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1978 Appalachian League
1978 > Class Rookie > League History
Overall: 209 games, 6 teams, approx. 69 games in season
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1977 / 1979
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1977 / 1979
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1977 / 1979
League Standings
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This league's standings, if available, are based
on full season team pitching records. Leagues may have have split
season and postseason results that are not currently available.
League Batting
| Tm | Aff | BatAge | R/G | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Tigers | DET | 20.6 | 4.83 | 69 | 2597 | 2255 | 333 | 565 | 102 | 23 | 26 | 267 | 63 | 18 | 292 | 334 | .251 | .338 | .351 | .689 | 791 | 13 | 22 | 15 | 9 | |
| Elizabethton Twins | MIN | 20.4 | 4.83 | 69 | 2658 | 2282 | 333 | 564 | 89 | 11 | 40 | 278 | 59 | 13 | 329 | 449 | .247 | .343 | .348 | .691 | 795 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 5 | |
| Johnson City Cardinals | STL | 20.4 | 4.56 | 70 | 2478 | 2136 | 319 | 549 | 84 | 18 | 36 | 266 | 89 | 21 | 274 | 315 | .257 | .343 | .364 | .707 | 777 | 17 | 29 | 22 | 9 | |
| Paintsville Highlanders | 21.4 | 4.33 | 70 | 2613 | 2258 | 303 | 572 | 88 | 11 | 20 | 235 | 60 | 21 | 285 | 412 | .253 | .340 | .329 | .669 | 742 | 22 | 30 | 18 | 12 | ||
| Bluefield Orioles | BAL | 19.0 | 4.16 | 70 | 2580 | 2274 | 291 | 595 | 87 | 11 | 34 | 255 | 19 | 16 | 247 | 449 | .262 | .337 | .354 | .691 | 806 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 8 | |
| Kingsport Braves | ATL | 20.3 | 4.11 | 70 | 2630 | 2286 | 288 | 578 | 65 | 17 | 19 | 235 | 63 | 28 | 272 | 360 | .253 | .336 | .321 | .657 | 734 | 22 | 36 | 14 | 9 | |
| League Totals | 20.3 | 4.47 | 418 | 15556 | 13491 | 1867 | 3423 | 515 | 91 | 175 | 1536 | 353 | 117 | 1699 | 2319 | .254 | .339 | .344 | .684 | 4645 | 109 | 145 | 112 | 52 |
League Pitching
| Tm | Aff | PitchAge | R/G | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsport Braves | ATL | 20.1 | 3.90 | 33 | 37 | .471 | 3.01 | 70 | 70 | 55 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 604.0 | 523 | 273 | 202 | 26 | 284 | 8 | 400 | 24 | 3 | 39 | 1.336 | 7.8 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 1.41 | |
| Elizabethton Twins | MIN | 19.9 | 4.00 | 41 | 28 | .594 | 3.04 | 69 | 69 | 53 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 596.0 | 569 | 276 | 201 | 24 | 256 | 12 | 374 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 1.384 | 8.6 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 1.46 | |
| Bristol Tigers | DET | 20.1 | 4.33 | 35 | 34 | .507 | 3.77 | 69 | 69 | 57 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 578.0 | 521 | 299 | 242 | 25 | 284 | 10 | 412 | 21 | 11 | 36 | 1.393 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 1.45 | |
| Paintsville Highlanders | 21.6 | 4.67 | 33 | 36 | .478 | 3.71 | 70 | 70 | 45 | 25 | 4 | 11 | 589.0 | 622 | 327 | 243 | 32 | 285 | 7 | 348 | 13 | 7 | 33 | 1.540 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 1.22 | ||
| Johnson City Cardinals | STL | 19.8 | 4.91 | 37 | 33 | .529 | 4.50 | 70 | 70 | 55 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 562.0 | 604 | 344 | 281 | 41 | 309 | 6 | 405 | 22 | 12 | 38 | 1.625 | 9.7 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 6.5 | 1.31 | |
| Bluefield Orioles | BAL | 20.4 | 4.97 | 29 | 40 | .420 | 4.09 | 70 | 70 | 47 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 576.0 | 584 | 348 | 262 | 27 | 281 | 9 | 380 | 11 | 9 | 39 | 1.502 | 9.1 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 1.35 | |
| League Totals | 20.2 | 4.47 | 208 | 208 | .500 | 3.67 | 418 | 418 | 312 | 106 | 27 | 77 | 3505.0 | 3423 | 1867 | 1431 | 175 | 1699 | 52 | 2319 | 109 | 55 | 216 | 1.461 | 8.8 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 1.36 |
League Fielding
| Tm | Aff | G | CG | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | PB | SB | CS | CS% | lgCS% | PO | Attendance | Managers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Tigers | DET | 69 | 1735 | 717 | 101 | 52 | .960 | 25 | Joe Lewis | |||||||
| Elizabethton Twins | MIN | 69 | 1788 | 782 | 111 | 62 | .959 | 15 | Fred Waters | |||||||
| Johnson City Cardinals | STL | 70 | 1686 | 722 | 108 | 56 | .957 | 14 | Nick Leyva | |||||||
| Kingsport Braves | ATL | 70 | 1811 | 801 | 120 | 54 | .956 | 17 | Eddie Haas | |||||||
| Bluefield Orioles | BAL | 70 | 1727 | 715 | 137 | 60 | .947 | 22 | J.R. Miner | |||||||
| Paintsville Highlanders | 70 | 1766 | 748 | 150 | 36 | .944 | 29 | Ronald Mihal | ||||||||
| League Totals | 418 | 10513 | 4485 | 727 | 320 | .954 | 122 |
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