| 1978 Cleveland Indians | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Division | East |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland,Ohio |
| Owners | Ted Bonda,Steve O'Neill |
| General managers | Phil Seghi |
| Managers | Jeff Torborg |
| Television | WJKW |
| Radio | WWWE |
The1978Cleveland Indians season was the 78th season for the franchise, the 64th as the Indians and the 47th season atCleveland Stadium. They failed to improve upon their 71–90 campaign from theprevious season, and missed the playoffs for the 24th consecutive season, finishing the season at 69–90.
On May 12,pitcherNolan Ryan of theCalifornia Angels struck outBuddy Bell for the 2500thstrikeout of his career.[5]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 100 | 63 | .613 | — | 55–26 | 45–37 |
| Boston Red Sox | 99 | 64 | .607 | 1 | 59–23 | 40–41 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 93 | 69 | .574 | 6½ | 54–27 | 39–42 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 90 | 71 | .559 | 9 | 51–30 | 39–41 |
| Detroit Tigers | 86 | 76 | .531 | 13½ | 47–34 | 39–42 |
| Cleveland Indians | 69 | 90 | .434 | 29 | 42–36 | 27–54 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 59 | 102 | .366 | 40 | 37–44 | 22–58 |
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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 | — |
| Opening Day Starters | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Position |
| 00 | Paul Dade | RF |
| 18 | Duane Kuiper | 2B |
| 1 | Johnny Grubb | LF |
| 29 | Andre Thornton | 1B |
| 23 | Willie Horton | DH |
| 14 | Larvell Blanks | SS |
| 25 | Buddy Bell | 3B |
| 28 | Rick Manning | CF |
| 13 | Ron Pruitt | C |
| 17 | Wayne Garland | P |
| 1978 Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters | Manager Coaches
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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Alexander | 90 | 324 | 39 | 76 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 62 | .235 | 0 |
| Buddy Bell | 142 | 556 | 71 | 157 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 62 | .282 | 1 |
| Larvell Blanks | 70 | 193 | 19 | 49 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .254 | 0 |
| Dan Briggs | 15 | 49 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .163 | 0 |
| Wayne Cage | 36 | 98 | 11 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | .245 | 1 |
| Bernie Carbo | 60 | 174 | 21 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 16 | .287 | 1 |
| Ted Cox | 82 | 227 | 14 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .233 | 0 |
| Paul Dade | 93 | 307 | 37 | 78 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 20 | .254 | 12 |
| Bo Diaz | 44 | 127 | 12 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .236 | 0 |
| Alfredo Griffin | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 0 |
| Johnny Grubb | 113 | 378 | 54 | 100 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 61 | .265 | 5 |
| Ron Hassey | 25 | 74 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .203 | 2 |
| Willie Horton | 50 | 169 | 15 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 22 | .249 | 3 |
| Jim Kern | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Duane Kuiper | 149 | 547 | 52 | 155 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 43 | .283 | 4 |
| Larry Lintz | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Rick Manning | 148 | 566 | 65 | 149 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 50 | .263 | 12 |
| Jim Norris | 113 | 315 | 41 | 89 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 27 | .283 | 12 |
| Ron Pruitt | 71 | 187 | 17 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 17 | .235 | 2 |
| Horace Speed | 70 | 106 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .226 | 2 |
| Andre Thornton | 145 | 508 | 97 | 133 | 22 | 4 | 33 | 105 | .262 | 4 |
| Mike Vail | 14 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .235 | 1 |
| Tom Veryzer | 130 | 421 | 48 | 114 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 32 | .271 | 1 |
| Team totals | 159 | 5365 | 639 | 1400 | 223 | 45 | 106 | 596 | .261 | 64 |
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Clyde | 8 | 11 | 4.28 | 28 | 25 | 0 | 153.1 | 166 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 83 |
| Al Fitzmorris | 0 | 1 | 6.28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.1 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| Dave Freisleben | 1 | 4 | 7.11 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 44.1 | 52 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 19 |
| Wayne Garland | 2 | 3 | 7.89 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 29.2 | 43 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 13 |
| Don Hood | 5 | 6 | 4.48 | 36 | 19 | 0 | 154.2 | 166 | 82 | 77 | 77 | 73 |
| Jim Kern | 10 | 10 | 3.08 | 58 | 0 | 13 | 99.1 | 77 | 36 | 34 | 58 | 95 |
| Dennis Kinney | 0 | 2 | 4.42 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 38.2 | 37 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 19 |
| Rick Kreuger | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Sid Monge | 4 | 3 | 2.76 | 48 | 2 | 6 | 84.2 | 71 | 36 | 26 | 51 | 54 |
| Mike Paxton | 12 | 11 | 3.86 | 33 | 27 | 1 | 191.0 | 179 | 89 | 82 | 63 | 96 |
| Paul Reuschel | 2 | 4 | 3.11 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 89.2 | 95 | 33 | 31 | 22 | 24 |
| Dan Spillner | 3 | 1 | 3.67 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 56.1 | 54 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 48 |
| Rick Waits | 13 | 15 | 3.20 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 230.1 | 206 | 97 | 82 | 86 | 97 |
| Rick Wise | 9 | 19 | 4.34 | 33 | 31 | 0 | 211.2 | 226 | 116 | 102 | 59 | 106 |
| Team totals | 69 | 90 | 3.97 | 159 | 159 | 28 | 1407.1 | 1397 | 694 | 621 | 568 | 739 |