1976 Carolina League Leaders

1976 Carolina League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1976 Carolina League Standings

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Avg.	H	AB
Bobby Brown	Peninsula Pilots	.349	137	393
Luis Delgado	Winston-Salem Red Sox	.294	143	486
William Covert	Lynchburg Mets	.282	127	451
Pablo Cruz	Salem Pirates	.282	110	390
Otis Foster	Winston-Salem Red Sox	.282	115	408
John Dean	Salem Pirates	.277	109	393
Paul McClure	Winston-Salem Red Sox	.277	96	347
David Lozano	Lynchburg Mets	.273	119	436
Ronald Evans	Winston-Salem Red Sox	.271	115	425
Marshall Brant	Lynchburg Mets	.258	123	476
James Smoak	Peninsula Pilots	.253	110	434
Rafael Contreras	Lynchburg Mets	.250	98	392
Melvin Yearby	Peninsula Pilots	.246	93	378
Steven Yost	Lynchburg Mets	.244	86	352
Ken Huizenga	Winston-Salem Red Sox	.237	102	430
Juan DeLiza	Salem Pirates	.236	122	518
Ed Jurak	Winston-Salem Red Sox	.219	88	401
Paul Nelson	Salem Pirates	.218	88	404
Martin Ryczek	Peninsula Pilots	.211	76	361
Mike O'Berry	Winston-Salem Red Sox	.200	66	330

Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Luis Delgado	Winston-Salem Red Sox	143	21	6	7
Bobby Brown	Peninsula Pilots	137	18	10	8
William Covert	Lynchburg Mets	127	21	6	1
Marshall Brant	Lynchburg Mets	123	32	7	23
Juan DeLiza	Salem Pirates	122	22	4	4
David Lozano	Lynchburg Mets	119	10	8	1
Ronald Evans	Winston-Salem Red Sox	115	22	1	16
Otis Foster	Winston-Salem Red Sox	115	27	4	12
Pablo Cruz	Salem Pirates	110	21	2	3
James Smoak	Peninsula Pilots	110	14	9	2

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	HR
Marshall Brant	Lynchburg Mets	23
Ken Huizenga	Winston-Salem Red Sox	18
Ronald Evans	Winston-Salem Red Sox	16
Larry Littleton	Salem Pirates	13
Otis Foster	Winston-Salem Red Sox	12
John Dean	Salem Pirates	10
Paul Nelson	Salem Pirates	9
Bobby Brown	Peninsula Pilots	8
John Guarnaccia	Peninsula Pilots	8
Melvin Yearby	Peninsula Pilots	8
Luis Delgado	Winston-Salem Red Sox	7
John Hughes	Peninsula Pilots	7
Matthew Coletta	Winston-Salem Red Sox	6
Don McCormack	Peninsula Pilots	6
Leonardo Ortiz	Salem Pirates	6
Steven Yost	Lynchburg Mets	6
Paul McClure	Winston-Salem Red Sox	5
Oscar Bernazard	Salem Pirates	4
Rafael Contreras	Lynchburg Mets	4
Juan DeLiza	Salem Pirates	4

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	2B
Marshall Brant	Lynchburg Mets	32
Ken Huizenga	Winston-Salem Red Sox	28
Otis Foster	Winston-Salem Red Sox	27
Paul McClure	Winston-Salem Red Sox	26
Juan DeLiza	Salem Pirates	22
Ronald Evans	Winston-Salem Red Sox	22
William Covert	Lynchburg Mets	21
Pablo Cruz	Salem Pirates	21
Luis Delgado	Winston-Salem Red Sox	21
Juan Lebron	Salem Pirates	19
Melvin Yearby	Peninsula Pilots	19
Bobby Brown	Peninsula Pilots	18
John Dean	Salem Pirates	18
Rafael Contreras	Lynchburg Mets	17
Steven Yost	Lynchburg Mets	17
Oscar Bernazard	Salem Pirates	16
Luis Garcia	Lynchburg Mets	15
John Hughes	Peninsula Pilots	14
Francisco Perez	Lynchburg Mets	14
James Smoak	Peninsula Pilots	14

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	3B
Bobby Brown	Peninsula Pilots	10
James Smoak	Peninsula Pilots	9
David Lozano	Lynchburg Mets	8
Marshall Brant	Lynchburg Mets	7
Jimmy Shankle	Winston-Salem Red Sox	7
Randy Black	Peninsula Pilots	6
Rafael Contreras	Lynchburg Mets	6
William Covert	Lynchburg Mets	6
Luis Delgado	Winston-Salem Red Sox	6
Oscar Bernazard	Salem Pirates	5
Ken Huizenga	Winston-Salem Red Sox	5
Juan Lebron	Salem Pirates	5
Paul McClure	Winston-Salem Red Sox	5
Don McCormack	Peninsula Pilots	5
Leonardo Ortiz	Salem Pirates	5
Melvin Yearby	Peninsula Pilots	5
Steven Yost	Lynchburg Mets	5
Doe Boyland	Salem Pirates	4
Juan DeLiza	Salem Pirates	4
Otis Foster	Winston-Salem Red Sox	4

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	RBI
Marshall Brant	Lynchburg Mets	93
Otis Foster	Winston-Salem Red Sox	83
Ken Huizenga	Winston-Salem Red Sox	73
Ronald Evans	Winston-Salem Red Sox	66
Melvin Yearby	Peninsula Pilots	62
Paul McClure	Winston-Salem Red Sox	61
Larry Littleton	Salem Pirates	59
John Dean	Salem Pirates	53
Paul Nelson	Salem Pirates	51
Steven Yost	Lynchburg Mets	49
William Covert	Lynchburg Mets	48
Luis Delgado	Winston-Salem Red Sox	48
Keith Moreland	Peninsula Pilots	47
Bobby Brown	Peninsula Pilots	41
James Smoak	Peninsula Pilots	39
Rafael Contreras	Lynchburg Mets	38
Juan DeLiza	Salem Pirates	38
Juan Lebron	Salem Pirates	37
David Lozano	Lynchburg Mets	37
Don McCormack	Peninsula Pilots	36

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	W	L
Don Fowler	Peninsula Pilots	15	7
Ed Whitson	Salem Pirates	15	9
Breen Newcomer	Winston-Salem Red Sox	14	6
Frank Ciammachilli	Peninsula Pilots	13	6
Richard Waller	Winston-Salem Red Sox	13	9
John Pacella	Lynchburg Mets	12	11
Al Faust	Winston-Salem Red Sox	11	5
Bruce Poole	Winston-Salem Red Sox	11	9
Richard Sander	Lynchburg Mets	11	8
Juan Berenguer	Lynchburg Mets	10	13
Walter Bigos	Winston-Salem Red Sox	10	6
Randy Brandt	Salem Pirates	10	7
Mike Moore	Winston-Salem Red Sox	10	7
Fred Breining	Salem Pirates	9	4
Peter Manos	Peninsula Pilots	9	4
James Johnston	Salem Pirates	8	4
Glenn Harper	Lynchburg Mets	6	8
Larry Wertz	Peninsula Pilots	6	9
Dennis Davis	Salem Pirates	5	14
Alex Gorgie	Lynchburg Mets	5	6

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	ERA	W	L
Peter Manos	Peninsula Pilots	1.16	9	4
Frank Ciammachilli	Peninsula Pilots	2.36	13	6
Breen Newcomer	Winston-Salem Red Sox	2.37	14	6
Al Faust	Winston-Salem Red Sox	2.50	11	5
Ed Whitson	Salem Pirates	2.53	15	9
Don Fowler	Peninsula Pilots	2.66	15	7
Bruce Poole	Winston-Salem Red Sox	2.79	11	9
Richard Sander	Lynchburg Mets	3.00	11	8
Richard Waller	Winston-Salem Red Sox	3.04	13	9
Walter Bigos	Winston-Salem Red Sox	3.15	10	6
John Pacella	Lynchburg Mets	3.26	12	11
Fred Breining	Salem Pirates	3.47	9	4
Juan Berenguer	Lynchburg Mets	3.61	10	13
Randy Brandt	Salem Pirates	3.94	10	7
Dennis Davis	Salem Pirates	4.83	5	14

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

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	SHO
Don Fowler	Peninsula Pilots	4
Breen Newcomer	Winston-Salem Red Sox	4
John Pacella	Lynchburg Mets	3
Bruce Poole	Winston-Salem Red Sox	3
Juan Berenguer	Lynchburg Mets	2
Walter Bigos	Winston-Salem Red Sox	2
Robert Clites	Salem Pirates	2
Gary Manderbach	Peninsula Pilots	2
Richard Waller	Winston-Salem Red Sox	2
Ed Whitson	Salem Pirates	2
Greg Bradford	Peninsula Pilots	1
Al Faust	Winston-Salem Red Sox	1
Joe Galante	Salem Pirates	1
Angel Hernandez	Peninsula Pilots	1
Mike Moore	Winston-Salem Red Sox	1
Richard Sander	Lynchburg Mets	1

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	SO
Ed Whitson	Salem Pirates	186
Bruce Poole	Winston-Salem Red Sox	136
Richard Waller	Winston-Salem Red Sox	127
John Pacella	Lynchburg Mets	119
Juan Berenguer	Lynchburg Mets	114
Breen Newcomer	Winston-Salem Red Sox	108
Richard Sander	Lynchburg Mets	108
Dennis Davis	Salem Pirates	107
Fred Breining	Salem Pirates	106
Frank Ciammachilli	Peninsula Pilots	103
Joe Galante	Salem Pirates	92
Al Faust	Winston-Salem Red Sox	87
Peter Manos	Peninsula Pilots	86
Randy Brandt	Salem Pirates	84
Don Fowler	Peninsula Pilots	84
Gregory Stone	Peninsula Pilots	78
Jeff Schneider	Peninsula Pilots	77
John Tudor	Winston-Salem Red Sox	76
Al Holland	Salem Pirates	72
Gary Manderbach	Peninsula Pilots	69

Save Leaders

Player	Team	SV
Peter Manos	Peninsula Pilots	17
Al Holland	Salem Pirates	13
Don Driskill	Lynchburg Mets	12
Ronald Herlihy	Winston-Salem Red Sox	11
James Johnston	Salem Pirates	7
Phillip Welch	Winston-Salem Red Sox	6
John Tudor	Winston-Salem Red Sox	5
Ruben Cruz	Lynchburg Mets	4
Glenn Harper	Lynchburg Mets	3
Frank Ciammachilli	Peninsula Pilots	2
Jeff Schneider	Peninsula Pilots	2
Walter Bigos	Winston-Salem Red Sox	1
Al Faust	Winston-Salem Red Sox	1
Angel Hernandez	Peninsula Pilots	1
Gregory Stone	Peninsula Pilots	1

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