1978 Philadelphia Phillies season

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. For the third consecutive season the Phillies came up short in the NLCS, as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated them three games to one, as they had the previous season. The Phillies were managed by Danny Ozark and played their home games at Veterans Stadium.

Offseason

• March 7, 1978: George Bell was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.
• March 24, 1978: Fred Andrews was traded by the Phillies to the New York Mets for Bud Harrelson.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• April 23, 1978: Julio Franco was signed by the Phillies as an amateur free agent.
• June 14, 1978: Bobby Brown and Jay Johnstone were traded by the Phillies to the New York Yankees for Rawly Eastwick.
• June 30, 1978: Carmen Castillo was signed by the Phillies as an amateur free agent.
• September 2, 1978: Dan Warthen was traded by the Phillies to the Houston Astros for Dan Larson.
• September 14, 1978: Horacio Piña was purchased by the Phillies from the Rieleros de Aguascalientes.

Draft picks

• June 6, 1978: 1978 Major League Baseball draft
  • Ed Hearn was drafted by the Phillies in the 4th round.
  • Ryne Sandberg was drafted by the Phillies in the 20th round. Player signed June 15, 1978.
  • Rick Leach was drafted by the Phillies in the 24th round, but did not sign.

Phillie Phanatic

The Phillie Phanatic debuted on April 25, 1978, at The Vet when the Phils played the Chicago Cubs. Tim McCarver introduced the Phanatic on the "Captain Noah and His Magical Ark" show on WPVI-TV in his role promoting the team. The Phanatic was originally portrayed by Dave Raymond.

Game log

Roster

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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

1978 National League Championship Series

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

Postseason game log

Awards and honors

• Greg Luzinski, Roberto Clemente Award

Farm system

Notes

References

• Baseball Reference: 1978 Philadelphia Phillies season

External links

• Fraley, Gerry (April 1, 2009). "Bowa: '78 club 'best team we had'". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved April 1, 2009.

1. List of Philadelphia Phillies seasons
2. 1979 Philadelphia Phillies season
3. Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame
4. 1964 Philadelphia Phillies season
5. 1980 Philadelphia Phillies season
6. 2009 Philadelphia Phillies season
7. 1977 Philadelphia Phillies season
8. History of the Philadelphia Phillies
9. List of Philadelphia Phillies minor league affiliates
10. List of Philadelphia Phillies managers
11. Philadelphia Phillies
12. Phillie Phanatic
13. Phillies–Pirates rivalry
14. List of Philadelphia Phillies award winners and league leaders
15. Sports in Philadelphia
16. Mets–Phillies rivalry
17. Philadelphia Phillies all-time roster
18. 1978 National League Championship Series
19. Ryne Sandberg
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