1978 Cleveland Indians season
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Owner(s) | Ted Bonda, Steve O'Neill |
General manager(s) | Phil Seghi |
Manager(s) | Jeff Torborg |
Local television | WJKW |
Local radio | WWWE |
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Offseason
- December 5, 1977: Bruce Compton (minors) and Norm Churchill (minors) were traded by the Indians to the Chicago Cubs for Dave Rosello.[1]
- February 28, 1978: Tom Buskey and John Lowenstein were traded by the Indians to the Texas Rangers for Willie Horton and David Clyde.[2]
- March 15, 1978: Rico Carty was traded by the Indians to the Toronto Blue Jays for Dennis DeBarr.[3]
- March 30, 1978: Dennis Eckersley and Fred Kendall were traded by the Indians to the Boston Red Sox for Rick Wise, Mike Paxton, Ted Cox, and Bo Díaz.[4]
Regular season
On May 12, pitcher Nolan Ryan of the California Angels struck out Buddy Bell for the 2500th strikeout of his career.[5]
Season standings
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 100 | 63 | 0.613 | — | 55–26 | 45–37 |
Boston Red Sox | 99 | 64 | 0.607 | 1 | 59–23 | 40–41 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | 6½ | 54–27 | 39–42 |
Baltimore Orioles | 90 | 71 | 0.559 | 9 | 51–30 | 39–41 |
Detroit Tigers | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 13½ | 47–34 | 39–42 |
Cleveland Indians | 69 | 90 | 0.434 | 29 | 42–36 | 27–54 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 59 | 102 | 0.366 | 40 | 37–44 | 22–58 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 7–8 | 4–6 | 8–1 | 9–6 | 7–8 | 2–8 | 7–8 | 5–5 | 6–9 | 11–0 | 9–1 | 7–4 | 8–7 |
Boston | 8–7 | — | 9–2 | 7–3 | 7–8 | 12–3 | 4–6 | 10–5 | 9–2 | 7–9 | 5–5 | 7–3 | 3–7 | 11–4 |
California | 6–4 | 2–9 | — | 8–7 | 6–4 | 4–7 | 9–6 | 5–5 | 12–3 | 5–5 | 9–6 | 9–6 | 5–10 | 7–3 |
Chicago | 1–8 | 3–7 | 7–8 | — | 8–2 | 2–9 | 8–7 | 4–7 | 8–7 | 1–9 | 7–8 | 7–8 | 11–4 | 4–6 |
Cleveland | 6–9 | 8–7 | 4–6 | 2–8 | — | 5–10 | 5–6 | 5–10 | 5–5 | 6–9 | 4–6 | 8–1 | 1–9 | 10–4 |
Detroit | 8–7 | 3–12 | 7–4 | 9–2 | 10–5 | — | 4–6 | 7–8 | 4–6 | 4–11 | 6–4 | 8–2 | 7–3 | 9–6 |
Kansas City | 8–2 | 6–4 | 6–9 | 7–8 | 6–5 | 6–4 | — | 6–4 | 7–8 | 6–5 | 10–5 | 12–3 | 7–8 | 5–5 |
Milwaukee | 8–7 | 5–10 | 5–5 | 7–4 | 10–5 | 8–7 | 4–6 | — | 4–7 | 10–5 | 9–1 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 12–3 |
Minnesota | 5–5 | 2–9 | 3–12 | 7–8 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 8–7 | 7–4 | — | 3–7 | 9–6 | 6–9 | 6–9 | 6–4 |
New York | 9–6 | 9–7 | 5–5 | 9–1 | 9–6 | 11–4 | 5–6 | 5–10 | 7–3 | — | 8–2 | 6–5 | 6–4 | 11–4 |
Oakland | 0–11 | 5–5 | 6–9 | 8–7 | 6–4 | 4–6 | 5–10 | 1–9 | 6–9 | 2–8 | — | 13–2 | 6–9 | 7–4 |
Seattle | 1–9 | 3–7 | 6–9 | 8–7 | 1–8 | 2–8 | 3–12 | 5–5 | 9–6 | 5–6 | 2–13 | — | 3–12 | 8–2 |
Texas | 4–7 | 7–3 | 10–5 | 4–11 | 9–1 | 3–7 | 8–7 | 4–6 | 9–6 | 4–6 | 9–6 | 12–3 | — | 4–7 |
Toronto | 7–8 | 4–11 | 3–7 | 6–4 | 4–10 | 6–9 | 5–5 | 3–12 | 4–6 | 4–11 | 4–7 | 2–8 | 7–4 | — |
Notable transactions
- June 14, 1978: Dennis Kinney was traded by the Indians to the San Diego Padres for Dan Spillner.[6]
- June 15, 1978: Mike Vail was traded by the Indians to the Chicago Cubs for Joe Wallis.[7]
- June 15, 1978: Joe Wallis was traded by the Indians to the Oakland Athletics for Gary Alexander.[7]
- June 22, 1978: Bill Laxton was traded by the Indians to the San Diego Padres for Dave Freisleben.[8]
- June 26, 1978: Dennis DeBarr was traded by the Indians to the Chicago Cubs for Paul Reuschel.[9]
- July 3, 1978: Willie Horton was released by the Indians.[10]
Roster
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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
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Gary Alexander | 90 | 324 | 76 | .235 | 17 | 62 |
1B | Andre Thornton | 145 | 508 | 133 | .262 | 33 | 105 |
2B | Duane Kuiper | 149 | 547 | 155 | .283 | 0 | 43 |
3B | Buddy Bell | 142 | 556 | 157 | .282 | 6 | 62 |
SS | Tom Veryzer | 130 | 421 | 114 | .271 | 1 | 32 |
LF | Johnny Grubb | 113 | 378 | 100 | .265 | 14 | 61 |
CF | Rick Manning | 148 | 566 | 149 | .263 | 3 | 50 |
RF | Paul Dade | 93 | 307 | 78 | .254 | 3 | 20 |
DH | Bernie Carbo | 60 | 174 | 50 | .287 | 4 | 16 |
Other batters
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 |
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Jim Norris | 113 | 315 | 89 | .283 | 2 | 27 |
Ted Cox | 82 | 227 | 53 | .233 | 1 | 19 |
Willie Horton | 50 | 169 | 42 | .249 | 5 | 22 |
Bo Díaz | 44 | 127 | 30 | .236 | 2 | 11 |
Horace Speed | 70 | 106 | 24 | .226 | 0 | 4 |
Dan Briggs | 15 | 49 | 8 | .163 | 1 | 1 |
Larry Lintz | 3 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Rick Wise | 33 | 211.2 | 9 | 19 | 4.34 | 106 |
Mike Paxton | 33 | 191 | 12 | 11 | 3.86 | 96 |
David Clyde | 28 | 153.1 | 8 | 11 | 4.28 | 83 |
Dave Freisleben | 12 | 44.1 | 1 | 4 | 7.11 | 19 |
Wayne Garland | 6 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 7.89 | 13 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Don Hood | 36 | 154.2 | 5 | 6 | 4.48 | 73 |
Paul Reuschel | 18 | 89.2 | 2 | 4 | 3.11 | 24 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Jim Kern | 58 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 3.08 | 95 |
Dan Spillner | 36 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.67 | 48 |
Dennis Kinney | 18 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4.42 | 19 |
Al Fitzmorris | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.28 | 5 |
Awards and honors
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Portland Beavers | Pacific Coast League | Gene Dusan |
AA | Chattanooga Lookouts | Southern League | John Orsino and Jim Bragan |
A | Waterloo Indians | Midwest League | Woody Smith |
A-Short Season | Batavia Trojans | New York–Penn League | Luis Isaac |
Notes
- Dave Rosello page at Baseball Reference
- David Clyde page at Baseball Reference
- Rico Carty page at Baseball Reference
- Dennis Eckersley page at Baseball Reference
- "The Nolan Ryan Express | The Strikeout King". smackbomb.com/nolanryan. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2008.
- Dan Spillner page at Baseball Reference
- Joe Wallis page at Baseball Reference
- Bill Laxton page at Baseball Reference
- Paul Reuschel page at Baseball Reference
- Willie Horton page at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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