1978 Atlanta Braves Organizational Leaders

1978 Atlanta Braves Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Hank Small	Richmond Braves	AAA	148	29	3	25
John Dyer	Greenwood Braves	A	137	30	6	9
Steve Hammond	Greenwood Braves	A	133	23	2	1
Mike Macha	Richmond Braves	AAA	128	21	7	17
Bob Porter	Greenwood Braves	A	128	13	4	6
Bill Haslerig	Savannah Braves, Greenwood Braves	A, AA	125	17	5	2
Eddie Miller	Richmond Braves	AAA	124	19	4	2
Rufino Linares	Richmond Braves, Savannah Braves	AA, AAA	122	15	6	8
Jerry Keller	Richmond Braves, Savannah Braves	AA, AAA	118	14	2	21
Jim Wessinger	Savannah Braves, Richmond Braves	AA, AAA	115	10	1	2

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Avg.	Hits	AB
Mark Lucas	Kingsport Braves, Greenwood Braves	A, R	.351	61	174
Glenn Hubbard	Richmond Braves	AAA	.336	101	301
Ronald Rudd	Kingsport Braves	R	.310	85	274
Steve Hammond	Greenwood Braves	A	.306	133	435
Rufino Linares	Richmond Braves, Savannah Braves	AA, AAA	.298	122	409
Albert Hall	Braves	R	.293	36	123
Leo Vargas	Kingsport Braves	R	.290	76	262
Hank Small	Richmond Braves	AAA	.289	148	512
Brady Baldwin	Braves, Kingsport Braves	R	.283	28	99
Rob Belloir	Richmond Braves	AAA	.280	72	257
Bruce Benedict	Richmond Braves	AAA	.279	97	348

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	Level	HR
Hank Small	Richmond Braves	AAA	25
Jerry Keller	Savannah Braves	AA	21
Mike Macha	Richmond Braves	AAA	17
Glenn Hubbard	Richmond Braves	AAA	14
Scott Thayer	Greenwood Braves, Savannah Braves	A, AA	13
Larry Owen	Savannah Braves	AA	11
Jerry Maddox	Richmond Braves	AAA	10
Bruce Tonascia	Greenwood Braves	A	10
Larry Whisenton	Richmond Braves	AAA	10
John Dyer	Greenwood Braves	A	9

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	Level	2B
John Dyer	Greenwood Braves	A	30
Hank Small	Richmond Braves	AAA	29
Steve Hammond	Greenwood Braves	A	23
Larry Whisenton	Richmond Braves	AAA	22
Mike Macha	Richmond Braves	AAA	21
Eddie Miller	Richmond Braves	AAA	19
Rafael Ramírez	Greenwood Braves, Savannah Braves	A, AA	19
Ken Smith	Savannah Braves	AA	19
Scott Thayer	Greenwood Braves, Savannah Braves	A, AA	19
Leo Vargas	Kingsport Braves	R	18

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	Level	3B
Gary Cooper	Savannah Braves	AA	9
Mike Macha	Richmond Braves	AAA	7
Larry Whisenton	Richmond Braves	AAA	7
John Dyer	Greenwood Braves	A	6
Rufino Linares	Richmond Braves, Savannah Braves	AA, AAA	6
Leo Vargas	Kingsport Braves	R	6
Bill Haslerig	Greenwood Braves, Savannah Braves	A, AA	5
George Ramos	Greenwood Braves	A	5
Ken Smith	Savannah Braves	AA	5
Terry Harper	Richmond Braves, Savannah Braves	AA, AAA	4
Claude Johnson	Braves	R	4
Thomas Mee	Greenwood Braves	A	4
Eddie Miller	Richmond Braves	AAA	4
Bob Porter	Greenwood Braves	A	4
Mike Reynolds	Savannah Braves, Richmond Braves	AA, AAA	4

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	Level	RBI
Hank Small	Richmond Braves	AAA	101
John Dyer	Greenwood Braves	A	85
Jerry Keller	Richmond Braves, Savannah Braves	AA, AAA	77
Bob Porter	Greenwood Braves	A	75
Steve Hammond	Greenwood Braves	A	73
Bruce Tonascia	Greenwood Braves	A	71
Mike Macha	Richmond Braves	AAA	69
Scott Thayer	Savannah Braves, Greenwood Braves	A, AA	65
Rafael Ramírez	Greenwood Braves, Savannah Braves	A, AA	59
Larry Whisenton	Richmond Braves	AAA	55

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	Level	W	L
Roger Alexander	Richmond Braves, Savannah Braves	AA, AAA	15	12
Dan Ballard	Greenwood Braves	A	13	4
Richard Wieters	Greenwood Braves, Savannah Braves	A, AA	13	7
Joe Cowley	Greenwood Braves	A	11	7
Jim Bouton	Savannah Braves	AA	11	9
Rick Matula	Richmond Braves, Savannah Braves	AA, AAA	10	5
Tony Brizzolara	Savannah Braves, Greenwood Braves, Richmond Braves	A, AA, AAA	10	8
Rick Mahler	Richmond Braves	AAA	9	5
Dom Chiti	Savannah Braves	AA	9	10
Joey McLaughlin	Richmond Braves	AAA	9	13

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	Level	ERA	W	L
Richard Wieters	Savannah Braves, Greenwood Braves	A, AA	2.20	13	7
Roger Alexander	Richmond Braves, Savannah Braves	AA, AAA	2.42	15	12
Jim Bouton	Savannah Braves	AA	2.82	11	9
Rick Matula	Savannah Braves, Richmond Braves	AA, AAA	3.12	10	5
Tony Brizzolara	Richmond Braves, Savannah Braves, Greenwood Braves	A, AA, AAA	3.21	10	8
Dom Chiti	Savannah Braves	AA	3.44	9	10
Rick Mahler	Richmond Braves	AAA	3.93	9	5
Joe Cowley	Greenwood Braves	A	3.97	11	7
Joey McLaughlin	Richmond Braves	AAA	3.97	9	13

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

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SHO
Roger Alexander	Savannah Braves	AA	5
Jim Bouton	Savannah Braves	AA	3
Dom Chiti	Savannah Braves	AA	2
Rick Matula	Savannah Braves	AA	2
Terry Abbott	Greenwood Braves	A	1
Juan Alduey	Braves	R	1
José Álvarez	Kingsport Braves	R	1
Tony Brizzolara	Greenwood Braves	A	1
Bradley Campbell	Braves	R	1
Joe Cowley	Greenwood Braves	A	1
Joey McLaughlin	Richmond Braves	AAA	1
Dan Morogiello	Savannah Braves	AA	1
James Rogers	Braves	R	1

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SO
Roger Alexander	Richmond Braves, Savannah Braves	AA, AAA	153
Joe Cowley	Greenwood Braves	A	141
Tony Brizzolara	Savannah Braves, Greenwood Braves, Richmond Braves	A, AA, AAA	116
Frank LaCorte	Richmond Braves	AAA	99
Dan Morogiello	Savannah Braves	AA	96
Don Collins	Savannah Braves, Richmond Braves	AA, AAA	90
Steve Bedrosian	Greenwood Braves, Kingsport Braves	A, R	87
Terry Abbott	Greenwood Braves	A	85
Richard Wieters	Savannah Braves, Greenwood Braves	A, AA	85
Joey McLaughlin	Richmond Braves	AAA	84

Save Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SV
Timothy Graven	Savannah Braves	AA	8
Timothy Barr	Greenwood Braves, Savannah Braves	A, AA	7
Mike Davey	Richmond Braves	AAA	7
Duane Theiss	Richmond Braves	AAA	7
Billy Gore	Kingsport Braves	R	6
Rick Matula	Savannah Braves, Richmond Braves	AA, AAA	6
Dan Ballard	Greenwood Braves	A	5
Stuart Livingstone	Savannah Braves	AA	5
Daniel Lucia	Greenwood Braves	A	5
George Lusic	Richmond Braves	AAA	5

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