1978 Walla Walla Padres Statistics
Team Record: 45-24
Finished 2nd in the NWL's North Division
Manager: Cliff Ditto (45-24)
Affiliation: San Diego Padres
Location: Walla Walla, Washington
Ballpark: Borleske Stadium
Attendance: 51,488, Avg. 1,492
The Walla Walla Padres of the Northwest League ended the 1978 season with a record of 45 wins and 24 losses, finishing second in the league's North Division.
The Padres paced the circuit with 478 runs, sparked by 86 home runs. Walla Walla surrendered 344 runs. Albert Richmond powered the team with 17 home runs and accounted for 60 RBI. Jerry Johnson led all regular batters by connecting at a .316 clip. Steve Fireovid topped the squad with 9 wins, while Andy Hawkins recorded a 2.12 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Players from the 1978 Walla Walla Padres who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Doug Gwosdz, Mike Martin, Andy Hawkins, Steve Fireovid, Ron Tingley and Eric Show.
Cliff Ditto served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
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 Fireovid | 9 | 2 | .818 | 2.46 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 106.0 | 82 | 45 | 29 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 99 | 2 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Andy Hawkins | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2.12 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 102.0 | 95 | 52 | 24 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 73 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||
| John Hills | 7 | 3 | .700 | 3.83 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 94.0 | 114 | 58 | 40 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Eric Show | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2.85 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 60.0 | 47 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Mark Boggs | 5 | 2 | .714 | 3.60 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 61 | 39 | 24 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Willie Hardwick | 5 | 2 | .714 | 5.06 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 48.0 | 46 | 31 | 27 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Sydney Church | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.20 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30.0 | 33 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Randal Miller | 2 | 6 | .250 | 1.87 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 53.0 | 47 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Gary LaTorre | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.40 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45.0 | 41 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 29 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| William Demo | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Chapman | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Michael Vint | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tim Hamm | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.85 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 44 | 23 | .657 | 3.26 | 145 | 69 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 615.0 | 584 | 340 | 223 | 44 | 307 | 3 | 483 | 27 | 6 | 49 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobil Cox | 68 | 342 | 283 | 64 | 89 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 50 | 9 | 8 | 47 | 43 | .314 | .420 | .523 | .943 | 148 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Jerry Johnson | 64 | 309 | 272 | 55 | 86 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 42 | .316 | .383 | .423 | .806 | 115 | 4 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Albert Richmond | 68 | 332 | 272 | 74 | 76 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 60 | 18 | 3 | 59 | 67 | .279 | .407 | .515 | .921 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Randy Putman | 67 | 314 | 264 | 61 | 71 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 40 | .269 | .376 | .439 | .816 | 116 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Mike Parker | 54 | 241 | 204 | 38 | 60 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 53 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 46 | .294 | .383 | .583 | .967 | 119 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Gregory Pastors | 54 | 226 | 194 | 36 | 58 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 46 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 50 | .299 | .384 | .531 | .915 | 103 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Eric Clark | 60 | 248 | 214 | 41 | 53 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 27 | 33 | .248 | .340 | .304 | .644 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Doug Gwosdz | 48 | 210 | 170 | 25 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 51 | .247 | .380 | .371 | .750 | 63 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Mike Martin | 52 | 204 | 167 | 19 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 34 | .222 | .345 | .323 | .668 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Bob Volk | 52 | 204 | 157 | 25 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 31 | .223 | .389 | .344 | .733 | 54 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Ron Tingley | 43 | 168 | 140 | 22 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 38 | .207 | .329 | .264 | .594 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Curtis Cannedy | 20 | 80 | 58 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 23 | .172 | .392 | .379 | .772 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Anthony McGrue | 16 | 30 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .074 | .100 | .185 | .285 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Mick Dwyer | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .143 | .400 | .143 | .543 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Anthony Gwosdz | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Curt Daniels | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 677 | 2919 | 2430 | 477 | 649 | 97 | 19 | 86 | 409 | 72 | 30 | 410 | 518 | .267 | .377 | .429 | .806 | 1042 | 0 | 34 | 23 | 22 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Putman | 1B | 66 | 605 | 30 | 15 | 49 | .977 | 9.621 | ||||
| Mick Dwyer | 1B | 4 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.250 | ||||
| Mike Martin | 1B | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 2.667 | ||||
| Curtis Cannedy | 1B | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.500 | ||||
| Jerry Johnson | 2B | 46 | 114 | 110 | 19 | 32 | .922 | 4.870 | ||||
| Gregory Pastors | 2B | 26 | 54 | 64 | 8 | 15 | .937 | 4.538 | ||||
| Bob Volk | 3B | 43 | 43 | 83 | 20 | 6 | .863 | 2.930 | ||||
| Jerry Johnson | 3B | 17 | 12 | 26 | 7 | 4 | .844 | 2.235 | ||||
| Mike Parker | 3B | 8 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 3 | .815 | 2.750 | ||||
| Gregory Pastors | 3B | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 1.667 | ||||
| Doug Gwosdz | C | 39 | 256 | 51 | 5 | 2 | .984 | 7.872 | 11 | |||
| Mike Martin | C | 17 | 119 | 12 | 3 | 1 | .978 | 7.706 | 16 | |||
| Ron Tingley | C | 16 | 117 | 14 | 4 | 2 | .970 | 8.188 | 10 | |||
| Albert Richmond | OF | 68 | 146 | 7 | 9 | 1 | .944 | 2.250 | ||||
| Eric Clark | OF | 57 | 78 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .889 | 1.404 | ||||
| Mike Parker | OF | 44 | 64 | 9 | 3 | 3 | .961 | 1.659 | ||||
| Ron Tingley | OF | 24 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .895 | 1.417 | ||||
| Curtis Cannedy | OF | 12 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .913 | 1.750 | ||||
| Anthony McGrue | OF | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .727 | ||||
| Gregory Pastors | OF | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .750 | ||||
| Randy Putman | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | ||||
| Randal Miller | P | 26 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | .778 | .538 | ||||
| Gary LaTorre | P | 18 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .900 | .500 | ||||
| Sydney Church | P | 15 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .846 | .733 | ||||
| John Hills | P | 14 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 1 | .800 | 1.429 | ||||
| Andy Hawkins | P | 14 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 0 | .846 | 1.571 | ||||
| Willie Hardwick | P | 14 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .786 | ||||
| Steve Fireovid | P | 14 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.857 | ||||
| Eric Show | P | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .909 | .909 | ||||
| Mark Boggs | P | 9 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 1 | .967 | 3.222 | ||||
| Tim Hamm | P | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| William Demo | P | 3 | .000 | |||||||||
| Michael Vint | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| Kevin Chapman | P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| Mobil Cox | SS | 67 | 109 | 252 | 18 | 37 | .953 | 5.388 | ||||
| Gregory Pastors | SS | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 2.500 | ||||
| Totals | 728 | 1862 | 828 | 161 | 163 | .944 | 3.695 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
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.
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.
