1978 Houston Astros Organizational Leaders

1978 Houston Astros Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Keith Drumright	Charleston Charlies	AAA	159	21	3	1
Joe Cannon	Charleston Charlies	AAA	152	17	18	8
Rob Sperring	Charleston Charlies	AAA	151	27	4	8
Craig Cacek	Charleston Charlies	AAA	146	22	2	9
Don Pisker	Charleston Charlies	AAA	137	26	6	11
Jim Obradovich	Charleston Charlies	AAA	129	28	3	21
George Gross	Daytona Beach Astros	A	124	22	8	6
Jim Pankovits	Columbus Astros, Charleston Charlies	AA, AAA	123	19	7	10
Phil Klimas	Columbus Astros	AA	109	17	6	12
Jose Mota	Daytona Beach Astros	A	109	13	3	0

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Avg.	Hits	AB
Danny Heep	Daytona Beach Astros	A	.340	72	212
Tim Tolman	Astros, Daytona Beach Astros	A, R	.333	49	147
Reggie Baldwin	Columbus Astros	AA	.323	43	133
Keith Drumright	Charleston Charlies	AAA	.311	159	512
Bob Coluccio	Charleston Charlies	AAA	.308	49	159
Jim Obradovich	Charleston Charlies	AAA	.306	129	421
Joe Cannon	Charleston Charlies	AAA	.293	152	518
Craig Cacek	Charleston Charlies	AAA	.291	146	501
Don Pisker	Charleston Charlies	AAA	.287	137	477
Rob Sperring	Charleston Charlies	AAA	.287	151	527

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	Level	HR
Jim Obradovich	Charleston Charlies	AAA	21
Alan Knicely	Columbus Astros	AA	15
Larry Eubanks	Columbus Astros	AA	14
Phil Klimas	Columbus Astros	AA	12
Don Pisker	Charleston Charlies	AAA	11
Jim Pankovits	Columbus Astros	AA	10
Fernando Tatis	Columbus Astros	AA	10
Craig Cacek	Charleston Charlies	AAA	9
Gary Rajsich	Charleston Charlies, Columbus Astros	AA, AAA	9
Joe Cannon	Charleston Charlies	AAA	8
Rob Sperring	Charleston Charlies	AAA	8

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	Level	2B
Jim Obradovich	Charleston Charlies	AAA	28
Rob Sperring	Charleston Charlies	AAA	27
Don Pisker	Charleston Charlies	AAA	26
Craig Cacek	Charleston Charlies	AAA	22
George Gross	Daytona Beach Astros	A	22
Keith Drumright	Charleston Charlies	AAA	21
Larry Eubanks	Columbus Astros	AA	19
Jim Pankovits	Columbus Astros	AA	19
Danny Heep	Daytona Beach Astros	A	18
Joe Cannon	Charleston Charlies	AAA	17
Phil Klimas	Columbus Astros	AA	17

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	Level	3B
Joe Cannon	Charleston Charlies	AAA	18
Jose Claudio	Astros, Daytona Beach Astros	A, R	10
George Gross	Daytona Beach Astros	A	8
Jim Pankovits	Columbus Astros	AA	7
Paul Cooper	Daytona Beach Astros	A	6
Phil Klimas	Columbus Astros	AA	6
Scott Loucks	Columbus Astros, Daytona Beach Astros	A, AA	6
Don Pisker	Charleston Charlies	AAA	6
Gary Rajsich	Charleston Charlies, Columbus Astros	AA, AAA	6
Tim Tolman	Astros	R	6

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	Level	RBI
Jim Obradovich	Charleston Charlies	AAA	85
Don Pisker	Charleston Charlies	AAA	77
Craig Cacek	Charleston Charlies	AAA	75
Joe Cannon	Charleston Charlies	AAA	75
George Gross	Daytona Beach Astros	A	63
Rob Sperring	Charleston Charlies	AAA	56
Larry Eubanks	Columbus Astros	AA	50
Alan Knicely	Columbus Astros	AA	50
Keith Drumright	Charleston Charlies	AAA	49
Gary Rajsich	Columbus Astros, Charleston Charlies	AA, AAA	47

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	Level	W	L
Dan Larson	Charleston Charlies	AAA	14	6
Gary Wilson	Charleston Charlies	AAA	14	7
Gordie Pladson	Columbus Astros	AA	11	10
Mike Mendoza	Charleston Charlies, Columbus Astros	AA, AAA	11	13
Billy Smith	Daytona Beach Astros, Columbus Astros	A, AA	10	9
Dave Smith	Columbus Astros	AA	10	13
Roy Thomas	Charleston Charlies	AAA	9	4
Randy Niemann	Columbus Astros	AA	9	5
Frank Riccelli	Charleston Charlies	AAA	9	7
Charlie Williams	Charleston Charlies	AAA	8	1
Bo McLaughlin	Charleston Charlies	AAA	8	5
Vern Ruhle	Charleston Charlies, Columbus Astros	AA, AAA	8	5
Jim MacDonald	Daytona Beach Astros	A	8	16

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	Level	ERA	W	L
Randy Niemann	Columbus Astros	AA	2.05	9	5
Billy Smith	Columbus Astros, Daytona Beach Astros	A, AA	2.25	10	9
Vern Ruhle	Columbus Astros, Charleston Charlies	AA, AAA	2.50	8	5
Frank Riccelli	Charleston Charlies	AAA	2.78	9	7
Dave Smith	Columbus Astros	AA	3.48	10	13
Gordie Pladson	Columbus Astros	AA	3.66	11	10
Bo McLaughlin	Charleston Charlies	AAA	3.72	8	5
Dan Larson	Charleston Charlies	AAA	3.74	14	6
Jim MacDonald	Daytona Beach Astros	A	3.84	8	16
Gary Wilson	Charleston Charlies	AAA	3.86	14	7
Mike Mendoza	Charleston Charlies, Columbus Astros	AA, AAA	4.32	11	13

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

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SHO
Mike Mendoza	Columbus Astros, Charleston Charlies	AA, AAA	5
Rod Boxberger	Columbus Astros	AA	3
Dan Larson	Charleston Charlies	AAA	3
Jim MacDonald	Daytona Beach Astros	A	2
Mark Miggins	Columbus Astros	AA	2
Pat Perry	Astros	R	2
Gordie Pladson	Columbus Astros	AA	2
Frank Riccelli	Charleston Charlies	AAA	2
Vern Ruhle	Columbus Astros, Charleston Charlies	AA, AAA	2
Billy Smith	Columbus Astros	AA	2
Dave Smith	Columbus Astros	AA	2
Charlie Williams	Charleston Charlies	AAA	2

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SO
Mike Mendoza	Columbus Astros, Charleston Charlies	AA, AAA	124
Dan Larson	Charleston Charlies	AAA	121
Gordie Pladson	Columbus Astros	AA	117
Kevin Houston	Astros, Daytona Beach Astros	A, R	116
Dave Smith	Columbus Astros	AA	114
Frank Riccelli	Charleston Charlies	AAA	93
Billy Smith	Columbus Astros, Daytona Beach Astros	A, AA	87
Gary Wilson	Charleston Charlies	AAA	87
Diego Melendez	Daytona Beach Astros	A	73
Vern Ruhle	Columbus Astros, Charleston Charlies	AA, AAA	73

Save Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SV
Oscar Zamora	Charleston Charlies	AAA	10
David Aloi	Columbus Astros	AA	8
Larry Hardy	Charleston Charlies	AAA	8
Roy Thomas	Charleston Charlies	AAA	7
Ricardo Aponte	Daytona Beach Astros	A	5
Jack Lazorko	Astros, Daytona Beach Astros	A, R	3
Frederick Morris	Daytona Beach Astros	A	3
Mauro Pinto	Astros	R	2
Bert Roberge	Columbus Astros	AA	2
Richard Robinson	Astros	R	2
Russ Rothermel	Charleston Charlies	AAA	2
José Sosa	Charleston Charlies, Columbus Astros	AA, AAA	2

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