1978 Clinton Dodgers Roster
Team Record: 53-82
Finished 3rd in the MWL's South Division
Manager: Dick McLaughlin (53-82)
Affiliation: Los Angeles Dodgers
Location: Clinton, Iowa
Ballpark: Alliant Energy Field
Attendance: 43,921, Avg. 651
The Clinton Dodgers of the Midwest League ended the 1978 season with a record of 53 wins and 82 losses, finishing third in the league's South Division.
The Dodgers tallied 589 runs and surrendered 734 runs. Leo Hernández paced Clinton with 17 home runs and accounted for 73 RBI, while leading all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .277. Rusty McDonald topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 3.19 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers.
Mitch Webster, Germán Rivera, Gary Weiss, Mike Howard, Brian Holton, Leo Hernández and Ron Kittle were all players from the 1978 Clinton Dodgers who played in the Majors during their careers.
Dick McLaughlin served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Baldwin | R | R | 6'4" | 225 | ||
| Jerry Bass | R | R | October 3, 1955 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| James Burton | R | R | ||||
| Rocky Cordova | R | R | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Danny Coulon | R | R | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Randy Craig | S | R | August 26, 1959 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Charles Dorgan | R | L | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Mark Elliott | L | L | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Larry Ferst | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Richard Ford | R | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Douglas Foster | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| David Fowlkes | L | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Miguel Franjul | R | R | 6'0" | 148 | ||
| Doug Harrison | R | R | March 1, 1956 | 6'6" | 200 | |
| Leo Hernández | R | R | November 6, 1959 | 5'11" | 170 | Santa Lucia, Miranda VE |
| Douglas Hogan | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Michael Holt | R | R | 6'0" | 172 | ||
| Brian Holton | R | R | November 29, 1959 | 6'2" | 190 | McKeesport, PA US |
| Mike Howard | S | R | April 2, 1958 | 6'2" | 185 | Seattle, WA US |
| Kevin Jeansonne | L | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Timothy Jones | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Kevin Joyce | R | L | September 25, 1955 | 6'1" | 167 | |
| Rodney Kemp | L | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Ron Kittle | R | R | January 5, 1958 | 6'4" | 200 | Gary, IN US |
| Mark Kryka | R | R | August 19, 1957 | 6'4" | 210 | |
| Michael Lake | S | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Donald LeJohn | L | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Jack Littrell | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Christopher Malden | R | R | August 30, 1958 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| William Martin | R | R | 6'4" | 210 | ||
| Evon Martinson | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Rusty McDonald | R | R | January 12, 1958 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| James Nobles | R | L | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Joseph Purpura | L | L | 6'3" | 180 | ||
| Germán Rivera | R | R | July 6, 1960 | 6'2" | 195 | Santurce, PR |
| Michael Stone | R | R | April 29, 1955 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Bill Swoope | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Freddie Van Bever | R | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Mitch Webster | S | L | May 16, 1959 | 6'0" | 185 | Larned, KS US |
| Gary Weiss | S | R | December 27, 1955 | 5'10" | 170 | Brenham, TX US |
| Larry Wright | R | R | 6'4" | 200 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
