1978 Cleveland Indians season
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1978 Cleveland Indians season
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| Owner(s) | Ted Bonda, Steve O'Neill | |
| General manager(s) | Phil Seghi | |
| Manager(s) | Jeff Torborg | |
| Local television | WJKW (Ed Doucette, Jim Mueller) |
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| Local radio | WWWE (Herb Score, Joe Tait) |
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Offseason
- December 5, 1977: Bruce Compton (minors) and Norm Churchill (minors) were traded by the Indians to the Chicago Cubs for Dave Rosello.[1]
- February 28, 1978: Tom Buskey and John Lowenstein were traded by the Indians to the Texas Rangers for Willie Horton and David Clyde.[2]
- March 15, 1978: Rico Carty was traded by the Indians to the Toronto Blue Jays for Dennis DeBarr.[3]
- March 30, 1978: Dennis Eckersley and Fred Kendall were traded by the Indians to the Boston Red Sox for Rick Wise, Mike Paxton, Ted Cox, and Bo Díaz.[4]
Regular season
On May 12, pitcher Nolan Ryan of the California Angels struck out Buddy Bell for the 2500th strikeout of his career.[5]
Season standings
| AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 100 | 63 | .613 | -- |
| Boston Red Sox | 99 | 64 | .607 | 1 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 93 | 69 | .574 | 6.5 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 90 | 71 | .559 | 9 |
| Detroit Tigers | 86 | 76 | .531 | 13.5 |
| Cleveland Indians | 69 | 90 | .434 | 29 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 59 | 102 | .366 | 40 |
Notable transactions
- June 14, 1978: Dennis Kinney was traded by the Indians to the San Diego Padres for Dan Spillner.[6]
- June 15, 1978: Mike Vail was traded by the Indians to the Chicago Cubs for Joe Wallis.[7]
- June 15, 1978: Joe Wallis was traded by the Indians to the Oakland Athletics for Gary Alexander.[7]
- June 22, 1978: Bill Laxton was traded by the Indians to the San Diego Padres for Dave Freisleben.[8]
- June 26, 1978: Dennis DeBarr was traded by the Indians to the Chicago Cubs for Paul Reuschel.[9]
- July 3, 1978: Willie Horton was released by the Indians.[10]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Player stats
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 | Gary Alexander | 90 | 324 | 76 | .235 | 17 | 62 |
| 1B | Andre Thornton | 145 | 508 | 133 | .262 | 33 | 105 |
| 2B | Duane Kuiper | 149 | 547 | 155 | .283 | 0 | 43 |
| 3B | Buddy Bell | 142 | 556 | 157 | .282 | 6 | 62 |
| SS | Tom Veryzer | 130 | 421 | 114 | .271 | 1 | 32 |
| LF | Johnny Grubb | 113 | 378 | 100 | .265 | 14 | 61 |
| CF | Rick Manning | 148 | 566 | 149 | .263 | 3 | 50 |
| RF | Paul Dade | 93 | 307 | 78 | .254 | 3 | 20 |
| DH | Bernie Carbo | 60 | 174 | 50 | .287 | 4 | 16 |
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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| Jim Norris | 113 | 315 | 89 | .283 | 2 | 27 |
| Ted Cox | 82 | 227 | 53 | .233 | 1 | 19 |
| Willie Horton | 50 | 169 | 42 | .249 | 5 | 22 |
| Bo Díaz | 44 | 127 | 30 | .236 | 2 | 11 |
| Horace Speed | 70 | 106 | 24 | .226 | 0 | 4 |
| Dan Briggs | 15 | 49 | 8 | .163 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Lintz | 3 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 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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| Rick Wise | 33 | 211.2 | 9 | 19 | 4.34 | 106 |
| Mike Paxton | 33 | 191 | 12 | 11 | 3.86 | 96 |
| David Clyde | 28 | 153.1 | 8 | 11 | 4.28 | 83 |
| Dave Freisleben | 12 | 44.1 | 1 | 4 | 7.11 | 19 |
| Wayne Garland | 6 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 7.89 | 13 |
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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| Don Hood | 36 | 154.2 | 5 | 6 | 4.48 | 73 |
| Paul Reuschel | 18 | 89.2 | 2 | 4 | 3.11 | 24 |
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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| Jim Kern | 58 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 3.08 | 95 |
| Dan Spillner | 36 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.67 | 48 |
| Dennis Kinney | 18 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4.42 | 19 |
| Al Fitzmorris | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.28 | 5 |
Awards and honors
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
Notes
- ^ Dave Rosello page at Baseball Reference
- ^ David Clyde page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rico Carty page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dennis Eckersley page at Baseball Reference
- ^ The Nolan Ryan Express | The Strikeout King | smackbomb.com/nolanryan
- ^ Dan Spillner page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Joe Wallis page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bill Laxton page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Paul Reuschel page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Willie Horton page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
References
- 1978 Cleveland Indians team page at Baseball Reference
- 1978 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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