1978 Toronto Blue Jays season

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1978 Toronto Blue Jays
Major league affiliations
Location
1978 Information
Owner(s) Labatt Breweries,
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Manager(s) Roy Hartsfield
Local television CBC Television
(Don Chevrier, Tom McKee)
CBFT
(Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron)
Local radio CKFH
(Early Wynn, Tom Cheek)

The 1978 Toronto Blue Jays season involved the Blue Jays finishing 7th in the American League East with a record of 59 wins and 102 losses.

Contents

[edit] Offseason

  • January 10, 1978: Geno Petralli was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 3rd round of the 1978 amateur draft. [1]

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Opening Day Roster

[edit] Season standings

AL West W L Pct. GB Elim.#
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 --


[edit] Transactions

  • June 6, 1978: Dave Stieb was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 5th round of the 1978 amateur draft. [2]

[edit] Roster

1978 Toronto Blue Jays roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] Game log

1978 Game Log
April
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 April 7 @ Tigers 6 - 2 Fidrych (1-0) Lemanczyk (0-1) 52,528 0-1
2 April 8 @ Tigers 5 - 2 Garvin (1-0) Slaton (0-1) Willis (1) 12,413 1-1
3 April 9 @ Tigers 8 - 4 Billingham (1-0) Underwood (0-1) Faucault (1) 9,169 1-2
4 April 11 @ White Sox 9 - 5 Kravec (1-0) Jefferson (0-1) Torrealba (1) 3,347 1-3
5 April 12 @ White Sox 5 - 4 Stone (1-0) Lemanczyk (0-2) LaGrow (2) 5,742 1-4
6 April 14 Tigers 10 - 8 Kirkwood (1-0) Wilcox (0-1) Murphy (1) 35,761 2-4
7 April 15 Tigers 6 - 3 Billingham (2-0) Willis (0-1) Faucault (2) 15,024 2-5
8 April 16 Tigers 4 - 3 Crawford (1-0) Clancy (0-1) 17,088 2-6
9 April 17 Royals 3 - 1 Gura (1-0) Jefferson (0-2) Hrabosky (3) 10,169 2-7
10 April 18 Royals 5 - 0 Splittorff (3-0) Lemanczyk (0-3) 10,218 2-8
11 April 19 Yankees 4 - 3 Murphy (1-0) Gossage (0-3) 13,306 3-8
12 April 21 White Sox 11 - 2 Barrios (1-1) Underwood (0-2) LaGrow (3) 10,108 3-9
13 April 22 White Sox 4 - 2 Clancy (1-1) Wood (0-3) Willis (2) 44,327 4-9
14 April 23 White Sox 4 - 0 Jefferson (1-2) Stone (1-1) 17,427 5-9
15 April 24 Indians 4 - 2 Hood (1-0) Lemanczyk (0-4) Kern (1) 10,776 5-10
16 April 25 Indians 6 - 5 Garland (2-2) Garvin (1-1) Kinney (2) 11,348 5-11
17 April 26 @ Royals 3 - 1 Murphy (2-0) Splittorff (4-1) 19,545 6-11
18 April 27 @ Royals 8 - 7 Moore (1-0) Bird (1-1) Willis (3) 17,422 7-11
19 April 28 @ Angels 5 - 4 Miller (1-0) Jefferson (1-3) LaRoche (5) 16,575 7-12
20 April 29 @ Angels 5 - 0 Ryan (1-1) Lemanczyk (0-5) 24,354 7-13
21 April 30 @ Angels 9 - 3 Garvin (2-1) Knapp (3-2) 27,367 8-13
May
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
22 May 2 @ Athletics 2 - 1 Keough (2-0) Underwood (0-3) Sosa (4) 5,663 8-14
23 May 3 @ Athletics 11 - 3 Broberg (4-0) Clancy (1-2) Lacey (2) 2,512 8-15
24 May 5 @ Mariners 9 - 1 Honeycutt (2-3) Jefferson (1-4) 4,824 8-16
25 May 6 @ Mariners 6 - 0 Mitchell (2-3) Lemanczyk (0-6) 7,589 8-17
26 May 7 @ Mariners 9 - 7 Romo (3-0) Willis (0-2) 12,489 8-18
27 May 9 Athletics 4 - 0 Underwood (1-3) Broberg (4-1) 11,339 9-18
28 May 10 Athletics 3 - 1 Clancy (2-2) Langford (0-2) 21,766 10-18
29 May 12 Mariners 8 - 3 Jefferson (2-4) Rawley (0-3) 11,518 11-18
30 May 13 Mariners 9 - 6 Pole (3-4) Lemanczyk (0-7) Romo (3) 21,350 11-19
31 May 15 Angels 10 - 6 Moore (2-0) Hartzell (0-3) 11,295 12-19
32 May 16 Angels 5 - 4 Willis (1-2) Aase (2-2) Murphy (2) 12,044 13-19
33 May 18 @ Orioles 5 - 3 Flanagan (4-3) Clancy (2-3) 4,255 13-20
34 May 19 Yankees 11 - 3 Tidrow (2-3) Jefferson (2-5) 26,025 13-21
35 May 20 Yankees 10 - 8 Lemanczyk (1-7) Clay (0-2) 30,550 14-21
36 May 21 Yankees 2 - 1 Figueroa (5-1) Underwood (1-4) Gossage (6) 14-22
37 May 21 Yankees 9 - 1 Clay (1-2) Garvin (2-2) 41,308 14-23
38 May 22 Red Sox 5 - 4 Ripley (1-3) Clancy (2-4) Stanley (3) 25,054 14-24
39 May 23 Red Sox 2 - 1 (12) Jefferson (3-5) Campbell (2-4) 14,578 15-24
40 May 24 Red Sox 8 - 2 Torrez (6-2) Lemanczyk (1-8) 28,825 15-25
41 May 25 Red Sox 9 - 5 Eckersley (4-1) Underwood (1-5) Drago (4) 17,197 15-26
42 May 26 @ Yankees 4 - 3 Lyle (3-1) Garvin (2-3) 24,171 15-27
43 May 27 @ Yankees 4 - 1 Clancy (3-4) Figueroa (5-2) Murphy (3) 56,078 16-27
44 May 28 @ Yankees 5 - 3 Guidry (7-0) Jefferson (3-6) 41,534 16-28
45 May 28 @ Yankees 6 - 5 (13) Gossage (3-4) Murphy (2-1) 42,344 16-29
46 May 29 @ Red Sox 5 - 4 Torrez (7-2) Underwood (1-6) 25,935 16-30
47 May 30 @ Red Sox 4 - 0 Eckersley (5-1) Garvin (2-4) 25,853 16-31
48 May 31 @ Red Sox 6 - 2 Clancy (4-4) Lee (7-2) 27,945 17-31
June
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
49 June 2 Rangers 3 - 1 Jefferson (4-6) Matlack (5-6) 25,273 18-31
50 June 3 Rangers 4 - 3 Underwood (2-6) Umbarger (2-5) Murphy (4) 32,021 19-31
51 June 4 Rangers 9 - 5 Ellis (4-2) Lemanczyk (1-9) Comer (1) 28,374 19-32
52 June 9 @ Brewers 3 - 2 (10) Caldwell (6-3) Murphy (2-2) 9,959 19-33
53 June 10 @ Brewers 5 - 0 Travers (3-2) Garvin (2-5) 25,889 19-34
54 June 11 @ Brewers 2 - 1 Sorensen (8-4) Underwood (2-7) 19-35
55 June 11 @ Brewers 5 - 4 Stein (2-1) Murphy (2-3) 21,568 19-36
56 June 13 Twins 2 - 0 Goltz (3-4) Moore (2-1) Marshall (8) 19-37
57 June 13 Twins 7 - 2 Zahn (6-4) Clancy (4-5) 14,489 19-38
58 June 14 Brewers 7 - 5 Castro (2-0) Murphy (2-4) 19-39
59 June 14 Brewers 5 - 0 Augustine (6-8) Garvin (2-6) 28,346 19-40
60 June 16 @ Rangers 8 - 3 Underwood (3-7) Ellis (5-3) 20-40
61 June 16 @ Rangers 5 - 2 Jefferson (5-6) Moret (0-1) Murphy (5) 20,660 21-40
62 June 17 @ Rangers 13 - 2 Jenkins (7-3) Clancy (4-6) 30,033 21-41
63 June 18 @ Rangers 3 - 2 Cleveland (2-3) Murphy (2-5) 24,645 21-42
64 June 20 Tigers 4 - 3 (13) Hiller (6-3) Willis (1-3) 31,625 21-43
65 June 21 Tigers 10 - 8 Crawford (2-2) Kirkwood (1-1) Foucault (4) 29,439 21-44
66 June 23 @ Indians 8 - 3 Waits (5-7) Jefferson (5-7) 6,514 21-45
67 June 24 @ Indians 12 - 3 Paxton (4-4) Clancy (4-7) 7,176 21-46
68 June 25 @ Indians 2 - 1 Moore (3-1) Clyde (4-3) Cruz (1) 22-46
69 June 25 @ Indians 3 - 2 Wise (5-10) Garvin (2-7) Monge (2) 21,959 22-47
70 June 26 Orioles 24 - 10 Underwood (4-7) Flanagan (11-5) 16,184 23-47
71 June 27 Orioles 6 - 2 Lemanczyk (2-9) Palmer (10-6) Cruz (2) 24-47
72 June 27 Orioles 9 - 8 Cruz (1-0) Stanhouse (1-5) 38,563 25-47
73 June 28 Orioles 3 - 2 Clancy (5-7) McGregor (8-6) Murphy (6) 28,392 26-47
74 June 30 Indians 3 - 0 Wise (6-10) Garvin (2-8) 16,129 26-48
July
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
75 July 1 Indians 9 - 3 Underwood (5-7) Hood (4-4) Cruz (3) 19,277 27-48
76 July 2 Indians 2 - 0 Waits (6-8) Lemanczyk (2-10) Kern (7) 27-49
77 July 2 Indians 3 - 1 Jefferson (6-7) Freisleben (0-2) 28,305 28-49
78 July 3 @ Tigers 6 - 5 Wilcox (5-7) Murphy (2-6) 21,597 28-50
79 July 4 @ Tigers 9 - 2 Moore (4-1) Morris (1-4) 11,913 29-50
80 July 5 @ Orioles 3 - 1 Flanagan (12-5) Garvin (2-9) 29-51
81 July 5 @ Orioles 8 - 6 Kerrigan (1-0) Murphy (2-7) 9,886 29-52
82 July 6 @ Orioles 2 - 0 Lemanczyk (3-10) Palmer (10-7) Willis (4) 14,926 30-52
83 July 7 @ White Sox 3 - 2 Coleman (4-0) Hinton (1-2) Cruz (4) 18,643 31-52
84 July 8 @ White Sox 3 - 0 Clancy (6-7) Kravec (7-6) Willis (5) 23,648 32-52
85 July 9 @ White Sox 5 - 3 Stone (7-6) Underwood (5-8) Willoughby (11) 16,493 32-53
86 July 13 @ Angels 5 - 0 Aase (7-4) Lemanczyk (3-11) 16,625 32-54
87 July 14 @ Angels 3 - 2 (11) Miller (4-0) Willis (1-4) 20,338 32-55
88 July 15 @ Athletics 3 - 2 Sosa (6-2) Underwood (5-9) 6,863 32-56
89 July 16 @ Athletics 8 - 5 Sosa (7-2) Willis (1-5) Heaverlo (7) 3,753 32-57
90 July 17 @ Athletics 5 - 3 Johnson (7-5) Garvin (2-10) 12,414 32-58
91 July 18 @ Mariners 13 - 12 (10) Murphy (3-7) Pole (4-11) 6,881 33-58
92 July 19 @ Mariners 6 - 2 Honeycutt (3-5) Jefferson (6-8) Montague (2) 7,434 33-59
93 July 21 Athletics 7 - 2 Renko (4-4) Moore (4-2) 33-60
94 July 21 Athletics 5 - 4 Murphy (4-7) Lacey (6-5) Cruz (5) 21,050 34-60
95 July 22 Athletics 7 - 3 Clancy (7-7) Johnson (7-6) 21,028 35-60
96 July 23 Athletics 5 - 3 Langford (3-7) Garvin (2-11) Heaverlo (8) 23,153 35-61
97 July 24 Mariners 1 - 0 Honeycutt (4-5) Lemanczyk (3-12) 35-62
98 July 24 Mariners 7 - 2 Colborn (2-8) Jefferson (6-9) Romo (9) 16,291 35-63
99 July 25 Mariners 4 - 2 Abbott (4-7) Underwood (5-10) 14,103 35-64
100 July 26 @ Twins 5 - 1 Moore (5-2) Goltz (9-7) 6,014 36-64
101 July 27 @ Twins 6 - 3 Perzanowsk (1-0) Clancy (7-8) 18,285 36-65
102 July 28 Brewers 3 - 2 (11) Cruz (2-0) Castro (3-2) 17,060 37-65
103 July 29 Brewers 4 - 3 Lemanczyk (4-12) Sorensen (12-8) Cruz (6) 25,037 38-65
104 July 30 Brewers 10 - 5 Stein (3-2) Murphy (4-8) 21,511 38-66
105 July 31 Tigers 8 - 7 (14) Coleman (5-0) Sykes (5-5) 18,032 39-66
August
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
106 August 1 Tigers 3 - 2 Slaton (11-8) Clancy (7-9) 19,265 39-67
107 August 4 @ Royals 5 - 4 Cruz (3-0) Hrabosky (4-5) 35,064 40-67
108 August 5 @ Royals 5 - 3 Gura (9-2) Lemanczyk (4-13) Mingori (6) 34,179 40-68
109 August 6 @ Royals 12 - 5 Gale (13-3) Moore (5-3) 35,404 40-69
110 August 7 Orioles 2 - 1 Clancy (8-9) Martinez (8-9) 19,184 41-69
111 August 8 Orioles 5 - 3 Underwood (6-10) Flanagan (14-10) Cruz (7) 19,052 42-69
112 August 9 White Sox 8 - 0 Jefferson (7-9) Stone (9-8) 24,282 43-69
113 August 10 White Sox 7 - 3 Garvin (3-11) Wood (10-10) Cruz (8) 15,508 44-69
114 August 11 Royals 9 - 8 (10) Hrabosky (5-5) Cruz (3-1) 20,602 44-70
115 August 12 Royals 5 - 2 Clancy (9-9) Splittorff (13-10) 23,132 45-70
116 August 13 Royals 3 - 2 (10) Willis (2-5) Hrabosky (5-6) 30,270 46-70
117 August 15 @ Brewers 9 - 1 Augustine (11-11) Lemanczyk (4-14) 46-71
118 August 16 @ Brewers 8 - 1 Caldwell (15-7) Jefferson (7-10) 46-72
119 August 16 @ Brewers 3 - 2 Rodríguez (4-5) Moore (5-4) McClure (8) 16,920 46-73
120 August 17 @ Brewers 6 - 0 Travers (8-7) Clancy (9-10) 18,829 46-74
121 August 18 @ Twins 4 - 3 (10) Holly (1-1) Murphy (4-9) 4,599 46-75
122 August 19 @ Twins 5 - 0 Serum (7-5) Garvin (3-12) 10,745 46-76
123 August 20 @ Twins 6 - 2 Kirkwood (2-1) Perzanowsk (2-5) Murphy (7) 11,685 47-76
124 August 21 Rangers 8 - 6 Murphy (5-9) Umbarger (4-8) 16,001 48-76
125 August 22 Rangers 3 - 1 Clancy (10-10) Medich (7-7) Cruz (9) 17,492 49-76
126 August 23 @ Tigers 4 - 3 (12) Cruz (4-1) Rozema (6-8) 50-76
127 August 23 @ Tigers 5 - 4 Garvin (4-12) Sykes (6-6) Willis (6) 26,631 51-76
128 August 24 @ Tigers 5 - 2 Wilcox (11-8) Moore (5-5) 13,314 51-77
129 August 25 Twins 7 - 3 Kirkwood (3-1) Serum (7-6) Willis (7) 15,206 52-77
130 August 26 Twins 4 - 3 (10) Cruz (5-1) Zahn (9-13) 25,601 53-77
131 August 27 Twins 3 - 2 (11) Marshall (7-11) Willis (2-6) 22,023 53-78
132 August 28 @ Rangers 11 - 3 Comer (7-3) Underwood (6-11) Barker (4) 7,400 53-79
133 August 29 @ Rangers 4 - 1 Moore (6-5) Matlack (12-11) 9,483 54-79
134 August 30 @ Red Sox 2 - 1 Eckersley (16-5) Kirkwood (3-2) 54-80
135 August 30 @ Red Sox 7 - 6 Cruz (6-1) Stanley (12-2) 32,825 55-80
September
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
136 September 1 Angels 6 - 4 Hartzell (6-8) Jefferson (7-11) LaRoche (19) 16,757 55-81
137 September 2 Angels 2 - 0 Tanana (17-9) Clancy (10-11) 21,099 55-82
138 September 3 Angels 3 - 1 Knapp (14-7) Underwood (6-12) 20,054 55-83
139 September 4 Indians 5 - 4 Paxton (10-8) Moore (6-6) 14,364 55-84
140 September 5 Indians 6 - 2 Waits (11-13) Kirkwood (3-3) 11,060 55-85
141 September 6 Brewers 7 - 0 Sorensen (16-10) Jefferson (7-12) 21,390 55-86
142 September 7 Brewers 5 - 4 Cruz (7-1) McClure (2-5) 12,092 56-86
143 September 8 Orioles 5 - 4 Briles (4-4) Underwood (6-13) Stanhouse (22) 14,155 56-87
144 September 9 Orioles 4 - 0 McGregor (14-12) Moore (6-7) 29,255 56-88
145 September 11 @ Indians 6 - 4 Waits (12-13) Jefferson (7-13) 56-89
146 September 11 @ Indians 7 - 1 Kirkwood (4-3) Wise (9-19) 3,356 57-89
147 September 15 @ Orioles 8 - 3 Palmer (19-12) Cruz (7-2) 4,000 57-90
148 September 16 @ Orioles 11 - 1 Martinez (14-11) Jefferson (7-14) 10,263 57-91
149 September 17 @ Orioles 5 - 0 Flanagan (18-13) Kirkwood (4-4) 4,436 57-92
150 September 20 Yankees 8 - 1 Willis (3-6) Guidry (22-3) 58-92
151 September 20 Yankees 3 - 2 Gossage (10-10) Cruz (7-3) 38,080 58-93
152 September 21 Yankees 7 - 1 Hunter (11-5) Moore (6-8) Gossage (24) 28,653 58-94
153 September 22 Red Sox 5 - 4 Murphy (6-9) Hassler (3-5) 22,172 59-94
154 September 23 Red Sox 3 - 1 Tiant (11-8) Jefferson (7-15) 30,059 59-95
155 September 24 Red Sox 7 - 6 (14) Drago (4-4) Buskey (0-1) 33,618 59-96
156 September 26 @ Yankees 4 - 1 Figueroa (19-9) Underwood (6-14) Gossage (25) 20,535 59-97
157 September 27 @ Yankees 5 - 1 Hunter (12-5) Willis (3-7) 20,052 59-98
158 September 28 @ Yankees 3 - 1 Guidry (24-3) Moore (6-9) 30,480 59-99
159 September 29 @ Red Sox 11 - 0 Stanley (15-2) Clancy (10-12) 29,626 59-100
160 September 30 @ Red Sox 5 - 1 Eckersley (20-8) Jefferson (7-16) 32,659 59-101
October
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
161 October 1 @ Red Sox 5 - 0 Tiant (13-8) Kirkwood (4-5) 29,201 59-102

[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
Bob Bailor 154 621 164 .264 1 52
Luis Gomez 153 413 92 .223 0 32
John Mayberry 152 515 129 .250 22 70
Dave McKay 145 504 120 .238 7 45
Roy Howell 140 551 149 .270 8 61
Rick Bosetti 136 568 147 .259 5 42
Rico Carty 104 387 110 .284 20 68
Willie Upshaw 95 224 53 .237 1 17
Otto Velez 91 248 66 .266 9 38

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Jerry Garvin 26 145 4 12 5.52 67

[edit] Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO

[edit] References

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1978 All-Star Game • 1978 World Series
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Toronto Blue Jays
Based in Toronto, Ontario
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Owner: Ted Rogers • President & CEO: Paul Godfrey • General Manager: J. P. Ricciardi • Manager: John Gibbons
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