1978 Philadelphia Phillies season

1978 Philadelphia Phillies
1978 National League East Championship
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) R. R. M. "Ruly" Carpenter III
General manager(s) Paul Owens
Manager(s) Danny Ozark
Local television WPHL-TV
Local radio KYW
(Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser, Chris Wheeler)
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The 1978 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 96th season in the history of the franchise. The Phillies won their third straight National League East title with a record of 90-72, a game and a half over the Pittsburgh Pirates, as the Phillies defeated the Pirates in Pittsburgh on the next to last day of the season.[1][2] For the third consecutive season, the Phillies came up short in the NLCS, as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated them, three games to one, like they did the previous season. The Phils were managed by Danny Ozark, and played their home games at Veterans Stadium.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 90 72 0.556 — 54–28 36–44
Pittsburgh Pirates 88 73 0.547 1½ 55–26 33–47
Chicago Cubs 79 83 0.488 11 44–38 35–45
Montreal Expos 76 86 0.469 14 41–39 35–47
St. Louis Cardinals 69 93 0.426 21 37–44 32–49
New York Mets 66 96 0.407 24 33–47 33–49

Record vs. opponents

1978 National League Records

Sources:
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

Draft picks

Phillie Phanatic

The Phillie Phanatic debuted on April 25, 1978 at The Vet when the Phils played the Chicago Cubs. Tim McCarver introduced the Phanatic on the "Captain Noah and His Magical Ark" show on WPVI-TV in his role promoting the team. The Phanatic was originally portrayed by Dave Raymond.

1978 Game Log

Legend
 Phillies win
 Phillies loss
 Postponement
BoldPhillies team member

Roster

1978 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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
C Boone, BobBob Boone 132 435 123 .283 12 62
1B Hebner, RichieRichie Hebner 137 435 123 .283 17 71
2B Sizemore, TedTed Sizemore 108 351 77 .219 0 25
3B Schmidt, MikeMike Schmidt 145 513 129 .251 21 78
SS Bowa, LarryLarry Bowa 156 654 192 .294 3 43
LF Luzinski, GregGreg Luzinski 155 540 143 .265 35 101
CF Maddox, GarryGarry Maddox 155 598 172 .288 11 68
RF McBride, BakeBake McBride 122 472 127 .269 10 49

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
McCarver, TimTim McCarver 90 146 36 .247 1 14
Morrison, JimJim Morrison 53 108 17 .157 3 10
Harrelson, BudBud Harrelson 71 103 22 .214 0 9
Johnstone, JayJay Johnstone 35 56 10 .179 0 4
Dineen, KerryKerry Dineen 5 8 2 .250 0 0
Cruz, ToddTodd Cruz 3 4 2 .500 0 2

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
Carlton, SteveSteve Carlton 34 247.1 16 13 2.84 161
Christenson, LarryLarry Christenson 33 228 13 14 3.24 131

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
Reed, RonRon Reed 66 3 4 17 2.24 85
Brusstar, WarrenWarren Brusstar 58 6 3 0 2.33 60
Eastwick, RawlyRawly Eastwick 22 2 1 0 4.02 14
Piña, HoracioHoracio Piña 2 0 0 0 0.00 4
Boitano, DanDan Boitano 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
Larson, DanDan Larson 1 0 0 0 9.00 2

1978 National League Championship Series

The Los Angeles Dodgers win the Series, 3 games to 1, over the Phillies.

GameScoreDateLocationAttendance
1Los Angeles – 9, Philadelphia – 5October 4Veterans Stadium63,460
2Los Angeles – 4, Philadelphia – 0October 5Veterans Stadium60,642
3Philadelphia – 9, Los Angeles – 4October 6Dodger Stadium55,043
4Philadelphia – 3, Los Angeles – 4October 7Dodger Stadium55,124

1978 Postseason Game Log

Legend
 Phillies win
 Phillies loss
 Postponement
BoldPhillies team member

Awards and honors

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Oklahoma City 89ers American Association Mike Ryan
AA Reading Phillies Eastern League Lee Elia
A Peninsula Pilots Carolina League Jim Snyder
A Spartanburg Phillies Western Carolinas League Ron Clark
Rookie Helena Phillies Pioneer League Larry Rojas

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Notes

  1. ↑ Denlinger, Ken (October 1, 1978). "Phils Sew It Up". Washington Post. p. D1.
  2. ↑ Denlinger, Ken (October 1, 1978). "Loud Sighs From Phillies Precede Popping of Corks". Washington Post. p. D2.
  3. ↑ George Bell at Baseball Reference
  4. ↑ Fred Andrews at Baseball Reference
  5. ↑ Julio Franco at Baseball Reference
  6. ↑ Bobby Brown at Baseball Reference
  7. ↑ Carmen Castillo at Baseball-Reference
  8. ↑ Dan Larson at Baseball Reference
  9. ↑ Horacio Piña at Baseball Reference
  10. ↑ Ed Hearn at Baseball Reference
  11. ↑ Ryne Sandberg at Baseball Reference
  12. ↑ Rick Leach at Baseball Reference
  13. 1 2 3 "1978 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
  14. ↑ MacDonald, Ian (April 12, 1978). "Expos get Carlton out of way as game in Philly postponed". The Gazette (Monteal, Quebec). p. 21. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Error call thrills Forsch, amazes Phillies". Miami, Florida: The Miami News. Associated Press (AP). April 17, 1978. p. 1B. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  16. ↑ MacDonald, Ian (April 21, 1978). "Forsch's tainted no-hitter casts doubt on how baseball's scoring rule applied". The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec). p. 21. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  17. ↑ Feeney, Charley (April 19, 1978). "Tanner's Gambling Luck All Bad". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 13. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Majors At A Glance". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 22, 1978. p. 12. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Majors At A Glance". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 9, 1978. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Majors At A Glance". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 24, 1978. p. 40. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Majors At A Glance". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 22, 1978. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Majors At A Glance". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 4, 1978. p. 42. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  23. ↑ Feeney, Charley (August 7, 1978). "Bucs Dead, Funeral Date Pending". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 11. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  24. ↑ "Expos-Phils rained on". The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec). September 22, 1978. p. 31. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  25. ↑ "Pennant Race". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 23, 1978. p. 9. Retrieved December 28, 2014. ...Sept 21 at Montreal, ppd., rain will be played [September 25] at Philadelphia with Montreal the home team[.]
  26. ↑ "Majors At A Glance". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 23, 1978. p. 13. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  27. ↑ "Philadelphia Phillies 8, Houston Astros 5". retrosheet.org. May 18, 1978. Retrieved December 30, 2014. Schmidt doubled to left; Johnstone singled to right [Schmidt to third]; Hebner popped to shortstop; Maddox popped to catcher in foul territory; Phillies manager Danny Ozark protested game because the umpires returned Jay Johnstone to 1B[.]
  28. ↑ "May 18, 1978, Phillies at Astros Box Score and Play by Play". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. May 18, 1978. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  29. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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