1978 Detroit Tigers Organizational Leaders
1978 Detroit Tigers Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venoy Garrison | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 144 | 26 | 3 | 3 |
| Al Greene | Evansville Triplets, Montgomery Rebels | AA, AAA | 128 | 26 | 5 | 32 |
| Rick Peters | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 128 | 28 | 8 | 2 |
| Raphael Hampton | Montgomery Rebels, Lakeland Tigers | A, AA | 123 | 21 | 7 | 3 |
| Dave Stegman | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 122 | 30 | 1 | 14 |
| Jerry Manuel | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 113 | 18 | 5 | 7 |
| Darrell Brown | Lakeland Tigers, Montgomery Rebels | A, AA | 112 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Les Filkins | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 111 | 22 | 5 | 5 |
| Dan Gonzales | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 111 | 25 | 4 | 6 |
| Ted Dasen | Lakeland Tigers | A | 110 | 15 | 3 | 4 |
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | Avg. | Hits | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Benda | Bristol Tigers | R | .326 | 74 | 227 |
| Steve Patchin | Evansville Triplets | AAA | .311 | 95 | 305 |
| Dan Gonzales | Evansville Triplets | AAA | .305 | 111 | 364 |
| Venoy Garrison | Montgomery Rebels | AA | .296 | 144 | 486 |
| Jorge Gonzalez | Lakeland Tigers | A | .289 | 109 | 377 |
| Mike Wright | Bristol Tigers | R | .288 | 61 | 212 |
| Tom Brookens | Evansville Triplets | AAA | .282 | 58 | 206 |
| Ted Dasen | Lakeland Tigers | A | .276 | 110 | 398 |
| Rick Peters | Evansville Triplets | AAA | .276 | 128 | 463 |
| Gary Armstrong | Montgomery Rebels | AA | .274 | 91 | 332 |
| Todd Ervin | Bristol Tigers | R | .274 | 68 | 248 |
Home Run Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Greene | Montgomery Rebels, Evansville Triplets | AA, AAA | 32 |
| Dave Stegman | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 14 |
| Steve Patchin | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 13 |
| Daniel LaNoue | Lakeland Tigers | A | 12 |
| Chuck Scrivener | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 9 |
| Greg Shippy | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 9 |
| Kirk Gibson | Lakeland Tigers | A | 8 |
| Glenn Gulliver | Evansville Triplets, Montgomery Rebels | AA, AAA | 8 |
| Bruce Kimm | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 8 |
| Dwight Carter | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 7 |
| Jerry Manuel | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 7 |
Doubles Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | 2B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Stegman | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 30 |
| Rick Peters | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 28 |
| Venoy Garrison | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 26 |
| Al Greene | Evansville Triplets, Montgomery Rebels | AA, AAA | 26 |
| Dan Gonzales | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 25 |
| Les Filkins | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 22 |
| Dwight Carter | Evansville Triplets, Montgomery Rebels | AA, AAA | 21 |
| Raphael Hampton | Lakeland Tigers, Montgomery Rebels | A, AA | 21 |
| Chuck Scrivener | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 21 |
| Daniel LaNoue | Lakeland Tigers | A | 19 |
Triples Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | 3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Peters | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 8 |
| Raphael Hampton | Lakeland Tigers, Montgomery Rebels | A, AA | 7 |
| Darrell Brown | Montgomery Rebels, Lakeland Tigers | A, AA | 6 |
| Timothy Brookens | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 5 |
| Les Filkins | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 5 |
| Al Greene | Evansville Triplets, Montgomery Rebels | AA, AAA | 5 |
| Mel Jackson | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 5 |
| Jerry Manuel | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 5 |
| Art Toal | Bristol Tigers | R | 5 |
| Michael Bateman | Bristol Tigers, Lakeland Tigers | A, R | 4 |
| Kirk Gibson | Lakeland Tigers | A | 4 |
| Dan Gonzales | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 4 |
| John Upshaw | Lakeland Tigers | A | 4 |
| Clifton Wilder | Bristol Tigers, Lakeland Tigers | A, R | 4 |
RBI Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Greene | Montgomery Rebels, Evansville Triplets | AA, AAA | 94 |
| Dave Stegman | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 67 |
| Dan Gonzales | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 66 |
| Steve Patchin | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 62 |
| Venoy Garrison | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 52 |
| Greg Shippy | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 51 |
| Jerry Manuel | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 50 |
| Clifton Wilder | Bristol Tigers, Lakeland Tigers | A, R | 50 |
| Bruce Kimm | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 49 |
| Rick Peters | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 48 |
Wins Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheldon Burnside | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 14 | 5 |
| Ralph Treuel | Montgomery Rebels, Evansville Triplets | AA, AAA | 14 | 9 |
| Mike Chris | Montgomery Rebels, Evansville Triplets | AA, AAA | 12 | 9 |
| Kip Young | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 11 | 3 |
| Joseph Janton | Lakeland Tigers | A | 11 | 6 |
| Dan Petry | Evansville Triplets, Montgomery Rebels | AA, AAA | 10 | 10 |
| Dave Steffen | Lakeland Tigers | A | 9 | 4 |
| Chris Codiroli | Montgomery Rebels, Lakeland Tigers | A, AA | 9 | 8 |
| Kenneth Shea | Lakeland Tigers | A | 9 | 11 |
| Steve Baker | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 8 | 1 |
| Benedict Bonk | Bristol Tigers, Montgomery Rebels | AA, R | 8 | 1 |
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Codiroli | Lakeland Tigers, Montgomery Rebels | A, AA | 2.70 | 9 | 8 |
| Mike Chris | Evansville Triplets, Montgomery Rebels | AA, AAA | 2.96 | 12 | 9 |
| Joseph Janton | Lakeland Tigers | A | 3.02 | 11 | 6 |
| Kip Young | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 3.02 | 11 | 3 |
| Dan Petry | Montgomery Rebels, Evansville Triplets | AA, AAA | 3.37 | 10 | 10 |
| Sheldon Burnside | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 3.52 | 14 | 5 |
| Ralph Treuel | Montgomery Rebels, Evansville Triplets | AA, AAA | 3.67 | 14 | 9 |
| Kenneth Shea | Lakeland Tigers | A | 3.75 | 9 | 11 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
Shutout Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | SHO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Janton | Lakeland Tigers | A | 4 |
| Ralph Treuel | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 4 |
| Steve Baker | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 3 |
| Bert Geiger | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 3 |
| Dan Petry | Montgomery Rebels, Evansville Triplets | AA, AAA | 3 |
| Mike Chris | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 2 |
| Jeffrey Jackowiak | Lakeland Tigers | A | 2 |
| Jack Smith | Bristol Tigers | R | 2 |
| Jerry Ujdur | Lakeland Tigers | A | 2 |
| Stephen Viefhaus | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 2 |
Strikeout Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Codiroli | Lakeland Tigers, Montgomery Rebels | A, AA | 129 |
| Dan Petry | Evansville Triplets, Montgomery Rebels | AA, AAA | 119 |
| Mike Chris | Montgomery Rebels, Evansville Triplets | AA, AAA | 106 |
| Sheldon Burnside | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 100 |
| Kip Young | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 88 |
| Steve Baker | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 87 |
| Bert Geiger | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 87 |
| Kenneth Shea | Lakeland Tigers | A | 81 |
| Jeffrey Jackowiak | Lakeland Tigers | A | 80 |
| Ralph Treuel | Montgomery Rebels, Evansville Triplets | AA, AAA | 79 |
Save Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | SV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Alonso | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 12 |
| Bruce Taylor | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 9 |
| Dave Tobik | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 9 |
| Larry Corr | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 8 |
| John Flynn | Bristol Tigers | R | 8 |
| Dave Steffen | Lakeland Tigers, Montgomery Rebels | A, AA | 7 |
| Paul Vavruska | Lakeland Tigers | A | 6 |
| Garry Grafton | Evansville Triplets | AAA | 5 |
| Michael Polvi | Montgomery Rebels | AA | 4 |
| Dave Rucker | Lakeland Tigers, Bristol Tigers | A, R | 4 |
| Jud Thigpen | Bristol Tigers | R | 4 |
