1978 Richmond Braves Statistics

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 71-68
Finished 4th in the IL
Manager: Tommie Aaron (71-68)
Affiliation: Atlanta Braves
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Ballpark: Parker Field
Attendance: 202,106, Avg. 2,908
1978 Richmond Braves Roster

Playoffs - Richmond Braves 3 games, Charleston Charlies 1
Finals - Richmond Braves 4 games, Pawtucket Red Sox 3

The Richmond Braves of the International League ended the 1978 season with a record of 71 wins and 68 losses, finishing fourth in the IL.

The Braves plated 588 runs and allowed 572 runs. Hank Small paced Richmond with 25 home runs, and Mike Macha walloped 15 or more, too. Hank Small drove in 101 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .289. Rick Mahler and Joey McLaughlin paced the team with 9 wins each, while Rick Mahler recorded a 3.93 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Rob Belloir, Bruce Benedict, Tommy Boggs, Larry Bradford, Tony Brizzolara, Don Collins, Mike Davey, Terry Harper, Glenn Hubbard, Frank LaCorte, Max León, Rufino Linares, Mike Macha, Jerry Maddox, Rick Mahler, Rick Matula, Joey McLaughlin, Larry McWilliams, Eddie Miller, Larry Owen, Pat Rockett, Chico Ruiz, Craig Skok, Hank Small, Duane Theiss, Jim Wessinger and Larry Whisenton were all players from the 1978 Richmond Braves who played in the Majors during their careers.

Tommie Aaron 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
Rick Mahler95.6433.93329301126.01306555953466712
Joey McLaughlin913.4093.9726261010179.019986792251584403
Larry Bradford79.4384.882222400107.012162581441056105
Duane Theiss62.7503.5740100768.0733027334551101
Larry McWilliams65.5452.831515700108.0873634541078324
Frank LaCorte67.4624.222323600130.012567611266299517
Tommy Boggs51.8332.838850054.0512017622029001
Roger Alexander56.4553.32111150084.0793231727153511
George Lusic45.4444.1228300548.0472422315230110
Rick Matula301.0003.1516000140.039161458123001
Mike Davey33.5002.9650000779.0803126831337200
Tony Brizzolara34.4295.949910050.0573433518140213
Craig Skok21.6673.3311000127.016111026123000
Max León22.5004.809200030.033161637023302
Don Collins15.1676.05101010058.0694239629039003
Totals7168.5113.953101390421221188.0120657252211044925731347330

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
Hank Small1375575125214829325101213873.289.341.504.844258322
Mike Macha137589491801282171769258479.261.377.436.813214851
Eddie Miller13057849764124194238361351105.249.335.316.65115714142
Larry Whisenton13555947373114227105514127998.241.348.381.729180124
Glenn Hubbard80345301581011231436043054.336.402.535.937161491
Bruce Benedict1114073484197130234224431.279.361.333.694116456
Jerry Maddox11546240448951611044325152.235.322.354.676143223
Jimmy Arline843052703574142530752858.274.348.396.744107331
Rob Belloir67297257367292232433026.280.358.354.71291190
Chico Ruiz84318283326292228032036.219.272.286.55881294
Terry Harper73239205215253024222741.254.347.307.65563331
Mike Reynolds40162138203571116012117.254.348.341.68847012
Jim Wessinger4316714618273017131422.185.261.226.48733160
Larry Owen14464021010030036.250.318.275.59311120
Kris Yoder28787018500500424.114.173.186.35913130
Jerry Keller415150600030003.400.400.400.8006000
Pat Rockett831285511070023.179.226.286.5128001
Brian Snitker613121400030014.333.385.333.7184000
Tommy Boggs91101000000001.0001.0001.0002.0001000
George Lusic281101000100001.0001.0001.0002.0001000
Larry Bradford23330100010000.333.333.333.6671000
Rufino Linares41091101030012.111.200.333.5333000
Totals136051834504588116618637915407356528734.259.341.377.718169904875280


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Hank Small1B1311092604108.9978.794
Jerry Maddox1B1073619.9887.900
Jerry Keller1B2161011.0008.500
Glenn Hubbard2B802082431153.9765.638
Mike Reynolds2B3993117229.9915.385
Chico Ruiz2B204870312.9755.900
Jerry Maddox2B43910.9233.000
Jerry Maddox3B97841931215.9582.856
Chico Ruiz3B24213915.9842.500
Mike Macha3B232335102.8532.522
Bruce BenedictC1095925645.9945.9454
Kris YoderC2612211041.0005.1150
Larry OwenC1259962.9195.6670
Brian SnitkerC250001.0002.5000
Eddie MillerOF1303121654.9852.523
Mike MachaOF99165622.9881.727
Larry WhisentonOF841421382.9511.845
Terry HarperOF64137522.9862.219
Jimmy ArlineOF53106651.9572.113
Mike DaveyP5041623.909.400
Duane TheissP4051112.941.400
Rick MahlerP3222241.857.750
George LusicP2822001.000.143
Joey McLaughlinP2611200101.0001.192
Frank LaCorteP235910.933.609
Larry BradfordP22313001.000.727
Rick MatulaP1632001.000.312
Larry McWilliamsP15516001.0001.400
Craig SkokP1124001.000.545
Roger AlexanderP11711001.0001.636
Don CollinsP1007001.000.700
Max LeónP916001.000.778
Tony BrizzolaraP936001.0001.000
Tommy BoggsP838001.0001.375
Rob BelloirSS63841841144.9614.254
Jim WessingerSS43641231328.9354.349
Chico RuizSS202554213.9753.950
Jerry MaddoxSS91532051.0005.222
Pat RockettSS7122715.9755.571
Totals146135571468112367.9783.439400

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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