1978 Kansas City Royals Organizational Leaders

1978 Kansas City Royals Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Dennis Webb	Fort Myers Royals	A	144	8	3	0
Dave Cripe	Omaha Royals	AAA	142	18	5	9
Darrell Parker	Omaha Royals	AAA	134	19	3	8
Danny Garcia	Fort Myers Royals	A	125	11	3	0
Randy Bass	Omaha Royals	AAA	118	26	0	22
Jim Nettles	Omaha Royals	AAA	116	19	7	16
Tim Ireland	Jacksonville Suns, Omaha Royals	AA, AAA	114	17	5	6
Mike Ondina	Jacksonville Suns	AA	111	23	2	8
Frank McCann	Fort Myers Royals	A	110	13	8	8
Luis Silverio	Omaha Royals	AAA	106	22	4	19

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Avg.	Hits	AB
Dennis Webb	Fort Myers Royals	A	.324	144	444
Dave Cripe	Omaha Royals	AAA	.300	142	473
Darryl Motley	Fort Myers Royals, Royals	A, R	.292	56	192
Raymond Bresnahan	Royals	R	.290	54	186
Danny Garcia	Fort Myers Royals	A	.285	125	439
Randy Bass	Omaha Royals	AAA	.279	118	423
James Davidson	Royals	R	.274	37	135
Robert Glass	Jacksonville Suns	AA	.270	103	381
Darrell Parker	Omaha Royals	AAA	.270	134	496
Kelly Heath	Jacksonville Suns	AA	.268	62	231
Ron Johnson	Fort Myers Royals, Royals	A, R	.268	34	127

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	Level	HR
Randy Bass	Omaha Royals	AAA	22
Larry Foster	Jacksonville Suns, Omaha Royals	AA, AAA	20
Luis Silverio	Omaha Royals	AAA	19
Paul Djakonow	Jacksonville Suns	AA	16
Jim Nettles	Omaha Royals	AAA	16
Ken Phelps	Jacksonville Suns	AA	16
Dave Cripe	Omaha Royals	AAA	9
Phil Westendorf	Fort Myers Royals	A	9
Frank McCann	Fort Myers Royals	A	8
Mike Ondina	Jacksonville Suns	AA	8
Darrell Parker	Omaha Royals	AAA	8

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	Level	2B
Randy Bass	Omaha Royals	AAA	26
Mike Ondina	Jacksonville Suns	AA	23
Luis Silverio	Omaha Royals	AAA	22
Ken Phelps	Jacksonville Suns	AA	20
Jim Nettles	Omaha Royals	AAA	19
Darrell Parker	Omaha Royals	AAA	19
Marvin Wooten	Fort Myers Royals	A	19
Dave Cripe	Omaha Royals	AAA	18
Paul Djakonow	Jacksonville Suns	AA	18
Kevin Gillen	Jacksonville Suns	AA	18

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	Level	3B
Frank McCann	Fort Myers Royals	A	8
Jim Nettles	Omaha Royals	AAA	7
Phil Westendorf	Fort Myers Royals	A	7
Kevin Gillen	Jacksonville Suns	AA	6
John Haley	Fort Myers Royals, Royals	A, R	6
Dave Cripe	Omaha Royals	AAA	5
Bob Detherage	Omaha Royals	AAA	5
Tim Ireland	Jacksonville Suns, Omaha Royals	AA, AAA	5
Paul Djakonow	Jacksonville Suns	AA	4
Jim Gaudet	Omaha Royals	AAA	4
Luis Silverio	Omaha Royals	AAA	4
Raul Tovar	Fort Myers Royals, Royals	A, R	4

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	Level	RBI
Randy Bass	Omaha Royals	AAA	78
Paul Djakonow	Jacksonville Suns	AA	73
Frank McCann	Fort Myers Royals	A	73
Jim Nettles	Omaha Royals	AAA	70
Ken Phelps	Jacksonville Suns	AA	61
Tim Ireland	Omaha Royals, Jacksonville Suns	AA, AAA	58
Luis Silverio	Omaha Royals	AAA	57
Dave Cripe	Omaha Royals	AAA	53
Larry Foster	Jacksonville Suns, Omaha Royals	AA, AAA	53
Mike Ondina	Jacksonville Suns	AA	53

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	Level	W	L
Mike Morley	Jacksonville Suns, Fort Myers Royals	A, AA	16	7
Bill Paschall	Omaha Royals	AAA	14	9
Gary Christenson	Jacksonville Suns, Omaha Royals	AA, AAA	13	8
Mike Jones	Fort Myers Royals	A	13	9
Craig Eaton	Omaha Royals, Jacksonville Suns	AA, AAA	12	7
Rich Dubee	Jacksonville Suns	AA	12	9
George Throop	Omaha Royals	AAA	12	10
Mark Daly	Jacksonville Suns, Omaha Royals	AA, AAA	11	11
Tony Vila	Royals, Fort Myers Royals	A, R	10	1
Ken Cvejdlik	Jacksonville Suns	AA	10	11

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	Level	ERA	W	L
Mike Morley	Fort Myers Royals, Jacksonville Suns	A, AA	2.17	16	7
Ken Cvejdlik	Jacksonville Suns	AA	2.44	10	11
Mark Daly	Jacksonville Suns, Omaha Royals	AA, AAA	3.08	11	11
Gary Christenson	Omaha Royals, Jacksonville Suns	AA, AAA	3.39	13	8
Rich Dubee	Jacksonville Suns	AA	3.44	12	9
Bill Paschall	Omaha Royals	AAA	3.63	14	9
Mike Jones	Fort Myers Royals	A	3.67	13	9
Craig Eaton	Jacksonville Suns, Omaha Royals	AA, AAA	3.95	12	7
George Throop	Omaha Royals	AAA	5.47	12	10

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

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SHO
Mike Morley	Fort Myers Royals	A	5
Mike Jones	Fort Myers Royals	A	4
Gerald Ako	Fort Myers Royals, Jacksonville Suns	A, AA	3
Ken Cvejdlik	Jacksonville Suns	AA	3
Ben Grzybek	Jacksonville Suns	AA	3
Mickey Reichenbach	Fort Myers Royals	A	3
Gary Christenson	Jacksonville Suns	AA	2
Mark Daly	Jacksonville Suns	AA	2
Jeffrey Hanslovan	Royals	R	2
Bill Paschall	Omaha Royals	AAA	2
Tony Vila	Fort Myers Royals	A	2

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SO
Ken Cvejdlik	Jacksonville Suns	AA	122
Mike Jones	Fort Myers Royals	A	118
Gary Christenson	Omaha Royals, Jacksonville Suns	AA, AAA	93
Mark Daly	Jacksonville Suns, Omaha Royals	AA, AAA	87
Ben Grzybek	Jacksonville Suns	AA	84
Erik Hendricks	Royals, Fort Myers Royals	A, R	84
Mike Morley	Jacksonville Suns, Fort Myers Royals	A, AA	83
Mark Ballinger	Omaha Royals	AAA	81
Bill Paschall	Omaha Royals	AAA	80
George Throop	Omaha Royals	AAA	77

Save Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SV
Dan Quisenberry	Jacksonville Suns	AA	15
Jerry Cram	Omaha Royals	AAA	10
Jeff Cornell	Jacksonville Suns, Royals	AA, R	9
Robert Ganger	Fort Myers Royals, Royals	A, R	8
Renie Martin	Omaha Royals, Fort Myers Royals	A, AAA	8
William Casbolt	Fort Myers Royals	A	7
Craig Pippin	Royals	R	6
Randy McGilberry	Omaha Royals	AAA	5
Jim Sadowski	Jacksonville Suns	AA	4
Steve Hamrick	Omaha Royals	AAA	1
Melville Lowman	Fort Myers Royals	A	1
Tony Vila	Royals	R	1

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