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| owners = [[Louis Nippert]] |
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==Spring training== |
==Spring training== |
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In honor of [[Saint Patrick's Day]], Reds general manager [[Dick Wagner (baseball)|Dick Wagner]] had green versions of the Reds' uniforms made. The Reds hosted the [[1978 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] at [[Al Lopez Field]] on March 17, 1978. This was the first time a major league team wore green trimmed uniforms on March 17, a practice adopted in subsequent years by multiple major league teams.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100316&content_id=8811150&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb |title=How St. Patrick's became baseball's holiday; Cincy GM Dick Wagner turned the Reds green in '78 |author=Tom Singer |date=March 17, 2010 |work=MLB.com |
In honor of [[Saint Patrick's Day]], Reds general manager [[Dick Wagner (baseball)|Dick Wagner]] had green versions of the Reds' uniforms made. The Reds hosted the [[1978 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] at [[Al Lopez Field]] on March 17, 1978. This was the first time a major league team wore green trimmed uniforms on March 17, a practice adopted in subsequent years by multiple major league teams.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100316&content_id=8811150&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb |title=How St. Patrick's became baseball's holiday; Cincy GM Dick Wagner turned the Reds green in '78 |author=Tom Singer |date=March 17, 2010 |work=MLB.com |accessdate=February 23, 2012}}</ref> |
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== Regular season == |
== Regular season == |
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=== Season standings === |
=== Season standings === |
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{{1978 NL West standings}} |
{{1978 NL West standings}} |
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=== Record vs. opponents === |
=== Record vs. opponents === |
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{{1978 NL Record vs. opponents|team=CIN}} |
{{1978 NL Record vs. opponents|team=CIN}} |
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=== Pete Rose hitting streak === |
=== Pete Rose hitting streak === |
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On May 5, 1978, Rose became the 13th and youngest player in major league history to collect his [[3000 hit club|3,000th career hit]], with a single off [[Montreal Expos|Expos]] pitcher [[Steve Rogers (baseball)|Steve Rogers]]. On June 14 in Cincinnati, Rose singled in the first inning off Cubs pitcher [[Dave Roberts (pitcher)|Dave Roberts]]; Rose would proceed to get a hit in every game he played until August 1, making a run at [[Joe DiMaggio]] |
On May 5, 1978, Rose became the 13th and youngest player in major league history to collect his [[3000 hit club|3,000th career hit]], with a single off [[Montreal Expos|Expos]] pitcher [[Steve Rogers (baseball)|Steve Rogers]]. On June 14 in Cincinnati, Rose singled in the first inning off Cubs pitcher [[Dave Roberts (pitcher)|Dave Roberts]]; Rose would proceed to get a hit in every game he played until August 1, making a run at [[Joe DiMaggio]]'s record 56-game hitting streak, which had stood virtually unchallenged for 37 years. The streak started quietly, but by the time it had reached 30 games, the media took notice and a pool of reporters accompanied Rose and the Reds to every game. On July 19 against the [[1978 Philadelphia Phillies season|Phillies]], Rose was hitless going into the ninth with his team trailing. He ended up walking and the streak appeared over. But the Reds managed to bat through their entire lineup, giving Rose another chance. Facing [[Ron Reed]], Rose laid down a perfect [[Bunt (baseball)|bunt]] single to extend the streak to 32 games. |
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He eventually tied [[Willie Keeler]]'s single season National League record at 44 games; but on August 1, the streak came to an end as [[Gene Garber]] of the [[Atlanta Braves|Braves]] struck out Rose in the ninth inning. The competitive Rose was sour after the game, blasting Garber and the Braves for treating the situation "like it was the ninth inning of the 7th game of the [[World Series]]" and adding that "[[Phil Niekro]] would have given me a fastball to hit."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCI/is_2_63/ai_112167128 | work=Baseball Digest | title=Former reliever Gene Garber recalls 19-year career and his role in baseball history | first=Joe | last=O'Loughlin | year=2004}}</ref> |
He eventually tied [[Willie Keeler]]'s single season National League record at 44 games; but on August 1, the streak came to an end as [[Gene Garber]] of the [[Atlanta Braves|Braves]] struck out Rose in the ninth inning. The competitive Rose was sour after the game, blasting Garber and the Braves for treating the situation "like it was the ninth inning of the 7th game of the [[World Series]]" and adding that "[[Phil Niekro]] would have given me a fastball to hit."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCI/is_2_63/ai_112167128 | work=Baseball Digest | title=Former reliever Gene Garber recalls 19-year career and his role in baseball history | first=Joe | last=O'Loughlin | year=2004}}</ref> |
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| 19 || 07-03-1978 || Floyd Bannister || Houston Astros || 3 || 1 |
| 19 || 07-03-1978 || Floyd Bannister || Houston Astros || 3 || 1 |
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| 20 || 07-04-1978 || J.R. Richard || Houston Astros || 1 || 0 |
| 20 || 07-04-1978 || J. R. Richard || Houston Astros || 1 || 0 |
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| 21 || 07-05-1978 || Joe Niekro || Houston Astros || 1 || 0 |
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== Farm system == |
== Farm system == |
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{{See also|Minor |
{{See also|Minor League Baseball}} |
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|level17=[[Single-A (baseball)|A]] |team17=[[Tampa Tarpons]]|league17=[[Florida State League]]|manager17=[[Mike Compton (baseball)|Mike Compton]] |
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|level18=[[Single-A (baseball)|A]] |team18=[[Shelby Reds]]|league18=[[Western Carolinas League]]|manager18=[[Jim Lett]] |
|level18=[[Single-A (baseball)|A]] |team18=[[Shelby Reds]]|league18=[[Western Carolinas League]]|manager18=[[Jim Lett]] |
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|level19=[[Class A-Short Season|A-Short Season]]|team19=[[Eugene Emeralds]]|league19=[[Northwest League]]|manager19=[[Greg Riddoch]] |
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|level20=[[Rookie League|Rookie]]|team20=[[Billings Mustangs]]|league20=[[Pioneer League (baseball)|Pioneer League]]|manager20=[[Jim Hoff]] |
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<small>LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Billings</small> |
<small>LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Billings</small> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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*[http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1978.shtml 1978 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference] |
*[http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1978.shtml 1978 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference] |
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*{{Cite book| editor1-last=Johnson| editor1-first=Lloyd| editor2-last=Wolff| editor2-first=Miles| title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball| edition=2nd| location=Durham, |
*{{Cite book| editor1-last=Johnson| editor1-first=Lloyd| editor2-last=Wolff| editor2-first=Miles| title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball| edition=2nd| location=Durham, North Carolina| publisher=Baseball America| year=1997| isbn=978-0-9637189-8-3}} |
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{{1978 MLB season by team}} |
{{1978 MLB season by team}} |
Revision as of 21:50, 17 January 2016
1978 Cincinnati Reds | ||
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Division | Western Division | |
Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium | |
City | Cincinnati | |
Owners | Louis Nippert | |
Managers | Sparky Anderson | |
Television | WLWT (Ken Coleman, Bill Brown) | |
Radio | WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall) | |
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The 1978 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The Reds finished in second place in the National League West with a record of 92-69, 2½ games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Reds were managed by Sparky Anderson and played their home games at Riverfront Stadium. Following the season, Anderson was replaced as manager by John McNamara, and Pete Rose left to sign with the Philadelphia Phillies for the 1979 season.
Offseason
- October 31, 1977: Woodie Fryman and Bill Caudill were traded by the Reds to the Chicago Cubs for Bill Bonham.[1]
- October 31, 1977: Joe Henderson was purchased from the Reds by the Toronto Blue Jays.[2]
- February 25, 1978: Dave Revering and cash were traded by the Reds to the Oakland Athletics for Doug Bair.[3]
Spring training
In honor of Saint Patrick's Day, Reds general manager Dick Wagner had green versions of the Reds' uniforms made. The Reds hosted the New York Yankees at Al Lopez Field on March 17, 1978. This was the first time a major league team wore green trimmed uniforms on March 17, a practice adopted in subsequent years by multiple major league teams.[4]
Regular season
During the season, Pete Rose tied the National League record with a 44-game hitting streak held by Willie Keeler. The streak began on June 14, and came to an end on August 1.
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Los Angeles Dodgers | 95 | 67 | .586 | — | 54–27 | 41–40 |
Cincinnati Reds | 92 | 69 | .571 | 2½ | 49–31 | 43–38 |
San Francisco Giants | 89 | 73 | .549 | 6 | 50–31 | 39–42 |
San Diego Padres | 84 | 78 | .519 | 11 | 50–31 | 34–47 |
Houston Astros | 74 | 88 | .457 | 21 | 50–31 | 24–57 |
Atlanta Braves | 69 | 93 | .426 | 26 | 39–42 | 30–51 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 5–7 | |||||
Chicago | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–11 | 11–7 | 4–14 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 15–3 | |||||
Cincinnati | 12–6 | 5–7 | — | 11–7 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 4–7 | 9–9 | 12–6 | 8–4 | |||||
Houston | 10–8 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 7–11 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 7–5 | |||||
Los Angeles | 13–5 | 8–4 | 9–9 | 11–7 | — | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 5–7 | |||||
Montreal | 7–5 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 8–10 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–9 | |||||
New York | 6–6 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 10–8 | — | 6–12 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 7–11 | |||||
Philadelphia | 4-8 | 14–4 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 12–6 | — | 11–7 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 10–8 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 10–2 | 11–7 | 7–4 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 7–11 | — | 5–7 | 4–8 | 9–9 | |||||
San Diego | 10–8 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–5 | — | 8–10 | 9–3 | |||||
San Francisco | 7–11 | 8–4 | 6–12 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 10–8 | — | 9–3 | |||||
St. Louis | 7–5 | 3–15 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 3–9 | 3–9 | — |
Notable transactions
- June 6, 1978: 1978 Major League Baseball Draft
- Skeeter Barnes was drafted by the Reds in the 16th round. Player signed June 8, 1978.[5]
- Otis Nixon was drafted by the Reds in the 21st round, but did not sign.[6]
Pete Rose hitting streak
On May 5, 1978, Rose became the 13th and youngest player in major league history to collect his 3,000th career hit, with a single off Expos pitcher Steve Rogers. On June 14 in Cincinnati, Rose singled in the first inning off Cubs pitcher Dave Roberts; Rose would proceed to get a hit in every game he played until August 1, making a run at Joe DiMaggio's record 56-game hitting streak, which had stood virtually unchallenged for 37 years. The streak started quietly, but by the time it had reached 30 games, the media took notice and a pool of reporters accompanied Rose and the Reds to every game. On July 19 against the Phillies, Rose was hitless going into the ninth with his team trailing. He ended up walking and the streak appeared over. But the Reds managed to bat through their entire lineup, giving Rose another chance. Facing Ron Reed, Rose laid down a perfect bunt single to extend the streak to 32 games.
He eventually tied Willie Keeler's single season National League record at 44 games; but on August 1, the streak came to an end as Gene Garber of the Braves struck out Rose in the ninth inning. The competitive Rose was sour after the game, blasting Garber and the Braves for treating the situation "like it was the ninth inning of the 7th game of the World Series" and adding that "Phil Niekro would have given me a fastball to hit."[7]
Game | Date | Pitcher | Team | Singles | Doubles |
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1 | 06-14-1978 | Dave Roberts | Chicago Cubs | 2 | 0 |
2 | 06-16-1978 | John Denny | St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 1 |
3 | 06-17-1978 | Pete Vukovich | St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 0 |
4 | 06-18-1978 | Silvio Martinez | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 |
5 | 06-20-1978 | John Montefusco | San Francisco Giants | 2 | 1 |
6 | 06-21-1978 | Ed Halicki | San Francisco Giants | 1 | 0 |
7 | 06-22-1978 | Bob Knepper | San Francisco Giants | 1 | 0 |
8 | 06-23-1978 | Burt Hooton | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 | 0 |
9 | 06-24-1978 | Bob Welch | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 | 0 |
10 | 06-25-1978 | Tommy John | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2 | 0 |
11 | 06-26-1978 | Mark Lemongello | Houston Astros | 1 | 0 |
12 | 06-27-1978 | Joe Niekro | Houston Astros | 1 | 0 |
13 | 06-28-1978 | Tom Dixon | Houston Astros | 1 | 0 |
14 | 06-29-1978 | Floyd Bannister | Houston Astros | 1 | 1 |
15 | 06-30-1978 | Lance Rautzhan | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 | 0 |
16 | 06-30-1978 | Bob Welch | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 | 0 |
17 | 07-01-1978 | Rick Rhoden | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 | 1 |
18 | 07-02-1978 | Doug Rau | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 | 1 |
19 | 07-03-1978 | Floyd Bannister | Houston Astros | 3 | 1 |
20 | 07-04-1978 | J. R. Richard | Houston Astros | 1 | 0 |
21 | 07-05-1978 | Joe Niekro | Houston Astros | 1 | 0 |
22 | 07-07-1978 | Vida Blue | San Francisco Giants | 3 | 0 |
23 | 07-07-1978 | Jim Barr | San Francisco Giants | 1 | 0 |
24 | 07-08-1978 | John Montefusco | San Francisco Giants | 1 | 0 |
25 | 07-09-1978 | Ed Halicki | San Francisco Giants | 3 | 0 |
26 | 07-13-1978 | Jerry Koosman | New York Mets | 2 | 1 |
27 | 07-14-1978 | Pat Zachry | New York Mets | 2 | 0 |
28 | 07-15-1978 | Craig Swan | New York Mets | 1 | 0 |
29 | 07-16-1978 | Paul Siebert | New York Mets | 1 | 1 |
30 | 07-17-1978 | Stan Bahnsen | Montreal Expos | 1 | 0 |
31 | 07-18-1978 | Hal Dues | Montreal Expos | 2 | 1 |
32 | 07-19-1978 | Ron Reed | Philadelphia Phillies | 1 | 0 |
33 | 07-20-1978 | Jim Kaat | Philadelphia Phillies | 1 | 0 |
34 | 07-21-1978 | Ross Grimsley | Montreal Expos | 1 | 0 |
35 | 07-22-1978 | Dan Schatzeder | Montreal Expos | 1 | 0 |
36 | 07-22-1978 | Steve Rogers | Montreal Expos | 2 | 1 |
37 | 07-24-1978 | Pat Zachry | New York Mets | 1 | 0 |
38 | 07-25-1978 | Craig Swan | New York Mets | 3 | 1 |
39 | 07-26-1978 | Nino Espinosa | New York Mets | 1 | 1 |
40 | 07-28-1978 | Randy Lerch | Philadelphia Phillies | 1 | 1 |
41 | 07-28-1978 | Steve Carlton | Philadelphia Phillies | 1 | 0 |
42 | 07-29-1978 | Jim Lonborg | Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | 0 |
43 | 07-30-1978 | Larry Christenson | Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | 0 |
44 | 07-31-1978 | Phil Niekro | Atlanta Braves | 1 | 0 |
Roster
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Player stats
= Indicates team leader |
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Johnny Bench | 120 | 393 | 102 | .260 | 23 | 73 |
1B | Dan Driessen | 153 | 524 | 131 | .250 | 16 | 70 |
2B | Joe Morgan | 132 | 441 | 104 | .236 | 13 | 75 |
3B | Pete Rose | 159 | 655 | 198 | .302 | 7 | 52 |
SS | Dave Concepción | 153 | 565 | 170 | .301 | 6 | 67 |
LF | George Foster | 158 | 604 | 170 | .281 | 40 | 120 |
CF | César Gerónimo | 122 | 296 | 67 | .226 | 5 | 27 |
RF | Ken Griffey | 158 | 614 | 177 | .288 | 10 | 63 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Dave Collins | 102 | 102 | 22 | .216 | 0 | 7 |
Ray Knight | 83 | 65 | 13 | .200 | 1 | 4 |
Champ Summers | 13 | 35 | 9 | .257 | 1 | 3 |
Arturo DeFreites | 9 | 19 | 4 | .211 | 1 | 2 |
Mike Grace | 5 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Tom Seaver | 36 | 259.2 | 16 | 14 | 2.88 | 226 |
Bill Bonham | 23 | 140.1 | 11 | 5 | 3.53 | 83 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Tom Hume | 42 | 174 | 8 | 11 | 4.14 | 90 |
Doug Capilla | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 9.82 | 9 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Doug Bair | 70 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 1.97 | 91 |
Pedro Borbón | 62 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4.98 | 35 |
Dan Dumoulin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 2 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Billings
Notes
- ^ Woodie Fryman page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Joe Henderson page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dave Revering page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tom Singer (March 17, 2010). "How St. Patrick's became baseball's holiday; Cincy GM Dick Wagner turned the Reds green in '78". MLB.com. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
- ^ Skeeter Barnes page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Otis Nixon page at Baseball Reference
- ^ O'Loughlin, Joe (2004). "Former reliever Gene Garber recalls 19-year career and his role in baseball history". Baseball Digest.
- ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats13.shtml
- ^ a b http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1978.shtml
References
- 1978 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.