1978 Helena Phillies Roster
Team Record: 30-38
Finished 6th in the PL
Manager: Larry Rojas (30-38)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Helena, Montana
Ballpark: Kindrick Legion Field
Attendance: 25,463, Avg. 749
The Helena Phillies of the Pioneer League ended the 1978 season with a record of 30 wins and 38 losses, finishing sixth in the PL.
The Phillies scored 454 runs and gave up 479 runs. Ed Hearn led Helena with 13 home runs and recorded 45 runs batted in. Wil Culmer paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .358. Wally Goff topped the team with 8 wins, while Philip Teston recorded a 2.25 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Ryne Sandberg, Wil Culmer, Ed Hearn, Alejandro Sánchez, George Bell, Carmelo Castillo and Bob Dernier were all players from the 1978 Helena Phillies who played in the Majors during their careers.
Larry Rojas served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Acosta | R | R | March 21, 1957 | 6'1" | 175 | Portales, NM US |
| Robert Angius | L | L | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| George Bell | R | R | October 21, 1959 | 6'1" | 190 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Francisco Berenguer | R | R | 6'0" | 166 | ||
| Carmelo Castillo | R | R | June 8, 1958 | 6'1" | 185 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Michael Culbert | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
| Wil Culmer | R | R | November 11, 1957 | 6'4" | 210 | Nassau, BS |
| Bob Dernier | R | R | January 5, 1957 | 6'0" | 160 | Kansas City, MO US |
| John DeVincenzo | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Paul Fryer | R | R | September 18, 1960 | 6'0" | 185 | Scranton, PA US |
| Wally Goff | S | L | May 12, 1959 | 6'4" | 220 | |
| Randy Greer | L | L | 6'3" | 175 | ||
| Steve Harvey | R | R | February 22, 1960 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Ed Hearn | R | R | August 23, 1960 | 6'3" | 215 | Stuart, FL US |
| Michael Henson | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Paul Kiess | L | L | 6'5" | 195 | ||
| Dean Martinez | R | R | January 8, 1960 | |||
| Anthony McGill | R | R | 6'2" | 172 | ||
| Edwin Neal | R | R | August 2, 1958 | 6'6" | 200 | Blythe, CA US |
| Juan Parker | S | R | ||||
| Thomas Popovich | R | R | 5'11" | 163 | ||
| Dan Prior | R | R | 6'5" | 195 | ||
| John Quijada | S | R | 5'9" | 155 | ||
| Rip Rollins | R | R | October 23, 1959 | 6'3" | 210 | Dallas, TX US |
| Alejandro Sánchez | R | R | February 14, 1959 | 6'0" | 185 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Ryne Sandberg | R | R | September 18, 1959 | 6'1" | 175 | Spokane, WA US |
| Luis Santos | L | 6'1" | 165 | |||
| Martin Shoemaker | R | 6'6" | 215 | |||
| Philip Teston | R | R | 6'0" | 173 | ||
| Philip Thomson | L | R | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Jeffrey Ulrich | R | R | November 3, 1958 | 5'10" | 180 | Clovis, CA US |
| Alejandro Vidana | R | September 27, 1958 | 195 | Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX | ||
| Derek Williams | R | R | 5'8" | 180 | ||
| Donald Woodward | R | R | 6'1" | 185 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
