1978 Philadelphia Phillies season

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1978 Philadelphia Phillies
1978 National League East Championship
DivisionEastern Division
BallparkVeterans Stadium
CityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
OwnersRobert "Ruly" Carpenter III
ManagersDanny Ozark
TelevisionWPHL-TV
RadioKYW
(Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser, Chris Wheeler)
← 1977 Seasons 1979 →

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, as they 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

Notable transactions

Draft picks

Phillie Phanatic

The Phillie Phanatic debuted on April 25, 1978 at The Vet when the Phils played the Chicago Cubs. Since then, he was given the title "baseball's best mascot" by sports analyst Tim McCarver, who was the person who formally introduced the Phanatic on the "Captain Noah and His Magical Ark" show on WPVI-TV as he did promotional work for the team as a side from being the "designated catcher" for Steve Carlton, as well as ESPN's Chris Berman. The Phanatic was originally portrayed by Dave Raymond, who was working originally as an intern in the team's front office, for fifteen years, from 1978 to 1993. Raymond's father is retired college football hall of fame coach Harold "Tubby" Raymond at the University of Delaware. The elder Raymond was once quoted "I used to be known as the head football coach of the Fighting Blue Hens but now I will forever be known as the father of a green transvestite!" Also, the Phanatic was voted 'best mascot ever' by Sports Illustrated for Kids and Sports Illustrated.

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 Bob Boone 132 435 123 .283 12 62
1B Richie Hebner 137 435 123 .283 17 71
2B Ted Sizemore 108 351 77 .219 0 25
3B Mike Schmidt 145 513 129 .251 21 78
SS Larry Bowa 156 654 192 .294 3 43
LF Greg Luzinski 155 540 143 .265 35 101
CF Garry Maddox 155 598 172 .288 11 68
RF Bake 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
Tim McCarver 90 146 36 .247 1 14
Jim Morrison 53 108 17 .157 3 10
Bud Harrelson 71 103 22 .214 0 9
Jay Johnstone 35 56 10 .179 0 4
Kerry Dineen 5 8 2 .250 0 0
Todd 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
Steve Carlton 34 247.1 16 13 2.84 161
Larry 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
Ron Reed 66 3 4 17 2.24 85
Warren Brusstar 58 6 3 0 2.33 60
Rawly Eastwick 22 2 1 0 4.02 14
Horacio Piña 2 0 0 0 0.00 4
Dan Boitano 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
Dan Larson 1 0 0 0 9.00 2

1978 National League Championship Series

Main article: 1978 National League Championship Series

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

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Los Angeles - 9, Philadelphia - 5 October 4 Veterans Stadium 63,460
2 Los Angeles - 4, Philadelphia - 0 October 5 Veterans Stadium 60,642
3 Philadelphia - 9, Los Angeles - 4 October 6 Dodger Stadium 55,043
4 Philadelphia - 3, Los Angeles - 4 October 7 Dodger Stadium 55,124

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 page at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Fred Andrews page at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Julio Franco page at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Bobby Brown page at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Carmen Castillo page at Baseball-Reference
  8. ^ Dan Larson page at Baseball Reference
  9. ^ Horacio Piña page at Baseball Reference
  10. ^ Ed Hearn page at Baseball Reference
  11. ^ Ryne Sandberg page at Baseball Reference
  12. ^ Rick Leach page at Baseball Reference
  13. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

External links

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