1978 Seattle Mariners
[edit] Summary
The 1978 Seattle Mariners finished with a record of 56-104. They scored 614 runs and belted 97 home runs to go along with a .248 batting average. The offense was powered by Leon Roberts, who led the team with 22 home runs and 92 RBI. Craig Reynolds led the team with 160 hits for a .292 average. Julio Cruz had a great year on the basepaths with 59 stolen bases.
The team allowed 834 runs and had a team ERA of 4.72. Enrique Romo led the pitching staff with 11 wins and 10 saves. Byron McLaughlin racked up 87 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jose Baez | 2B | 23 | 50 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .250 | .200 | .450 | .160 |
| Juan Bernhardt | 1B | 54 | 165 | 13 | 38 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .270 | .321 | .591 | .230 |
| Julio Cruz | 2B | 147 | 550 | 77 | 129 | 1 | 25 | 59 | .319 | .269 | .588 | .235 |
| Dan Meyer | 1B | 123 | 444 | 38 | 101 | 8 | 56 | 7 | .264 | .327 | .591 | .227 |
| Larry Milbourne | 3B | 93 | 234 | 31 | 53 | 2 | 20 | 5 | .254 | .295 | .549 | .226 |
| Craig Reynolds | SS | 148 | 548 | 57 | 160 | 5 | 44 | 9 | .336 | .374 | .710 | .292 |
| Bill Stein | 3B | 114 | 403 | 41 | 105 | 4 | 37 | 1 | .318 | .370 | .688 | .261 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bruce Bochte | OF | 140 | 486 | 58 | 128 | 11 | 51 | 3 | .342 | .395 | .737 | .263 |
| John Hale | OF | 107 | 211 | 24 | 36 | 4 | 22 | 3 | .283 | .265 | .548 | .171 |
| Ruppert Jones | OF | 129 | 472 | 48 | 111 | 6 | 46 | 22 | .312 | .337 | .649 | .235 |
| Tom Paciorek | OF | 70 | 251 | 32 | 75 | 4 | 30 | 2 | .336 | .450 | .786 | .299 |
| Leon Roberts | OF | 134 | 472 | 78 | 142 | 22 | 92 | 6 | .364 | .515 | .879 | .301 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Kevin Pasley | C | 25 | 54 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .268 | .389 | .657 | .241 |
| Bill Plummer | C | 41 | 93 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .305 | .333 | .638 | .215 |
| Bob Stinson | C | 124 | 364 | 46 | 94 | 11 | 55 | 2 | .346 | .404 | .750 | .258 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Charlie Beamon | DH | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .182 | .432 | .182 |
| Steve Braun | DH | 32 | 74 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 1 | .310 | .405 | .715 | .230 |
| Bob Robertson | DH | 64 | 174 | 17 | 40 | 8 | 28 | 0 | .325 | .420 | .745 | .230 |
| Leroy Stanton | DH | 93 | 302 | 24 | 55 | 3 | 24 | 1 | .265 | .248 | .513 | .182 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5358 | 614 | 1327 | 97 | 571 | 123 | .311 | .359 | .669 | .248 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Glenn Abbott | 29 | 28 | 155.3 | 7 | 15 | .318 | 0 | 67 | 44 | 5.27 | 1.513 | |||
| Tom Brown | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4.15 | 1.385 | |||
| Steve Burke | 18 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 3.49 | 1.429 | |||
| Jim Colborn | 20 | 19 | 114.3 | 3 | 10 | .231 | 0 | 26 | 38 | 5.35 | 1.426 | |||
| Rick Honeycutt | 26 | 24 | 134.3 | 5 | 11 | .313 | 0 | 50 | 49 | 4.89 | 1.482 | |||
| Tom House | 34 | 9 | 116 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 29 | 35 | 4.66 | 1.422 | |||
| Rick Jones | 3 | 2 | 12.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 5.84 | 1.951 | |||
| Byron McLaughlin | 20 | 17 | 107 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 0 | 87 | 39 | 4.37 | 1.271 | |||
| Paul Mitchell | 29 | 29 | 168 | 8 | 14 | .364 | 0 | 75 | 79 | 4.18 | 1.500 | |||
| John Montague | 19 | 0 | 43.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 6.18 | 1.739 | |||
| Mike Parrott | 27 | 10 | 82.3 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 1 | 41 | 32 | 5.14 | 1.701 | |||
| Dick Pole | 21 | 18 | 98.7 | 4 | 11 | .267 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 6.48 | 1.651 | |||
| Shane Rawley | 52 | 2 | 111.3 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 4 | 66 | 51 | 4.12 | 1.482 | |||
| Enrique Romo | 56 | 0 | 107.3 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 10 | 62 | 39 | 3.69 | 1.184 | |||
| Jim Todd | 49 | 2 | 106.7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3 | 37 | 61 | 3.88 | 1.631 | |||
| Team Totals | 409 | 160 | 1419.2 | 56 | 104 | .350 | 20 | 630 | 567 | 4.72 | 1.485 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Craig Reynolds | 148 |
| At Bats | Julio Cruz | 550 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Julio Cruz | 634 |
| Batting Average | Leon Roberts | .301 |
| On-Base % | Leon Roberts | .364 |
| Slugging % | Leon Roberts | .515 |
| OPS | Leon Roberts | .879 |
| Runs | Leon Roberts | 78 |
| Hits | Craig Reynolds | 160 |
| Total Bases | Leon Roberts | 243 |
| Doubles | Bruce Bochte | 25 |
| Triples | Craig Reynolds and Leon Roberts | 7 |
| Home Runs | Leon Roberts | 22 |
| RBI | Leon Roberts | 92 |
| Walks | Julio Cruz | 69 |
| Strikeouts | Ruppert Jones | 85 |
| Stolen Bases | Julio Cruz | 59 |
| Caught Stealing | Julio Cruz | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Craig Reynolds | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Bill Stein | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ruppert Jones | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Enrique Romo | 11 |
| Losses | Glenn Abbott | 15 |
| Saves | Enrique Romo | 10 |
| Won-Loss % | Enrique Romo | .611 |
| ERA | Paul Mitchell | 4.18 |
| WHIP | Paul Mitchell | 1.500 |
| Innings Pitched | Paul Mitchell | 168 |
| Games | Enrique Romo | 56 |
| Games Started | Paul Mitchell | 29 |
| Strikeouts | Byron McLaughlin | 87 |
| Complete Games | Glenn Abbott | 8 |
| Shutouts | Paul Mitchell | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Paul Mitchell | 735 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Glenn Abbott | 91 |
| Hits Allowed | Glenn Abbott | 191 |
| Walks Allowed | Paul Mitchell | 79 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Glenn Abbott | 22 |
| Doubles Allowed | Glenn Abbott | 44 |
| Triples Allowed | Shane Rawley | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Byron McLaughlin, Paul Mitchell, Shane Rawley, and Enrique Romo | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jim Colborn and Byron McLaughlin | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Paul Mitchell and Jim Todd | 17 |
