1978 Rochester Red Wings Roster

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 68-72
Finished 6th in the IL
Manager: Ken Boyer (0-0), Al Widmar (0-0), Frank Robinson (0-0)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Rochester, New York
Ballpark: Silver Stadium
Attendance: 219,814, Avg. 3,140
1978 Rochester Red Wings Statistics

The Rochester Red Wings of the International League ended the 1978 season with a record of 68 wins and 72 losses, finishing sixth in the IL.

The Red Wings plated 667 runs and allowed 661 runs. Gary Roenicke paced Rochester with 13 home runs Wayne Krenchicki accounted for 71 RBI and topped all regular hitters by connecting at a .296 clip. Sammy Stewart led the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 3.8 ERA, leading regular hurlers.

Members of the 1978 Rochester Red Wings who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Kim Allen, Ray Bare, Tommy Bianco, Dennis Blair, Mike Boddicker, Tony Chevez, Tom Chism, Mark Corey, Dave Criscione, Mike Dimmel, John Flinn, Dave Ford, Wayne Krenchicki, Andrés Mora, Jeff Rineer, Gary Roenicke, Jim Smith, Mark Smith, Earl Stephenson, Sammy Stewart, Tim Stoddard, Jeff Terpko and Tommy Toms.

Ken Boyer, Al Widmar and Frank Robinson served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Kim AllenRRApril 5, 19535'11"175Fontana, CA US
Ray BareRRApril 15, 19496'2"185Miami, FL US
Jose BastianRRDecember 2, 19566'0"158Santurce, PR
Tommy BiancoSRDecember 16, 19525'11"190Rockville Centre, NY US
Dennis BlairRRJune 5, 19546'5"182Middletown, OH US
Mike BoddickerRRAugust 23, 19575'11"172Cedar Rapids, IA US
Donald CardozaLL6'0"
Tony ChevezRRJune 20, 19535'11"177Telica, NI
Tom ChismLLMay 9, 19546'1"195Chester, PA US
Mark CoreyRRNovember 3, 19556'2"200Tucumcari, NM US
Dave CriscioneRRSeptember 2, 19515'8"185Dunkirk, NY US
Mike DimmelRROctober 16, 19546'0"180Albert Lea, MN US
Blake DoyleLRJanuary 26, 19545'10"165Cave City, KY US
John FlinnRRSeptember 2, 19546'0"175Merced, CA US
Dave FordRRDecember 29, 19566'4"190Cleveland, OH US
Gersan JarquinRRNovember 26, 19545'8"140
Kevin KennedyRRMay 26, 19546'2"195Los Angeles, CA US
Wayne KrenchickiLRSeptember 17, 19546'1"180Trenton, NJ US
Rafael LiranzoRRDecember 28, 19535'11"145
Ricky MayoRR6'3"200
Andrés MoraRRMay 25, 19556'0"180Rio Bravo, Coahuila MX
Michael PagnozziLLAugust 29, 19546'2"188
Marty ParrillLROctober 16, 19516'2"200
Ed RileyRRSeptember 20, 19535'8"160
Jeff RineerLLJuly 3, 19556'4"205Lancaster, PA US
Gary RoenickeRRDecember 5, 19546'3"205Covina, CA US
Jim SmithRRSeptember 8, 19546'3"185Santa Monica, CA US
Mark SmithLRNovember 23, 19556'2"215Alexandria, VA US
Earl StephensonLLJuly 31, 19476'3"175Benson, NC US
Sammy StewartRROctober 28, 19546'3"200Asheville, NC US
Tim StoddardRRJanuary 24, 19536'7"230East Chicago, IN US
Jeff TerpkoRROctober 16, 19506'0"180Sayre, PA US
Tommy TomsRROctober 15, 19516'4"195Charlottesville, VA 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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