1978 Los Angeles Dodgers season
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1978 Los Angeles Dodgers season
| 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 National League Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Walter O'Malley | |
| General manager(s) | Al Campanis | |
| Manager(s) | Tommy Lasorda | |
| Local television | KTTV (11) | |
| Local radio | KABC Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter XEGM Jaime Jarrin, Rudy Hoyos |
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The 1978 season ended with the Los Angeles Dodgers winning their second straight National League pennant and losing to the New York Yankees in the World Series again. Dodger coach Jim Gilliam died at the end of the season and his uniform number was retired by the team prior to Game 1 of the World Series.
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Offseason
- November 23, 1977: Dennis Lewallyn was purchased from the Dodgers by the Minnesota Twins.[1]
- January 10, 1978: 1978 Major League Baseball Draft (January draft) notable picks:
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- Round 1: Brian Holton
- Round 5: Bryan Little (did not sign)[2]
- January 31, 1978: Elías Sosa was purchased from the Dodgers by the Pittsburgh Pirates.[3]
Regular season
Season standings
| NL West | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers | 95 | 67 | -- | .586 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 92 | 69 | 2.5 | .571 |
| San Francisco Giants | 89 | 73 | 6 | .549 |
| San Diego Padres | 84 | 78 | 11 | .519 |
| Houston Astros | 74 | 88 | 21 | .457 |
| Atlanta Braves | 69 | 93 | 26 | .426 |
Opening day lineup
| Opening Day starters | |
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| Name | Position |
| Davey Lopes | Second baseman |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Reggie Smith | Rightfielder |
| Ron Cey | Third baseman |
| Steve Garvey | First baseman |
| Dusty Baker | Leftfielder |
| Rick Monday | Centerfielder |
| Steve Yeager | Catcher |
| Don Sutton | Starting Pitcher |
Notable transactions
- May 17, 1978: Glenn Burke was traded by the Dodgers to the Oakland Athletics for Billy North.[4]
- May 20, 1978: Mike Garman was traded by the Dodgers to the Montreal Expos for Larry Landreth and Gerry Hannahs.[5]
- June 6, 1978: 1978 Major League Baseball Draft (June draft) notable picks:
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- Round 6: Mike Marshall
- Round 9: Steve Sax
- Round 18: Eric Bullock (did not sign)
- Round 19: Gary Weiss[6]
- Secondary Phase
- Round 1: Dann Bilardello [7]
- July 1, 1978: The Dodgers traded players to be named later to the Houston Astros for Joe Ferguson and cash. The Dodgers completed the deal by sending Rafael Landestoy to the Astros on July 7 and Jeff Leonard to the Astros on September 11.[8]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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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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| 2B | Davey Lopes | 151 | 587 | 163 | .278 | 17 | 58 |
| 3B | Ron Cey | 159 | 555 | 150 | .270 | 23 | 84 |
| SS | Bill Russell | 155 | 625 | 179 | .286 | 3 | 46 |
| RF | Reggie Smith | 128 | 447 | 132 | .295 | 29 | 93 |
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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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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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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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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| Terry Forster | 47 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 1.93 | 46 |
| Bobby Castillo | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3.97 | 30 |
| Mike Garman | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.41 | 5 |
Postseason
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| Jim Gilliam's number 19 was retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1978. |
1978 National League Championship Series
Main article: 1978 National League Championship Series
The Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 3 games to 1 in the NLCS.
Game 1
October 4, Veterans Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 1 |
| Philadelphia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| W: Bob Welch (1-0) L: Larry Christenson (0-1) SV: None | ||||||||||||
| HRs: PHI – Jerry Martin (1) LAD – Steve Garvey 2 (2) Davey Lopes (1) Steve Yeager (1) | ||||||||||||
Game 2
October 5, Veterans Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| W: Tommy John (1-0) L: Dick Ruthven (0-1) SV: None | ||||||||||||
| HRs: PHI – None LAD – Davey Lopes (2) | ||||||||||||
Game 3
October 6, Dodger Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Philadelphia | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 1 |
| Los Angeles | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| W: Steve Carlton (1-0) L: Don Sutton (0-1) SV: None | ||||||||||||
| HRs: PHI – Steve Carlton (1), Greg Luzinski (1); LAD – Steve Garvey (3) | ||||||||||||
Game 4
October 7, Dodger Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
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| Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Los Angeles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| W: Terry Forster (1-0) L: Tug McGraw (0-1) SV: None | |||||||||||||
| HRs: PHI – Greg Luzinski (2), Bake McBride (1); LAD – Ron Cey (1) Steve Garvey (4) | |||||||||||||
1978 World Series
Main article: 1978 World Series
The Dodgers again lost to the New York Yankees in the World Series.
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Los Angeles Dodgers (2)
Game 1
Tuesday, October 10, 1978 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Los Angeles | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | 11 | 15 | 2 | |||||||||||
| WP: Tommy John (1–0) LP: Ed Figueroa (0–1) Home runs: NYY: Reggie Jackson (1) LAD: Dusty Baker (1), Davey Lopes 2 (2) |
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Game 2
Wednesday, October 11, 1978 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| New York | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||
| WP: Burt Hooton (1–0) LP: Catfish Hunter (0–1) Sv: Bob Welch (1) Home runs: NYY: None LAD: Ron Cey (1) |
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Game 3
Friday, October 13, 1978 at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||
| New York | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 5 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||
| WP: Ron Guidry (1–0) LP: Don Sutton (0–1) Home runs: LAD: None NYY: Roy White (1) |
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Game 4
Saturday, October 14, 1978 at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | ||||||||||
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| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||
| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| WP: Goose Gossage (1–0) LP: Bob Welch (0–1) Home runs: LAD: Reggie Smith (1) NYY: None |
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Game 5
Sunday, October 15, 1978 at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| Los Angeles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | |||||||||||
| New York | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | X | 12 | 18 | 0 | |||||||||||
| WP: Jim Beattie (1–0) LP: Burt Hooton (1–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 6
Tuesday, October 17, 1978 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| New York | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Los Angeles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||
| WP: Catfish Hunter (1–1) LP: Don Sutton (0–2) Home runs: NYY: Reggie Jackson (2) LAD: Davey Lopes (3) |
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Awards and honors
- Gold Glove Awards
- NL Player of the Month
- Rick Monday (April 1978)
- NL Player of the Week
- Rick Monday (Apr. 17-23)
- Steve Garvey (Aug. 14-20)
All-Stars
- 1978 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Steve Garvey, starter, first base
- Rick Monday, starter, outfield
- Ron Cey, reserve
- Tommy John, reserve
- Davey Lopes, reserve
- Reggie Smith, reserve
- Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP Award
Postseason
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Albuquerque Dukes | Pacific Coast League | Del Crandall |
| AA | San Antonio Dodgers | Texas League | Don LeJohn |
| A | Lodi Dodgers | California League | Stan Wasiak |
| A | Clinton Dodgers | Midwest League | Dick McLaughlin |
| Rookie | Lethbridge Dodgers | Pioneer League | Jim Lefebvre |
Teams in BOLD won League Championships
Notes
- ^ Dennis Lewallyn page at Baseball Reference
- ^ 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers picks in the January Draft
- ^ Elías Sosa page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Glenn Burke page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Garman page at Baseball Reference
- ^ 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers picks in the June Draft
- ^ Los Angeles Dodgers picks in the June Draft-secondary phase
- ^ Joe Ferguson page at Baseball Reference
References
External links
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| Preceded by Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 |
NL West Championship Season 1978 |
Succeeded by Cincinnati Reds 1979 |
| Preceded by Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 |
National League Championship Season 1978 |
Succeeded by Pittsburgh Pirates 1979 |
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