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1978 National League  Previous Year / Next Year Eastern Division Team W L % GB OFF PIT DEF HOME ROAD 1-RUN L42 MANAGER(S) Pittsburgh PIN 86 76 .531 ---- 5 12 16 47-34 39-42 26-26 23-19 Darren Dawson, Jim Tripodi St. Louis SLN 83 79 .512 3.0 18 10 9 39-42 44-37 28-20 23-19 Steve Dewing, Jim Sheehan, Rob Tomlinson New York NL NYN 82 80 .506 4.0 2 14 12 43-38 39-42 13-21 22-20 Jon Fellows Montreal MON 78 84 .481 8.0 15 9 4 34-47 44-37 20-28 22-20 Steve Bivens Chicago NL CHN 54 108 .333 32.0 22 22 18 27-54 27-54 24-17 15-27 Alan Bosslet Western Division Team W L % GB OFF PIT DEF HOME ROAD 1-RUN L42 MANAGER(S) San Diego SDN 101 61 .623 ---- 12 1 6 52-29 49-32 29-19 26-16 Mike Tomeo Cincinnati CIN 88 74 .543 13.0 5 6 5 41-40 47-34 21-29 18-24 Alan Boodman San Francisco SFN 87 75 .537 14.0 21 2 21 48-33 39-42 32-27 23-19 Bob Mittleman Atlanta ATN 78 84 .481 23.0 8 18 20 42-39 36-45 24-25 18-24 Roger Slane Los Angeles LAN 73 89 .451 28.0 16 15 3 37-44 36-45 22-27 20-22 Billy Vanson OFF, PIT, DEF - rankings among the 22 teams in Offense, Pitching and Defense. HOME, ROAD, 1-RUN, L42 - W-L records at Home, on the Road, in one-run games, and over the final 42 games of the season. Postseason World Series (4-0):   Boston Red Sox over Pittsburgh Pirates NL Championship Series (3-1):   Pittsburgh Pirates over San Diego Padres

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League Batting    Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS   IBB  HP   SH   SF  GIDP
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 NYN  4.90   793  5535  1449  207  40  195  616   893  .262  .334  .419   79   24   21    7   64   50  126
 CIN  4.67   756  5562  1441  275  44  137  613   863  .259  .334  .398  142   45   35   36  110   50  106
 PIN  4.67   756  5574  1503  270  51  121  517   865  .270  .332  .402  252   95   29   28   73   43  109
 ATN  4.64   752  5542  1371  228  39  171  604  1017  .247  .322  .395   93   49   13   28   38   40  114
 SDN  4.38   710  5404  1390  219  37   88  530   929  .257  .324  .360  156   47   38   29  132   49  101
 MON  4.22   683  5622  1423  271  45   95  470  1006  .253  .314  .368   91   18   24   49   75   46   96
 LAN  4.17   675  5480  1409  229  38  130  470   817  .257  .318  .384  125   57   32   34  172   35   96
 SLN  4.06   657  5583  1461  269  54   98  433   852  .262  .316  .382  178   73   32   29   83   36   83
 SFN  3.53   572  5334  1247  230  45   98  572   760  .234  .307  .349   92   56   36   11   81   47  100
 CHN  3.35   542  5551  1349  209  24  120  372  1053  .243  .293  .354   34   26   20   36   52   29  120
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  4.26  6896 55187 14043 2407 417 1253 5197  9055  .254  .320  .381 1242  490  280  287  880  425 1051

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 SDN  2.99   485  2.67  1451  1267   97   439   791   5  19  59  .242  787  563  .715
 SFN  3.64   590  3.06  1460  1317  104   433   919  25  26  45  .326  805  498  .619
 CIN  3.96   641  3.53  1473  1297  123   501   979  27  16  37  .308  817  594  .727
 MON  4.14   671  3.68  1458  1402  131   522   833  16   9  37  .352  791  582  .736
 SLN  4.18   677  3.72  1453  1345  115   563  1023  13   9  47  .333  805  554  .688
 PIN  4.40   713  3.84  1461  1446  132   541   947   7   5  54  .254  841  557  .662
 NYN  4.43   717  3.96  1440  1365  127   525  1032  29  15  36  .331  822  560  .681
 LAN  4.48   725  4.00  1454  1445  145   510   808  27   7  26  .323  792  587  .741
 ATN  4.80   777  4.32  1445  1507  153   557   880  26   4  30  .357  793  494  .623
 CHN  5.56   900  5.05  1437  1652  126   606   843  20   8  28  .403  875  562  .642
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 Tot  4.26  6896  3.78 14535 14043 1253  5197  9055 195 118 399       8128 5551  .683

League Awards
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Pitchers are not eligible for the MVP Award.
All voting is done by HAL. Totals may not match the Recap report, but the order of the players is generally the same.

MVP Award Voting Steve Garvey  (467) Larry Hisle  (467) Dave Parker  (463) George Foster  (456) Ted Simmons  (431) Lee Mazzilli  (430) Dave Winfield  (425) Davey Lopes  (407) Pete Rose  (391) Jeff Burroughs  (387) Ellis Valentine  (383) Ron Cey  (377) Jack Clark  (372) Ken Griffey  (352) Reggie Smith  (351) George Hendrick  (348) Garry Templeton  (341) Mike Schmidt  (340) Dave Concepcion  (331) Phil Garner  (329)

Cy Young Award Voting Bob Knepper  (257) Larry Christenson  (219) Rollie Fingers  (217) Randy Jones  (216) Rich Gossage  (216) Phil Niekro  (208) John Montefusco  (198) Bert Blyleven  (193) Bruce Sutter  (183) Kent Tekulve  (177) Doug Bair  (174) Dave Goltz  (173) Tom Seaver  (172) Ken Kravec  (170) Bob Forsch  (167) Pete Broberg  (166) Steve Carlton  (163) Bob Owchinko  (163) Don Robinson  (161) Ed Halicki  (158)

All Stars

Doug Bair Bert Blyleven Jeff Burroughs Larry Christenson Dave Concepcion Joe Ferguson Terry Forster George Foster Steve Garvey Dave Goltz

Rich Gossage Ed Halicki Keith Hernandez Larry Hisle Art Howe Bob Knepper Davey Lopes Bill Madlock Gary Matthews

Lee Mazzilli Dave Parker Gene Richards Pete Rose Bob Shirley Ted Simmons Ozzie Smith Reggie Smith John Stearns

Gold Gloves

P: Milt Wilcox C: John Stearns 1B: Steve Garvey 2B: Davey Lopes 3B: Ken Reitz SS: Dave Concepcion OF: Sixto Lezcano OF: Juan Beniquez OF: Ellis Valentine

Major League Leaderboard
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Batting Average Jose Cruz .335 Steve Garvey .332 Amos Otis .332 Gene Richards .324 Ron Leflore .324 Tony Perez .322 Jim Rice .318 Pete Rose .318 Ken Griffey .317 Enos Cabell .314 Jason Thompson .313 George Brett .310	On Base Percentage Jeff Burroughs .419 Jose Cruz .413 Amos Otis .409 Gene Richards .400 Jason Thompson .397 Steve Kemp .394 Lou Whitaker .391 John Stearns .389 Lee Mazzilli .389 Jim Rice .388 Mike Hargrove .388 Gary Matthews .387	Slugging Percentage Jim Rice .613 Amos Otis .581 Larry Hisle .581 Fred Lynn .553 Steve Garvey .551 Doug Decinces .551 George Foster .548 Dave Parker .544 Ted Simmons .539 Don Baylor .536 Reggie Smith .534 George Brett .525	On Base + Slugging Jim Rice 1.001 Amos Otis 0.991 Larry Hisle 0.954 Ted Simmons 0.923 Fred Lynn 0.921 Jeff Burroughs 0.915 Steve Garvey 0.914 Doug Decinces 0.904 Greg Luzinski 0.900 George Foster 0.899 Jason Thompson 0.899 Lee Mazzilli 0.898
At Bats Larry Bowa 690 Garry Templeton 688 Ron Leflore 686 Pete Rose 679 Bob Bailor 674 Steve Garvey 659 Ivan Dejesus 656 Eddie Murray 639 Don Baylor 634 Dave Winfield 633 Thurman Munson 629 Jim Rice 628	Runs Scored Don Baylor 126 Ron Leflore 126 Pete Rose 123 Jim Rice 118 Dave Parker 111 Lee Mazzilli 108 Davey Lopes 103 Jose Cruz 102 Omar Moreno 101 Jason Thompson 101	Hits Ron Leflore 222 Steve Garvey 219 Pete Rose 216 Jose Cruz 201 Larry Bowa 200 Jim Rice 200 Ken Griffey 197 Jason Thompson 194 Dave Winfield 194 Enos Cabell 193 Rod Carew 186 Garry Templeton 182	Total Bases Jim Rice 385 Steve Garvey 363 Don Baylor 340 Dave Parker 340 Larry Hisle 327 George Foster 326 Fred Lynn 325 Jason Thompson 311 Lee May 306 Eddie Murray 306 Pete Rose 306 Ron Leflore 305
Doubles Pete Rose 61 George Brett 54 Larry Parrish 46 Tony Perez 44 Ted Simmons 42 Steve Garvey 41 Jack Clark 40 Carlton Fisk 40 Mike Schmidt 39 Jose Cruz 38 George Hendrick 38 Eddie Murray 38	Triples Garry Templeton 21 Ken Griffey 15 Larry Herndon 14 Bob Bailor 13 Buddy Bell 13 Dave Parker 12 Gene Richards 12 Jim Rice 11 Robin Yount 11	Home Runs Larry Hisle 48 Jim Rice 47 Don Baylor 45 Lee May 43 George Foster 40 Gorman Thomas 37 Greg Luzinski 36 Andre Thornton 36 Rico Carty 35 Dave Parker 35	RBI George Foster 141 Dave Winfield 123 Eddie Murray 122 Jim Rice 121 Don Baylor 120 Graig Nettles 119 Dave Parker 119 Lee May 114 Reggie Jackson 112 Andre Thornton 111 Jason Thompson 110 Ted Simmons 109
Walks Darrell Evans 119 Jeff Burroughs 118 Steve Kemp 116 Mike Hargrove 113 Ron Cey 108 Gene Tenace 102 Andre Thornton 101 Mike Schmidt 92 Greg Luzinski 90 Jason Thompson 89 Ken Singleton 88 Lee Mazzilli 87	Batters Strikeouts Gary Alexander 198 Dale Murphy 173 Gorman Thomas 158 George Foster 156 Andre Dawson 149 Greg Luzinski 136 Reggie Jackson 129 Mike Schmidt 125 Jim Rice 121 Ron Leflore 119 Dave Kingman 118 Ellis Valentine 114	Stolen Bases Ron Leflore 134 Omar Moreno 93 Bump Wills 63 Julio Cruz 57 Willie Wilson 53 Ozzie Smith 49 Jose Cruz 46 Amos Otis 46 Gene Richards 46 Garry Templeton 44 Enos Cabell 40	Caught Stealing Ron Leflore 31 Omar Moreno 27 Lou Whitaker 22 Frank White 20 Bump Wills 20 Rick Manning 17 Davey Lopes 16 Amos Otis 16 Gene Richards 15
Hit by Pitch Don Baylor 23 Chet Lemon 17 Greg Luzinski 13 Ken Reitz 13 Al Cowens 11 Andre Dawson 11 Reggie Jackson 11 Ron Cey 10 Willie Randolph 10 Butch Wynegar 10	GIDP Roy Smalley 25 Rico Carty 23 Phil Garner 23 Larry Parrish 23 Bob Watson 23 Dave Cash 22 Ellis Valentine 22 Keith Hernandez 21 Thurman Munson 21 Eddie Murray 21	Errors Bill Russell 40 Robin Yount 37 Jerry Royster 35 Rod Carew 33 Bob Bailor 32 Garry Templeton 32 Warren Cromartie 28 Ivan Dejesus 26 Ron Cey 25 Bill Robinson 25 Bill Stein 25	Earned Run Average Ron Guidry 2.03 Bob Knepper 2.18 Ed Halicki 2.23 Fergie Jenkins 2.36 Bob Shirley 2.43 Larry Christenson 2.50 John Montefusco 2.60 Jim Palmer 2.61 Randy Jones 2.80 J.R. Richard 2.80 Burt Hooton 2.82 Larry Gura 2.84
Wins Jim Palmer 30 Ron Guidry 26 J.R. Richard 26 Larry Gura 22 Dennis Eckersley 21 Fergie Jenkins 21 Randy Jones 21 Dennis Martinez 21 Luis Tiant 21 Bob Knepper 20	Losses Rick Reuschel 21 Ray Burris 20 John Henry Johnson 19 Mike Torrez 19 Mike Flanagan 18 Matt Keough 18 Nolan Ryan 18 Geoff Zahn 18 Ross Grimsley 17 Phil Niekro 17 Gaylord Perry 17	Winning Percentage Jim Palmer .833 Paul Moskau .800 Ron Guidry .788 J.R. Richard .765 Larry Gura .759 Randy Jones .724 Luis Tiant .724 Larry Christenson .692 Mark Lemongello .688 Pete Broberg .682 Bob Knepper .667 Dennis Eckersley .656	Games Pitched Elias Sosa 75 Manny Sarmiento 74 Dave Laroche 69 Pedro Borbon 68 Ron Reed 67 Rollie Fingers 66 Rich Gossage 66 Bob Lacey 66 Kent Tekulve 66 Mike Garman 65 Gene Garber 63 Don Stanhouse 63
Games Started Phil Niekro 42 Mike Flanagan 41 Dennis Martinez 41 Randy Jones 40 Jim Palmer 40 Rick Reuschel 39 Bert Blyleven 38 Dennis Leonard 38	Complete Games Ron Guidry 22 Dennis Leonard 22 Mike Caldwell 17 Fergie Jenkins 16 Dennis Martinez 16 Phil Niekro 16 Jim Palmer 16 J.R. Richard 16 Gaylord Perry 14 Paul Splittorff 14 Ross Grimsley 13 Burt Hooton 12	Games Finished Rich Gossage 62 Gene Garber 59 Elias Sosa 59 Kent Tekulve 59 Rollie Fingers 55 Doug Bair 49 Don Stanhouse 49 Terry Forster 44 Bob Stanley 44 Jim Kern 43 Mike Marshall 43 Manny Sarmiento 41	Saves Rollie Fingers 41 Gene Garber 40 Kent Tekulve 40 Rich Gossage 36 Doug Bair 34 Elias Sosa 30 Jim Kern 27 Reggie Cleveland 25 Don Stanhouse 25 Bob Stanley 22 Al Hrabosky 19
Shutouts Ron Guidry 12 Larry Gura 5 John Montefusco 5 Vida Blue 4 Fergie Jenkins 4 Bob Knepper 4 J.R. Richard 4	Innings Pitched Jim Palmer 324.7 Phil Niekro 323.3 Dennis Leonard 312.0 Mike Flanagan 297.0 Ron Guidry 296.3 J.R. Richard 295.7 Dennis Martinez 292.0 Mike Caldwell 284.0 Gaylord Perry 278.0 Bob Knepper 276.7 Dennis Eckersley 275.0 Lary Sorensen 274.0	Hits Allowed Mike Flanagan 313 Dennis Leonard 313 Geoff Zahn 306 Dennis Martinez 304 Gaylord Perry 303 Lary Sorensen 294 Ross Grimsley 284 Phil Niekro 282 Mike Caldwell 281 Rick Wise 280	Home Runs Allowed Dennis Eckersley 38 Ross Grimsley 36 Dick Ruthven 33 Dennis Leonard 32 Ed Figueroa 31 Eric Rasmussen 31 John Henry Johnson 30 Jerry Koosman 30 Rick Wise 30 Craig Swan 29 Luis Tiant 29 Tom Underwood 29
Walks Allowed Nolan Ryan 173 J.R. Richard 135 Jim Palmer 123 Matt Keough 119 Ray Burris 106 Phil Niekro 106 Mike Torrez 105 Jerry Koosman 104 Rich Gale 103 Dennis Martinez 101 Jim Rooker 101	Pitchers Strikeouts J.R. Richard 300 Ron Guidry 278 Nolan Ryan 262 Phil Niekro 247 Tom Seaver 230 Steve Carlton 205 Jerry Koosman 198 Ken Kravec 191 Mike Flanagan 183 Fergie Jenkins 183 Don Sutton 183 Bert Blyleven 176

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