1978 Toledo Mud Hens Roster

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 74-66
Finished 3rd in the IL
Manager: Cal Ermer (74-66)
Affiliation: Minnesota Twins
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Ballpark: Ned Skeldon Stadium
Attendance: 163,651, Avg. 2,338
1978 Toledo Mud Hens Statistics

Playoffs - Pawtucket Red Sox 3 games, Toledo Mud Hens 2

The Toledo Mud Hens of the International League ended the 1978 season with a record of 74 wins and 66 losses, finishing third in the IL.

The Mud Hens scored 592 runs and conceded 568 runs. Dan Graham led Toledo with 23 home runs, while Dave Edwards walloped 15 or more, too. Dan Graham drove in 85 runs. Gary Ward topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .294. Dave May paced the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 3.11 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Sal Butera, Dave Edwards, Terry Felton, Bob Gorinski, Dan Graham, Steve Hargan, Roric Harrison, Dave Johnson, Tom Kelly, Sam Perlozzo, Stan Perzanowski, Pete Redfern, Mac Scarce, Rick Sofield, Kevin Stanfield, John Sutton, Greg Thayer, Paul Thormodsgard and Gary Ward were all players from the 1978 Toledo Mud Hens who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Cal Ermer served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Archie AmersonRRFebruary 28, 19556'0"175Wichita Falls, TX US
Sal ButeraRRSeptember 25, 19526'0"190Richmond Hill, NY US
Wayne CaugheyLRFebruary 2, 19546'0"170Brainerd, MN US
Larry CorriganLRSeptember 6, 19506'4"200Mendota, IL US
Dave EdwardsRRFebruary 24, 19546'0"170Los Angeles, CA US
Terry FeltonRROctober 29, 19576'1"180Texarkana, AR US
Greg FieldRRJanuary 6, 19576'3"175West Palm Beach, FL US
Mike GatlinRRDecember 19, 19526'1"190Upland, CA US
Bob GorinskiRRJanuary 7, 19526'3"215Latrobe, PA US
Dan GrahamLRJuly 19, 19546'1"205Ray, AZ US
Steve HarganRRSeptember 8, 19426'3"170Fort Wayne, IN US
Bill HarrisLLApril 28, 19556'5"210San Francisco, CA US
Roric HarrisonRRSeptember 20, 19466'3"195Los Angeles, CA US
Dave JohnsonRROctober 4, 19486'1"183Abilene, TX US
Tom KellyLLAugust 15, 19505'11"188Graceville, MN US
John LoncharRRSeptember 10, 19526'4"200Cleveland, OH US
Dave MayRROctober 16, 19516'0"176Covington, KY US
Sam PerlozzoRRMarch 4, 19515'9"170Cumberland, MD US
Stan PerzanowskiSRAugust 25, 19506'2"170East Chicago, IN US
Johnny PittmanRRMay 10, 19566'1"175Dawson, GA US
Pete RedfernRRAugust 25, 19546'2"195Glendale, CA US
Mac ScarceLLApril 8, 19496'3"180Danville, VA US
Myrl SmithRLMarch 22, 19526'3"180Baltimore, MD US
Dale SoderholmRRJuly 13, 19526'2"163Cortland, NY US
Rick SofieldLRDecember 16, 19566'1"195Cheyenne, WY US
Kevin StanfieldLLDecember 19, 19556'0"190Huron, SD US
John SuttonRRNovember 13, 19525'11"185Dallas, TX US
Greg ThayerRROctober 23, 19495'11"182Cedar Rapids, IA US
Paul ThormodsgardRRNovember 10, 19536'2"190San Francisco, CA US
Gary WardRRDecember 6, 19536'2"195Los Angeles, CA 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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