1978 Miami Orioles Statistics

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: A
Team Record: 76-65
Finished 1st in the FSL's South Division
Manager: Jimmy Williams (76-65)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Miami, Florida
Ballpark: Miami Stadium
Attendance: 60,118, Avg. 853
1978 Miami Orioles Roster

Playoffs - Miami Orioles 1 game, Fort Myers Royals 0
Finals - Miami Orioles 2 games, Lakeland Tigers 1

The Miami Orioles of the Florida State League ended the 1978 season with a record of 76 wins and 65 losses, finishing first in the league's South Division.

The Orioles scored 584 runs and surrendered 553 runs. Vern Thomas led Miami with 10 home runs Dan Logan recorded 76 runs batted in and topped hitters with significant playing time with a .313 average. Mark Smith paced the team with 15 wins, while Tom Rowe earned a 2.31 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.

Players from the 1978 Miami Orioles who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Mark Smith, Don Welchel, Dave Huppert, Drungo Hazewood, Steve Lake and John Shelby.

Jimmy Williams served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Mark Smith159.6253.7327271130186.0177897711731110615
Larry Jones1310.5652.4624241520183.0148725028711434313
Will George116.6472.5220201240150.011349422681107109
Michael Rachuba116.6472.8330151121127.0994440274170809
Tom Rowe1011.4762.3128281310199.0188915116931105411
Luis Peralta52.7142.0529210766.0541815329048005
Russell Pensiero34.4292.1716000329.036157012313014
Don Welchel201.0001.802200015.0135305010001
John Noonan22.5008.554400020.0272119021026106
Michael Lindal27.2224.7426910474.0685139763144325
Jorge Diaz11.5005.1123000144.0573425425119114
Gregory McArthur14.2006.3618910058.0574741442037305
Robert Coneys03.0006.269100123.022171631318002
Totals7665.5393.2625614106512171174.0105955342539581137453212790

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Dan Logan11747642538133165576234051.313.368.409.778174218
Tom Eaton1375964998913313103650108358.267.374.297.671148482
Vern Thomas1265254596412616610622485394.275.350.401.751184283
Scott Christopher97397364621051142304112643.288.339.357.696130322
Russell Brett103400369451031153471032571.279.332.360.693133501
John Denman10742236465981074402894695.269.354.368.722134372
Stephen Cook1184594155191204458613546.219.285.316.601131432
Drungo Hazewood11141437241901438467533119.242.306.360.666134324
Robert Whitfield1073853564088101137372253.247.289.289.579103052
Steve Lake69239223195710022621930.256.284.327.61173133
David Lankster58188173164460012421317.254.306.289.59550020
Dave Huppert61224184284252215233440.228.351.310.66157222
David Caldwell51189159153933113132734.245.356.321.67751111
William Marrero165448410100211514.208.296.229.52511100
John Shelby1330264610030235.231.333.269.6037100
Douglas Nave185341341001111119.098.302.122.4245100
Richard Moore715130000000019.000.133.000.1330100
Totals1316506644905841169148414250418260466798.260.332.340.672152503444320


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Dan Logan1B1179957310107.9919.128
Stephen Cook1B17113744.9687.059
William Marrero1B1173418.9877.000
Steve Lake1B427422.9397.750
Dave Huppert1B2182031.0001.000
Tom Eaton2B1373004322186.9725.343
Stephen Cook2B384021.0004.000
David Lankster2B28713.9387.500
Russell Brett3B10367186148.9482.456
Stephen Cook3B24252851.9142.208
David Lankster3B18153745.9292.889
Steve LakeC653004960.9835.36912
Dave HuppertC613755677.9847.0668
Douglas NaveC1887830.9695.2783
Richard MooreC7271001.0004.0000
Drungo HazewoodOF106188960.9701.858
John DenmanOF911751042.9792.033
Vern ThomasOF75115552.9601.600
Scott ChristopherOF741561042.9762.243
Stephen CookOF5158430.9541.216
David CaldwellOF22412021.0001.955
John ShelbyOF1114221.8891.455
William MarreroOF650001.000.833
Michael RachubaP3072112.966.933
Luis PeraltaP2941021.875.483
Tom RoweP2863382.8301.393
Mark SmithP27143252.9021.704
Michael LindalP2651820.920.885
Larry JonesP24112731.9271.583
Jorge DiazP2315001.000.261
Will GeorgeP2082532.9171.650
Gregory McArthurP1811020.846.611
Russell PensieroP163511.889.500
Robert ConeysP931001.000.444
John NoonanP413001.0001.000
Don WelchelP21110.6671.000
Robert WhitfieldSS1072002953573.9344.626
David LanksterSS37621051019.9444.514
Stephen CookSS22622.8004.000
Scott ChristopherSS102001.0002.000
Totals142835191539177350.9663.5422300

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.





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