Major League Baseball team season
The 1978 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants ' 96th season in Major League Baseball , their 21st season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season , and their 19th at Candlestick Park . The team finished in third place in the National League West with an 89–73 record, 6 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers .
Offseason
October 25, 1977: Frank Riccelli was traded by the Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for a player to be named later. The Cardinals completed the deal by sending Jim Dwyer to the Giants on June 15, 1978.[ 1]
March 15, 1978: Gary Alexander , Gary Thomasson , Dave Heaverlo , Alan Wirth , John Henry Johnson , Phil Huffman , a player to be named later, and $300,000 were traded by the Giants to the Oakland Athletics for Vida Blue . The Giants completed the trade by sending Mario Guerrero to the Athletics on April 7.[ 2]
March 21, 1978: Alan Hargesheimer was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.[ 3]
March 27, 1978: Randy Elliott was released by the Giants.[ 4]
Regular season
The Giants won 42 games by a one run margin, an MLB record.[ 5]
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team
ATL
CHC
CIN
HOU
LAD
MON
NYM
PHI
PIT
SD
SF
STL
Atlanta
—
5–7
6–12
8–10
5–13
5–7
6–6
8–4
2–10
8–10
11–7
5–7
Chicago
7–5
—
7–5
6–6
4–8
7–11
11–7
4–14
7–11
7–5
4–8
15–3
Cincinnati
12–6
5–7
—
11–7
9–9
8–4
7–5
7–5
4–7
9–9
12–6
8–4
Houston
10–8
6–6
7–11
—
7–11
6–6
7–5
6–6
4–8
8–10
6–12
7–5
Los Angeles
13–5
8–4
9–9
11–7
—
8–4
7–5
7–5
7–5
9–9
11–7
5–7
Montreal
7–5
11–7
4–8
6–6
4–8
—
8–10
9–9
7–11
6–6
5–7
9–9
New York
6–6
7–11
5–7
5–7
5–7
10–8
—
6–12
7–11
5–7
3–9
7–11
Philadelphia
4-8
14–4
5–7
6–6
5–7
9–9
12–6
—
11–7
8–4
6–6
10–8
Pittsburgh
10–2
11–7
7–4
8–4
5–7
11–7
11–7
7–11
—
5–7
4–8
9–9
San Diego
10–8
5–7
9–9
10–8
9–9
6–6
7–5
4–8
7–5
—
8–10
9–3
San Francisco
7–11
8–4
6–12
12–6
7–11
7–5
9–3
6–6
8–4
10–8
—
9–3
St. Louis
7–5
3–15
4–8
5–7
7–5
9–9
11–7
8–10
9–9
3–9
3–9
—
Opening Day starters
Notable transactions
Roster
1978 San Francisco Giants
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters
Manager
Coaches
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
Other 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
Awards and honors
All-Star Game
Sporting News
National league Pitcher of the Year: Vida Blue Major League Baseball
National League Player of the Month: Jack Clark (May 1978)
Farm system
[ 9]
References
^ Frank Riccelli at Baseball Reference ^ Vida Blue at Baseball Reference ^ Alan Hargesheimer at Baseball Reference ^ Randy Elliott at Baseball Reference ^ "Team Pitching Game Finder, From 1913 to 2017, (requiring run_diff=1)" . Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2017 .^ "1978 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac" .^ John Rabb at Baseball Reference ^ John Tamargo at Baseball Reference ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball , 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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