1979 Northwest League Leaders

1979 Northwest League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1979 Northwest League Standings

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Avg.	H	AB
Pedro Rabassa	Victoria Mussels	.381	69	181
James Durrman	Medford A's	.350	75	214
Roy Clark	Bellingham Mariners	.335	61	182
Bobby Garrett	Medford A's	.332	95	286
Julio Franco	Central Oregon Phillies	.328	98	299
Douglas Lulay	Walla Walla Padres	.320	88	275
Greg McKinney	Eugene Emeralds	.307	50	163
Michael Codiroli	Bellingham Mariners	.304	52	171
Ramon Estepa	Bellingham Mariners	.302	80	265
Aaron Cain	Walla Walla Padres	.300	72	240
Nicholas Kintz	Victoria Mussels	.299	64	214
Lawrence Cummins	Salem Senators	.298	76	255
John Seefried	Salem Senators	.298	64	215
Thomas Moore	Salem Senators	.296	84	284
Herbert Orensky	Central Oregon Phillies	.296	59	199
Rusty Tillman	Grays Harbor Mets	.295	64	217
Alvin White	Central Oregon Phillies	.294	73	248
Anthony McGill	Central Oregon Phillies	.293	83	283
Gregory Thys	Walla Walla Padres	.290	65	224
Jerry DeSimone	Walla Walla Padres	.284	64	225

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

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Julio Franco	Central Oregon Phillies	98	15	5	10
Bobby Garrett	Medford A's	95	10	5	0
Douglas Lulay	Walla Walla Padres	88	15	5	7
Thomas Moore	Salem Senators	84	9	6	1
Anthony McGill	Central Oregon Phillies	83	9	3	4
Hector Rincones	Eugene Emeralds	82	8	5	1
Ramon Estepa	Bellingham Mariners	80	16	3	8
Emil Drzayich	Victoria Mussels	77	18	1	8
Lawrence Cummins	Salem Senators	76	14	2	1
James Durrman	Medford A's	75	9	5	10

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	HR
James Durrman	Medford A's	10
Julio Franco	Central Oregon Phillies	10
Greg Jackson	Eugene Emeralds	9
Kevin King	Bellingham Mariners	9
Emil Drzayich	Victoria Mussels	8
Ramon Estepa	Bellingham Mariners	8
Douglas Morganti	Victoria Mussels	8
Douglas Lulay	Walla Walla Padres	7
Alvin White	Central Oregon Phillies	7
Aaron Cain	Walla Walla Padres	6
Daniel Gausepohl	Walla Walla Padres	6
Joe Lansford	Walla Walla Padres	6
Gareth Ledbetter	Victoria Mussels	6
Anthony Masone	Eugene Emeralds	6
Herbert Orensky	Central Oregon Phillies	6
James Burton	Victoria Mussels	5
Thomas Dorsey	Victoria Mussels	5
Werner Lajszky	Bellingham Mariners	5
Andy Owings	Central Oregon Phillies	5
Dean Baugh	Central Oregon Phillies	4

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	2B
Pedro Rabassa	Victoria Mussels	19
Emil Drzayich	Victoria Mussels	18
David Duff	Grays Harbor Mets	16
Ramon Estepa	Bellingham Mariners	16
Greg Jackson	Eugene Emeralds	16
Julio Franco	Central Oregon Phillies	15
Douglas Lulay	Walla Walla Padres	15
Lawrence Cummins	Salem Senators	14
Herbert Orensky	Central Oregon Phillies	13
Roy Clark	Bellingham Mariners	12
Paul Fryer	Central Oregon Phillies	12
Therron Harper	Medford A's	12
Ed Aponte	Bellingham Mariners	11
Steven Blackman	Salem Senators	11
Nicholas Kintz	Victoria Mussels	11
James Burton	Victoria Mussels	10
Jerry DeSimone	Walla Walla Padres	10
Bobby Garrett	Medford A's	10
Rosben Majam	Salem Senators	10
Douglas Morganti	Victoria Mussels	10

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	3B
John Seefried	Salem Senators	8
Herbert Orensky	Central Oregon Phillies	7
Thomas Moore	Salem Senators	6
Andy Owings	Central Oregon Phillies	6
Mike Altobelli	Medford A's	5
James Durrman	Medford A's	5
Julio Franco	Central Oregon Phillies	5
Bobby Garrett	Medford A's	5
Lee Hover	Eugene Emeralds	5
Douglas Lulay	Walla Walla Padres	5
Hector Rincones	Eugene Emeralds	5
Jerry DeSimone	Walla Walla Padres	4
Thomas Dorsey	Victoria Mussels	4
Anthony Masone	Eugene Emeralds	4
Greg McKinney	Eugene Emeralds	4
Pedro Rabassa	Victoria Mussels	4
Joseph Williams	Medford A's	4
Calvin Beal	Victoria Mussels	3
Steven Blackman	Salem Senators	3
Aaron Cain	Walla Walla Padres	3

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	RBI
Douglas Lulay	Walla Walla Padres	62
Emil Drzayich	Victoria Mussels	61
Anthony McGill	Central Oregon Phillies	55
Ramon Estepa	Bellingham Mariners	51
James Durrman	Medford A's	50
Herbert Orensky	Central Oregon Phillies	47
Lawrence Cummins	Salem Senators	46
Julio Franco	Central Oregon Phillies	45
Greg Jackson	Eugene Emeralds	45
Aaron Cain	Walla Walla Padres	42
Thomas Moore	Salem Senators	41
Alvin White	Central Oregon Phillies	41
Francisco Gonzalez	Walla Walla Padres	40
John Seefried	Salem Senators	40
Hector Rincones	Eugene Emeralds	38
Alejandro Sánchez	Central Oregon Phillies	38
Therron Harper	Medford A's	37
Daniel Purpura	Victoria Mussels	36
Steven Schields	Medford A's	36
Pedro Rabassa	Victoria Mussels	35

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	W	L
Edward Koziol	Victoria Mussels	9	3
Kelly Faulk	Central Oregon Phillies	8	4
Tim Hamm	Walla Walla Padres	8	6
Keith Call	Medford A's	7	1
Steve Hartery	Victoria Mussels	7	6
Mike Ramsey	Eugene Emeralds	7	8
Mark Cahill	Bellingham Mariners	6	2
David Froelich	Walla Walla Padres	6	5
Joe Georger	Bellingham Mariners	6	5
Roy Moretti	Victoria Mussels	6	5
John Palmieri	Central Oregon Phillies	6	3
Robert Randolph	Bellingham Mariners	6	2
Mark Runyan	Salem Senators	6	4
William Tolli	Medford A's	6	5
Donald VanMarter	Medford A's	6	5
James Wright	Central Oregon Phillies	6	2
Rich Aspenleiter	Salem Senators	5	7
Tom Candiotti	Victoria Mussels	5	1
John Caraher	Victoria Mussels	5	5
Chuck Dougherty	Medford A's	5	3

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	ERA	W	L
Joe Georger	Bellingham Mariners	2.18	6	5
Brad Lenaburg	Central Oregon Phillies	2.19	4	4
Roy Moretti	Victoria Mussels	2.20	6	5
Frank DeJiulio	Eugene Emeralds	2.27	4	7
Rich Aspenleiter	Salem Senators	2.31	5	7
Robert Randolph	Bellingham Mariners	2.42	6	2
Tom Candiotti	Victoria Mussels	2.44	5	1
Keith Call	Medford A's	2.72	7	1
Chuck Dougherty	Medford A's	2.77	5	3
David Froelich	Walla Walla Padres	2.88	6	5
Danny Danielson	Walla Walla Padres	3.04	3	2
Steve Hartery	Victoria Mussels	3.07	7	6
William Tolli	Medford A's	3.10	6	5
Byron Jackson	Eugene Emeralds	3.12	5	3
Kelly Faulk	Central Oregon Phillies	3.18	8	4
Jesse Anderson	Grays Harbor Mets	3.21	3	5
Richard Somers	Salem Senators	3.42	4	6
Scott Stranski	Bellingham Mariners	3.43	5	3
Mark Cahill	Bellingham Mariners	3.52	6	2
Charles Marshall	Central Oregon Phillies	3.60	5	3

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

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	SHO
Keith Call	Medford A's	2
David Froelich	Walla Walla Padres	2
Scott Stranski	Bellingham Mariners	2
John Caraher	Victoria Mussels	1
James Cooperider	Grays Harbor Mets	1
Chuck Dougherty	Medford A's	1
Brad Lenaburg	Central Oregon Phillies	1
Douglas Mathey	Victoria Mussels	1
John Palmieri	Central Oregon Phillies	1
Dave Smith	Grays Harbor Mets	1
Richard Somers	Salem Senators	1

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	SO
Edward Koziol	Victoria Mussels	104
Frank DeJiulio	Eugene Emeralds	100
Joe Georger	Bellingham Mariners	89
David Froelich	Walla Walla Padres	87
Roy Moretti	Victoria Mussels	86
Mike Ramsey	Eugene Emeralds	83
Jesse Anderson	Grays Harbor Mets	82
Scott Stranski	Bellingham Mariners	77
Wally Goff	Central Oregon Phillies	76
Thomas Vasche	Salem Senators	75
Kelly Faulk	Central Oregon Phillies	70
Chuck Dougherty	Medford A's	68
Tom Candiotti	Victoria Mussels	66
William Tolli	Medford A's	66
Mark Rothey	Eugene Emeralds	63
Steve Hartery	Victoria Mussels	61
Mark Runyan	Salem Senators	61
Keith Call	Medford A's	60
Dave Smith	Grays Harbor Mets	60
Robert Randolph	Bellingham Mariners	56

Save Leaders

Player	Team	SV
Roy Moretti	Victoria Mussels	10
Mark Runyan	Salem Senators	7
Mike Barba	Walla Walla Padres	5
Joe Georger	Bellingham Mariners	5
Chart Hollenbach	Eugene Emeralds	5
Michael Lynes	Central Oregon Phillies	4
Thomas Miller	Grays Harbor Mets	4
Roger Redmond	Central Oregon Phillies	4
Donald VanMarter	Medford A's	4
Frank DeJiulio	Eugene Emeralds	3
Ronnie Mantsch	Medford A's	3
William Martin	Bellingham Mariners	3
Robert Wood	Medford A's	3
Michael Yesenchak	Medford A's	3
Carlos Diaz	Bellingham Mariners	2
Oscar Guardia	Central Oregon Phillies	2
Brad Lenaburg	Central Oregon Phillies	2
Joseph Plummer	Grays Harbor Mets	2
Courtney Wyrick	Walla Walla Padres	2
Rich Aspenleiter	Salem Senators	1

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