1978 Pioneer League Leaders

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

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Avg.	H	AB
Gary Redus	Billings Mustangs	.462	117	253
Skeeter Barnes	Billings Mustangs	.368	102	277
Wil Culmer	Helena Phillies	.358	67	187
Craig Robinson	Great Falls Giants	.341	62	182
Robert Silverman	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	.340	82	241
Israel Gutierrez	Butte Copper Kings	.337	69	205
Charlie Engel	Billings Mustangs	.336	81	241
Dennis Delany	Calgary Cardinals	.333	64	192
William Springman	Idaho Falls Angels	.333	81	243
Tom Brunansky	Idaho Falls Angels	.332	63	190
Mike Marshall	Lethbridge Dodgers	.324	83	256
Mark Nocciolo	Idaho Falls Angels	.324	79	244
Alvin White	Butte Copper Kings	.323	72	223
Raymond Rivas	Calgary Cardinals	.322	78	242
Leo Lemon	Idaho Falls Angels	.321	62	193
Lee Hover	Billings Mustangs	.320	88	275
Randy Greer	Helena Phillies	.319	59	185
Mitch Webster	Lethbridge Dodgers	.319	58	182
Albert Castillo	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	.318	47	148
Germán Rivera	Lethbridge Dodgers	.313	79	252

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

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Gary Redus	Billings Mustangs	117	19	6	17
Skeeter Barnes	Billings Mustangs	102	22	5	3
Jim McKnight	Calgary Cardinals	89	14	6	1
Lee Hover	Billings Mustangs	88	10	1	2
Mike Marshall	Lethbridge Dodgers	83	15	2	12
Robert Silverman	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	82	17	7	5
Charlie Engel	Billings Mustangs	81	16	3	1
William Springman	Idaho Falls Angels	81	17	3	4
Mark Nocciolo	Idaho Falls Angels	79	15	5	9
Germán Rivera	Lethbridge Dodgers	79	15	2	7

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	HR
Edward Packard	Idaho Falls Angels	20
Gary Redus	Billings Mustangs	17
Ed Hearn	Helena Phillies	13
Candy Maldonado	Lethbridge Dodgers	12
Mike Marshall	Lethbridge Dodgers	12
Edwin Neal	Helena Phillies	11
Wil Culmer	Helena Phillies	10
Lloyd Moseby	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	10
Mark Nocciolo	Idaho Falls Angels	9
John Rabb	Great Falls Giants	8
Germán Rivera	Lethbridge Dodgers	7
Tom Brunansky	Idaho Falls Angels	6
Joseph Lentsch	Idaho Falls Angels	6
David Wiggins	Great Falls Giants	6
Tom Lawless	Billings Mustangs	5
Robert Silverman	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	5
Bob Dernier	Helena Phillies	4
Nick Esasky	Billings Mustangs	4
Brian Milner	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	4
Dan Sarrett	Billings Mustangs	4

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	2B
Skeeter Barnes	Billings Mustangs	22
Gary Redus	Billings Mustangs	19
Chris Gandy	Lethbridge Dodgers	17
Joseph Lentsch	Idaho Falls Angels	17
Robert Silverman	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	17
William Springman	Idaho Falls Angels	17
Charlie Engel	Billings Mustangs	16
James Hamilton	Idaho Falls Angels	16
Israel Gutierrez	Butte Copper Kings	15
Candy Maldonado	Lethbridge Dodgers	15
Mike Marshall	Lethbridge Dodgers	15
Mark Nocciolo	Idaho Falls Angels	15
Edward Packard	Idaho Falls Angels	15
Germán Rivera	Lethbridge Dodgers	15
Tom Brunansky	Idaho Falls Angels	14
Jim McKnight	Calgary Cardinals	14
Geno Petralli	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	14
Michael Lessard	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	13
Carlos Cabassa	Butte Copper Kings	12
Lloyd Moseby	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	12

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	3B
Tom Lawless	Billings Mustangs	7
Craig Robinson	Great Falls Giants	7
Robert Silverman	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	7
Leotis Butler	Great Falls Giants	6
Joseph Lentsch	Idaho Falls Angels	6
Jim McKnight	Calgary Cardinals	6
Gary Redus	Billings Mustangs	6
Ryne Sandberg	Helena Phillies	6
Skeeter Barnes	Billings Mustangs	5
Rob Deer	Great Falls Giants	5
Nick Esasky	Billings Mustangs	5
John Fenwick	Great Falls Giants	5
Candy Maldonado	Lethbridge Dodgers	5
Anthony McGill	Helena Phillies	5
Mark Nocciolo	Idaho Falls Angels	5
Geno Petralli	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	5
Alvin White	Butte Copper Kings	5
Keith Brooks	Great Falls Giants	4
Tom Brunansky	Idaho Falls Angels	4
Randy Greer	Helena Phillies	4

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	RBI
Skeeter Barnes	Billings Mustangs	76
Edward Packard	Idaho Falls Angels	72
Mike Marshall	Lethbridge Dodgers	70
Charlie Engel	Billings Mustangs	69
Gary Redus	Billings Mustangs	62
Mark Nocciolo	Idaho Falls Angels	54
Joseph Lentsch	Idaho Falls Angels	50
William Springman	Idaho Falls Angels	50
Raymond Rivas	Calgary Cardinals	49
Nick Esasky	Billings Mustangs	48
Candy Maldonado	Lethbridge Dodgers	48
Germán Rivera	Lethbridge Dodgers	47
Dennis Delany	Calgary Cardinals	46
Robert Silverman	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	46
Tom Brunansky	Idaho Falls Angels	45
Ed Hearn	Helena Phillies	45
Wil Culmer	Helena Phillies	44
Jim McKnight	Calgary Cardinals	43
John Perlongo	Calgary Cardinals	42
Geno Petralli	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	40

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	W	L
Roberto Alexander	Lethbridge Dodgers	9	2
Wally Goff	Helena Phillies	8	2
Alex Neely	Billings Mustangs	8	0
Steve Brown	Idaho Falls Angels	7	3
Tom Chevolek	Idaho Falls Angels	7	3
Curtis Coward	Calgary Cardinals	7	3
Larry Ferst	Lethbridge Dodgers	7	1
Jesse Flores	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	7	1
Wayne Guinn	Billings Mustangs	7	4
Greg Moyer	Great Falls Giants	7	4
Les Straker	Billings Mustangs	7	2
Mike Witt	Idaho Falls Angels	7	1
Paul Wysocki	Calgary Cardinals	7	2
Glenn Fisher	Great Falls Giants	6	4
Bill LaRosa	Calgary Cardinals	6	0
Jeff Mihlbachler	Billings Mustangs	6	5
Mario Mudano	Butte Copper Kings	6	8
Mike Tucker	Great Falls Giants	6	2
Chris Wells	Billings Mustangs	6	1
Robert Oravec	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	5	1

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	ERA	W	L
Richard Morgan	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	1.97	4	5
Mike Tucker	Great Falls Giants	2.08	6	2
Philip Teston	Helena Phillies	2.25	3	3
Les Straker	Billings Mustangs	2.35	7	2
Jesse Flores	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	2.41	7	1
Steve Brown	Idaho Falls Angels	2.82	7	3
Glenn Fisher	Great Falls Giants	3.08	6	4
Curtis Coward	Calgary Cardinals	3.19	7	3
Larry Ferst	Lethbridge Dodgers	3.19	7	1
Jeff Mihlbachler	Billings Mustangs	3.24	6	5
Martin Shoemaker	Helena Phillies	3.48	3	4
Mike Witt	Idaho Falls Angels	3.56	7	1
Robert Oravec	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	3.79	5	1
Wayne Guinn	Billings Mustangs	3.82	7	4
Roberto Alexander	Lethbridge Dodgers	3.86	9	2
Axel Vega	Calgary Cardinals	4.05	3	4
Wally Goff	Helena Phillies	4.19	8	2
Tom Chevolek	Idaho Falls Angels	4.32	7	3
Matthew Sutherland	Great Falls Giants	4.45	3	6
Perry Morrison	Idaho Falls Angels	4.50	4	3

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

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	SHO
Mike Cuellar	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	1
Jesse Flores	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	1
Wayne Guinn	Billings Mustangs	1
Rick Kittrell	Great Falls Giants	1
Dean Martinez	Helena Phillies	1
Robert Oravec	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	1
Daniel Pierce	Calgary Cardinals	1
Steve Skaggs	Billings Mustangs	1
Les Straker	Billings Mustangs	1
Ralph Suarez	Butte Copper Kings	1
Mike Tucker	Great Falls Giants	1

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	SO
Steve Brown	Idaho Falls Angels	95
Jesse Flores	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	88
Matthew Sutherland	Great Falls Giants	83
Glenn Fisher	Great Falls Giants	80
Mike Witt	Idaho Falls Angels	79
Greg Moyer	Great Falls Giants	77
Mike Tucker	Great Falls Giants	75
Wally Goff	Helena Phillies	71
Axel Vega	Calgary Cardinals	71
Curtis Coward	Calgary Cardinals	68
Philip Teston	Helena Phillies	64
Gregory Moore	Butte Copper Kings	63
Mario Mudano	Butte Copper Kings	63
Tony Jordan	Butte Copper Kings	61
Richard Morgan	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	61
Tom Chevolek	Idaho Falls Angels	60
Richard Hay	Calgary Cardinals	60
Jeff Mihlbachler	Billings Mustangs	60
Perry Morrison	Idaho Falls Angels	57
Wayne Guinn	Billings Mustangs	55

Save Leaders

Player	Team	SV
Richard Rommel	Idaho Falls Angels	10
Richard Morgan	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	7
Tim O'Neill	Lethbridge Dodgers	6
John DeVincenzo	Helena Phillies	5
Ben Hayes	Billings Mustangs	5
Philip Teston	Helena Phillies	4
Douglas Hunt	Butte Copper Kings	3
Byron Jackson	Billings Mustangs	3
David LaPointe	Lethbridge Dodgers	3
John LoCascio	Billings Mustangs	3
Alex Neely	Billings Mustangs	3
Glenn Fisher	Great Falls Giants	2
Robert Murphy	Great Falls Giants	2
David Picconi	Calgary Cardinals	2
Brian Urata	Idaho Falls Angels	2
Paul Wysocki	Calgary Cardinals	2
Larry Adams	Idaho Falls Angels	1
Tom Chevolek	Idaho Falls Angels	1
Mike Cuellar	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	1
Jesse Flores	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	1

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