers	45
Rubio Malone	Elizabethton Twins	43
Tim Norris	Bluefield Orioles	43
Thomas Bloemke	Paintsville Highlanders	42
Allan Bauman	Bristol Tigers	41
Mike Smith	Kingsport Braves	41

Save Leaders

Player	Team	SV
Manny Abeyta	Elizabethton Twins	8
Mark David	Johnson City Cardinals	8
John Flynn	Bristol Tigers	8
Billy Gore	Kingsport Braves	6
Jesse Orosco	Elizabethton Twins	6
Martin Little	Johnson City Cardinals	5
David Wright	Paintsville Highlanders	5
Mike Shields	Kingsport Braves	4
Jud Thigpen	Bristol Tigers	4
William Purdy	Bluefield Orioles	3
Mike Boddicker	Bluefield Orioles	2
Timothy Flannery	Bristol Tigers	2
Anthony Verano	Johnson City Cardinals	2
James Armstrong	Paintsville Highlanders	1
John Chomin	Paintsville Highlanders	1
Peter Conaty	Paintsville Highlanders	1
Allen Edwards	Bluefield Orioles	1
Marshall Justice	Kingsport Braves	1
Ted Kromy	Elizabethton Twins	1
John Martin	Bristol Tigers	1

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