1979 Toronto Blue Jays Organizational Leaders

1979 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Greg Wells	Kinston Eagles, Syracuse Chiefs	A, AAA	156	25	6	23
Lloyd Moseby	Dunedin Blue Jays	A	148	23	6	18
Eddie Dennis	Kinston Eagles	A	145	19	4	4
Rocket Wheeler	Kinston Eagles	A	145	24	5	5
Tim Thompson	Dunedin Blue Jays	A	134	19	4	17
Willie Upshaw	Syracuse Chiefs	AAA	131	25	8	12
Andre Wood	Dunedin Blue Jays	A	130	21	7	4
Jesse Barfield	Kinston Eagles	A	126	24	5	8
Robert Silverman	Kinston Eagles	A	123	9	12	2
Garth Iorg	Syracuse Chiefs	AAA	121	23	4	5

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Avg.	Hits	AB
Brian Stemberger	Utica Blue Jays	A	.359	71	198
Lloyd Moseby	Dunedin Blue Jays	A	.332	148	446
Bob Bonnette	Utica Blue Jays, Kinston Eagles	A	.321	59	184
Jimmy Waugh	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	R	.317	72	227
Eddie Dennis	Kinston Eagles	A	.307	145	472
Pat Kelly	Kinston Eagles, Syracuse Chiefs	A, AAA	.302	111	367
Greg Wells	Kinston Eagles, Syracuse Chiefs	A, AAA	.297	156	526
Tim Thompson	Dunedin Blue Jays	A	.294	134	456
Rocket Wheeler	Kinston Eagles	A	.294	145	493
Edward Petryschuk	Utica Blue Jays	A	.292	61	209

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	Level	HR
Greg Wells	Kinston Eagles, Syracuse Chiefs	A, AAA	23
Lloyd Moseby	Dunedin Blue Jays	A	18
Tim Thompson	Dunedin Blue Jays	A	17
Doug Ault	Syracuse Chiefs	AAA	12
Willie Upshaw	Syracuse Chiefs	AAA	12
Mike Kelly	Dunedin Blue Jays	A	11
Edward Petryschuk	Utica Blue Jays	A	10
Don Pisker	Syracuse Chiefs	AAA	10
Jimmy Waugh	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	R	9
Jesse Barfield	Kinston Eagles	A	8
Brian Stemberger	Utica Blue Jays	A	8

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	Level	2B
Doug Ault	Syracuse Chiefs	AAA	25
Willie Upshaw	Syracuse Chiefs	AAA	25
Greg Wells	Syracuse Chiefs, Kinston Eagles	A, AAA	25
Jesse Barfield	Kinston Eagles	A	24
Pat Kelly	Syracuse Chiefs, Kinston Eagles	A, AAA	24
Rocket Wheeler	Kinston Eagles	A	24
Garth Iorg	Syracuse Chiefs	AAA	23
Lloyd Moseby	Dunedin Blue Jays	A	23
Andre Wood	Dunedin Blue Jays	A	21
Eddie Dennis	Kinston Eagles	A	19
Tim Thompson	Dunedin Blue Jays	A	19

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	Level	3B
Robert Silverman	Kinston Eagles	A	12
Fred Manrique	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	R	10
Don Pisker	Syracuse Chiefs	AAA	10
Willie Upshaw	Syracuse Chiefs	AAA	8
Joe Cannon	Syracuse Chiefs	AAA	7
Andre Wood	Dunedin Blue Jays	A	7
Doug Ault	Syracuse Chiefs	AAA	6
William Ereu	Kinston Eagles, Dunedin Blue Jays	A	6
Pete Hernández	Kinston Eagles	A	6
Pat Kelly	Kinston Eagles	A	6
Lloyd Moseby	Dunedin Blue Jays	A	6
Greg Wells	Kinston Eagles, Syracuse Chiefs	A, AAA	6

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	Level	RBI
Greg Wells	Syracuse Chiefs, Kinston Eagles	A, AAA	92
Lloyd Moseby	Dunedin Blue Jays	A	84
Tim Thompson	Dunedin Blue Jays	A	77
Doug Ault	Syracuse Chiefs	AAA	71
Jesse Barfield	Kinston Eagles	A	71
Rocket Wheeler	Kinston Eagles	A	69
Willie Upshaw	Syracuse Chiefs	AAA	68
Paul Hodgson	Dunedin Blue Jays	A	57
Andre Wood	Dunedin Blue Jays	A	55
Dave McKay	Syracuse Chiefs	AAA	53

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	Level	W	L
Luis Leal	Syracuse Chiefs, Dunedin Blue Jays	A, AAA	13	2
Mark Wiley	Syracuse Chiefs	AAA	12	11
Steve Luebber	Syracuse Chiefs	AAA	11	8
Dave Stieb	Syracuse Chiefs, Dunedin Blue Jays	A, AAA	10	2
Rafael Santana	Kinston Eagles	A	10	7
Mike Darr	Kinston Eagles	A	10	9
Charlie Puleo	Dunedin Blue Jays	A	10	10
William Baltz	Dunedin Blue Jays	A	10	11
Jackson Todd	Syracuse Chiefs	AAA	9	4
Randy Benson	Kinston Eagles, Syracuse Chiefs	A, AAA	9	6
Steve Grilli	Syracuse Chiefs	AAA	9	7
David Buckley	Kinston Eagles	A	9	10

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	Level	ERA	W	L
Luis Leal	Dunedin Blue Jays, Syracuse Chiefs	A, AAA	2.71	13	2
William Baltz	Kinston Eagles, Dunedin Blue Jays	A	3.00	10	11
Mike Darr	Kinston Eagles	A	3.21	10	9
Jackson Todd	Syracuse Chiefs	AAA	3.34	9	4
Steve Luebber	Syracuse Chiefs	AAA	3.39	11	8
Randy Benson	Syracuse Chiefs, Kinston Eagles	A, AAA	3.47	9	6
Rafael Santana	Kinston Eagles	A	3.49	10	7
Mark Wiley	Syracuse Chiefs	AAA	3.65	12	11
David Buckley	Kinston Eagles	A	3.71	9	10
Charlie Puleo	Dunedin Blue Jays	A	4.46	10	10

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

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SHO
Randy Benson	Kinston Eagles, Syracuse Chiefs	A, AAA	5
Luis Leal	Dunedin Blue Jays	A	4
William Baltz	Dunedin Blue Jays	A	3
Steve Luebber	Syracuse Chiefs	AAA	3
Mike Cuellar	Dunedin Blue Jays, Kinston Eagles	A	2
Dale Mohorcic	Dunedin Blue Jays	A	2
David Smith	Dunedin Blue Jays	A	2
Mark Wiley	Syracuse Chiefs	AAA	2
Mike Darr	Kinston Eagles	A	1
Mark Eichhorn	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	R	1
Jesse Flores	Kinston Eagles	A	1
Randy Ford	Utica Blue Jays	A	1
Dave May	Syracuse Chiefs	AAA	1
Charlie Puleo	Dunedin Blue Jays	A	1
Brian Stemberger	Utica Blue Jays	A	1
Dave Stieb	Dunedin Blue Jays	A	1
Keith Walker	Kinston Eagles	A	1

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SO
Steve Luebber	Syracuse Chiefs	AAA	128
Mark Wiley	Syracuse Chiefs	AAA	111
Mike Darr	Kinston Eagles	A	109
Rafael Santana	Kinston Eagles	A	102
David Buckley	Kinston Eagles	A	95
Jesse Flores	Kinston Eagles	A	95
Chuck Fore	Dunedin Blue Jays, Syracuse Chiefs	A, AAA	92
Luis Leal	Syracuse Chiefs, Dunedin Blue Jays	A, AAA	92
Jay Robertson	Syracuse Chiefs, Kinston Eagles	A, AAA	90
Steve Senteney	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	R	79

Save Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SV
Richard Morgan	Dunedin Blue Jays	A	14
Steve Grilli	Syracuse Chiefs	AAA	12
Jay Robertson	Kinston Eagles, Syracuse Chiefs	A, AAA	12
Steve Senteney	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	R	11
Tom Buskey	Syracuse Chiefs	AAA	6
Mark Stoeber	Dunedin Blue Jays, Kinston Eagles	A	4
Paul White	Utica Blue Jays	A	4
Orvin Kiser	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	R	3
Mark Liber	Dunedin Blue Jays	A	3
Robert Oravec	Utica Blue Jays	A	3
Mike Willis	Syracuse Chiefs	AAA	3
Ken Wright	Kinston Eagles	A	3

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