1978 Pompano Beach Cubs Roster

Florida State League (FSL) - Class: A
Team Record: 72-69
Finished 4th in the FSL's South Division
Manager: Jack Hiatt (72-69)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Pompano Beach, Florida
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 24,631, Avg. 349
1978 Pompano Beach Cubs Statistics

The Pompano Beach Cubs of the Florida State League ended the 1978 season with a record of 72 wins and 69 losses, finishing fourth in the league's South Division.

The Cubs paced the league with 622 runs, ignited by 35 home runs. Pompano Beach allowed 612 runs. Todd Winterfeldt accounted for 61 RBI. Dan Rohn topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .276 clip. Vince Valentini led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.43 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Members of the 1978 Pompano Beach Cubs who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bill Hayes, Dan Rohn and Jim Tracy.

Jack Hiatt served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jesus AlfaroRRSeptember 26, 19585'11"160Maracaibo, Zulia VE
Rich AspenleiterRRMarch 22, 19576'1"170San Diego, CA US
Mike AvalloneRROctober 21, 19556'5"195Detroit, MI US
John BargfeldtLRDecember 20, 19556'1"160Gary, IN US
Miguel BarretoRRSeptember 14, 19566'1"165
Calvin BealRRAugust 5, 19546'1"195Jackson, MS US
Norm ChurchillLLApril 16, 19586'4"205Hempstead, NY US
Randy ClarkRRNovember 11, 19596'1"180San Diego, CA US
Johnny DeLaCruzRRAugust 30, 19575'11"163Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Jeff DoyleLLApril 17, 19566'1"190Orange, CA US
Bill EversRRJanuary 29, 19545'10"190New York, NY US
Dave FaleyRRJune 7, 19566'1"190New Brunswick, NJ US
Duane GustavsonRRJanuary 22, 19556'0"190Mundelein, IL US
Jeff HardyLR5'9"175
Bill HayesRROctober 24, 19576'0"195Cheverly, MD US
Richard HerendeenLL6'2"160
Joe HicksRRJuly 15, 19576'0"200Beech Grove, IN US
Gordy HodgsonRRJanuary 21, 19586'1"180San Francisco, CA US
Craig KornfeldRRMarch 10, 19585'10"160Manhasset, NY US
Buddy LoweRROctober 11, 19586'3"217Sarasota, FL US
Buddy MaherRRMarch 22, 19566'0"185Harrisburg, PA US
Ted MayLRSeptember 21, 19585'11"190Fort Wayne, IN US
Richard McClureRRAugust 27, 19576'0"190nashville, TN US
Douglas McCrackenLR6'0"168
James MessmerRRAugust 19, 19575'10"175Pittsburgh, PA US
Edwin MohrRRDecember 22, 19576'2"183Medford, WI US
Miguel NavaLL5'11"175
Oscar NegronRR5'10"170
Dave OverstreetSRAugust 10, 19526'3"197Indianapolis, IN US
Albert PaglioneRR6'4"190
Will PuentesRRMay 29, 19566'3"180Brooklyn, NY US
Dan RohnLRJanuary 10, 19565'8"165Alpena, MI US
Philip RossiSR5'8"150
Michael ShepstonRRMarch 22, 19575'11"200Great Lakes, IL US
Carl SpikesLRMarch 1, 19566'2"173Bogalusa, LA US
Joseph StethersRLOctober 8, 19566'0"180Syracuse, NY US
Dave StockstillLROctober 4, 19576'0"180Springfield, MO US
Mike TaylorRRJuly 18, 19576'3"185Clinton, LA US
Charles TewellRL6'0"160
Jim TracyLRDecember 31, 19556'0"185Hamilton, OH US
Mike TurgeonSRMarch 9, 19566'2"180New London, CT US
Vince ValentiniRRApril 30, 19566'2"198Hoboken, NJ US
Cornelius VanZutphenRR6'3"
Steven VerbanLR6'3"170
Steven ViskasRRNovember 8, 19596'2"185San Diego, CA US
Byron WilkersonSRFebruary 4, 19556'3"170Evansville, IN US
Todd WinterfeldtRRAugust 16, 19565'10"165Seaford, NY US
Mike WrightRRFebruary 22, 19596'3"210Chicago, 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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