1978 Eugene Emeralds Statistics

Northwest League (NWL) - Class: Short Season A
Team Record: 36-34
Finished 1st in the NWL's South Division
Manager: Greg Riddoch (36-34)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Eugene, Oregon
Ballpark: Civic Stadium
Attendance: 50,505, Avg. 1,443
1978 Eugene Emeralds Roster

Playoffs - Grays Harbor Loggers 1 game, Eugene Emeralds 0

The Eugene Emeralds of the Northwest League ended the 1978 season with a record of 36 wins and 34 losses, finishing first in the league's South Division.

The Emeralds plated 388 runs and yielded 385 runs. Kevin Jacobson accounted for 57 RBI and topped all regular batters by hitting .308. Bill Scherrer led the team with 6 wins and a team-best 3.54 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1978 Eugene Emeralds who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Jeff Lahti, Charlie Leibrandt, Brad Lesley and Bill Scherrer.

Greg Riddoch 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
Bill Scherrer64.6003.54131332084.0614333342187115
Nelson Torres54.5563.4021200153.05630203170461010
Brad Lesley54.5565.01131321079.0974744526160014
Ricky Arnold55.5005.25171210172.08456422310332110
Wally Sarmiento41.8003.7323200341.0351817118036102
Bob Umdenstock42.6676.3213600047.0544133532038006
Randy Town301.0001.9510420037.031188116020213
Charlie Leibrandt201.0004.053210020.02413915018001
Mark King12.3338.1819100033.04937304292302110
Jeff Lahti15.1674.4216510353.0583426521032107
Antonio Ortiz01.0003.0012300430.0241710016019003
Roger Glynn06.0004.3112700048.0493123322126212
Totals3634.5144.4517270010312597.0622385295332755445126630

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
Adolfo Feliz70323286558520343224103028.297.370.430.800123412
Dave Hoenstine7031827057831381401634120.307.403.426.829115331
Kevin Jacobson693092664182211757023931.308.393.474.867126013
Hector Rincones682792502760710281042332.240.303.276.57969051
Tad Venger49190182305517073641563.302.316.511.82793003
John Halasz622141892451812221282041.270.336.354.69167104
Mark Cauley602462004149123932323558.245.373.470.84394722
Ray Corbett48175153254170122911737.268.347.333.68051221
Tony Walker35122102183230114351531.314.410.373.78238302
Chris Stropolo3412110119272101922028.267.388.307.69531000
Cary Hornaman361049815261031211322.265.298.367.66536201
Mike Kripner46160126212572324202848.198.362.357.72045501
Randy Town1015131501020014.385.429.538.9677010
Ricky Arnold1722152400020035.267.368.267.6354031
Brad Lesley1325250400000005.160.160.160.3204000
Bill Scherrer1331293410010007.138.167.172.3395110
Roger Glynn121391200000014.222.300.222.5222030
Bob Umdenstock1314121210010015.167.231.250.4813010
Nelson Torres2215154210130004.133.133.400.5336000
Jeff Lahti1619191210010007.105.105.158.2633000
Wally Sarmiento2311101100000003.100.100.100.2001010
Mark King19530000000011.000.250.000.2500010
Antonio Ortiz12660000000002.000.000.000.0000000
Charlie Leibrandt3221000000000.000.000.000.0000000
Totals8202739238138864212221393309339283486.270.351.388.73992302825220


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Mark Cauley1B5853638832.9869.897
Tad Venger1B15133419.9939.133
Adolfo Feliz2B681261672032.9364.309
Dave Hoenstine2B52910.9172.200
Nelson Torres2B10010.000.000
Kevin Jacobson3B6542153195.9113.000
Dave Hoenstine3B711631.8502.429
Mike KripnerC372424160.9797.64918
Ray CorbettC362243061.9777.05610
Dave HoenstineOF6271650.9391.242
John HalaszOF5459730.9571.222
Chris StropoloOF3138130.9291.258
Tad VengerOF3055220.9661.900
Tony WalkerOF2642450.9021.769
Cary HornamanOF2536120.9491.480
Kevin JacobsonOF220001.0001.000
Wally SarmientoP232420.750.261
Nelson TorresP2131332.842.762
Mark KingP191520.750.316
Ricky ArnoldP1711470.682.882
Jeff LahtiP164910.929.812
Bob UmdenstockP1329001.000.846
Bill ScherrerP1342420.9332.154
Brad LesleyP1351640.8401.615
Antonio OrtizP121711.889.667
Roger GlynnP1219001.000.833
Randy TownP1038001.0001.100
Charlie LeibrandtP36420.8333.333
Hector RinconesSS781511983433.9114.474
Adolfo FelizSS50220.500.400
Totals7771793801145116.9473.3382800

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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