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1978 Springfield Redbirds | | AAA | American Association |
W-L Record: 70-66 -- 3rd in American Association East
Manager: James Williams
Location: Springfield,IL
Baseball Stadium:
Lanphier Park Attendance: 110,301 Youngest Player: Manny Castillo (21) Oldest Player: Ken Rudolph (31) Longest Tenure: Nolan Ryan (7)
Baseball Roster for 1978 Springfield Redbirds
| # | Player Name | Pos | Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | Born | Place | High Level | mlbYears |
| Al Autry | P | 26 | R | R | 6-5 | 225 | 2/29/1952 | Modesto,California | MLB | 1976-1976 | |
| Benny Ayala | OF | 27 | R | R | 6-1 | 185 | 2/7/1951 | Yauco,Puerto Rico | MLB | 1974-1985 | |
| Jose Baez | 2B | 24 | R | R | 5-8 | 160 | 12/31/1953 | San Cristobal,Dominican Republic | MLB | 1977-1978 | |
| Earl Bass | P | 25 | R | R | 6-1 | 175 | 11/26/1952 | - | AAA | - | |
| Dave Bialas | OF | 24 | R | R | 6-1 | 189 | 2/6/1954 | Houston,Texas | AAA | - | |
| Tom Bruno | P | 25 | R | R | 6-5 | 210 | 1/26/1953 | Chicago,Illinois | MLB | 1976-1979 | |
| Mike Calise | 3B | 21 | R | R | 6-1 | 200 | 3/16/1957 | Norwalk,Connecticut | AAA | - | |
| Manny Castillo | 3B | 21 | B | R | 5-9 | 160 | 4/1/1957 | Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic | MLB | 1980-1983 | |
| Bob Coluccio | OF | 26 | R | R | 5-11 | 183 | 10/2/1951 | Centralia,Washington | MLB | 1973-1978 | |
| Edward Daves | 0 | 0 | - | AAA | - | ||||||
| Rob Dressler | P | 24 | R | R | 6-3 | 180 | 2/2/1954 | Portland,Oregon | MLB | 1975-1980 | |
| Joe Edelen | P | 22 | R | R | 6-0 | 165 | 9/16/1955 | Durant,Oklahoma | MLB | 1981-1982 | |
| Ronald Farkas | 0 | 0 | - | AAA | - | ||||||
| George Frazier | P | 23 | R | R | 6-5 | 205 | 10/13/1954 | Oklahoma City,Oklahoma | MLB | 1978-1987 | |
| Nelson Garcia | 0 | 0 | - | AAA | - | ||||||
| Tom Herr | 2B | 22 | B | R | 6-0 | 185 | 4/4/1956 | Lancaster,Pennsylvania | MLB | 1979-1991 | |
| Frank Hunsaker | C | 23 | R | R | 6-3 | 225 | 9/20/1954 | Oak Park,Illinois | AAA | - | |
| Dane Iorg | 1B-OF | 28 | L | R | 6-0 | 180 | 5/11/1950 | Eureka,California | MLB | 1977-1986 | |
| Terry Kennedy | C | 22 | L | R | 6-4 | 230 | 6/4/1956 | Euclid,Ohio | MLB | 1978-1991 | |
| Ryan Kurosaki | P | 25 | R | R | 5-10 | 160 | 7/3/1952 | Honolulu,Hawaii | MLB | 1975-1975 | |
| Jim Lentine | OF | 23 | R | R | 6-0 | 175 | 7/16/1954 | Los Angeles,California | MLB | 1978-1980 | |
| Aurelio Lopez | P | 29 | R | R | 6-0 | 220 | 9/21/1948 | Tecamachalco,Mexico | MLB | 1974-1987 | |
| Silvio Martinez | P | 22 | R | R | 5-10 | 170 | 8/19/1955 | Santiago,Dominican Republic | MLB | 1977-1981 | |
| Nyls Nyman | OF | 24 | L | R | 6-0 | 170 | 3/7/1954 | Detroit,Michigan | MLB | 1974-1977 | |
| Dan O'Brien | P | 24 | R | R | 6-4 | 215 | 4/22/1954 | St. Petersburg,Florida | MLB | 1978-1979 | |
| Ken Oberkfell | 3B-2B | 22 | L | R | 6-0 | 210 | 5/4/1956 | Highland,Illinois | MLB | 1977-1992 | |
| Jim Otten | P | 26 | R | R | 6-2 | 195 | 7/1/1951 | Lewistown,Montana | MLB | 1974-1981 | |
| Mike Potter | OF | 27 | R | R | 6-1 | 195 | 5/16/1951 | Montebello,California | MLB | 1976-1977 | |
| Mike Ramsey | SS-2B | 24 | B | R | 6-1 | 170 | 3/29/1954 | Roanoke,Virginia | MLB | 1978-1985 | |
| Frank Riccelli | P | 25 | L | L | 6-3 | 205 | 2/24/1953 | Syracuse,New York | MLB | 1976-1979 | |
| William Rothan | P | 0 | 0 | - | AAA | - | |||||
| Ken Rudolph | C | 31 | R | R | 6-1 | 185 | 12/29/1946 | Rockford,Illinois | MLB | 1969-1977 | |
| John Scott | OF | 26 | R | R | 6-2 | 165 | 1/24/1952 | Jackson,Mississippi | MLB | 1974-1977 | |
| Ron Selak | P | 23 | R | R | 6-2 | 170 | 3/25/1955 | Berkeley,California | AAA | - | |
| John Tamargo | C | 26 | B | R | 5-10 | 180 | 11/7/1951 | Tampa,Florida | MLB | 1976-1980 | |
| Greg Terlecky | P | 26 | R | R | 6-3 | 200 | 3/20/1952 | Culver City,California | MLB | 1975-1975 | |
| Tommy Toms | P | 26 | R | R | 6-4 | 195 | 10/15/1951 | Charlottesville,Virginia | MLB | 1975-1977 | |
| John Urrea | P | 23 | R | R | 6-3 | 205 | 2/9/1955 | Los Angeles,California | MLB | 1977-1981 |
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