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

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

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
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C132435123.2831262
1B137435123.2831771
2B10835177.219025
3B145513129.2512178
SS156654192.294343
LF155540143.26535101
CF155598172.2881168
RF122472127.2691049

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
12826672.271936
8720150.249433
9014636.247114
5310817.157310
7110322.21409
448917.191214
355610.17904
39579.15814
26265.19200
582.25000
1740.00000
582.25001
120.00000
342.50002

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
34247.116132.84161
3322813143.24131
331841183.9696
20150.21352.9975
26140.1854.1048
22113.28105.2348

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
6634172.2485
586302.3360
558793.2163
222104.0214
222131.4024
20000.004
10000.000
10009.002
101018.002

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