1978 Tulsa Drillers Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 57-78
Finished 3rd in the TL's East Division
Manager: Marty Martínez (57-78)
Affiliation: Texas Rangers
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Texas League Park
Attendance: 46,098, Avg. 683
1978 Tulsa Drillers Statistics

The Tulsa Drillers of the Texas League ended the 1978 season with a record of 57 wins and 78 losses, finishing third in the league's East Division.

The Drillers plated 636 runs and allowed 761 runs. Dave Rivera paced Tulsa with 16 home runs Marty Scott drove in 71 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .318. Don Kainer paced the team with 9 wins and a team-best 4.08 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Brian Allard, Odie Davis, Dan Duran, Mike Griffin, Don Kainer, Rick Lisi, Ed Lynch, Marty Martínez and Dave Righetti were all players from the 1978 Tulsa Drillers who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Marty Martínez served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Brian AllardRRJanuary 3, 19586'1"175Spring Valley, IL US
Michael ArringtonRR6'1"175
Steven BianchiRRJanuary 12, 19556'3"195Detroit, MI US
Frank BolickRRMarch 2, 19475'11"185Mount Carmel, PA US
Jerry BosticLLAugust 16, 19486'0"185Elgin, TX US
David ChapmanRR5'10"170
David CrutcherRROctober 21, 19576'2"185
Odie DavisRRAugust 13, 19556'1"178San Antonio, TX US
Doug DuncanRRDecember 3, 19546'0"185Joliet, IL US
Dan DuranLLMarch 16, 19545'11"190Palo Alto, CA US
Steve FinchRRMarch 9, 19586'3"160Escondido, CA US
Mike GriffinRRJune 26, 19576'4"195Colusa, CA US
Mike JaccarSRJanuary 13, 19556'1"170Butte, MT US
Stan JakubowskiRRJune 3, 19545'11"170
Greg JemisonLRJuly 15, 19546'0"165Coatesville, PA US
Don KainerRRSeptember 3, 19556'3"205Houston, TX US
Kevin KeenanRROctober 16, 19556'7"205Greensburg, PA US
Rick LisiRRMarch 17, 19566'0"175Halifax, NS CA
Ed LynchRRFebruary 25, 19566'6"230Brooklyn, NY US
Marty MartínezSRAugust 23, 19416'0"170La Habana, La Habana CU
Brian NakamotoRRNovember 26, 19505'11"190Palo Alto, CA US
Terry PykaRRMarch 12, 19525'10"175San Antonio, TX US
Ray RainboltRRMay 26, 19556'2"180Stillwater, OK US
Jack RamirezRRJune 14, 19555'11"160
Dave RighettiLLNovember 28, 19586'4"195San Jose, CA US
Dave RiveraRRAugust 9, 19575'11"175King City, CA US
Joseph RussellRRAugust 28, 19565'11"170Miami, FL US
Marty ScottRRAugust 15, 19556'0"190
Mark SorokoRROctober 22, 19536'3"210North Hollywood, CA US
Joseph StewartRRMarch 27, 19565'10"175Lima, OH US
Blair StoufferSROctober 28, 19536'0"183San Antonio, TX US
Andrew TamRR6'3"200
Wayne WilkersonRROctober 30, 19546'2"175Tacoma, MD 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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