1978 San Jose Missions Statistics

Pacific Coast League (PCL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 53-87
Finished 5th in the PCL's East Division
Manager: Rene Lachemann (53-87)
Affiliation: Seattle Mariners
Location: San Jose, California
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 67,037, Avg. 958
1978 San Jose Missions Roster

The San Jose Missions of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1978 season with a record of 53 wins and 87 losses, finishing fifth in the league's East Division.

The Missions scored 625 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 782 runs. Jack Pierce paced San Jose with 10 home runs Manny Estrada drove in 64 runs. Charlie Beamon topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .328 clip. Tom Brown and Rick Jones led the team with 7 wins each, while Rick Jones recorded a 3.87 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1978 San Jose Missions who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Rick Baldwin, Tom McMillan, Ed Crosby, Steve Burke, Charlie Beamon, Kevin Pasley, Mike Kekich, Gary Wheelock, George Mitterwald, Royle Stillman, Frank MacCormack, Dick Pole, Joe Decker, Juan Bernhardt, Santo Alcalá, Byron McLaughlin, Bill Plummer, Tom Brown, Roy Branch, Jack Pierce, Luis Delgado, Rick Jones and Tom Paciorek.

Rene Lachemann 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
Tom Brown78.4673.7046000990.0874337832565403
Rick Jones78.4673.872020520135.01516358859285327
Joe Decker613.3163.934317615151.01608266376485309
Byron McLaughlin52.7143.508820054.0452321332052105
Santo Alcalá52.7145.05151010057.0613532531030301
Greg Biercevicz55.5004.30141430088.0914842844257303
Frank MacCormack412.2506.312322300134.0156105941195576509
Rick Baldwin35.3755.0324310059.0633733338131416
Alan Griffin36.3334.66151010083.01035843436257003
Steve Burke11.5006.1825000067.0876146752122205
Steve Hamrick14.2007.468700041.0564334422125102
Gary Wheelock112.0776.982119100116.01701029014431321011
Mike Kekich420.0
Luis Delgado000.00100001.00000000000
Herb Pryor005.4820000023.025151411109010
Roy Branch03.00010.064400017.019191931407402
Dick Pole04.0004.226500032.0311715213019005
Totals4885.3615.053351390233141148.013057516448459824652344710

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
Charlie Beamon1345725188917025456239134177.328.377.421.797218418
Luis Delgado1366105398313619724949185579.252.325.325.650175646
Manny Estrada1315384755313328546414134941.280.346.385.731183266
Ed Crosby11748343050125173239434747.291.360.358.718154051
Jose Elguezabal124489443491091914411173285.246.298.321.618142293
Kevin Pasley983873603294191343052224.261.303.344.648124113
Jack Pierce7732327544902011061214371.327.421.516.937142302
Tom McMillan10335932438831331272182764.256.312.324.637105071
Royle Stillman542301822753121629044532.291.428.467.89585012
Frankie George61241210334580625842930.214.311.338.64971101
William Daves45163135203361111002633.244.366.326.69244020
Archie Amerson4114313012305021032915.231.286.315.60141130
Juan Bernhardt251049513263021651613.274.317.368.68635102
Tom Paciorek1666577161231722714.281.364.526.89030101
Greg Biagini2085761016313610814.211.282.395.67730001
Bill Plummer2492789142028001318.179.304.282.58622100
George Mitterwald2183688111017101125.162.277.221.49815103
Rick Down516143501130222.357.438.7141.15210000
Larry Patterson931261500020057.192.323.192.5155000
Gary Wheelock22440100010001.250.250.250.5001000
Pedro Ithier410100100000001.100.100.100.2001000
Rick Jones22111000000001.000.000.000.0000000
Herb Pryor20220000000000.000.000.000.0000000
Tom Brown46110000000000.000.000.000.0000000
Totals1355503344535821196201315852116083477694.269.340.367.707163302439400

Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Charlie Beamon1B9078162975.9899.367
Jack Pierce1B3325325428.9868.424
William Daves1B1613410213.9869.000
Juan Bernhardt1B2181011.0009.500
Kevin Pasley1B1120011.00012.000
Rick Jones1B130011.0003.000
Rick Down1B162001.0008.000
Ed Crosby1B12111.7503.000
Manny Estrada2B1273123822592.9655.465
Ed Crosby2B132232041.0004.154
Pedro Ithier2B333021.0002.000
Tom McMillan2B25511.9095.000
Jose Elguezabal3B120902151820.9442.542
Ed Crosby3B23174232.9522.565
Kevin PasleyC9349479107.9836.16120
Bill PlummerC18101926.9826.1114
William DavesC1867631.9614.0563
Larry PattersonC8427011.0006.1251
George MitterwaldC748320.9627.2863
Luis DelgadoOF133335983.9772.586
Frankie GeorgeOF57103731.9731.930
Royle StillmanOF5078522.9761.660
Charlie BeamonOF3973521.9752.000
Archie AmersonOF3985520.9782.308
Greg BiaginiOF20320001.0001.600
Juan BernhardtOF1826310.9671.611
Tom PaciorekOF1532110.9712.200
Rick DownOF440001.0001.000
Tom McMillanOF310001.000.333
Jose ElguezabalOF230001.0001.500
Ed CrosbyOF110001.0001.000
Tom BrownP4641111.938.326
Joe DeckerP43211822.951.907
Mike KekichP42.000
Steve BurkeP25910021.000.760
Rick BaldwinP2424001.000.250
Frank MacCormackP23112632.9251.609
Gary WheelockP2192832.9251.762
Herb PryorP2014011.000.250
Rick JonesP2062714.9711.650
Alan GriffinP1581310.9551.400
Santo AlcaláP157321.833.667
Byron McLaughlinP8510001.0001.875
Steve HamrickP822001.000.500
Dick PoleP63510.8891.333
Roy BranchP415001.0001.500
Luis DelgadoP10000.000
Tom McMillanSS901552553552.9214.556
Ed CrosbySS60961581037.9624.233
Pedro IthierSS115011.0006.000
Totals143035241503158368.9703.5153100

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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