1979 Houston Astros Organizational Leaders
1979 Houston Astros Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Heep | Columbus Astros | AA | 171 | 30 | 5 | 21 |
| Tom Wiedenbauer | Columbus Astros | AA | 147 | 31 | 4 | 3 |
| Rob Sperring | Charleston Charlies | AAA | 142 | 23 | 5 | 3 |
| George Gross | Columbus Astros | AA | 138 | 29 | 4 | 10 |
| Dave Bergman | Charleston Charlies | AAA | 129 | 23 | 3 | 6 |
| Douglas Stokke | Columbus Astros | AA | 128 | 21 | 3 | 10 |
| Dave Augustine | Charleston Charlies | AAA | 125 | 26 | 4 | 3 |
| Alan Knicely | Columbus Astros | AA | 122 | 12 | 3 | 33 |
| Tim Tolman | Daytona Beach Astros | A | 122 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| Simon Rosario | Daytona Beach Astros, Columbus Astros | A, AA | 115 | 17 | 5 | 3 |
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | Avg. | Hits | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Spencer | Charleston Charlies | AAA | .358 | 38 | 106 |
| Francisco Jabalera | Astros | R | .328 | 63 | 192 |
| Danny Heep | Columbus Astros | AA | .327 | 171 | 523 |
| Simon Rosario | Daytona Beach Astros, Columbus Astros | A, AA | .303 | 115 | 380 |
| George Gross | Columbus Astros | AA | .297 | 138 | 464 |
| Keith Drumright | Charleston Charlies | AAA | .295 | 90 | 305 |
| Ricky Adams | Daytona Beach Astros | A | .292 | 89 | 305 |
| Reggie Waller | Columbus Astros, Daytona Beach Astros | A, AA | .292 | 114 | 390 |
| Dave Augustine | Charleston Charlies | AAA | .291 | 125 | 430 |
| Alan Knicely | Columbus Astros | AA | .289 | 122 | 422 |
| Valentino Primante | Astros | R | .289 | 35 | 121 |
| Tim Tolman | Daytona Beach Astros | A | .289 | 122 | 422 |
Home Run Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | HR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Knicely | Columbus Astros | AA | 33 |
| Danny Heep | Columbus Astros | AA | 21 |
| Gary Rajsich | Columbus Astros, Charleston Charlies | AA, AAA | 20 |
| Phil Klimas | Columbus Astros | AA | 13 |
| Jim Obradovich | Charleston Charlies | AAA | 13 |
| George Gross | Columbus Astros | AA | 10 |
| Jim Pankovits | Columbus Astros | AA | 10 |
| Douglas Stokke | Columbus Astros | AA | 10 |
| Reggie Waller | Daytona Beach Astros, Columbus Astros | A, AA | 9 |
| Reggie Baldwin | Columbus Astros, Charleston Charlies | AA, AAA | 7 |
Doubles Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | 2B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Rajsich | Charleston Charlies, Columbus Astros | AA, AAA | 33 |
| Tom Wiedenbauer | Columbus Astros | AA | 31 |
| Danny Heep | Columbus Astros | AA | 30 |
| George Gross | Columbus Astros | AA | 29 |
| Dave Augustine | Charleston Charlies | AAA | 26 |
| Gary Woods | Charleston Charlies | AAA | 25 |
| Dave Bergman | Charleston Charlies | AAA | 23 |
| Jim Obradovich | Charleston Charlies | AAA | 23 |
| Rob Sperring | Charleston Charlies | AAA | 23 |
| Douglas Stokke | Columbus Astros | AA | 21 |
Triples Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | 3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Rajsich | Columbus Astros, Charleston Charlies | AA, AAA | 6 |
| Danny Heep | Columbus Astros | AA | 5 |
| Simon Rosario | Daytona Beach Astros | A | 5 |
| Rob Sperring | Charleston Charlies | AAA | 5 |
| Reggie Waller | Columbus Astros, Daytona Beach Astros | A, AA | 5 |
| Cliff Wherry | Astros | R | 5 |
| Dave Augustine | Charleston Charlies | AAA | 4 |
| Keith Drumright | Charleston Charlies | AAA | 4 |
| George Gross | Columbus Astros | AA | 4 |
| Jim Pankovits | Columbus Astros, Charleston Charlies | AA, AAA | 4 |
| Tom Wiedenbauer | Columbus Astros | AA | 4 |
RBI Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Heep | Columbus Astros | AA | 84 |
| Gary Rajsich | Charleston Charlies, Columbus Astros | AA, AAA | 81 |
| George Gross | Columbus Astros | AA | 76 |
| Alan Knicely | Columbus Astros | AA | 76 |
| Douglas Stokke | Columbus Astros | AA | 69 |
| Tom Wiedenbauer | Columbus Astros | AA | 64 |
| Simon Rosario | Daytona Beach Astros, Columbus Astros | A, AA | 62 |
| Phil Klimas | Columbus Astros | AA | 59 |
| Dave Bergman | Charleston Charlies | AAA | 58 |
| Tim Tolman | Daytona Beach Astros | A | 53 |
| Reggie Waller | Daytona Beach Astros, Columbus Astros | A, AA | 53 |
Wins Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Leatherwood | Columbus Astros | AA | 15 | 11 |
| Billy Smith | Columbus Astros | AA | 14 | 9 |
| Dennis Miscik | Columbus Astros, Charleston Charlies | AA, AAA | 13 | 5 |
| Gordie Pladson | Charleston Charlies | AAA | 13 | 14 |
| Mike Mendoza | Charleston Charlies | AAA | 11 | 10 |
| Brent Strom | Columbus Astros, Charleston Charlies, Daytona Beach Astros | A, AA, AAA | 10 | 7 |
| Jim MacDonald | Daytona Beach Astros, Columbus Astros | A, AA | 10 | 10 |
| Ron Meridith | Columbus Astros | AA | 9 | 11 |
| Thad Troedson | Columbus Astros | AA | 8 | 2 |
| John Hessler | Daytona Beach Astros | A | 8 | 11 |
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Smith | Columbus Astros | AA | 2.64 | 14 | 9 |
| Gordie Pladson | Charleston Charlies | AAA | 2.98 | 13 | 14 |
| Del Leatherwood | Columbus Astros | AA | 3.07 | 15 | 11 |
| Jim MacDonald | Columbus Astros, Daytona Beach Astros | A, AA | 3.48 | 10 | 10 |
| Mike Mendoza | Charleston Charlies | AAA | 3.54 | 11 | 10 |
| Dennis Miscik | Columbus Astros, Charleston Charlies | AA, AAA | 3.67 | 13 | 5 |
| Brent Strom | Charleston Charlies, Daytona Beach Astros, Columbus Astros | A, AA, AAA | 3.68 | 10 | 7 |
| Ron Meridith | Columbus Astros | AA | 4.29 | 9 | 11 |
| John Hessler | Daytona Beach Astros | A | 4.85 | 8 | 11 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
Shutout Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | SHO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Del Leatherwood | Columbus Astros | AA | 4 |
| Ron Meridith | Columbus Astros | AA | 3 |
| Dave Smith | Charleston Charlies | AAA | 3 |
| Douglas Jackson | Daytona Beach Astros | A | 2 |
| Jim MacDonald | Daytona Beach Astros | A | 2 |
| Dennis Miscik | Columbus Astros, Charleston Charlies | AA, AAA | 2 |
| Zac Paris | Astros | R | 2 |
| Billy Smith | Columbus Astros | AA | 2 |
| Rod Boxberger | Columbus Astros | AA | 1 |
| John Hessler | Daytona Beach Astros | A | 1 |
| Pete Ladd | Columbus Astros | AA | 1 |
| Mike Penate | Astros | R | 1 |
| Gregory Petersen | Daytona Beach Astros | A | 1 |
| Gordie Pladson | Charleston Charlies | AAA | 1 |
| Bert Roberge | Columbus Astros | AA | 1 |
| Blaine Smith | Daytona Beach Astros | A | 1 |
| Brent Strom | Columbus Astros | AA | 1 |
Strikeout Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | SO |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Hessler | Daytona Beach Astros | A | 139 |
| Stan Leland | Columbus Astros, Daytona Beach Astros | A, AA | 124 |
| Gordie Pladson | Charleston Charlies | AAA | 101 |
| Del Leatherwood | Columbus Astros | AA | 95 |
| Jim MacDonald | Columbus Astros, Daytona Beach Astros | A, AA | 95 |
| Dave Smith | Charleston Charlies | AAA | 90 |
| Kevin Houston | Daytona Beach Astros | A | 86 |
| Douglas Jackson | Daytona Beach Astros | A | 80 |
| Dennis Miscik | Columbus Astros, Charleston Charlies | AA, AAA | 76 |
| Billy Smith | Columbus Astros | AA | 76 |
Save Leaders
| Player | Team | Level | SV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Brown | Astros | R | 8 |
| Thad Troedson | Daytona Beach Astros, Columbus Astros | A, AA | 7 |
| Larry Hardy | Charleston Charlies | AAA | 6 |
| Mike Mendoza | Charleston Charlies | AAA | 6 |
| Ricardo Aponte | Daytona Beach Astros, Columbus Astros | A, AA | 5 |
| Pete Ladd | Columbus Astros | AA | 4 |
| Steven Quealey | Daytona Beach Astros | A | 4 |
| Jack Lazorko | Daytona Beach Astros | A | 3 |
| Richard Robinson | Daytona Beach Astros | A | 3 |
| Frederick Morris | Columbus Astros | AA | 2 |
| George Throop | Charleston Charlies | AAA | 2 |
