1978 Daytona Beach Astros Roster

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: A
Team Record: 42-93
in the FSL's North and South Division
Manager: Leo Posada (0-0), Charles Sprinkle (0-0)
Affiliation: Houston Astros
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Jackie Robinson Stadium
Attendance: 30,942, Avg. 458
1978 Daytona Beach Astros Statistics

The Daytona Beach Astros of the Florida State League ended the 1978 season with a record of 42 wins and 93 losses, in the league's North and South Division. Daytona Beach was in the North Divsion for the first half and South for the second.

The Astros scored 453 runs, worst in the league, and gave up 699 runs, most in the circuit. George Gross drove in 63 runs and topped all regular hitters with a .275 average. Jim MacDonald led the team with 8 wins, while Alberto Cajide registered a 3.67 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Ricky Adams, Danny Heep, Pete Hernández, Doug Konieczny, Jack Lazorko, Scott Loucks, Ron Meridith, Billy Smith and Tim Tolman were all players from the 1978 Daytona Beach Astros who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Leo Posada and Charles Sprinkle served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Ricky AdamsRRJanuary 21, 19596'2"180Upland, CA US
Ricardo AponteRRApril 3, 19566'1"175El Seibo, DO
Reno AragonRRJanuary 29, 1958
Julio BeltranRRJune 11, 19585'10"150Ingenio Consuelo, DO
Rod BoxbergerRRAugust 22, 19576'1"170Santa Ana, CA US
Alberto CajideRRMarch 10, 19566'3"205La Habana, La Habana CU
Jose ClaudioLLNovember 13, 19586'2"175Guanica, PR
Jack ClohertyLRDecember 31, 19576'3"205Boston, MA US
Paul CooperLRDecember 11, 19556'0"195
Greg CypretRRAugust 21, 19566'2"180St. Louis, MO US
Steve EnglishbeyLLAugust 17, 19546'1"190Houston, TX US
George GrossRRMay 15, 19566'3"180Summit, NJ US
Donald HarknessRROctober 14, 19576'2"180Lynn, MA US
Danny HeepLLJuly 3, 19575'11"185San Antonio, TX US
Pete HernándezRRApril 4, 19596'1"160La Romana, La Romana DO
John HesslerSRJune 3, 19576'3"200Kansas City, MO US
Bubba HollandRRSeptember 14, 19586'1"195Florence, SC US
Kevin HoustonLLDecember 7, 19576'0"190Liberty, MO US
Douglas JacksonRRJune 26, 19586'4"205Waco, TX US
James JoinerLRAugust 4, 19546'0"190DeLand, FL US
Doug KoniecznyRRSeptember 27, 19516'4"220Detroit, MI US
Randolph LambSRJanuary 28, 19546'1"170
Jack LazorkoRRMarch 30, 19565'11"200Hoboken, NJ US
Ramon LeaderLLAugust 9, 19575'9"160Ramon Santana, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Del LeatherwoodRLMarch 30, 19556'1"185Houston, TX US
Stan LelandRRMay 17, 19596'4"190Wabash, IN US
Scott LoucksRRNovember 11, 19566'0"178Anchorage, AK US
Jim MacDonaldRRFebruary 6, 19596'1"185St. Johnsbury, VT US
Diego MelendezRRNovember 18, 19586'5"215Santurce, PR
Ron MeridithLLNovember 26, 19566'0"175San Pedro, CA US
Frederick MorrisLLSeptember 8, 19555'11"180Salem, NJ US
Jose MotaSRDecember 10, 19566'2"160Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Simon RosarioRRMay 18, 19576'1"159Paraje Clavellina, DO
Randy RouseRRAugust 22, 19556'0"185
Kevin RufflerRRAugust 24, 19555'9"190Staten Island, NY US
Billy SmithRRSeptember 13, 19546'7"200La Marque, TX US
Charles SprinkleRRJanuary 28, 19486'0"180Detroit, MI US
Douglas StokkeRRMarch 22, 19566'0"188Milwaukee, WI US
Tim TolmanRRApril 20, 19566'0"190Santa Monica, CA US
Randy ToogoodRROctober 24, 19566'0"190
Thad TroedsonRRJuly 9, 19566'3"208San Jose, CA US
Jose TurnesRR6'2"180
Randy WalravenRLSeptember 23, 19556'0"170Cleburne, TX US

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.




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