1978 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 89th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 21st season in Los Angeles, California, and their 17th season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles California.

The team won 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, 19, was retired by the team prior to Game 1 of the World Series; the team also wore a black memorial patch with Gilliam's number during the World Series. Unlike the previous Dodger team, no member of the team hit 30 home runs after seeing four members hit that mark the previous season (the team leader was Reggie Smith, with 29).

Offseason November 23, 1977: Dennis Lewallyn was purchased from the Dodgers by the Minnesota Twins.Dennis Lewallyn page at Baseball Reference January 31, 1978: Elías Sosa was purchased from the Dodgers by the Pittsburgh Pirates.Elías Sosa page at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening day lineup +Opening Day startersName PositionDavey Lopes Second basemanBill Russell ShortstopReggie SmithRightfielderRon Cey Third basemanSteve Garvey First basemanDusty Baker LeftfielderRick Monday CenterfielderSteve YeagerCatcherDon Sutton Starting Pitcher

Notable transactions May 17, 1978: Glenn Burke was traded by the Dodgers to the Oakland Athletics for Billy North.Glenn Burke page at Baseball Reference May 20, 1978: Mike Garman was traded by the Dodgers to the Montreal Expos for Larry Landreth and Gerry Hannahs.Mike Garman page at Baseball Reference July 1, 1978: The Dodgers traded players to be named later to the Houston Astros for Joe Ferguson and cash. The Dodgers completed the deal by sending Rafael Landestoy to the Astros on July 7 and Jeff Leonard to the Astros on September 11.Joe Ferguson page at Baseball Reference

Roster 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers Roster Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches

Notable events

On August 20, before a night game in New York against the New York Mets, Steve Garvey approached Don Sutton in the Dodgers' clubhouse over an article in The Washington Post in which Sutton was quoted as saying to Tom Boswell:

"All you ever hear about on our team is Steve Garvey, the all-American boy...well, the best player on this team for the past two years--and we all know it--is Reggie Smith. Reggie doesn't go out and publicize himself. He doesn't smile at the right people or say the right things. Reggie's not a façade or a Madison Avenue image. He's a real person."

Garvey and Sutton wrestled for two minutes in the clubhouse over Sutton's words and had to be pulled apart by teammates. Neither was seriously injured. Both had facial scratches and bruises and Garvey had a bloodshot left eye where it appeared a finger or thumb had been inserted by Sutton. Days later, Sutton publicly apologized for the incident, but not to Garvey personally.

Game log Regular season Legend Dodgers win Dodgers loss Postponement Clinched divisionBoldDodgers team member

|-style="background:#fbb;" | 48 || || 5:05p.m. PDT || @ Phillies || 2–4 || Lonborg (5–3) || Hooton (4–5) || Garber (2) || 1:49 || 42,347 || 27–21 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 49 || || 11:15a.m. PDT || @ Phillies || 1–5 || McGraw (4–3) || Forster (1–1) || — || 2:16 || 31,442 || 27–22 || L3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 50 || || 10:35a.m. PDT || @ Phillies || 4–9 || Kaat (2–0) || John (7–3) || — || 2:10 || 42,066 || 27–23 || L4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 58 || || 5:10p.m. PDT || Phillies || 6–5 || Hooton (5–5) || Lonborg (5–4) || Rautzhan (1) || 2:43 || 26,604 || 31–27 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 59 || || 7:35p.m. PDT || Phillies || 5–3 || Sutton (5–6) || Lerch (3–6) || — || 2:06 || 41,257 || 32–27 || W4

|- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | — || || 5:30p.m. PDT || 49th All-Star Game || colspan=8 | American League vs. National League (San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California)

|-style="background:#bfb;" | 119 || || 4:35p.m. PDT || @ Phillies || 5–4 || Rau (12–7) || Ruthven (10–9) || Rautzhan (4) || 2:07 || 38,386 || 69–50 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 120 || || 4:35p.m. PDT || @ Phillies || 5–2 || Welch (5–0) || Kaat (6–5) || — || 2:06 || 37,660 || 70–50 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 121 || || 4:35p.m. PDT || @ Phillies || 5–2 || Hooton (13–8) || McGraw (8–4) || Forster (15) || 2:13 || 36,325 || 71–50 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 127 || || 7:35p.m. PDT || Phillies || 5–4 || John (15–9) || Brusstar (3–2) || Hough (7) || 2:46 || 49,064 || 75–52 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 128 || || 7:35p.m. PDT || Phillies || 6–5 || Rautzhan (2–0) || Reed (1–2) || — || 2:38 || 46,548 || 76–52 || W4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 129 || || 7:05p.m. PDT || Phillies || 1–3 || Lerch (8–7) || Rau (12–8) || — || 2:16 || 50,194 || 76–53 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 130 || || 1:05p.m. PDT || Phillies || 3–9 || Christenson (10–12) || Welch (5–2) || — || 2:50 || 43,065 || 76–54 || L2

Detailed records National League Opponent Home Away Total Pct. Runs scored Runs allowed NL East Chicago Cubs 4–2 4–2 8–4 61 46 Montreal Expos 5–1 3–3 8–4 54 39 New York Mets 4–2 3–3 7–5 57 50 Philadelphia Phillies 4–2 3–3 7–5 48 55 Pittsburgh Pirates 5–1 2–4 7–5 61 44 St. Louis Cardinals 3–3 2–4 5–7 30 36 25–11 17–19 42–30 311 270 NL West Atlanta Braves 6–3 7–2 13–5 97 51 Cincinnati Reds 4–5 5–4 9–9 80 76 Houston Astros 6–3 5–4 11–7 82 63 Los Angeles Dodgers — — — — — — San Diego Padres 7–2 2–7 9–9 69 56 San Francisco Giants 6–3 5–4 11–7 88 57 29–16 24–21 53–37 416 303

Month-by-Month Month Games Won Lost Win % April 20 13 7 112 73 May 27 14 13 133 111 June 29 17 12 125 108 July 29 17 12 120 100 August 28 18 10 110 83 September 28 16 12 124 94 October 1 0 1 3 4 Total 162 95 67 727 573 Games Won Lost Win % Home 81 54 27 361 272 Road 81 41 40 366 301 Total 162 95 67 727 573

Composite Box + 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers Inning–by–Inning Boxscore Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 R H E Opponents 64 76 64 84 67 55 47 49 58 4 2 0 0 0 3 573 1362 0 Dodgers 110 72 71 97 66 83 70 75 75 2 5 1 0 0 0 727 1435 140 Sources:

Postseason Game log

|-style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || || 5:30p.m. PDT || @ Phillies || 9–5 || Welch (1–0) || Christenson (0–1) || — || 2:37 || 63,460 || LAN 1–0 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || || 11:30a.m. PDT || @ Phillies || 4–0 || John (1–0) || Ruthven (0–1) || — || 2:06 || 60,642 || LAN 2–0 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || || 5:30p.m. PDT || Phillies || 4–9 || Carlton (1–0) || Sutton (0–1) || — || 2:18 || 55,043 || LAN 2–1 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 4 || || 1:30p.m. PDT || Phillies || 4–3 || Forster (1–0) || McGraw (0–1) || — || 2:53 || 55,124 || LAN 3–1 || W1

|-style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || || 5:30p.m. PDT || Yankees || 11–5 || John (1–0) || Figueroa (0–1) || — || 2:48 || 55,997 || LAN 1–0 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || || 5:30p.m. PDT || Yankees || 4–3 || Hooton (1–0) || Hunter (0–1) || Welch (1) || 2:37 || 55,982 || LAN 2–0 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || || 5:30p.m. PDT || @ Yankees || 1–5 || Guidry (1–0) || Sutton (0–1) || — || 2:27 || 56,447 || LAN 2–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || || 12:30p.m. PDT || @ Yankees || 3–4 || Gossage (1–0) || Welch (0–1) || — || 3:17 || 56,445 || TIE 2–2 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || || 1:30p.m. PDT || @ Yankees || 2–12 || Beattie (1–0) || Hooton (1–0) || — || 2:56 || 56,448 || NYA 3–2 || L3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 6 || || 5:30p.m. PDT || Yankees || 2–7 || Hunter (1–1) || Sutton (0–2) || — || 2:34 || 55,985 || NYA 4–2 || L4

Starting Lineups Regular Season Batting Order

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Defensive Lineup

Postseason Batting Order

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Defensive Lineup

Game Umpires Regular Season

1978 Los Angeles Dodgers season

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