1978 Tucson Toros Roster

Pacific Coast League (PCL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 69-71
Finished 4th in the PCL's East Division
Manager: Rich Donnelly (69-71)
Affiliation: Texas Rangers
Location: Tucson, Arizona
Ballpark: Hi Corbett Field
Attendance: 120,744, Avg. 1,725
1978 Tucson Toros Statistics

The Tucson Toros of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1978 season with a record of 69 wins and 71 losses, finishing fourth in the league's East Division.

The Toros led the league with 941 runs. Tucson allowed 861 runs, most in the circuit. Pat Putnam paced the squad with 21 home runs, while Billy Sample walloped 15 or more, too. Billy Sample drove in 99 runs and topped batters with significant playing time with a .352 average. Jackie Brown paced the squad with 12 wins, and Paul Mirabella registered a 3.97 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1978 Tucson Toros who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bob Babcock, Mike Bacsik, Len Barker, Jackie Brown, Bobby Cuellar, Danny Darwin, Dan Duran, Bill Fahey, Gary Gray, Jim Hughes, Don Kainer, Greg Mahlberg, Paul Mirabella, Nelson Norman, Pat Putnam, Billy Sample, Chris Smith, Keith Smith, Stan Thomas, Tommy Toms, Rusty Torres and LaRue Washington.

Rich Donnelly served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bob BabcockRRAugust 25, 19496'5"210New Castle, PA US
Mike BacsikRRApril 1, 19526'2"180Dallas, TX US
Len BarkerRRJuly 7, 19556'5"225Fort Knox, KY US
Don BrightRRDecember 3, 19516'2"200Shelby, NC US
Jackie BrownRRMay 31, 19436'1"195Holdenville, OK US
Mike BucciRRJuly 5, 19535'11"180Reading, PA US
Keath ChaunceyLLAugust 15, 19515'9"155Dade City, FL US
David CrutcherRROctober 21, 19576'2"185
Bobby CuellarRRAugust 20, 19525'11"188Alice, TX US
Danny DarwinRROctober 25, 19556'3"185Bonham, TX US
Dan DuranLLMarch 16, 19545'11"190Palo Alto, CA US
Bill FaheyLRJune 14, 19506'0"200Detroit, MI US
Gary GrayRRSeptember 21, 19526'0"187New Orleans, LA US
David HarperRRDecember 22, 19536'3"195Warrington, GB
Jim HughesRRAugust 11, 19516'3"190Los Angeles, CA US
Stan JakubowskiRRJune 3, 19545'11"170
Don KainerRRSeptember 3, 19556'3"205Houston, TX US
Greg MahlbergRRAugust 8, 19525'10"180Milwaukee, WI US
Paul MirabellaLLMarch 20, 19546'1"190Belleville, NJ US
Dave MoharterLLJuly 12, 19496'1"170Berwick, PA US
Brian NakamotoRRNovember 26, 19505'11"190Palo Alto, CA US
Nelson NormanSRMay 23, 19586'2"160San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Wayne PinkertonSRSeptember 16, 19536'1"175
Pat PutnamLRDecember 3, 19536'0"205Bethel, VT US
Jerome ReedyRRApril 3, 19526'0"170Sacramento, CA US
Billy SampleRRApril 2, 19555'9"175Roanoke, VA US
Chris SmithSRJuly 18, 19576'0"185Torrance, CA US
Keith SmithRRMay 3, 19535'9"178Palmetto, FL US
Myrl SmithRLMarch 22, 19526'3"180Baltimore, MD US
Blair StoufferSROctober 28, 19536'0"183San Antonio, TX US
Stan ThomasRRJuly 11, 19496'2"185Rumford, ME US
Tommy TomsRROctober 15, 19516'4"195Charlottesville, VA US
Rusty TorresSRSeptember 30, 19485'10"175Aguadilla, PR
LaRue WashingtonRRSeptember 7, 19536'0"170Long Beach, 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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