1978 Texas Rangers Organizational Leaders

1978 Texas Rangers Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Billy Sample	Tucson Toros	AAA	170	27	13	18
LaRue Washington	Tucson Toros	AAA	166	26	12	4
Dan Duran	Tucson Toros, Tulsa Drillers	AA, AAA	150	28	4	17
Marty Scott	Tulsa Drillers	AA	148	31	3	13
Keith Smith	Tucson Toros	AAA	144	24	8	10
James Barbe	Asheville Tourists	A	143	17	2	18
Pat Putnam	Tucson Toros	AAA	138	25	2	21
Nelson Norman	Tucson Toros	AAA	133	17	7	2
Gary Gray	Tucson Toros	AAA	126	22	4	13
Mike Bucci	Tucson Toros	AAA	124	20	8	4

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Avg.	Hits	AB
Billy Sample	Tucson Toros	AAA	.352	170	483
Rusty Torres	Tucson Toros	AAA	.346	37	107
Mike Bucci	Tucson Toros	AAA	.331	124	375
Dan Duran	Tucson Toros, Tulsa Drillers	AA, AAA	.328	150	457
LaRue Washington	Tucson Toros	AAA	.324	166	513
Jerome Reedy	Tucson Toros	AAA	.323	50	155
Marty Scott	Tulsa Drillers	AA	.318	148	465
Wayne Pinkerton	Tucson Toros	AAA	.317	51	161
Gary Gray	Tucson Toros	AAA	.316	126	399
Pat Putnam	Tucson Toros	AAA	.309	138	447
Keith Smith	Tucson Toros	AAA	.309	144	466

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	Level	HR
Pat Putnam	Tucson Toros	AAA	21
James Barbe	Asheville Tourists	A	18
Billy Sample	Tucson Toros	AAA	18
Dan Duran	Tucson Toros, Tulsa Drillers	AA, AAA	17
Dave Rivera	Tulsa Drillers	AA	16
Gary Gray	Tucson Toros	AAA	13
Marty Scott	Tulsa Drillers	AA	13
Ronald Carney	Asheville Tourists	A	10
Keith Smith	Tucson Toros	AAA	10
Rick Lisi	Tulsa Drillers	AA	9

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	Level	2B
Marty Scott	Tulsa Drillers	AA	31
Dan Duran	Tucson Toros, Tulsa Drillers	AA, AAA	28
Billy Sample	Tucson Toros	AAA	27
LaRue Washington	Tucson Toros	AAA	26
Ronald Carney	Asheville Tourists	A	25
Pat Putnam	Tucson Toros	AAA	25
Keith Smith	Tucson Toros	AAA	24
Gary Gray	Tucson Toros	AAA	22
Odie Davis	Tulsa Drillers	AA	21
Mike Bucci	Tucson Toros	AAA	20
Greg Mahlberg	Tucson Toros	AAA	20
Blair Stouffer	Tulsa Drillers, Tucson Toros	AA, AAA	20

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	Level	3B
Billy Sample	Tucson Toros	AAA	13
Greg Jemison	Tulsa Drillers	AA	12
LaRue Washington	Tucson Toros	AAA	12
Keath Chauncey	Tucson Toros	AAA	9
Odie Davis	Tulsa Drillers	AA	9
Mike Bucci	Tucson Toros	AAA	8
Keith Smith	Tucson Toros	AAA	8
Nelson Norman	Tucson Toros	AAA	7
Rusty Torres	Tucson Toros	AAA	7
Terry Bogener	Rangers	R	6

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	Level	RBI
James Barbe	Asheville Tourists	A	99
Billy Sample	Tucson Toros	AAA	99
Gary Gray	Tucson Toros	AAA	98
Pat Putnam	Tucson Toros	AAA	96
Dan Duran	Tucson Toros, Tulsa Drillers	AA, AAA	95
Nelson Norman	Tucson Toros	AAA	76
LaRue Washington	Tucson Toros	AAA	74
Marty Scott	Tulsa Drillers	AA	71
Keith Smith	Tucson Toros	AAA	69
Ronald Carney	Asheville Tourists	A	68

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	Level	W	L
Jackie Brown	Tucson Toros	AAA	12	10
Don Kainer	Tucson Toros, Tulsa Drillers	AA, AAA	11	9
Ed Lynch	Tulsa Drillers, Asheville Tourists	A, AA	11	12
John Butcher	Asheville Tourists	A	10	9
Charles Lamson	Asheville Tourists	A	10	11
Stan Jakubowski	Tucson Toros, Tulsa Drillers	AA, AAA	9	4
Paul Mirabella	Tucson Toros	AAA	9	6
Mark Mercer	Asheville Tourists	A	8	3
Danny Darwin	Tucson Toros	AAA	8	9
Harold Kelly	Asheville Tourists	A	7	2
Linvel Mosby	Asheville Tourists, Rangers	A, R	7	3
Brian Allard	Tulsa Drillers	AA	7	10

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	Level	ERA	W	L
Ed Lynch	Asheville Tourists, Tulsa Drillers	A, AA	3.10	11	12
John Butcher	Asheville Tourists	A	3.33	10	9
Charles Lamson	Asheville Tourists	A	3.94	10	11
Paul Mirabella	Tucson Toros	AAA	3.97	9	6
Brian Allard	Tulsa Drillers	AA	4.24	7	10
Don Kainer	Tulsa Drillers, Tucson Toros	AA, AAA	4.63	11	9
Jackie Brown	Tucson Toros	AAA	5.10	12	10
Danny Darwin	Tucson Toros	AAA	6.26	8	9

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

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SHO
Don Kainer	Tulsa Drillers	AA	4
Jackie Brown	Tucson Toros	AAA	2
John Butcher	Asheville Tourists	A	2
Mike Bacsik	Tucson Toros	AAA	1
Jim Farr	Rangers	R	1
Steve Finch	Tulsa Drillers	AA	1
Kevin Keenan	Tulsa Drillers	AA	1
Harold Kelly	Asheville Tourists	A	1
Charles Lamson	Asheville Tourists	A	1
Ed Lynch	Asheville Tourists	A	1
Linvel Mosby	Rangers	R	1
Steven Nielsen	Asheville Tourists	A	1
Michael Odum	Asheville Tourists	A	1
Mark Soroko	Tulsa Drillers	AA	1
Stan Thomas	Tucson Toros	AAA	1

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SO
Charles Lamson	Asheville Tourists	A	155
Dave Righetti	Tulsa Drillers	AA	127
Danny Darwin	Tucson Toros	AAA	126
Ed Lynch	Tulsa Drillers, Asheville Tourists	A, AA	123
Mike Griffin	Tulsa Drillers	AA	112
Don Kainer	Tucson Toros, Tulsa Drillers	AA, AAA	104
Jackie Brown	Tucson Toros	AAA	103
John Butcher	Asheville Tourists	A	103
Brian Allard	Tulsa Drillers	AA	102
Stan Jakubowski	Tulsa Drillers, Tucson Toros	AA, AAA	87
Mark Mercer	Asheville Tourists	A	87

Save Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SV
Mark Mercer	Asheville Tourists	A	16
Steven Bianchi	Tulsa Drillers	AA	8
Bobby Cuellar	Tucson Toros	AAA	6
Don Bright	Tucson Toros	AAA	4
Stan Jakubowski	Tulsa Drillers, Tucson Toros	AA, AAA	4
Jerry Bostic	Tulsa Drillers	AA	3
David Chapman	Rangers	R	3
Jim Farr	Rangers	R	3
Gene Nelson	Rangers	R	3
Steven Nielsen	Asheville Tourists	A	2
David Smith	Rangers	R	2
Tommy Toms	Tucson Toros	AAA	2

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