1980 Pioneer League Leaders

1980 Pioneer League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1980 Pioneer League Standings

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Avg.	H	AB
Randy Ready	Butte Copper Kings	.376	85	226
Jessie Reid	Great Falls Giants	.366	83	227
Greg Smith	Lethbridge Dodgers	.364	99	272
Randy Gomez	Great Falls Giants	.361	87	241
Carlos Ponce	Butte Copper Kings	.347	90	259
Larry See	Lethbridge Dodgers	.345	87	252
Audie Cole	Lethbridge Dodgers	.335	76	227
Jon Debus	Lethbridge Dodgers	.333	82	246
Delano Freeney	Helena Phillies	.332	67	202
Gerald Miller	Butte Copper Kings	.330	77	233
Anthony Lachowetz	Lethbridge Dodgers	.321	68	212
Robbie Allen	Lethbridge Dodgers	.319	53	166
Dion James	Butte Copper Kings	.317	71	224
Thomas Robinson	Lethbridge Dodgers	.317	51	161
Jeff Whelan	Calgary Expos	.314	59	188
Billy Heimach	Great Falls Giants	.309	76	246
Mike Foote	Billings Mustangs	.304	77	253
Danny Tartabull	Billings Mustangs	.299	47	157
Randy Salava	Helena Phillies	.298	72	242
Juan Castillo	Butte Copper Kings	.290	53	183

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

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Greg Smith	Lethbridge Dodgers	99	18	2	6
Carlos Ponce	Butte Copper Kings	90	18	7	7
Randy Gomez	Great Falls Giants	87	14	4	8
Larry See	Lethbridge Dodgers	87	19	2	4
Randy Ready	Butte Copper Kings	85	23	4	8
Jessie Reid	Great Falls Giants	83	15	6	5
Jon Debus	Lethbridge Dodgers	82	16	3	8
Mike Foote	Billings Mustangs	77	14	2	1
Gerald Miller	Butte Copper Kings	77	18	4	9
Audie Cole	Lethbridge Dodgers	76	14	3	6
Billy Heimach	Great Falls Giants	76	15	2	0

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	HR
Gerald Miller	Butte Copper Kings	9
Jon Debus	Lethbridge Dodgers	8
Randy Gomez	Great Falls Giants	8
Randy Ready	Butte Copper Kings	8
Lance Junker	Great Falls Giants	7
John McGaffey	Idaho Falls Angels	7
Carlos Ponce	Butte Copper Kings	7
Audie Cole	Lethbridge Dodgers	6
Mark Henry	Calgary Expos	6
Anthony Lachowetz	Lethbridge Dodgers	6
Greg Smith	Lethbridge Dodgers	6

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	2B
Randy Ready	Butte Copper Kings	23
Larry See	Lethbridge Dodgers	19
Gerald Miller	Butte Copper Kings	18
Carlos Ponce	Butte Copper Kings	18
Greg Smith	Lethbridge Dodgers	18
Jon Debus	Lethbridge Dodgers	16
Delano Freeney	Helena Phillies	16
Tom Wesley	Billings Mustangs	16
Billy Heimach	Great Falls Giants	15
Anthony Lachowetz	Lethbridge Dodgers	15
Michael Lauziere	Calgary Expos	15
John McGaffey	Idaho Falls Angels	15
Jessie Reid	Great Falls Giants	15

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	3B
Garry Harris	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	8
Anthony Lachowetz	Lethbridge Dodgers	7
Carlos Ponce	Butte Copper Kings	7
Jessie Reid	Great Falls Giants	6
Sean Everton	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	5
Harry Francis	Idaho Falls Angels	5
Bill Lyons	Butte Copper Kings	5
Robbie Allen	Lethbridge Dodgers	4
Richard Figueroa	Great Falls Giants	4
Andrés Galarraga	Calgary Expos	4
Randy Gomez	Great Falls Giants	4
Ronnie Jones	Butte Copper Kings	4
Butch Kirby	Butte Copper Kings	4
Steve Leppert	Billings Mustangs	4
Gerald Miller	Butte Copper Kings	4
Maury Ornest	Butte Copper Kings	4
Pasquale Raimondo	Lethbridge Dodgers	4
Randy Ready	Butte Copper Kings	4
Willie Thomas	Lethbridge Dodgers	4
Kenneth Tillman	Idaho Falls Angels	4

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	RBI
Gerald Miller	Butte Copper Kings	67
Tom Wesley	Billings Mustangs	60
Jon Debus	Lethbridge Dodgers	58
Greg Smith	Lethbridge Dodgers	58
Carlos Ponce	Butte Copper Kings	55
Randy Gomez	Great Falls Giants	53
Audie Cole	Lethbridge Dodgers	52
Anthony Lachowetz	Lethbridge Dodgers	52
Joe Henderson	Great Falls Giants	50
Randy Ready	Butte Copper Kings	50

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	W	L
Mark Dempsey	Great Falls Giants	14	1
Bob Bastian	Idaho Falls Angels	8	4
Mark Bowden	Billings Mustangs	8	3
Charles Jones	Lethbridge Dodgers	8	2
Francis McQuade	Lethbridge Dodgers	8	1
Steve Marsden	Lethbridge Dodgers	7	0
Jeff Trax	Great Falls Giants	7	3
Scot Ender	Billings Mustangs	6	1
Frankie Griffin	Helena Phillies	6	7
Thomas Roen	Idaho Falls Angels	6	4

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	ERA	W	L
Mark Dempsey	Great Falls Giants	1.58	14	1
Charles Jones	Lethbridge Dodgers	1.88	8	2
Scot Ender	Billings Mustangs	2.40	6	1
Steve Marsden	Lethbridge Dodgers	2.41	7	0
Rocky Childress	Helena Phillies	2.51	3	4
Bob Bastian	Idaho Falls Angels	2.66	8	4
Jeff Trax	Great Falls Giants	2.73	7	3
Thomas McLaughlin	Great Falls Giants	2.85	5	5
Hilton Molina	Billings Mustangs	2.87	5	5
Tom Layton	Billings Mustangs	3.32	5	3
Mark Bowden	Billings Mustangs	3.38	8	3
Thomas Schneider	Idaho Falls Angels	3.63	3	6
Thomas Roen	Idaho Falls Angels	3.95	6	4
Ian Stubberfield	Calgary Expos	4.06	3	6
Matt Nawrocki	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	4.08	1	6
Tom Klawitter	Lethbridge Dodgers	4.09	5	4
Robert Tackitt	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	4.23	0	9
Randy St. Claire	Calgary Expos	4.26	5	7
Francis McQuade	Lethbridge Dodgers	4.30	8	1
John Seiber	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	4.30	3	9

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

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	SHO
Charles Jones	Lethbridge Dodgers	3
Jeff Trax	Great Falls Giants	3
Bob Bastian	Idaho Falls Angels	2
Mark Dempsey	Great Falls Giants	2
Bob Baldrick	Calgary Expos	1
Alan Fowlkes	Great Falls Giants	1
Tony Ghelfi	Helena Phillies	1
Dave Lochner	Billings Mustangs	1
Hilton Molina	Billings Mustangs	1
Matt Nawrocki	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	1
Jim Pettibone	Billings Mustangs	1
Thomas Roen	Idaho Falls Angels	1

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	SO
Charles Jones	Lethbridge Dodgers	115
Mark Dempsey	Great Falls Giants	109
Bob Bastian	Idaho Falls Angels	88
Jeff Trax	Great Falls Giants	88
Steve Marsden	Lethbridge Dodgers	81
Anthony Threatt	Billings Mustangs	79
Jack McMahon	Idaho Falls Angels	77
Thomas Roen	Idaho Falls Angels	77
Thomas Schneider	Idaho Falls Angels	73
Thomas McLaughlin	Great Falls Giants	71

Save Leaders

Player	Team	SV
Marty Decker	Helena Phillies	9
Curt Reade	Lethbridge Dodgers	7
Thomas Schneider	Idaho Falls Angels	7
Anthony Threatt	Billings Mustangs	5
Claude Brodeur	Calgary Expos	4
Elmer Cavner	Butte Copper Kings	4
Orlando DeLeon	Lethbridge Dodgers	4
Guy Finch	Calgary Expos	4
Hilton Molina	Billings Mustangs	4
Johnny Rodriguez	Helena Phillies	4

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