1978 Los Angeles Dodgers season

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1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 National League Champions
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1890) Western Division (Since 1969)
Location
Dodger Stadium (Since 1962) Los Angeles, California (Since 1958)
1978 Information
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

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.

Contents 1 Season standings 2 1978 Roster 3 Starting Pitchers stats 4 Relief Pitchers stats 5 Batting Stats 6 1978 Playoffs 6.1 1978 National League Championship Series 6.1.1 Game 1 6.1.2 Game 2 6.1.3 Game 3 6.1.4 Game 4 6.2 1978 World Series 7 1978 Awards 8 1978 Transactions 9 1978 Minor League Teams 10 External links

[edit] Season standings

NL West	W	L	GB	Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers	95	67	--	.586
Cincinnati Reds	92	69	2.5	.571
San Francisco Giants	89	73	6.0	.549
San Diego Padres	84	78	11.0	.519
Houston Astros	74	88	21.0	.457
Atlanta Braves	69	93	26.0	.426

[edit] 1978 Roster

Opening Day Starters
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

1978 Los Angeles Dodgers roster v • d • e
Roster
Starting Pitchers 46 Burt Hooton 25 Tommy John 31 Doug Rau 36 Rick Rhoden 20 Don Sutton 35 Bob Welch Relief Pitchers 41 Bobby Castillo 51 Terry Forster (CL) 29 Mike Garman 29 Gerry Hannahs 49 Charlie Hough 21 Dennis Lewallyn 38 Lance Rautzhan 48 Dave Stewart 43 Rick Sutcliffe		Catchers 13 Joe Ferguson  9 Jerry Grote 40 Brad Gulden  5 Johnny Oates  7 Steve Yeager Infielders 10 Ron Cey  6 Steve Garvey 57 Pedro Guerrero  3 Enzo Hernández 15 Davey Lopes 23 Ted Martínez 18 Bill Russell		Outfielders 12 Dusty Baker  3 Glenn Burke 33 Vic Davalillo 34 Lee Lacy  3 Rudy Law 16 Rick Monday 11 Manny Mota  4 Billy North 17 Joe Simpson  8 Reggie Smith 52 Myron White		Manager  2 Tommy Lasorda Coaches 26 Red Adams 54 Monty Basgall 58 Mark Cresse 19 Jim Gilliam -- Preston Gómez 45 Jim Lefebvre

[edit] Starting Pitchers stats

Name	G	GS	IP	W/L	ERA	BB	SO	CG

[edit] Relief Pitchers stats

Name	G	GS	IP	W/L	ERA	BB	SO	SV

[edit] Batting Stats

Name	Pos	G	AB	Avg.	R	H	HR	RBI	SB

[edit] 1978 Playoffs

[edit] 1978 National League Championship Series

The Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 3 games to 1 in the NLCS.

[edit] Game 1

October 4, Veterans Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4 =!width=6%|5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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)

[edit] Game 2

October 5, Veterans Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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)

[edit] Game 3

October 6, Dodger Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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)

[edit] Game 4

October 7, Dodger Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
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)

[edit] 1978 World Series

The Dodgers again lost to the Yankees in the World Series.

Jim Gilliam's number 19 was retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1978

AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Los Angeles Dodgers (2)

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance	Time of Game
1	Yankees – 5, Dodgers – 11	October 10	Dodger Stadium	55,997	2:48
2	Yankees – 3, Dodgers – 4	October 11	Dodger Stadium	55,982	2:37
3	Dodgers – 1, Yankees – 5	October 13	Yankee Stadium	56,447	2:27
4	Dodgers – 3, Yankees – 4 (10 inns)	October 14	Yankee Stadium	56,445	3:17
5	Dodgers – 2, Yankees – 12	October 15	Yankee Stadium	56,448	2:56
6	Yankees – 7, Dodgers – 2	October 17	Dodger Stadium	55,985	2:34

[edit] 1978 Awards

• 1978 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  • Steve Garvey starter
  • Rick Monday starter
  • Ron Cey reserve
  • Tommy John reserve
  • Davey Lopes reserve
  • Reggie Smith reserve
• Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP Award
  • Steve Garvey
• NLCS Most Valuable Player
  • Steve Garvey
• Gold Glove Awards
  • Davey Lopes
• TSN National League All-Star
  • Davey Lopes
  • Steve Garvey
• NL Player of the Month
  • Rick Monday (April 1978)
• NL Player of the Week
  • Rick Monday (Apr. 17-23)
  • Steve Garvey (Aug. 14-20)

[edit] 1978 Transactions

• November 23: Sold Dennis Lewallyn to the Minnesota Twins
• January 31: Sold Elias Sosa to the Pittsburgh Pirates
• May 17: Acquired Billy North from the Oakland Athletics for Glenn Burke
• May 20: Acquired Larry Landreth and Gerry Hannahs from the Montreal Expos for Mike Garman
• July 1: Acquired Joe Ferguson and cash from the Houston Astros for Rafael Landestoy and Jeff Leonard

[edit] 1978 Minor League Teams

• AAA: Albuquerque Dukes (managed by Del Crandall) - Pacific Coast League - LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS
• AA: San Antonio Dodgers (managed by Don LeJohn) - Texas League
• A: Lodi Dodgers (managed by Stan Wasiak) - California League
• A: Clinton Dodgers (managed by Dick McLaughlin) - Midwest League
• Rookie: Lethbridge Dodgers (managed by Jim Lefebvre) - Pioneer League

[edit] External links

• 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform
• Los Angeles Dodgers official web site
• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page

v • d • e 1978 MLB season by team AL East Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York • Toronto AL West California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Seattle • Texas NL East Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis NL West Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco 1978 All-Star Game • 1978 World Series

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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