1978 Bristol Red Sox Statistics

Eastern League (EL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 72-66
Finished 3rd in the EL
Manager: Tony Torchia (72-66)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Bristol, Connecticut
Ballpark: Muzzy Field
Attendance: 64,921, Avg. 941
1978 Bristol Red Sox Roster

Playoffs - Bristol Red Sox 2 games, Reading Phillies 0

The Bristol Red Sox of the Eastern League ended the 1978 season with a record of 72 wins and 66 losses, finishing third in the EL.

The Red Sox paced the league with just 512 runs allowed. Bristol scored 570 runs. Barry Butera led the team with 12 home runs and drove in 65 runs. Julio Valdez topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .265. Steve Schneck paced the squad with 15 wins and a team-best 2.15 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Players from the 1978 Bristol Red Sox who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Wade Boggs, Bruce Hurst, Mike O'Berry, Mike Smithson, Bobby Sprowl and Julio Valdez.

Tony Torchia 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
Steve Schneck157.6822.1528261840205.014266498106818012112
Danny Parks1315.4642.8632281630198.0172826377331242012
Mike Smithson1110.5244.562726810160.017892811276386909
Bobby Sprowl93.7502.712011932103.06738314332102211
Tom Farias85.6153.8143000959.0562825225657212
Frank Harris76.5384.502815401122.012866611237259500
Gary Givens32.6002.536521032.031109011023202
Al Faust28.2004.35171320091.01154844918336103
Richard Waller11.5002.5710000028.02598211114001
Jose Caldera12.3333.6337410252.0492621332229314
Bruce Hurst13.2502.736600033.0321510117135203
Walter Bigos13.2504.2418100034.0452416119118307
Bruce Poole01.0007.203300010.010881609001
Totals7266.5223.4027513806012141127.010505124266246432772434570

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
Dave Denton133550486711271844411563954.261.316.340.6551652185
Wade Boggs10941435463110142132155325.311.400.370.770131142
Julio Valdez12444439650105133856342387.265.313.374.6871487135
Mike Ongarato1113823515190163636642764.256.311.370.681130121
Otis Foster843392933489150849234022.304.391.437.827128312
Barry Butera10640133143852311265536135.257.379.441.820146603
Mike O'Berry1144003394180121641744689.236.332.330.6621123111
Gary Purcell1063883384078124842334677.231.323.361.684122112
Carlton Steele1193503123776101120833251.244.318.292.61091240
Dave Koza7528124931721641038032040.289.361.506.867126912
Noel Roman8729928431676613564733.236.256.310.56688224
Ken Huizenga46167153144351217121220.281.335.366.70156101
Ronald Evans41159140263751316621927.264.352.379.73153000
Ronnie Harrington65221185293761411013152.200.311.308.61957023
John Edwards923224530020014.227.261.364.6258000
Jack Sauer517123400001052.333.529.333.8634000
John Morgan6881200000000.250.250.250.5002000
Rick Colbert11101000000001.0001.0001.0002.0001000
Bobby Sprowl20110000000001.000.000.000.0000000
Bruce Hurst6110000000001.000.000.000.0000000
Totals136748464256569110817432745016447462684.260.336.368.704156803859310


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Otis Foster1B8468575651.9929.048
Dave Koza1B5042349628.9879.440
Mike Ongarato1B6373041.0006.667
John Edwards1B292001.0005.500
Dave Denton2B1312553752954.9564.809
Wade Boggs2B11152312.9743.455
Noel Roman2B33511.8892.667
Carlton Steele2B110001.0001.000
Noel Roman3B7050125169.9162.500
Ronald Evans3B363165109.9062.667
Wade Boggs3B30206054.9412.667
Barry Butera3B11822001.0002.727
Mike O'BerryC11364876137.9826.40710
Ronnie HarringtonC28151830.9815.6792
John MorganC6161001.0002.8331
John EdwardsC292001.0005.5000
Rick ColbertC110001.0001.0000
Carlton SteeleOF112165370.9601.500
Gary PurcellOF104192730.9851.913
Mike OngaratoOF101151672.9571.554
Barry ButeraOF78104260.9461.359
Ken HuizengaOF4170010.9861.707
Wade BoggsOF811110.9231.500
Dave KozaOF57010.8751.400
Jack SauerOF481001.0002.250
Noel RomanOF210001.000.500
John EdwardsOF120001.0002.000
Tom FariasP4371230.864.442
Jose CalderaP371510.857.162
Danny ParksP32214393.8772.000
Steve SchneckP282140102.8592.179
Frank HarrisP281214031.000.929
Mike SmithsonP27153513.9801.852
Bobby SprowlP20019001.000.950
Walter BigosP1849021.000.722
Al FaustP17519011.0001.412
Richard WallerP1014001.000.500
Bruce HurstP602001.000.333
Gary GivensP61610.8751.167
Bruce PooleP303001.0001.000
Julio ValdezSS1222132853953.9274.082
Wade BoggsSS121623021.0003.250
Noel RomanSS11111032.8751.909
Totals146134011440183242.9643.3131300

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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