1978 CAROLINA LEAGUE REVIEW
Level: A+
An organized section of a full season review with standings, team totals, leaderboards, player registers and much more.
YEAR IN REVIEW
| 1 | George Vukovich | OF | Retired | Peninsula | 135 | 453 | 94 | 141 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 69 | 23 | 9 | 86 | 57 | 4 | 5 | 8 | | .311 | .419 | .475 | 894 |
| 2 | Ozzie Virgil | C | Retired | Peninsula | 126 | 409 | 79 | 124 | 21 | 1 | 29 | 98 | 3 | 5 | 89 | 91 | 10 | 0 | 8 | | .303 | .432 | .572 | 1004 |
| 3 | Chick Valley | 1B-P | Retired | Salem | 135 | 456 | 83 | 126 | 25 | 0 | 19 | 77 | 3 | 3 | 94 | 80 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | .276 | .397 | .456 | 853 |
| 4 | Wally Backman | 2B | Manager - Buffalo (2012) | Lynchburg | 132 | 494 | 86 | 149 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 38 | 42 | 17 | 74 | 99 | 5 | 6 | 2 | | .302 | .397 | .395 | 792 |
| 5 | Ron MacDonald | 2B | Retired | Lynchburg | 133 | 486 | 63 | 158 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 68 | 11 | 7 | 60 | 51 | 2 | 6 | 3 | | .325 | .399 | .447 | 846 |
| 6 | Jody Davis | C | Retired | Lynchburg | 120 | 408 | 57 | 107 | 24 | 2 | 16 | 94 | 7 | 4 | 67 | 94 | 4 | 5 | 13 | | .262 | .362 | .449 | 811 |
| 7 | Charles Warren | OF | Retired | Lynchburg | 128 | 448 | 72 | 126 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 21 | 8 | 71 | 65 | 12 | 2 | 2 | | .281 | .392 | .384 | 776 |
| 8 | Raymond Boyer | | Retired | Alexandria | 123 | 432 | 63 | 124 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 25 | 9 | 73 | 40 | 16 | 2 | 2 | | .287 | .407 | .380 | 787 |
| 9 | Jay Loviglio | 2B-3B | Hitting Coach - Long Island (2012) | Peninsula | 130 | 495 | 89 | 133 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 50 | 15 | 63 | 62 | 1 | 8 | 9 | | .269 | .347 | .337 | 684 |
| 10 | Gary Pellant | IF | Scout - Chicago White Sox (2012) | Alexandria | 135 | 459 | 70 | 104 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 67 | 10 | 2 | 82 | 86 | 5 | 6 | 5 | | .227 | .347 | .373 | 720 |
| 11 | Curtis Fisher | 1B | Retired | Lynchburg/Salem | 123 | 389 | 51 | 101 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 73 | 4 | 1 | 89 | 70 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | .260 | .395 | .380 | 775 |
| 12 | Luis Salazar | 3B | Manager - Lynchburg (2012) | Salem | 126 | 472 | 55 | 138 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 22 | 7 | 28 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | .292 | .335 | .371 | 706 |
| 13 | Mel Barrow | IF | Retired | Kinston | 117 | 403 | 72 | 110 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 55 | 16 | 82 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 5 | | .273 | .398 | .342 | 740 |
| 14 | Elijah Bonaparte | OF | Retired | Peninsula | 113 | 400 | 67 | 117 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 60 | 26 | 16 | 36 | 72 | 2 | 6 | 5 | | .292 | .350 | .400 | 750 |
| 15 | Joe Jones | C | Retired | Peninsula | 137 | 492 | 55 | 120 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 64 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 83 | 4 | 7 | 9 | | .244 | .297 | .348 | 645 |
| 16 | Roger LaFrancois | C | Hitting Coach - Palm Beach (2013) | Winston-Salem | 112 | 395 | 50 | 123 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 72 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 3 | | .311 | .374 | .428 | 802 |
| 17 | Rick Lancellotti | 1B-OF | Retired | Salem | 133 | 439 | 67 | 106 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 3 | | .241 | .345 | .392 | 737 |
| 18 | Craig Brooks | OF | Retired | Winston-Salem | 111 | 397 | 72 | 116 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 47 | 25 | 7 | 36 | 71 | 1 | 7 | 2 | | .292 | .351 | .408 | 759 |
| 19 | Elwood Holland | | Retired | Alexandria | 115 | 398 | 70 | 99 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 49 | 43 | 9 | 79 | 43 | 6 | 4 | 5 | | .249 | .377 | .302 | 679 |
| 20 | Paul Gilmartin | | Retired | Alexandria | 121 | 402 | 42 | 83 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 58 | 7 | 9 | 8 | | .206 | .329 | .286 | 615 |
| 21 | Lee Graham | OF-CF | Retired | Winston-Salem | 124 | 477 | 62 | 124 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 13 | 46 | 70 | 0 | 9 | 2 | | .260 | .324 | .285 | 609 |
| 22 | Thomas Popovich | 2B-SS | Retired | Peninsula | 109 | 366 | 67 | 107 | 21 | 6 | 17 | 81 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 53 | 2 | 5 | 5 | | .292 | .368 | .522 | 890 |
| 23 | Clayton Elliott | SS | Retired | Kinston | 114 | 376 | 54 | 94 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 18 | 5 | 65 | 87 | 0 | 3 | 4 | | .250 | .357 | .386 | 743 |
| 24 | Sergio Beltre | OF | Retired | Lynchburg | 122 | 424 | 53 | 106 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 48 | 13 | 15 | 32 | 88 | 7 | 10 | 3 | | .250 | .311 | .337 | 648 |
| 25 | David Long | OF | Retired | Kinston | 133 | 462 | 46 | 98 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 15 | 2 | 61 | 89 | 6 | 2 | 4 | | .212 | .310 | .266 | 576 |
| 26 | Ramon Lora | OF-C | Retired | Peninsula | 120 | 399 | 54 | 111 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 47 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 78 | 5 | 4 | 3 | | .278 | .362 | .368 | 730 |
| 27 | Jeff Kraus | SS | Retired | Peninsula | 117 | 347 | 42 | 90 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 21 | 5 | 34 | 78 | 4 | 12 | 1 | | .259 | .332 | .346 | 678 |
| 28 | Jerry McDonald | OF | Retired | Salem | 83 | 318 | 67 | 103 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 53 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | .324 | .421 | .472 | 893 |
| 29 | David Lozano | IF | Retired | Lynchburg | 87 | 288 | 60 | 61 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 37 | 9 | 76 | 55 | 1 | 8 | 3 | | .212 | .375 | .250 | 625 |
| 30 | Dave Schmidt | C | Retired | Winston-Salem | 105 | 324 | 60 | 87 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 48 | 7 | 1 | 72 | 72 | 2 | 4 | 3 | | .269 | .401 | .463 | 864 |
| 31 | Jim Wilson | 3B | Retired | Winston-Salem | 123 | 432 | 55 | 112 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 3 | | .259 | .328 | .312 | 640 |
| 32 | Alfredo Torres | C | Retired | Salem | 99 | 332 | 46 | 91 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 86 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | .274 | .338 | .446 | 784 |
| 33 | Allen Leech | SS | Retired | Salem | 113 | 379 | 48 | 75 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 107 | 2 | 4 | 4 | | .198 | .258 | .285 | 543 |
| 34 | George Hill | OF | Retired | Salem | 101 | 298 | 52 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 6 | | .235 | .350 | .299 | 649 |
| 35 | Manuel DelCarmen | SS | Retired | Kinston | 112 | 381 | 39 | 88 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 27 | 77 | 0 | 7 | 4 | | .231 | .279 | .283 | 562 |
| 36 | Steven Rackley | | Retired | Alexandria | 93 | 284 | 39 | 73 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 60 | 101 | 1 | 3 | 2 | | .257 | .386 | .338 | 724 |
| 37 | Ronald Smith | SS | Head Coach - Furman University (2013) | Peninsula | 108 | 309 | 51 | 74 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 53 | 55 | 2 | 12 | 2 | | .239 | .352 | .275 | 627 |
| 38 | Leonard Thompson | C | Retired | Kinston | 90 | 272 | 21 | 52 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 54 | 1 | 11 | 4 | | .191 | .291 | .235 | 526 |
| 39 | Jeryl McIver | 2B | Retired | Kinston | 79 | 253 | 31 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 3 | | .221 | .336 | .292 | 628 |
| 40 | Glenn Purvis | OF | Retired | Kinston | 72 | 174 | 24 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 58 | 5 | 7 | 0 | | .167 | .300 | .218 | 518 |
| 41 | Tonus Thomas | OF | Retired | Lynchburg | 56 | 141 | 18 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 45 | 6 | 3 | 1 | | .177 | .278 | .220 | 498 |
| 42 | Pablo Cruz | | Retired | Salem | 15 | 61 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | .197 | .234 | .197 | 431 |
| | | | Retired | Salem | 80 | 308 | 40 | 93 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | | .302 | .343 | .377 | 720 |
| 43 | Vance Law | 3B-2B | Special assistant to Player Development - Chicago White Sox (2013) | Salem | 60 | 213 | 48 | 68 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | .319 | .430 | .474 | 904 |
| 44 | Robert Rossen | OF | Retired | Lynchburg | 108 | 299 | 31 | 64 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 70 | 1 | 7 | 0 | | .214 | .301 | .288 | 589 |
| 45 | Luis Rodriguez | IF | Retired | Peninsula | 100 | 321 | 47 | 86 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 1 | | .268 | .306 | .340 | 646 |
| 46 | Del Bender | OF | Retired | Winston-Salem | 76 | 278 | 26 | 62 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | .223 | .261 | .324 | 585 |
| 47 | Julio Collazo | 3B | Retired | Winston-Salem | 75 | 245 | 25 | 59 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | .241 | .300 | .384 | 684 |
| 49 | Stan Floyd | C | Retired | Salem | 78 | 279 | 29 | 57 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 67 | 0 | 3 | 4 | | .204 | .254 | .351 | 605 |
| 50 | Brad Linden | | Retired | Kinston | 48 | 155 | 15 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | | .232 | .365 | .297 | 662 |
| 51 | Stanley Smith | 1B | Retired | Kinston | 65 | 230 | 23 | 56 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 5 | | .243 | .337 | .348 | 685 |
| 52 | Mark Van Bever | 2B | Retired | Kinston | 27 | 101 | 18 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | .307 | .358 | .396 | 754 |
| 53 | Miguel Tavera | | Retired | Winston-Salem | 70 | 188 | 17 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 47 | 0 | 6 | 0 | | .218 | .279 | .250 | 529 |
| 54 | Steve Kline | P | Pitching Coach - Augusta (2013) | Alexandria | 37 | 119 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | .210 | .314 | .269 | 583 |
| 55 | Charles Diering | | Retired | Kinston | 73 | 254 | 34 | 57 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 46 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 1 | | .224 | .351 | .272 | 623 |
| 56 | Glenn Ballard | C | Retired | Peninsula | 72 | 223 | 32 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 38 | 1 | 6 | 2 | | .220 | .302 | .287 | 589 |