1978 Arkansas Travelers Statistics

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 77-55
Finished 1st in the TL's East Division
Manager: (77-55)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Ballpark: Ray Winder Field
Attendance: 175,686, Avg. 2,662
1978 Arkansas Travelers Roster

Playoffs - Jackson Mets 2 games, Arkansas Travelers 1

The Arkansas Travelers of the Texas League ended the 1978 season with a record of 77 wins and 55 losses, finishing first in the league's East Division.

The Travelers scored 715 runs and surrendered 553 runs. Leon Durham paced Arkansas with 12 home runs and drove in 70 runs, while leading hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .316 clip. Dan O'Brien topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.75 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 1978 Arkansas Travelers who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Glenn Brummer, Pat Darcy, Leon Durham, Joe Edelen, Neil Fiala, John Fulgham, Tom Herr, Terry Kennedy, Ryan Kurosaki, Jim Lentine, John Littlefield, Dan O'Brien, Al Olmsted, Jim Otten and Mike Potter.

served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Dan O'Brien123.8002.751717620118.09945361162491704
Earl Bass93.7502.69121251077.0632823320064100
John Fulgham97.5624.032724601154.01608469116471196012
John Littlefield98.5294.3650000497.01065047736754523
Pat Darcy76.5383.09161621096.01044133327341208
Len Strelitz76.5384.472920311141.01538270738571502
Joe Edelen51.8333.409931053.0362420328138314
Al Olmsted54.5563.51141421082.0843532620137227
R. J. Harrison44.5004.15161251089.0915241834444214
Brett Houser34.4294.6732000352.0543127532344212
Ryan Kurosaki35.3753.38280001148.0502518113237204
Jim Otten201.0001.893300019.02054113119102
Raymond Donaghu23.4004.3216521150.0442824532231112
Mark Klein01.0007.1415100129.0432323112317012
Totals7755.5833.802841330349221105.011075534677243143707399560

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Leon Durham1024283677211621512701385361.316.404.499.903183404
Gene Dotson1325544468211329610672312100117.253.392.413.805184332
Freddie Tisdale10942036849106175355784740.288.364.386.750142005
Dave Bialas92392327761032036501035843.315.419.450.869147313
Dave Penniall91384336681021746591443865.304.379.432.810145514
Tom Herr8939933570982343453075850.293.395.412.807138123
Randy Thomas116429384529891032794071.255.325.284.609109050
Terry Kennedy6928123955691401054113735.289.388.473.861113302
David Boyer782782552758123235321940.227.288.322.60982301
Frank Hunsaker491941691555110142002021.325.389.408.79769014
Jim Riggleman59222174345181434234339.293.425.420.84573014
Neil Fiala43184162194430013431323.272.335.290.62547351
Jim Lentine30132117183441113122137.291.366.368.73443110
Jorge Aranzamendi55144127203361012141620.260.343.323.66541010
Mike Calise2811198232971824221226.296.369.6331.00262001
Nelson Garcia33978810254101111615.284.320.352.67231003
Glenn Brummer441109211252001131915.272.368.293.66127540
Dan O'Brien1725242720040013.292.320.375.6959000
Mike Potter729223500040063.227.414.227.6415100
Joe Edelen913101410030022.400.500.5001.0005010
John Fulgham2735272410000068.148.303.185.4885020
Pat Darcy1619160300000023.188.278.188.4653010
Earl Bass1218173300020112.176.222.176.3993000
John Littlefield501291200000012.222.300.222.5222020
R. J. Harrison1619170200010014.118.167.118.2842010
Al Olmsted1420191200000005.105.105.105.2112010
Ryan Kurosaki28650100000010.200.333.200.5331000
Raymond Donaghu18881100000004.125.125.125.2501000
Len Strelitz2926210100000045.048.200.048.2481010
Mark Klein15110000000001.000.000.000.0000000
Brett Houser32430000000001.000.000.000.0000010
Totals1509499442837151194211366664113371607731.279.370.391.761167503235370


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Leon Durham1B10293142896.9929.539
Freddie Tisdale1B3025311123.9968.800
David Boyer1B3241021.0008.333
Jorge Aranzamendi1B14011.8004.000
Tom Herr2B882072801364.9745.534
Neil Fiala2B43109142340.9885.837
Jorge Aranzamendi2B61314021.0004.500
Freddie Tisdale2B12010.6672.000
David Boyer3B612987168.8791.902
Jim Riggleman3B331660125.8642.303
Mike Calise3B26183822.9662.154
Dave Bialas3B1283482.8403.500
Jorge Aranzamendi3B738001.0001.571
Terry KennedyC643633075.9826.14110
Frank HunsakerC452611821.9936.2001
Glenn BrummerC391351434.9803.8212
Gene DotsonOF13024513114.9591.985
Dave PenniallOF84124610.9921.548
Dave BialasOF77126430.9771.688
Freddie TisdaleOF5168634.9611.451
Jim LentineOF3047311.9801.667
Nelson GarciaOF21413001.0002.095
Jim RigglemanOF1013020.8671.300
Mike PotterOF330001.0001.000
Terry KennedyOF220001.0001.000
Mike CaliseOF110001.0001.000
Jorge AranzamendiOF110001.0001.000
John LittlefieldP50315001.000.360
Brett HouserP320811.889.250
Len StrelitzP2972660.8461.138
Ryan KurosakiP2809001.000.321
John FulghamP2742421.9331.037
Dan O'BrienP1741014.933.824
R. J. HarrisonP1652211.9641.688
Raymond DonaghuP16210011.000.750
Pat DarcyP1611212.929.812
Mark KleinP1526011.000.533
Al OlmstedP1422120.9201.643
Earl BassP1245001.000.750
Joe EdelenP911610.9441.889
Jim OttenP301001.000.333
Randy ThomasSS1142003712877.9535.009
Jorge AranzamendiSS273462911.9143.556
Totals139633161432150363.9693.4011300

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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