1978 Philadelphia Phillies season

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1978 Philadelphia Phillies 1978 National League East Championship
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1883) Eastern Division (Since 1969)
Location
Veterans Stadium (Since 1971) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Since 1883)
1978 Information
Owner(s)	Robert "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)

The 1978 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 96th season in the history of the franchise. The Phillies won their third straight National League East Division 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 penultimate day of the season. 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 in '77. The Phils were managed by Danny Ozark, as they played their home games at Veterans Stadium.

Contents 1 Regular season 1.1 Season standings 1.2 Notable Transactions 1.3 Roster 2 Player stats 2.1 Batting 2.2 Starting pitchers 2.3 Relief pitchers 3 1978 National League Championship Series 3.1 Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Philadelphia Phillies 4 References

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB
Philadelphia Phillies	90	72	.556	--
Pittsburgh Pirates	88	73	.547	1.5
Chicago Cubs	79	83	.488	11
Montreal Expos	76	86	.469	14
St. Louis Cardinals	69	93	.426	21
New York Mets	66	96	.407	24

[edit] Notable Transactions

• June 6, 1978: Ed Hearn was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 4th round of the 1978 amateur draft. ^[1]

[edit] Roster

1978 Philadelphia Phillies roster view • talk • edit
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

[edit] 1978 National League Championship Series

[edit] Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Philadelphia Phillies

Dodgers win the Series, 3-1

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

[edit] References

1. ^ Ed Hearn Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com

• 1978 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference

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Preceded by Philadelphia Phillies 1977

NL East Championship Season 1978

Succeeded by Pittsburgh Pirates 1979