1978 Los Angeles Dodgers season

March 2026 November 2013 Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 National League championsNational League West champions National League West Dodger Stadium Los Angeles, California 95–67 (95 67) 1st Walter O'Malley Peter O'Malley Al Campanis Tommy Lasorda KTTV (11) KABCVin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross PorterXEGMJaime Jarrín, Rudy Hoyos 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 LAD 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 41 Bobby Castillo 51 Terry Forster 29 Mike Garman 29 Gerry Hannahs 46 Burt Hooton 49 Charlie Hough 25 Tommy John 21 Dennis Lewallyn 31 Doug Rau 38 Lance Rautzhan 36 Rick Rhoden 48 Dave Stewart 43 Rick Sutcliffe 20 Don Sutton 35 Bob Welch Catchers 13 Joe Ferguson  9 Jerry Grote 40 Brad Gulden  5 Johnny Oates  7 Steve Yeager Infielders 10 Ron Cey  6 Steve Garvey 57 Pedro Guerrero  3 Enzo Hernández 15 Davey Lopes 23 Ted Martínez 18 Bill Russell Outfielders 12 Dusty Baker  3 Glenn Burke 33 Vic Davalillo 34 Lee Lacy  3 Rudy Law 16 Rick Monday  4 Billy North 17 Joe Simpson  8 Reggie Smith 52 Myron White Other batters 11 Manny Mota Manager  2 Tommy Lasorda Coaches 26 Red Adams 54 Monty Basgall 58 Mark Cresse 19 Jim Gilliam 28 Preston Gómez 45 Jim Lefebvre 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.https://www.si.com/vault/issue/70797/25 September 04, 1978 Game log Regular season Legend Dodgers win Dodgers loss Postponement Clinched divisionBoldDodgers team member Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 regular season game log: 95–67 (Home: 54–27; Away: 41–40)1978 Los Angeles Dodgers Schedule & Results https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAN/1978-schedule-scores.shtml Baseball-Reference.com 2 December 2025 y Los Angeles Dodgers April: 13–7 (Home: 6–3; Away: 7–4) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y Los Angeles Dodgers May: 14–13 (Home: 9–6; Away: 5–7) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y Los Angeles Dodgers June: 17–12 (Home: 9–4; Away: 8–8) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style="background:#fbb;" | 48 || June 2, 1978 || 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 || June 3, 1978 || 11:15a.m. PDT || @ Phillies || 1–5 || McGraw (4–3) || Forster (1–1) || — || 2:16 || 31,442 || 27–22 || L3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 50 || June 4, 1978 || 10:35a.m. PDT || @ Phillies || 4–9 || Kaat (2–0) || John (7–3) || — || 2:10 || 42,066 || 27–23 || L4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 58 || June 12, 1978 || 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 || June 13, 1978 || 7:35p.m. PDT || Phillies || 5–3 || Sutton (5–6) || Lerch (3–6) || — || 2:06 || 41,257 || 32–27 || W4 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers July: 17–12 (Home: 9–4; Away: 8–8) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | — || July 11, 1978 || 5:30p.m. PDT || 49th All-Star Game || colspan=8 | American League vs. National League (San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California) |- y Los Angeles Dodgers August: 18–10 (Home: 10–4; Away: 8–6) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style="background:#bfb;" | 119 || August 15, 1978 || 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 || August 16, 1978 || 4:35p.m. PDT || @ Phillies || 5–2 || Welch (5–0) || Kaat (6–5) || — || 2:06 || 37,660 || 70–50 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 121 || August 17, 1978 || 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 || August 24, 1978 || 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 || August 25, 1978 || 7:35p.m. PDT || Phillies || 6–5 || Rautzhan (2–0) || Reed (1–2) || — || 2:38 || 46,548 || 76–52 || W4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 129 || August 26, 1978 || 7:05p.m. PDT || Phillies || 1–3 || Lerch (8–7) || Rau (12–8) || — || 2:16 || 50,194 || 76–53 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 130 || August 27, 1978 || 1:05p.m. PDT || Phillies || 3–9 || Christenson (10–12) || Welch (5–2) || — || 2:50 || 43,065 || 76–54 || L2 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers September: 16–12 (Home: 11–6; Away: 5–6) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y Los Angeles Dodgers October: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–1) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- Detailed records National League Opponent Home Away Total Pct. Runs scored Runs allowed NL East Chicago Cubs 4–2 4–2 8–4 8 4 61 46 Montreal Expos 5–1 3–3 8–4 8 4 54 39 New York Mets 4–2 3–3 7–5 7 5 57 50 Philadelphia Phillies 4–2 3–3 7–5 7 5 48 55 Pittsburgh Pirates 5–1 2–4 7–5 7 5 61 44 St. Louis Cardinals 3–3 2–4 5–7 5 7 30 36 25–11 17–19 42–30 42 30 311 270 NL West Atlanta Braves 6–3 7–2 13–5 13 5 97 51 Cincinnati Reds 4–5 5–4 9–9 9 9 80 76 Houston Astros 6–3 5–4 11–7 11 7 82 63 Los Angeles Dodgers — — — — — — San Diego Padres 7–2 2–7 9–9 9 9 69 56 San Francisco Giants 6–3 5–4 11–7 11 7 88 57 29–16 24–21 53–37 53 37 416 303 Month-by-Month Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against April 20 13 7 13 7 y 112 73 May 27 14 13 14 13 y 133 111 June 29 17 12 17 12 y 125 108 July 29 17 12 17 12 y 120 100 August 28 18 10 18 10 y 110 83 September 28 16 12 16 12 y 124 94 October 1 0 1 0 1 y 3 4 Total 162 95 67 95 67 y 727 573 Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home 81 54 27 54 27 y 361 272 Road 81 41 40 41 40 y 366 301 Total 162 95 67 95 67 y 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 Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 Postseason game log: 5–5 (Home: 3–2; Away: 2–3) y Los Angeles Dodgers NL Championship Series: vs. Philadelphia Phillies 3–1 (Home: 1–1; Away: 2–0)1978 NL Championship Series https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1978_NLCS.shtml Baseball Reference 10 June 2026 # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Series BoxStreak |-style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || October 4, 1978 || 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 || October 5, 1978 || 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 || October 6, 1978 || 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 || October 7, 1978 || 1:30p.m. PDT || Phillies || 4–3(10) || Forster (1–0) || McGraw (0–1) || — || 2:53 || 55,124 || LAN 3–1 || W1 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers World Series: vs. New York Yankees 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Away: 0–3)1978 World Series https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1978_WS.shtml Baseball Reference 10 June 2026 # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Series BoxStreak |-style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || October 10, 1978 || 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 || October 11, 1978 || 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 || October 13, 1978 || 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 || October 14, 1978 || 12:30p.m. PDT || @ Yankees || 3–4(10) || Gossage (1–0) || Welch (0–1) || — || 3:17 || 56,445 || TIE 2–2 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || October 15, 1978 || 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 || October 17, 1978 || 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 Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 Regular Season Batting Order game log y Los Angeles Dodgers April # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- y Los Angeles Dodgers May # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- y Los Angeles Dodgers June # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |48 | June 2, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |@ PHI |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |49 | June 3, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |@ PHI |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |50 | June 4, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |@ PHI |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |58 | June 12, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |PHI |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |59 | June 13, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |PHI |- y Los Angeles Dodgers July # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- y Los Angeles Dodgers August # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |119 | August 15, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |@ PHI |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |120 | August 16, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |@ PHI |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |121 | August 17, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |@ PHI |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |127 | August 24, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |PHI |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |128 | August 25, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |PHI |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |129 | August 26, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |PHI |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |130 | August 27, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |PHI |- y Los Angeles Dodgers September # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- y Los Angeles Dodgers October # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- Defensive Lineup Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 Regular Season Defensive Lineup game log y Los Angeles Dodgers April # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- y Los Angeles Dodgers May # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- y Los Angeles Dodgers June # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |48 | June 2, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |@ PHI |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |49 | June 3, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |@ PHI |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |50 | June 4, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |@ PHI |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |58 | June 12, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |PHI |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |59 | June 13, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |PHI |- y Los Angeles Dodgers July # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- y Los Angeles Dodgers August # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |119 | August 15, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |@ PHI |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |120 | August 16, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |@ PHI |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |121 | August 17, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |@ PHI |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |127 | August 24, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |PHI |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |128 | August 25, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |PHI |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |129 | August 26, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |PHI |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |130 | August 27, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |PHI |- y Los Angeles Dodgers September # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- y Los Angeles Dodgers October # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- Postseason Batting Order Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 Postseason Batting Order game log y Los Angeles Dodgers NL Championship Series: vs. Philadelphia Phillies # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |1 | October 4, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |@ PHI |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |2 | October 5, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |@ PHI |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |3 | October 6, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |PHI |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |4 | October 7, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |PHI |- y Los Angeles Dodgers World Series: vs. New York Yankees # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |1 | October 10, 1978 ! style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |NYY |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |2 | October 11, 1978 ! style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |NYY |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |3 | October 13, 1978 ! style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |@ NYY |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |4 | October 14, 1978 ! style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |@ NYY |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |5 | October 15, 1978 ! style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |@ NYY |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |6 | October 17, 1978 ! style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |NYY |- Defensive Lineup Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 Postseason Defensive Lineup game log y Los Angeles Dodgers NL Championship Series: vs. Philadelphia Phillies # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |1 | October 4, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |@ PHI |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |2 | October 5, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |@ PHI |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |3 | October 6, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |PHI |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |4 | October 7, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |PHI |- y Los Angeles Dodgers World Series: vs. New York Yankees # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |1 | October 10, 1978 ! style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |NYY |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |2 | October 11, 1978 ! style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |NYY |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |3 | October 13, 1978 ! style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |@ NYY |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |4 | October 14, 1978 ! style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |@ NYY |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |5 | October 15, 1978 ! style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |@ NYY |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |6 | October 17, 1978 ! style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |NYY |- Game Umpires Regular Season Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 Regular Season Umpire game log y Los Angeles Dodgers April # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- y Los Angeles Dodgers May # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- y Los Angeles Dodgers June # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |48 | June 2, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |@ PHI | #25Charlie Williams | #19Terry Tata | #13Paul Pryor | #20Ed Vargo(crew chief) |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |49 | June 3, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |@ PHI | #19Terry Tata | #13Paul Pryor | #20Ed Vargo(crew chief) | #25Charlie Williams |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |50 | June 4, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |@ PHI | #13Paul Pryor | #20Ed Vargo(crew chief) | #25Charlie Williams | #19Terry Tata |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |58 | June 12, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |PHI | #10John McSherry | #17Paul Runge | #5Bob Engel(crew chief) | #3Jerry Dale |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |59 | June 13, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |PHI | #17Paul Runge | #5Bob Engel(crew chief) | #3Jerry Dale | #10John McSherry |- y Los Angeles Dodgers July # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- y Los Angeles Dodgers August # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |119 | August 15, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |@ PHI | #21Harry Wendelstedt | #16Dutch Rennert | #23Lee Weyer(crew chief) | #11Ed Montague |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |120 | August 16, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |@ PHI | #16Dutch Rennert | #23Lee Weyer(crew chief) | #11Ed Montague | #21Harry Wendelstedt |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |121 | August 17, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |@ PHI | #23Lee Weyer(crew chief) | #11Ed Montague | #21Harry Wendelstedt | #16Dutch Rennert |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |127 | August 24, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |PHI | #18Dick Stello | #6Bruce Froemming | #22Joe West | #24Bill Williams(crew chief) |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |128 | August 25, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |PHI | Jim Scott(crew chief) | Boyd Mauer | Dale Williams | Charlie Lupo |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |129 | August 26, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |PHI | #6Bruce Froemming | #22Joe West | #24Bill Williams(crew chief) | #18Dick Stello |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |130 | August 27, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |PHI | #22Joe West | #24Bill Williams(crew chief) | #18Dick Stello | #6Bruce Froemming |- y Los Angeles Dodgers September # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- y Los Angeles Dodgers October # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- Postseason Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 Postseason Umpire game log y Los Angeles Dodgers NL Championship Series: vs. Philadelphia Phillies # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |1 | October 4, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |@ PHI | #10John McSherry | #23Lee Weyer | #1Nick Colosi | #12Andy Olsen | #4Satch Davidson | #24Bill Williams(crew chief) |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |2 | October 5, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |@ PHI | #23Lee Weyer | #1Nick Colosi | #12Andy Olsen | #4Satch Davidson | #24Bill Williams(crew chief) | #10John McSherry |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |3 | October 6, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |PHI | #12Andy Olsen | #4Satch Davidson | #24Bill Williams(crew chief) | #10John McSherry | #23Lee Weyer | #1Nick Colosi |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |4 | October 7, 1978 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1978 2;" |PHI | #4Satch Davidson | #24Bill Williams(crew chief) | #10John McSherry | #23Lee Weyer | #1Nick Colosi | #12Andy Olsen |- y Los Angeles Dodgers World Series: vs. New York Yankees # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |1 | October 10, 1978 ! style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |NYY | #20Ed Vargo(NL)(crew chief) | Bill Haller(AL) | #9John Kibler(NL) | Marty Springstead(AL) | #14Frank Pulli(NL) |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |2 | October 11, 1978 ! style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |NYY | Bill Haller(AL) | #9John Kibler(NL) | Marty Springstead(AL) | #14Frank Pulli(NL) | | #20Ed Vargo(NL)(crew chief) |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |3 | October 13, 1978 ! style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |@ NYY | #9John Kibler(NL) | Marty Springstead(AL) | #14Frank Pulli(NL) | | #20Ed Vargo(NL)(crew chief) | Bill Haller(AL) |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |4 | October 14, 1978 ! style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |@ NYY | Marty Springstead(AL) | #14Frank Pulli(NL) | | #20Ed Vargo(NL)(crew chief) | Bill Haller(AL) | #9John Kibler(NL) |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |5 | October 15, 1978 ! style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |@ NYY | #14Frank Pulli(NL) | | #20Ed Vargo(NL)(crew chief) | Bill Haller(AL) | #9John Kibler(NL) | Marty Springstead(AL) |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |6 | October 17, 1978 ! style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |NYY | | #20Ed Vargo(NL)(crew chief) | Bill Haller(AL) | #9John Kibler(NL) | Marty Springstead(AL) | #14Frank Pulli(NL) |- Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 C Steve Yeager 94 228 44 .193 4 23 1B Steve Garvey 162* 639 202 .316 21 113 2B Davey Lopes 151 587 163 .278 17 58 3B Ron Cey 159 555 150 .270 23 84 SS Bill Russell Bill Russell (shortstop) 155 625 179 .286 3 46 LF Dusty Baker 149 522 137 .262 11 66 CF Bill North 110 304 71 .234 0 10 RF Reggie Smith 128 447 132 .295 29 93 Tied with Enos Cabell for league lead. 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 Rick Monday 119 342 87 .254 19 57 Lee Lacy 103 245 64 .261 13 40 Joe Ferguson Joe Ferguson (baseball) 67 198 47 .237 7 28 Vic Davalillo 75 77 24 .312 1 11 Johnny Oates 40 75 23 .307 0 6 Jerry Grote 41 70 19 .271 0 9 Ted Martinez 54 55 14 .255 1 5 Manny Mota 37 33 10 .303 0 6 Glenn Burke 16 19 4 .211 0 2 Rudy Law 11 12 3 .250 0 1 Pedro Guerrero Pedro Guerrero (baseball, born 1956) 5 8 5 .625 0 1 Joe Simpson Joe Simpson (baseball) 10 5 2 .400 0 1 Myron White 7 4 2 .500 0 1 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 Don Sutton 34 238.1 15 11 3.55 154 Burt Hooton 32 236.0 19 10 2.71 104 Tommy John 33 213.0 17 10 3.30 124 Doug Rau 30 199.0 15 9 3.26 95 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 Rick Rhoden 30 164.2 10 8 3.66 79 Bob Welch Bob Welch (baseball) 23 111.1 7 4 2.02 66 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 Terry Forster 47 5 4 22 1.93 46 Charlie Hough 55 5 5 7 3.28 66 Lance Rautzhan 43 2 1 4 2.93 25 Bobby Castillo 18 0 4 1 3.97 30 Mike Garman 10 0 1 0 4.41 5 Postseason LAret19.PNG Jim Gilliam 19 Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 1978 National League Championship Series 1978 National League Championship Series The Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 3 games to 1 in the NLCS. Game 1 October 4, Veterans Stadium Team123456789RHELos Angeles0042110019131Philadelphia0100300015121W: Bob Welch (1-0)  L: Larry Christenson (0-1)   SV: NoneHRs: PHI – Jerry Martin (1)   LAD – Steve Garvey 2 (2)   Davey Lopes (1)   Steve Yeager (1) Game 2 October 5, Veterans Stadium Team123456789RHELos Angeles000120100480Philadelphia000000000040W: Tommy John (1-0)  L: Dick Ruthven (0-1)   SV: NoneHRs: PHI – None   LAD – Davey Lopes (2) Game 3 October 6, Dodger Stadium Team123456789RHEPhiladelphia0400031019111Los Angeles012000010482W: Steve Carlton (1-0)  L: Don Sutton (0-1)   SV: NoneHRs: PHI – Steve Carlton (1), Greg Luzinski (1); LAD – Steve Garvey (3) Game 4 October 7, Dodger Stadium Team12345678910RHEPhiladelphia0020001000382Los Angeles01010100014130W: Terry Forster (1-0)  L: Tug McGraw (0-1)   SV: NoneHRs: PHI – Greg Luzinski (2), Bake McBride (1); LAD – Ron Cey (1)   Steve Garvey (4) 1978 World Series 1978 World Series The Dodgers again lost to the New York Yankees in the World Series. AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Los Angeles Dodgers (2) Game 1 Tuesday, October 10, 1978, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles New York NYY 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 9 1 Los Angeles LAD 0 3 0 3 1 0 3 1 X 11 15 2 Tommy John (1–0) Ed Figueroa (0–1) Reggie Jackson (1) Dusty Baker (1), Davey Lopes 2 (2) Game 2 Wednesday, October 11, 1978, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles New York NYY 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 11 0 Los Angeles LAD 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 X 4 7 0 Burt Hooton (1–0) Catfish Hunter (0–1) Bob Welch (1) Ron Cey (1) Game 3 Friday, October 13, 1978, at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York Los Angeles LAD 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 New York NYY 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 X 5 10 1 Ron Guidry (1–0) Don Sutton (0–1) Roy White (1) Game 4 Saturday, October 14, 1978, at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York Los Angeles LAD 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1 New York NYY 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 4 9 0 Goose Gossage (1–0) Bob Welch (0–1) Reggie Smith (1) Game 5 Sunday, October 15, 1978, at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York Los Angeles LAD 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 3 New York NYY 0 0 4 3 0 0 4 1 X 12 18 0 Jim Beattie (1–0) Burt Hooton (1–1) Game 6 Tuesday, October 17, 1978, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles New York NYY 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 7 11 0 Los Angeles LAD 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1 Catfish Hunter (1–1) Don Sutton (0–2) Reggie Jackson (2) Davey Lopes (3) Awards and honors Gold Glove Awards Davey Lopes NL Player of the Month Rick Monday (April 1978) NL Player of the Week Rick Monday (Apr. 17–23) Steve Garvey (Aug. 14–20) All-Stars 1978 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Steve Garvey, starter, first base Rick Monday, starter, outfield Ron Cey, reserve Tommy John, reserve Davey Lopes, reserve Reggie Smith, reserve Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP Award Steve Garvey TSN National League All-Star Davey Lopes Steve Garvey Postseason NLCS Most Valuable Player Steve Garvey Farm system AAA Albuquerque Dukes Pacific Coast League Del Crandall AA San Antonio Dodgers Texas League Don LeJohn A Lodi Dodgers California League Stan Wasiak A Clinton Dodgers Midwest League Dick McLaughlin Rookie Lethbridge Dodgers Pioneer League Jim Lefebvre Teams in BOLD won League Championships Major League Baseball draft 1978 Major League Baseball draft The Dodgers drafted 35 players in the June draft and 12 in the January draft. Of those, seven players would eventually play in the Major Leagues. The Dodgers did not have a first round pick this year in the June draft as their pick was given to the Pittsburgh Pirates as compensation for their signing of free agent pitcher Terry Forster. In the second round, they selected SS Clay Smith from Northwest Classen High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Smith played in the Dodgers farm system through 1981, hitting .271 in 277 games in the rookie leagues and class-A before he was released. This draft netted the Dodgers two key players for their championship teams of the 1980s. They drafted Mike Marshall in the 6th round and Steve Sax in the 9th. Marshall would hit 148 homers in 11 seasons and made the All-Star team in 1984 while playing both the outfield and first base. Sax played 14 seasons (8 of them with the Dodgers) and hit .281 with 444 steals. The Dodgers starting second baseman for most of the 1980s, he was the 1982 NL Rookie of the Year and a five time All-Star. 1978 draft picksJanuary draft 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Brian HoltonRHP Louisburg CollegeYes 1978–1992 MLB2Greg SchultzSS Sacramento City CollegeYes1978–1985 AAA3Brad PattersonRHP Umpqua Community CollegeNo 4Mathew ReevesLHP Sacramento City CollegeYes 1978–1982 A5Bryan LittleSS Louisburg CollegeNoExpos-1980 1980–1988 MLB6Jimmy BoringRHP Georgia Perimeter CollegeNo 7Larry Pittman1B Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeNoMets-1979 1979–1981 A9Anthony MurdaughRHP University of South CarolinaNo 9Peter ZorichRHP Lower Columbia CollegeNo January secondary phase 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Russell McDonaldRHP DeAnza College Yes 1978–1984 AAA2Daniel SijerLHP Shoreline Community College NoPadres-1979 1979–1980 A3Stephen SmithRHP Gulf Coast Community College No June draft 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 2Clay SmithSSNorthwest Classen High SchoolYes1978–1981A3Augie RuizLHPUniversity of MiamiYes1978–1984AAA4Glenn GallagherLHPPeekskill High SchoolNoBlue Jays-19811981–1984AA5John RobbinsOFLockhart High SchoolYes 1978–1980A6Mike Marshall1BBuffalo Grove High SchoolYes1978–1999MLB7Mark NippRHPUniversity of OklahomaYes 1978–1981 AAA8William SwiackiRHPAmherst CollegeYes 1978–1982 AAA9Steve SaxSSMarshall High SchoolYes1978–1994 MLB10Rodney KempOFSan Jose State UniversityYes 1978–1980 A11John MalkinCCardinal Spellman High SchoolYes 1978–1985AAA12Francis WilczewskiRHPIndependence High SchoolYes1978–1979 A13Melvin MeadowsOFWhite Oak High SchoolYes1979 Rookie14Jeffrey KopjoOF Lyons Township High SchoolYes1978–1979 Rookie15Stephen MaplesCSkyline High SchoolYes 1978–1980 A16Brian HayesLHPUniversity of Southern CaliforniaYes 1978–1980 AA17Joseph PocorobaSSCrespi Carmelite High SchoolYes 1978–1979 Rookie18Eric BullockOFSouth Gate High SchoolNoAstros-1981 1981–1995MLB19Gary WeissIFUniversity of HoustonYes 1978–1981 MLB20Chris IwasakiOFReedley CollegeNo 21Dave LaPointRHPMonadnock Regional High SchoolNo 22Thomas BanducciRHPWilliam Floyd High SchoolYes1978 Rookie23Chris Gandy1BUniversity of California, RiversideYes 1978–1980 A24Warren ReehLHP Yes 1978 Rookie25William MurraySSTamalpais High SchoolNoDodgers-1981 1981 A26David Albrecht LHPAppleton East High SchoolNo 27James TaylorCUniversity of South CarolinaNo 28Robert WhiteLHPLake Mills High SchoolYes 1978–1980 A29Joseph HerbertOFColumbia High SchoolYes 1978 Rookie30Kevin PattenOFMiami University of OhioNoBraves-1979 1979 Rookie31Kent JohnsonRHPMuncie Northside High SchoolYes 1978–1979 A32Daniel ForerLHPIowa Western Community CollegeNoDodgers-1981 1981 A33Michael VienneRHPSt. Mary's High SchoolNo 34Mark PirruccelloCServite High SchoolNoRoyals-1982 1982–1984 AA June secondary phase 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Dann BilardelloC Cabrillo CollegeYes 1978–1994 MLB2Keith SchrimsherRHP University of South FloridaNoReds-1979 1979–1980A Notes 2 References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page External links 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform Los Angeles Dodgers official web site Category:Los Angeles Dodgers seasons Los Angeles Dodgers season Category:National League West champion seasons Category:National League champion seasons Los Angel