1979 Pioneer League Leaders

1979 Pioneer League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1979 Pioneer League Standings

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Avg.	H	AB
Joe Bruno	Helena Phillies	.385	112	291
James Wojcik	Great Falls Giants	.368	78	212
Rusty Hamric	Helena Phillies	.358	87	243
Greg Brock	Lethbridge Dodgers	.356	88	247
Bill Schroeder	Butte Copper Kings	.355	86	242
James Pellack	Calgary Expos	.337	55	163
Georgie Cruz	Calgary Expos	.335	72	215
Rod Johnson	Billings Mustangs	.327	70	214
Murphy Sua	Lethbridge Dodgers	.320	88	275
Dario Guzman	Billings Mustangs	.318	54	170
Gary Pettis	Idaho Falls Angels	.318	63	198
Rob Deer	Great Falls Giants	.317	69	218
Jimmy Waugh	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	.317	72	227
Tim Collins	Idaho Falls Angels	.316	73	231
Jon Hansen	Butte Copper Kings	.313	71	227
Raymond Alonzo	Butte Copper Kings	.312	78	250
Eli Aldridge	Idaho Falls Angels	.311	52	167
Tracy Anderson	Helena Phillies	.307	50	163
Kenneth Martinson	Helena Phillies	.301	55	183
William Sobbe	Lethbridge Dodgers	.301	56	186

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

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Joe Bruno	Helena Phillies	112	12	4	2
Greg Brock	Lethbridge Dodgers	88	18	2	16
Murphy Sua	Lethbridge Dodgers	88	13	2	4
Rusty Hamric	Helena Phillies	87	9	4	0
Bill Schroeder	Butte Copper Kings	86	16	7	18
Fred Manrique	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	81	8	10	2
Raymond Alonzo	Butte Copper Kings	78	19	4	4
Marty Hunter	Idaho Falls Angels	78	10	7	0
James Wojcik	Great Falls Giants	78	8	5	1
Jon Lindsey	Helena Phillies	77	8	0	3
Ronald Perodin	Great Falls Giants	77	6	1	0

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	HR
Willie Darkis	Helena Phillies	20
Fernando Marin	Calgary Expos	19
Bill Schroeder	Butte Copper Kings	18
Greg Brock	Lethbridge Dodgers	16
Jon Hansen	Butte Copper Kings	14
Jeff Jones	Billings Mustangs	11
David Cohron	Calgary Expos	9
Jimmy Waugh	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	9
Ron Koenigsfeld	Butte Copper Kings	8
James Pellack	Calgary Expos	8
Rob Deer	Great Falls Giants	7
Kurt Kingsolver	Butte Copper Kings	7
David Perez	Calgary Expos	7
Darrell Miller	Idaho Falls Angels	6
Lee Wetenkamp	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	6
Chris Brown	Great Falls Giants	5
Jeffrey Coker	Calgary Expos	5
David Harrigan	Helena Phillies	5
Whitney Harry	Helena Phillies	5
Candy Maldonado	Lethbridge Dodgers	5

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	2B
Candy Maldonado	Lethbridge Dodgers	20
Raymond Alonzo	Butte Copper Kings	19
Fernando Marin	Calgary Expos	19
Greg Brock	Lethbridge Dodgers	18
Rob Deer	Great Falls Giants	18
Tim Collins	Idaho Falls Angels	17
Jon Hansen	Butte Copper Kings	17
Bill Schroeder	Butte Copper Kings	16
Georgie Cruz	Calgary Expos	15
Lee Wetenkamp	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	15
Jimmy Waugh	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	14
Dario Guzman	Billings Mustangs	13
Karl McKay	Butte Copper Kings	13
Murphy Sua	Lethbridge Dodgers	13
Joe Bruno	Helena Phillies	12
Jim Celidonia	Idaho Falls Angels	12
Jeffrey Coker	Calgary Expos	12
Frank Pennachio	Idaho Falls Angels	12
David Harrigan	Helena Phillies	11
Tracy Anderson	Helena Phillies	10

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	3B
Fred Manrique	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	10
Gary Pettis	Idaho Falls Angels	10
Rob Deer	Great Falls Giants	7
Marty Hunter	Idaho Falls Angels	7
Rufino Morillo	Idaho Falls Angels	7
Bill Schroeder	Butte Copper Kings	7
Wayne Stone	Idaho Falls Angels	7
Tim Collins	Idaho Falls Angels	6
Georgie Cruz	Calgary Expos	5
Willie Darkis	Helena Phillies	5
Frank Pennachio	Idaho Falls Angels	5
James Wojcik	Great Falls Giants	5
Julio Acevedo	Idaho Falls Angels	4
Raymond Alonzo	Butte Copper Kings	4
Tony Bolla	Great Falls Giants	4
Joe Bruno	Helena Phillies	4
Kirk Forbes	Calgary Expos	4
Rusty Hamric	Helena Phillies	4
Stan Levi	Butte Copper Kings	4
George Nebrich	Idaho Falls Angels	4

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	RBI
Willie Darkis	Helena Phillies	83
Greg Brock	Lethbridge Dodgers	77
Bill Schroeder	Butte Copper Kings	77
Murphy Sua	Lethbridge Dodgers	53
Fernando Marin	Calgary Expos	52
Jeff Jones	Billings Mustangs	49
Joe Bruno	Helena Phillies	48
Ricky Eberly	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	46
Jon Hansen	Butte Copper Kings	45
Raymond Alonzo	Butte Copper Kings	44
Tim Collins	Idaho Falls Angels	44
Rob Deer	Great Falls Giants	44
Ron Koenigsfeld	Butte Copper Kings	44
Jon Lindsey	Helena Phillies	44
Lee Wetenkamp	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	43
Kurt Kingsolver	Butte Copper Kings	42
Rusty Hamric	Helena Phillies	40
Rod Johnson	Billings Mustangs	37
Phillip Turner	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	37
Russ Jones	Billings Mustangs	36

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	W	L
Rich Rodas	Lethbridge Dodgers	12	0
Nick Fiorillo	Billings Mustangs	10	2
Keefe Cato	Billings Mustangs	9	1
Louis Blows	Calgary Expos	7	5
Bob Buchanan	Billings Mustangs	7	5
Steve Dunnegan	Helena Phillies	7	2
Mark Eichhorn	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	7	6
Antonio Fadhel	Calgary Expos	7	3
David Grier	Butte Copper Kings	6	4
Morris Madden	Lethbridge Dodgers	6	1
Arthur Maebe	Great Falls Giants	6	5
John Seiber	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	6	6
Mickey Torres	Calgary Expos	6	7
Frank Williams	Great Falls Giants	6	7
Jay Baller	Helena Phillies	5	6
Steven Christison	Butte Copper Kings	5	3
Orvin Kiser	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	5	5
David Mitchell	Helena Phillies	5	3
Dave Sensenbrenner	Great Falls Giants	5	6
Roy Smith	Helena Phillies	5	0

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	ERA	W	L
Rich Rodas	Lethbridge Dodgers	1.12	12	0
Keefe Cato	Billings Mustangs	1.33	9	1
Nick Fiorillo	Billings Mustangs	2.00	10	2
Steven Christison	Butte Copper Kings	2.57	5	3
Morris Madden	Lethbridge Dodgers	2.93	6	1
Keith Schrimsher	Billings Mustangs	2.95	4	2
Steve Senteney	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	3.09	2	5
Antonio Fadhel	Calgary Expos	3.15	7	3
John Seiber	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	3.23	6	6
David Mitchell	Helena Phillies	3.32	5	3
Bob Buchanan	Billings Mustangs	3.36	7	5
Frank Williams	Great Falls Giants	3.36	6	7
Mark Eichhorn	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	3.39	7	6
Mike Dowless	Billings Mustangs	3.48	3	4
Kenneth Lindsey	Lethbridge Dodgers	3.52	4	4
Louis Blows	Calgary Expos	3.54	7	5
Brian Buckley	Idaho Falls Angels	3.75	2	5
Steve Dunnegan	Helena Phillies	3.84	7	2
Larry Powers	Lethbridge Dodgers	3.86	2	4
Brian Meadows	Butte Copper Kings	4.40	3	5

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

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	SHO
Louis Blows	Calgary Expos	2
Nick Fiorillo	Billings Mustangs	2
Rich Rodas	Lethbridge Dodgers	2
Jay Baller	Helena Phillies	1
Curt Brown	Idaho Falls Angels	1
Bob Buchanan	Billings Mustangs	1
Mark Eichhorn	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	1
David Grier	Butte Copper Kings	1
Kent Johnson	Lethbridge Dodgers	1
Morris Madden	Lethbridge Dodgers	1
Brian Meadows	Butte Copper Kings	1
Larry Powers	Lethbridge Dodgers	1

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	SO
Rich Rodas	Lethbridge Dodgers	148
Nick Fiorillo	Billings Mustangs	114
Morris Madden	Lethbridge Dodgers	106
Keefe Cato	Billings Mustangs	101
Antonio Fadhel	Calgary Expos	98
Steve Dunnegan	Helena Phillies	95
Louis Blows	Calgary Expos	85
Frank Williams	Great Falls Giants	81
Bob Buchanan	Billings Mustangs	80
Brian Buckley	Idaho Falls Angels	79
Steve Senteney	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	79
Kenneth Lindsey	Lethbridge Dodgers	77
Brian Meadows	Butte Copper Kings	75
Steve Daniels	Billings Mustangs	74
John Seiber	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	73
Steven Christison	Butte Copper Kings	69
Lawrence Dugger	Idaho Falls Angels	69
Junior Phillips	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	69
Dave Sensenbrenner	Great Falls Giants	69
Jay Baller	Helena Phillies	68

Save Leaders

Player	Team	SV
Steve Winfield	Calgary Expos	13
Steve Senteney	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	11
Steve Daniels	Billings Mustangs	8
Phillip Hinrichs	Great Falls Giants	7
Kurt Kepshire	Billings Mustangs	7
Dennis Rathjen	Great Falls Giants	6
Fred Warner	Helena Phillies	6
Guy Finch	Calgary Expos	4
Orvin Kiser	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	3
Paul Lewis	Helena Phillies	3
Alan Walker	Butte Copper Kings	3
Craig Bricker	Great Falls Giants	2
Luis Colon	Calgary Expos	2
David Daniel	Lethbridge Dodgers	2
Michael Donovan	Butte Copper Kings	2
Russell Gums	Helena Phillies	2
Rodney Nelson	Lethbridge Dodgers	2
Keith White	Calgary Expos	2
Greg Bangert	Billings Mustangs	1
Bengie Biggus	Butte Copper Kings	1

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