1978 Omaha Royals Roster

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 66-69
Finished 1st in the AA's West Division
Manager: John Sullivan (66-69)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Ballpark: Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium
Attendance: 139,447, Avg. 2,066
1978 Omaha Royals Statistics

Playoffs - Omaha Royals 4 games, Indianapolis Indians 1

The Omaha Royals of the American Association ended the 1978 season with a record of 66 wins and 69 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.

The Royals scored 601 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 652 runs. Randy Bass led Omaha with 22 home runs, while Luis Silverio and Jim Nettles walloped 15 or more as well. Randy Bass drove in 78 runs. Dave Cripe paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .300 average. Bill Paschall topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 3.63 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Members of the 1978 Omaha Royals who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Mark Ballinger, Germán Barranca, Randy Bass, Steve Busby, Gary Christenson, Jerry Cram, Dave Cripe, Bob Detherage, Craig Eaton, Jim Fuller, Rich Gale, Jim Gaudet, Tim Ireland, Art Kusnyer, Gary Lance, Renie Martin, Randy McGilberry, Jim Nettles, Bill Paschall, Jim Sadowski, Luis Silverio, George Throop and Joe Zdeb.

John Sullivan served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Mark BallingerRRJanuary 31, 19496'6"205Glendale, CA US
Germán BarrancaLROctober 19, 19566'0"160Veracruz, Veracruz MX
Randy BassLRMarch 13, 19546'1"210Lawton, OK US
Mitch BobingerRLAugust 24, 19546'3"190, US
Steve BusbyRRSeptember 29, 19496'2"205Burbank, CA US
Gary ChristensonLLMay 5, 19536'5"200Mineola, NY US
Jerry CramRRDecember 9, 19476'0"180Los Angeles, CA US
Dave CripeRRApril 7, 19516'0"180Ramona, CA US
Mark DalyRLSeptember 11, 19546'1"197West Palm Beach, FL US
Mike DeneviRRFebruary 19, 19536'1"185
Bob DetherageRRSeptember 20, 19546'0"180Springfield, MO US
Craig EatonRRSeptember 7, 19545'11"175Cincinnati, OH US
Larry FosterRRFebruary 23, 19515'11"190
Jim FullerRRNovember 28, 19506'3"215Bethesda, MD US
Rich GaleRRJanuary 19, 19546'7"225Littleton, NH US
Jim GaudetRRJune 3, 19556'0"185New Orleans, LA US
Steve HamrickRLApril 17, 19526'1"195
Tim IrelandSRMarch 14, 19536'0"180Oakland, CA US
Rudy KinardRROctober 27, 19496'0"170
Art KusnyerRRDecember 19, 19456'2"197Akron, OH US
Gary LanceSRSeptember 21, 19486'3"195Greenville, SC US
Renie MartinRRAugust 30, 19556'4"190Dover, DE US
Randy McGilberrySROctober 29, 19536'1"195Mobile, AL US
Brian MurphyRRJanuary 11, 19445'11"170
Brian NakamotoRRNovember 26, 19505'11"190Palo Alto, CA US
Jim NettlesLLMarch 2, 19476'0"186San Diego, CA US
Darrell ParkerRRNovember 3, 19556'2"188San Francisco, CA US
Bill PaschallRRApril 22, 19546'0"175Norfolk, VA US
Craig PerkinsRRJune 23, 19496'1"195Los Angeles, CA US
Jim SadowskiRRAugust 7, 19516'3"195Pittsburgh, PA US
Luis SilverioRROctober 23, 19565'11"165Villa Gonzalez, Santiago DO
George ThroopRRNovember 24, 19506'7"205Pasadena, CA US
Gary WrightLLNovember 7, 19526'0"175
Joe ZdebRRJune 27, 19535'11"185Compton, IL 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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