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1978
Alaska Goldpanners

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1978 Alaska Goldpanners
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1976 SEASON PRESSBOX


1978 Roster | Ben HinesChuck "Bobo" Brayton Dave SnowDick Selma | Ron Batter • Scott Bollens • Mark Bonner • Bill Bray • Joe Bruno • Jeff Cornell • Dan Cowgill • Marty Decker • Doug Elliott • Terry FranconaTim Gloyd • Dan Hanggie • Rob Irwin • Ken Jones • Mike Kinnunen • Doug Latrenta • Tim LearyTom Lukish • Ted Pallas • Greg Sporrer • Russ Stephens • Dave Sullivan • Ed VandeBergTim Wallach • Mickey Wright | All-Time RosterAll-Time Lineups


1978 PLAYERS WITH BASEBALL CARDS

   



Decade: 1993-2002

Top Row, from left: Bob Howell (trainer), Neil Simons, Mike Kinnunen, Dan Hangee, Tom Lukish, Dave Sullivan, Tim Wallach, Scott Bollens, Dave Snow, Ben Hines
Bottom Row, from left: Ed VandeBerg, Mark Bonner, Doug Latrenta, Joe Bruno, Doug Elliot, Greg Sporrer, Russ Stephens, Mark Blumenschein

 



 

TEAM LINEUP

1978 Goldpanners (41-28)
Field Manager
Ben Hines

1B Tim Wallach .328
2B Doug Elliott .290
3B Dan Hanggie .302
SS Robert Bonnette .306
OF Mark Bonner .298
OF Joe Bruno .305
OF Terry Francona .312
C Ron Batter .336
UT Neil Simons .265
SP Tim Leary (12-3-0) 2.60
SP Ed VandeBerg  (7-4-0) 2.91
SP Mike Kinnunen (6-6-1) 3.31
SP Tom Lukish (9-2-0) 3.52
RP Scott Bollens (3-2-2) 3.38
Team Batting Average             .297
Team Earned Run Average    3.80

 

PLAYERS TO MLB

Jeff Cornell | Marty Decker | Terry Francona | Mike Kinnunen | Tim Leary | Dick Selma * | Russ Stephens | Ed VandeBerg | Tim Wallach

1978 DEBUTS
*046,Baker,Chuck,73,74,040778
*047,Reynolds,Don,73,74,040778
048,Littlejohn,Dennis,75,070978
049,Sanderson,Scott,76,77,080678
050,Robinson,Bruce,72,73,74,75,081978

 

MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS

1978  TIM WALLACH

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1978  TIM LEARY

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2.601230121.2354093

MIDNIGHT SUN GAME
10-1 LOSS vs. Wichita, KS, El Dorado Coors


Bonner, u/k, Wallach, Howell, Leary, Latrenta
 

ALL-TIME RECORDS AND MENTIONS

 
Team Batting

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Most At Bats, Season

4. 265 - Tim Wallach, 1978
5. 260 - Neil Simons, 1978

Most Home Runs, Season

T3. 20 - Tim Wallach, 1978

Most Runs Batted In, Season

3. 72 - Pat Dodson, 1978
8. 66 - Tim Wallach, 1978

Most Base on Balls, Season

T6. 43 - Tim Wallach, 1978

Most Stolen Bases, Season

T13. 29 - Joe Bruno, 1978

 
Individual Pitching

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Most Games, Season

9. 24 - Scott Bollens, 1978

Most Games Started, Season

1. 17 - Ed VandeBerg, 1978

Most Games Started, Career

3. 30 - Ed VandeBerg, 1978-79

Most Complete Games, Season

T4. 9 - Tim Leary, 1978

Most Games Won, Season

T3. 12 - Tim Leary, 1978

Most Innings Pitched, Career

5. 219.1 - Ed VandeBerg, 1978-79
6. 203 - Tim Leary, 1977-78

Most Innings Pitched, Season

3. 121.2 - Tim Leary, 1978

Most Games Won, Career

T5. 18 - Tim Leary, 1977-78
T8. 16 - Ed VandeBerg, 1978-79

Most Games Won, Career, RHP

4. 18 - Tim Leary, 1977-78

Most Games Lost, Career

T2. 9 - Ed VandeBerg, 1978-79
6. 8 - Tim Leary, 1977-78

Most Games Lost, Season

T2. 6 - Mike Kinnunen, 1978

Most Hits Allowed, Season

1. 111 - Tim Leary, 1978
4. 103 - Ed VandeBerg, 1978

Team Pitching

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Most Innings Pitched, Season

3. 609 - 1978

Most Runs Allowed, Season

7. 340 - 1978

Most Earned Runs, Season

9. 257 - 1978

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