1978 Pawtucket Red Sox Roster
Team Record: 81-59
Finished 2nd in the IL
Manager: Joe Morgan (81-59)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Ballpark: McCoy Stadium
Attendance: 123,310, Avg. 1,762
Playoffs - Pawtucket Red Sox 3 games, Toledo Mud Hens 2
Finals - Richmond Braves 4 games, Pawtucket Red Sox 3
The Pawtucket Red Sox of the International League ended the 1978 season with a record of 81 wins and 59 losses, finishing second in the IL.
The Red Sox paced the circuit with just 558 runs allowed. Pawtucket scored 642 runs. Dave Coleman led the squad with 24 home runs, while Gary Allenson walloped 15 or more, too. Dave Coleman drove in 83 runs. Gary Allenson topped all regular batters by connecting at a .299 clip. Chuck Rainey paced the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 2.91 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Garry Hancock, Glenn Hoffman, John Tudor, Ed Jurak, Joel Finch, Chuck Rainey, Win Remmerswaal, John Poloni, Dave Stapleton, Sam Bowen, Allen Ripley, John LaRose, Leo Foster, Dave Coleman, Bobby Sprowl, Gary Allenson, Andy Merchant and Buddy Hunter were all players from the 1978 Pawtucket Red Sox who played in the Majors during their careers.
Joe Morgan served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Allenson | R | R | February 4, 1955 | 5'11" | 185 | Culver City, CA US |
| Richard Berg | L | L | June 13, 1955 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Sam Bowen | R | R | September 18, 1952 | 5'9" | 170 | Brunswick, GA US |
| Mike Burns | R | R | August 19, 1954 | 6'0" | 175 | Jackson, MI US |
| Dave Coleman | R | R | October 26, 1950 | 6'3" | 195 | Dayton, OH US |
| Ronald Evans | R | R | August 16, 1953 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Joel Finch | R | R | August 20, 1956 | 6'2" | 175 | South Bend, IN US |
| Leo Foster | R | R | February 2, 1951 | 5'11" | 165 | Covington, KY US |
| Otis Foster | R | R | November 19, 1953 | 6'0" | 210 | |
| Garry Hancock | L | L | January 23, 1954 | 6'0" | 175 | Tampa, FL US |
| Wayne Harer | S | L | May 28, 1952 | 5'11" | 185 | Evanston, IL US |
| Glenn Hoffman | R | R | July 7, 1958 | 6'1" | 175 | Orange, CA US |
| Ken Huizenga | R | R | August 4, 1953 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Buddy Hunter | R | R | August 9, 1947 | 5'10" | 170 | Omaha, NE US |
| Ed Jurak | R | R | October 24, 1957 | 6'2" | 185 | Hollywood, CA US |
| Dave Koza | R | L | September 16, 1954 | 6'2" | 195 | Norfolk, VA US |
| John LaRose | L | L | October 25, 1951 | 6'1" | 185 | Pawtucket, RI US |
| Andy Merchant | L | R | August 30, 1950 | 5'11" | 185 | Mobile, AL US |
| John Poloni | L | L | February 28, 1954 | 6'5" | 210 | Dearborn, MI US |
| Gary Purcell | R | R | February 7, 1954 | 6'1" | 190 | Galesburg, IL US |
| Chuck Rainey | R | R | July 14, 1954 | 5'11" | 190 | San Diego, CA US |
| Win Remmerswaal | R | R | March 8, 1954 | 6'2" | 160 | The Hague, NL |
| Allen Ripley | R | R | October 18, 1952 | 6'3" | 190 | Norwood, MA US |
| Bobby Sprowl | L | L | April 14, 1956 | 6'2" | 190 | Sandusky, OH US |
| Dave Stapleton | R | R | January 16, 1954 | 6'1" | 178 | Fairhope, AL US |
| Kevin Stephenson | R | R | April 4, 1954 | 6'3" | 175 | Ann Arbor, MI US |
| Burke Suter | R | R | October 2, 1952 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| John Tudor | L | L | February 2, 1954 | 6'0" | 185 | Schenectady, NY US |
| Richard Waller | R | R | April 7, 1954 | 6'2" | 195 | Passaic, NJ US |
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.
