1978 EASTERN LEAGUE REVIEW
Level: AA
An organized section of a full season review with standings, team totals, leaderboards, player registers and much more.
YEAR IN REVIEW
| 1 | Jeff Yurak | OF | Retired | Holyoke | 135 | 480 | 79 | 154 | 28 | 5 | 21 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 6 | | .321 | .396 | .531 | 927 |
| 2 | Joe Lefebvre | OF | Assistant Hitting Coach - San Francisco Giants (2013) | West Haven | 134 | 459 | 102 | 122 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 70 | 3 | 6 | 76 | 77 | 7 | 6 | 3 | | .266 | .376 | .484 | 860 |
| 3 | Mike Rex | SS | Retired | Waterbury | 128 | 476 | 74 | 146 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 52 | 7 | 4 | 66 | 45 | 6 | 8 | 1 | | .307 | .397 | .418 | 815 |
| 4 | Richard Stenholm | OF | Retired | West Haven | 128 | 462 | 71 | 128 | 22 | 0 | 19 | 102 | 1 | 5 | 57 | 58 | 3 | 4 | 10 | | .277 | .353 | .448 | 801 |
| 5 | Dennis Sherrill | SS-3B | Retired | West Haven | 135 | 486 | 75 | 142 | 19 | 2 | 14 | 61 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 96 | 6 | 7 | 3 | | .292 | .330 | .426 | 756 |
| 6 | Rickey Henderson | LF-OF | Retired | Jersey City | 133 | 455 | 81 | 141 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 81 | 28 | 83 | 67 | 3 | 16 | 4 | | .310 | .417 | .358 | 775 |
| 7 | Marshall Edwards | OF | Retired | Holyoke | 136 | 515 | 63 | 147 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 56 | 31 | 14 | 45 | 35 | 3 | 11 | 4 | | .285 | .344 | .373 | 717 |
| 8 | Ray Cosey | H | Retired | Jersey City | 127 | 477 | 62 | 127 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 87 | 12 | 5 | 28 | 62 | 6 | 4 | 2 | | .266 | .314 | .421 | 735 |
| 9 | Leroy Robbins | OF | Retired | Jersey City | 129 | 422 | 61 | 111 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 96 | 10 | 7 | 5 | | .263 | .372 | .400 | 772 |
| 10 | John Hughes | C | Retired | Reading | 125 | 443 | 69 | 117 | 26 | 5 | 17 | 92 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 62 | 2 | 2 | 10 | | .264 | .329 | .460 | 789 |
| 11 | Roger Holt | 2B | Retired | West Haven | 137 | 418 | 78 | 116 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 74 | 54 | 3 | 11 | 1 | | .278 | .389 | .301 | 690 |
| 12 | Chris Bourjos | OF | Retired | Waterbury | 116 | 426 | 62 | 120 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 66 | 8 | 2 | 34 | 53 | 8 | 4 | 7 | | .282 | .341 | .411 | 752 |
| 13 | Phil Convertino | OF | Retired | Reading | 119 | 407 | 62 | 105 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 47 | 76 | 3 | 10 | 5 | | .258 | .335 | .469 | 804 |
| 14 | Jose Barrios | 1B | Retired | Waterbury | 139 | 478 | 54 | 109 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 95 | 4 | 7 | 4 | | .228 | .295 | .381 | 676 |
| 15 | Steven Greene | 2B | Retired | Holyoke | 128 | 396 | 71 | 103 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 60 | 16 | 91 | 60 | 2 | 14 | 5 | | .260 | .397 | .313 | 710 |
| 17 | Mike Henderson | P | Retired | Holyoke | 116 | 406 | 66 | 132 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 7 | 55 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 5 | | .325 | .401 | .384 | 785 |
| 18 | Bernardo Leonard | OF | Retired | Holyoke | 121 | 440 | 53 | 107 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 61 | 13 | 8 | 28 | 84 | 5 | 2 | 6 | | .243 | .292 | .393 | 685 |
| 19 | Don Castle | H | Retired | West Haven | 115 | 405 | 63 | 113 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | .279 | .350 | .422 | 772 |
| 20 | David Denton | 2B | Retired | Bristol | 133 | 486 | 71 | 127 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 39 | 54 | 2 | 18 | 5 | | .261 | .316 | .340 | 656 |
| 21 | Buck Showalter | 1B-OF | Manager - Baltimore Orioles (2013) | West Haven | 123 | 429 | 52 | 124 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 19 | 8 | 55 | 34 | 2 | 9 | 1 | | .289 | .372 | .350 | 722 |
| 22 | Mark Woodbrey | 2B | Retired | Waterbury | 119 | 406 | 71 | 102 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 67 | 56 | 7 | 10 | 1 | | .251 | .366 | .347 | 713 |
| 23 | Darrell Woodard | 2B | Retired | Jersey City | 108 | 410 | 79 | 104 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 53 | 14 | 58 | 50 | 4 | 10 | 1 | | .254 | .351 | .305 | 656 |
| 24 | Tom Bhagwatt | OF | Retired | Waterbury | 126 | 435 | 61 | 108 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 65 | 2 | 1 | 66 | 55 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | .248 | .346 | .366 | 712 |
| 25 | Mack Harrison | SS-2B | Retired | Jersey City | 136 | 407 | 40 | 92 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 37 | 80 | 0 | 18 | 4 | | .226 | .288 | .283 | 571 |
| 26 | Julio Valdez | SS | Retired | Bristol | 124 | 396 | 50 | 105 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 56 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 87 | 7 | 13 | 5 | | .265 | .313 | .374 | 687 |
| 27 | Luis Aguayo | SS-2B | Manager - Quad Cities (2012) | Reading | 115 | 378 | 49 | 74 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 45 | 75 | 9 | 3 | 5 | | .196 | .293 | .304 | 597 |
| 28 | Barry Butera | SS-3B | Retired | Bristol | 106 | 331 | 43 | 85 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 65 | 5 | 3 | 61 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 3 | | .257 | .379 | .441 | 820 |
| 29 | Nate Chapman | OF | Retired | West Haven | 88 | 350 | 73 | 108 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 48 | 42 | 8 | 24 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 2 | | .309 | .356 | .434 | 790 |
| 30 | Neil Rasmussen | 3B | Retired | Holyoke | 124 | 449 | 60 | 109 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 79 | 1 | 5 | 9 | | .243 | .271 | .314 | 585 |
| 31 | Michael Rodriguez | C | Retired | Jersey City | 111 | 359 | 45 | 78 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 112 | 7 | 8 | 3 | | .217 | .319 | .337 | 656 |
| 32 | Mark Kuecker | SS | Retired | Waterbury | 127 | 408 | 52 | 87 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 89 | 0 | 10 | 3 | | .213 | .300 | .287 | 587 |
| 33 | Mike O'Berry | C | Retired | Bristol | 114 | 339 | 41 | 80 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 89 | 3 | 11 | 1 | | .236 | .332 | .330 | 662 |
| 34 | Jose Moreno | OF-2B | Retired | Reading | 110 | 366 | 58 | 95 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 16 | 9 | 55 | 63 | 0 | 6 | 2 | | .260 | .355 | .388 | 743 |
| 35 | Kenny Barton | 2B | Retired | Waterbury | 100 | 340 | 39 | 81 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 32 | 1 | 10 | 7 | | .238 | .305 | .321 | 626 |
| 36 | David Koza | OF-1B | Retired | Bristol | 75 | 249 | 31 | 72 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 2 | | .289 | .361 | .506 | 867 |
| 37 | Ken Berger | OF | Retired | Reading | 116 | 393 | 61 | 95 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 10 | 5 | 49 | 85 | 2 | 4 | 4 | | .242 | .326 | .354 | 680 |
| 38 | Wayne Cato | C | Retired | Waterbury | 104 | 347 | 35 | 91 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | .262 | .325 | .326 | 651 |
| 39 | Orlando Sanchez | C | Retired | Reading | 80 | 288 | 50 | 84 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 48 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 2 | | .292 | .322 | .500 | 822 |
| 40 | Orlando Isales | OF | Retired | Reading | 112 | 383 | 53 | 101 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 48 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 54 | 1 | 3 | 3 | | .264 | .313 | .392 | 705 |
| 41 | Mike Cash | 2B | Retired | Reading | 53 | 172 | 31 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 6 | | .291 | .390 | .512 | 902 |
| 42 | Wade Boggs | 3B | Retired | Bristol | 109 | 354 | 63 | 110 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 53 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 2 | | .311 | .400 | .370 | 770 |
| 43 | Steven Splitt | OF-1B | Retired | Holyoke | 63 | 215 | 27 | 59 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | .274 | .288 | .419 | 707 |
| 44 | Gary Holle | 1B | Retired | Holyoke | 71 | 256 | 40 | 66 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 4 | | .258 | .336 | .434 | 770 |
| 45 | Noel Roman | | Retired | Bristol | 87 | 284 | 31 | 67 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | .236 | .256 | .310 | 566 |
| 46 | Steve Wilkins | OF | Retired | Waterbury | 84 | 263 | 32 | 58 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 64 | 5 | 3 | 3 | | .221 | .333 | .380 | 713 |
| 47 | Juan Espino | C | Retired | West Haven | 82 | 261 | 32 | 73 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 62 | 7 | 3 | 0 | | .280 | .356 | .402 | 758 |
| 48 | Kelvin Moore | 1B | Retired | Jersey City | 59 | 214 | 23 | 58 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | .271 | .308 | .379 | 687 |
| 49 | Gary Purcell | OF | Retired | Bristol | 106 | 338 | 40 | 78 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | .231 | .323 | .361 | 684 |
| 50 | Otis Foster | 1B | Retired | Bristol | 84 | 293 | 34 | 89 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 49 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 2 | | .304 | .391 | .437 | 828 |
| 51 | Pete Dempsey | SS | Retired | Reading | 70 | 221 | 39 | 58 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 1 | | .262 | .344 | .416 | 760 |
| 52 | Mike Heath | C | Retired | West Haven | 66 | 217 | 43 | 64 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 1 | | .295 | .394 | .488 | 882 |
| 53 | Mike Ongarato | OF | Retired | Bristol | 111 | 351 | 51 | 90 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 64 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | .256 | .311 | .370 | 681 |
| 54 | Edward Gilliam | 1B-DH | Retired | Holyoke | 52 | 147 | 22 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 5 | | .265 | .354 | .361 | 715 |
| 55 | Dennis Haines | C | Retired | Jersey City | 63 | 178 | 28 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 4 | | .236 | .336 | .404 | 740 |
| 56 | Antonio Bautista | 3B | Retired | West Haven | 68 | 190 | 22 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 2 | | .232 | .308 | .326 | 634 |
| 57 | James Elrod | | Retired | Waterbury | 99 | 310 | 26 | 86 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 46 | 2 | 6 | 4 | | .277 | .333 | .361 | 694 |
| 58 | Carlton Steele | OF | Retired | Bristol | 119 | 312 | 37 | 76 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 51 | 2 | 4 | 0 | | .244 | .318 | .292 | 610 |