1978 Southern League Batting Leaders

1977 Season 1979 Season

Classification: AA

Overall: 717 games, 10 teams, approx. 143 games in season

Attendance: n/a

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Minimum 143 AB's to appear on leaderboard

League Player Batting
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH	SF
1	Joe Gates	23	KNX	AA	CHW	133	560	485	85	161	18	5	4	53	38	15	57	73	.332	.406	.414	.820	201	4	13	1
2	Tom Spencer	27	KNX	AA	CHW	81	316	281	47	93	14	7	8	44	7	7	30	25	.331	.391	.516	.907	145	0	1	4
3	Doc Estes*	24	ORL	AA	MIN	134	549	474	71	153	16	1	2	50	31	9	64	39	.323	.403	.373	.776	177	1	8	2
4	Eddie Gates	23	MEM	AA	MON	121	433	362	55	114	19	0	25	67	0	2	63	74	.315	.420	.575	.995	208	5	0	3
5	Kevin Rhomberg	22	CNG	AA	CLE	58	223	199	35	61	9	2	0	16	14	2	18	27	.307	.368	.372	.740	74	2	3	1
6	Ray Crowley*	25	MEM	AA	MON	117	418	350	54	107	22	1	16	62	2	4	66	67	.306	.414	.511	.925	179	0	0	2
7	Rufino Linares	27	SAV	AA	ATL	116	449	400	49	121	15	5	8	51	7	5	34	61	.303	.363	.425	.788	170	6	5	4
8	Reggie Sanders	28	CHR	AA	BAL	140	570	476	71	144	24	5	16	72	2	3	85	71	.303	.407	.475	.882	226	3	0	6
9	Mark Naehring	22	KNX	AA	CHW	140	543	464	73	140	28	4	13	75	7	3	64	72	.302	.388	.463	.851	215	5	4	6
10	Jesús Vega	22	ORL	AA	MIN	73	307	269	36	80	11	1	8	49	10	3	35	21	.297	.379	.435	.814	117	1	1	1
11	Venoy Garrison	24	MTG	AA	DET	136	538	486	55	144	26	3	3	52	9	6	42	51	.296	.350	.381	.730	185	1	3	6
12	Thomas Sain	25	ORL	AA	MIN	134	551	481	63	141	20	6	7	58	11	6	53	54	.293	.362	.403	.766	194	2	10	5
13	Don Lyle	23	NVL	AA	CIN	128	503	432	65	124	28	7	7	67	15	9	56	55	.287	.375	.433	.808	187	8	2	5
14	Daniel Argee*	24	CHR	AA	BAL	71	299	259	34	74	12	0	1	18	1	1	32	28	.286	.365	.344	.709	89	1	6	1
15	Julio Perez	19	MEM	AA	MON	131	488	437	45	125	15	2	0	41	1	3	38	20	.286	.342	.330	.671	144	2	5	6
16	Mickey Duval	23	NVL	AA	CIN	112	430	391	47	111	14	4	1	31	15	6	29	52	.284	.336	.348	.684	136	3	4	3
17	Larry Eubanks	23	CBS	AA	HOU	118	422	381	47	107	19	3	14	50	6	3	34	87	.281	.339	.457	.796	174	1	3	3
18	Rick Sofield	21	ORL	AA	MIN	65	223	185	31	52	9	3	5	23	3	1	33	34	.281	.390	.443	.833	82	0	5	0
19	Tony Toups	23	CNG	AA	CLE	104	371	327	38	92	9	3	0	37	7	3	30	32	.281	.346	.327	.674	107	3	10	1
20	Rick Colzie	26	CNG	AA	CLE	75	307	265	32	74	10	2	0	19	22	10	34	31	.279	.363	.332	.695	88	1	7	0
21	Godfrey Evans	22	MEM	AA	MON	120	374	340	21	95	8	0	0	30	8	2	20	50	.279	.324	.303	.627	103	3	10	1
22	Jim Wessinger	22	SAV	AA	ATL	93	356	315	30	88	7	1	1	29	16	9	35	41	.279	.351	.318	.669	100	1	3	2
23	Gene Menees	25	NVL	AA	CIN	116	476	421	57	116	22	5	5	34	17	9	43	48	.276	.345	.387	.732	163	3	6	3
24	Harold Baines*	19	KNX	AA	CHW	137	551	502	70	138	16	6	13	72	3	2	43	91	.275	.334	.408	.742	205	2	3	1
25	John Castino	23	ORL	AA	MIN	137	540	494	59	136	21	7	11	63	7	3	35	78	.275	.322	.413	.735	204	1	5	5
26	Marv Foley	24	KNX	AA	CHW	103	392	338	52	93	20	5	1	44	1	5	44	37	.275	.358	.373	.731	126	2	4	4
27	Gary Armstrong	22	MTG	AA	DET	118	423	332	45	91	12	1	1	35	5	3	78	38	.274	.412	.325	.737	108	2	8	3
28	Sal Rende*	22	CNG	AA	CLE	142	558	509	54	139	29	4	15	87	2	3	37	60	.273	.323	.434	.757	221	3	4	5
29	Robert Glass	24	JCK	AA	KCR	114	436	381	48	103	14	0	1	37	3	3	38	19	.270	.338	.315	.653	120	4	7	6
30	Ray Smith	22	ORL	AA	MIN	72	240	216	26	58	10	0	2	31	4	3	17	20	.269	.331	.343	.673	74	4	1	2
31	Bruce Bochy	23	CBS	AA	HOU	79	284	261	25	70	10	2	7	34	0	2	13	30	.268	.309	.402	.712	105	3	6	1
32	Kelly Heath	20	JCK	AA	KCR	70	261	231	29	62	6	0	3	24	5	6	25	25	.268	.337	.333	.671	77	0	3	2
33	Cleo Smith	24	KNX	AA	CHW	82	334	293	50	78	15	3	11	48	2	0	27	49	.266	.343	.451	.794	132	9	2	3
34	Andy Pasillas	23	KNX	AA	CHW	66	222	200	19	53	10	1	4	30	1	0	16	24	.265	.317	.385	.702	77	0	4	2
35	Bobby Ramos	22	MEM	AA	MON	109	412	343	36	91	16	2	9	51	1	2	56	53	.265	.378	.402	.780	138	7	4	2
36	Darrell Brown	22	MTG	AA	DET	54	230	212	23	56	1	5	1	12	8	5	12	28	.264	.300	.330	.630	70	0	3	3
37	Terry Harper	22	SAV	AA	ATL	47	190	174	17	46	9	1	4	21	1	1	13	36	.264	.316	.397	.712	69	1	0	2
38	Dallas Williams*	20	CHR	AA	BAL	139	596	549	52	145	17	4	2	35	24	10	31	82	.264	.307	.321	.627	176	3	12	1
39	Rusty Kuntz	23	KNX	AA	CHW	113	470	395	68	104	25	7	10	57	11	5	61	76	.263	.358	.438	.796	173	1	6	7
40	Jeff Smith	22	CBS	AA	HOU	87	294	255	21	67	13	0	5	26	2	1	33	41	.263	.349	.373	.722	95	2	2	2
41	Dave Van Gorder	21	NVL	AA	CIN	73	246	217	23	57	10	0	1	25	0	0	25	24	.263	.339	.323	.661	70	1	1	2
42	Bob Hamilton*	21	NVL	AA	CIN	54	177	157	18	41	9	1	1	10	2	1	16	17	.261	.326	.350	.676	55	0	2	2
43	George Weicker	24	NVL	AA	CIN	128	486	430	39	112	23	3	3	52	1	4	37	39	.261	.326	.349	.675	150	7	8	4
44	Dwight Carter	27	MTG	AA	DET	104	405	321	55	83	20	1	7	42	4	1	77	81	.259	.401	.393	.793	126	1	3	3
45	Randall Schafer	24	MEM	AA	MON	98	309	291	23	75	18	2	3	30	0	1	11	62	.258	.285	.364	.649	106	2	0	5
46	Kevin Gillen*	21	JCK	AA	KCR	111	453	401	41	103	18	6	7	47	2	4	43	34	.257	.327	.384	.711	154	0	7	2
47	Larry Foster	27	JCK	AA	KCR	106	436	336	65	86	15	2	17	48	5	5	92	77	.256	.419	.464	.884	156	4	2	2
48	Al Greene	23	MTG	AA	DET	101	418	367	58	94	20	3	21	61	9	1	43	75	.256	.341	.499	.839	183	5	1	2
49	Steven Michael*	21	MEM	AA	MON	82	300	259	34	66	3	2	2	16	13	6	37	35	.255	.347	.305	.652	79	0	3	1
50	Joe Pittman	25	CBS	AA	HOU	92	334	306	44	78	6	1	1	17	17	9	20	32	.255	.300	.291	.591	89	1	4	3
51	Willie Royster	24	CHR	AA	BAL	125	434	395	52	100	15	3	13	52	15	3	28	91	.253	.305	.405	.711	160	3	5	3
52	Vassie Gardner	22	CNG	AA	CLE	136	503	444	46	112	22	4	3	48	16	11	48	76	.252	.323	.340	.663	151	0	7	4
53	Martyn Maxwell	24	ORL	AA	MIN	105	391	349	49	88	17	1	7	37	5	4	31	50	.252	.327	.367	.694	128	8	3	0
54	Glenn Gulliver	23	MTG	AA	DET	82	313	247	34	62	13	0	4	23	3	3	60	22	.251	.396	.352	.748	87	1	2	3
55	A.J. Hill	19	KNX	AA	CHW	100	437	395	58	99	13	5	2	30	42	10	32	68	.251	.311	.324	.635	128	3	6	1
56	Jerry Keller	23	SAV	AA	ATL	124	509	447	57	112	14	2	21	74	2	1	42	78	.251	.320	.432	.751	193	8	2	10
57	Donn Seidholz	25	KNX	AA	CHW	104	340	315	27	79	14	2	5	45	3	1	20	44	.251	.294	.356	.649	112	0	3	2
58	David Stevens	22	SAV	AA	ATL	66	224	204	10	51	9	0	1	15	0	2	17	13	.250	.306	.309	.615	63	0	2	1
59	Tim Doerr	26	NVL	AA	CIN	123	446	409	41	102	21	2	5	41	0	0	31	79	.249	.299	.347	.646	142	0	1	5
60	Tim Ireland	25	JCK	AA	KCR	66	289	250	35	62	10	4	2	31	13	5	27	30	.248	.323	.344	.667	86	3	4	5
61	Terry Bulling	25	ORL	AA	MIN	110	429	373	43	92	19	1	3	36	2	1	45	32	.247	.331	.327	.658	122	4	3	4
62	Ken Phelps*	23	JCK	AA	KCR	124	495	381	65	94	20	0	16	61	1	0	99	57	.247	.407	.425	.832	162	7	3	5
63	Richard Green	21	SAV	AA	ATL	113	395	333	34	82	14	1	7	28	0	1	58	39	.246	.358	.357	.716	119	0	4	0
64	Bill Haslerig	23	SAV	AA	ATL	86	333	281	44	69	8	1	2	22	11	4	43	65	.246	.357	.303	.659	85	6	2	1
65	Felix Rodriguez*	23	MEM	AA	MON	65	187	167	20	41	6	2	0	10	0	4	15	19	.246	.310	.305	.615	51	1	3	1
66	Joe Pettini	23	MEM	AA	MON	113	396	355	52	87	14	3	0	25	15	4	34	47	.245	.313	.301	.614	107	1	6	0
67	Duane Wilson	24	CNG	AA	CLE	93	311	273	28	67	13	3	2	24	4	5	34	43	.245	.330	.337	.667	92	1	2	1
68	John Yeglinski*	27	CHR	AA	BAL	56	201	164	13	40	4	1	0	11	5	4	32	28	.244	.372	.281	.652	46	2	2	1
69	Germán Barranca	21	JCK	AA	KCR	49	203	182	22	44	3	2	2	13	13	4	19	17	.242	.313	.313	.627	57	0	2	0
70	David Caldwell	22	CHR	AA	BAL	66	256	232	16	56	13	4	1	21	0	1	22	47	.241	.306	.345	.651	80	0	1	1
71	Gary Rajsich*	23	CBS	AA	HOU	80	324	286	37	69	12	5	7	34	14	3	29	57	.241	.309	.392	.701	112	1	4	4
72	Jim Pankovits	22	CBS	AA	HOU	137	571	509	67	122	19	7	10	43	8	4	48	98	.240	.313	.364	.676	185	7	5	2
73	Duane Walker*	21	NVL	AA	CIN	103	335	288	38	69	15	3	2	31	18	4	38	43	.240	.331	.333	.665	96	2	6	1
74	Randolph Vanderhook	23	CHR	AA	BAL	52	186	163	14	39	8	0	3	16	0	0	20	26	.239	.322	.344	.666	56	0	3	0
75	Ken Smith	20	SAV	AA	ATL	138	568	462	55	110	19	5	2	40	11	6	97	92	.238	.372	.314	.686	145	2	6	1
76	Henry Flesh*	26	CHR	AA	BAL	129	511	449	45	106	23	4	1	36	17	9	53	82	.236	.316	.312	.628	140	1	5	3
77	Mike Ondina	24	JCK	AA	KCR	141	541	470	56	111	23	2	8	53	11	9	54	100	.236	.313	.345	.658	162	1	11	5
78	Paul Djakonow	26	JCK	AA	KCR	130	521	434	66	102	18	4	16	73	4	0	73	81	.235	.348	.406	.753	176	5	3	6
79	Phil Klimas	22	CBS	AA	HOU	143	546	465	64	109	17	6	12	46	2	2	71	95	.234	.335	.374	.709	174	1	5	4
80	Mark Cunningham	25	JCK	AA	KCR	64	235	210	24	49	7	3	2	15	2	4	16	30	.233	.284	.324	.608	68	0	6	3
81	George Enright	24	JCK	AA	KCR	78	269	237	25	55	2	0	0	18	2	1	24	25	.232	.301	.241	.541	57	1	3	4
82	Jim Eschen	28	JCK	AA	KCR	101	429	341	48	79	10	1	5	32	9	7	80	48	.232	.379	.311	.690	106	2	4	2
83	Les Filkins*	21	MTG	AA	DET	136	546	478	46	111	22	5	5	39	9	6	50	75	.232	.315	.331	.645	158	9	6	3
84	Dennis Sherow	23	MEM	AA	MON	61	220	207	18	48	12	1	2	22	8	1	8	40	.232	.260	.329	.589	68	1	1	3
85	Kurt Wittmayer	25	ORL	AA	MIN	116	437	392	44	91	16	4	0	31	7	4	36	53	.232	.302	.293	.595	115	3	6	0
86	Terry Tyson	23	CNG	AA	CLE	141	525	480	47	111	18	2	2	40	7	7	28	64	.231	.271	.290	.561	139	1	9	7
87	Riccardo Bellini	25	CNG	AA	CLE	125	495	434	50	100	21	2	0	33	15	13	46	51	.230	.308	.288	.596	125	4	8	3
88	Fernando Tatis	27	CBS	AA	HOU	98	362	326	39	75	13	5	10	45	2	3	26	75	.230	.291	.393	.684	128	3	5	2
89	Chris Bando	22	CNG	AA	CLE	76	287	241	30	55	12	0	4	21	2	1	39	32	.228	.335	.328	.662	79	1	3	3
90	Luis DeLeon	22	CNG	AA	CLE	128	426	388	34	88	5	5	0	23	6	5	22	65	.227	.272	.266	.537	103	2	14	0
91	Alan Knicely	23	CBS	AA	HOU	140	496	427	51	97	13	2	15	50	3	0	52	112	.227	.312	.372	.684	159	3	8	6
92	Kevin McWhirter	22	ORL	AA	MIN	89	343	313	44	71	9	2	8	36	10	3	20	55	.227	.282	.345	.627	108	4	6	0
93	William Yarbrough	21	JCK	AA	KCR	109	379	357	36	81	5	2	4	40	11	3	16	59	.227	.259	.286	.544	102	0	4	2
94	Steve Benson	21	CHR	AA	BAL	131	482	430	44	97	22	2	4	30	12	5	37	60	.226	.293	.314	.607	135	5	7	3
95	Doug Clarey	24	CHR	AA	BAL	138	541	473	61	107	23	0	19	69	5	5	52	98	.226	.310	.395	.706	187	7	6	3
96	LaMart Harris	22	MEM	AA	MON	123	446	390	64	88	5	0	3	17	45	12	45	80	.226	.317	.262	.578	102	7	4	0
97	Steve Hughes	24	NVL	AA	CIN	118	408	354	47	80	6	0	0	13	19	5	45	63	.226	.315	.243	.558	86	1	8	0
98	Vince Diaz	20	MTG	AA	DET	86	297	264	20	59	5	0	2	19	2	2	26	41	.224	.295	.265	.560	70	1	5	1
99	Gary Cooper	21	SAV	AA	ATL	107	435	377	50	83	11	9	4	30	35	6	48	112	.220	.308	.329	.637	124	2	3	5
100	Tom Sohns	24	NVL	AA	CIN	111	370	337	27	74	8	1	2	22	5	9	26	38	.220	.273	.267	.540	90	0	4	3