1978 Los Angeles Dodgers season

Major League Baseball team season

1978 Los Angeles Dodgers

National League Champions
National League West Champions
League| National League
Division| West
Ballpark| Dodger Stadium
City| Los Angeles
Owners| Walter O'Malley
President| Peter O'Malley
General managers| Al Campanis
Managers| Tommy Lasorda
Television| KTTV (11)
Radio| KABC
Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter
XEGM
Jaime Jarrín, Rudy Hoyos
| <- 1977 | Seasons | 1979 ->

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The 1978 season ended with the Los Angeles Dodgers winning 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

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* November 23, 1977: Dennis Lewallyn was purchased from the Dodgers by the Minnesota Twins.[1]
* January 31, 1978: Elías Sosa was purchased from the Dodgers by the Pittsburgh Pirates.[2]

## Regular season

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### Season standings

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NL West Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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Los Angeles Dodgers | 95 | 67  | .586  | —  | 54‍–‍27  | 41‍–‍40
Cincinnati Reds | 92 | 69  | .571  | 2½  | 49‍–‍31  | 43‍–‍38
San Francisco Giants | 89 | 73  | .549  | 6  | 50‍–‍31  | 39‍–‍42
San Diego Padres | 84 | 78  | .519  | 11  | 50‍–‍31  | 34‍–‍47
Houston Astros | 74 | 88  | .457  | 21  | 50‍–‍31  | 24‍–‍57
Atlanta Braves | 69 | 93  | .426  | 26  | 39‍–‍42  | 30‍–‍51

### Record vs. opponents

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1978 National League record

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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 lineup

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Opening Day starters

Name | Position
Davey Lopes | Second baseman
Bill Russell | Shortstop
Reggie Smith | Rightfielder
Ron Cey | Third baseman
Steve Garvey | First baseman
Dusty Baker | Leftfielder
Rick Monday | Centerfielder
Steve Yeager | Catcher
Don Sutton | Starting Pitcher

### Notable transactions

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* May 17, 1978: Glenn Burke was traded by the Dodgers to the Oakland Athletics for Billy North.[3]
* May 20, 1978: Mike Garman was traded by the Dodgers to the Montreal Expos for Larry Landreth and Gerry Hannahs.[4]
* 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.[5]

### Roster

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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

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* 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

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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.[6]

## Player stats

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### Batting

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#### Starters by position

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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

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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 | 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

#### Other batters

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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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Rick Monday | 119 | 342 | 87 | .254 | 19 | 57
Lee Lacy | 103 | 245 | 64 | .261 | 13 | 40
Joe Ferguson | 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 | 5 | 8 | 5 | .625 | 0 | 1
Joe Simpson | 10 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 1
Myron White | 7 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 1

### Pitching

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#### Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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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

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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Rick Rhoden | 30 | 164.2 | 10 | 8 | 3.66 | 79
Bob Welch | 23 | 111.1 | 7 | 4 | 2.02 | 66

#### Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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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

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Jim Gilliam's number 19 was retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1978.

### 1978 National League Championship Series

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Main article: 1978 National League Championship Series

The Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 3 games to 1 in the NLCS.

#### Game 1

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October 4, Veterans Stadium

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Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 4  | 2 | 1 | 1  | 0 | 0 | 1  | 9 | 13 | 1
Philadelphia  | 0 | 1 | 0  | 0 | 3 | 0  | 0 | 0 | 1  | 5 | 12 | 1
W: Bob Welch (1-0) L: Larry Christenson (0-1) SV: None
HRs: PHI - Jerry Martin (1)  LAD - Steve Garvey 2 (2)  Davey Lopes (1)  Steve Yeager (1)

#### Game 2

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October 5, Veterans Stadium

Team  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | R  | H  | E

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Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0  | 1 | 2 | 0  | 1 | 0 | 0  | 4 | 8 | 0
Philadelphia  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 4 | 0
W: Tommy John (1-0) L: Dick Ruthven (0-1) SV: None
HRs: PHI - None  LAD - Davey Lopes (2)

#### Game 3

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October 6, Dodger Stadium

Team  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | R  | H  | E

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Philadelphia | 0 | 4 | 0  | 0 | 0 | 3  | 1 | 0 | 1  | 9 | 11 | 1
Los Angeles  | 0 | 1 | 2  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 0 | 1 | 0  | 4 | 8 | 2
W: Steve Carlton (1-0) L: Don Sutton (0-1) SV: None
HRs: PHI - Steve Carlton (1), Greg Luzinski (1); LAD - Steve Garvey (3)

#### Game 4

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October 7, Dodger Stadium

Team  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | R  | H  | E

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Philadelphia  | 0 | 0 | 2  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 1 | 0 | 0  | 0  | 3 | 8 | 2
Los Angeles | 0 | 1 | 0  | 1 | 0 | 1  | 0 | 0 | 0  | 1  | 4 | 13 | 0
W: Terry Forster (1-0) L: Tug McGraw (0-1) SV: None
HRs: PHI - Greg Luzinski (2), Bake McBride (1); LAD - Ron Cey (1)  Steve Garvey (4)

### 1978 World Series

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Main article: 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

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Tuesday, October 10, 1978, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles

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New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1
Los Angeles | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | 11 | 15 | 2
WP: Tommy John (1–0)  LP: Ed Figueroa (0–1)
Home runs:
NYY: Reggie Jackson (1)
LAD: Dusty Baker (1), Davey Lopes 2 (2)

#### Game 2

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Wednesday, October 11, 1978, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles

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New York | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0
Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 7 | 0
WP: Burt Hooton (1–0)  LP: Catfish Hunter (0–1)  Sv: Bob Welch (1)
Home runs:
NYY: None
LAD: Ron Cey (1)

#### Game 3

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Friday, October 13, 1978, at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York

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Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0
New York | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 5 | 10 | 1
WP: Ron Guidry (1–0)  LP: Don Sutton (0–1)
Home runs:
LAD: None
NYY: Roy White (1)

#### Game 4

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Saturday, October 14, 1978, at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York

Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E

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Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1
New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0
WP: Goose Gossage (1–0)  LP: Bob Welch (0–1)
Home runs:
LAD: Reggie Smith (1)
NYY: None

#### Game 5

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Sunday, October 15, 1978, at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York

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Los Angeles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3
New York | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | X | 12 | 18 | 0
WP: Jim Beattie (1–0)  LP: Burt Hooton (1–1)

#### Game 6

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Tuesday, October 17, 1978, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles

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New York | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0
Los Angeles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1
WP: Catfish Hunter (1–1)  LP: Don Sutton (0–2)
Home runs:
NYY: Reggie Jackson (2)
LAD: Davey Lopes (3)

## Awards and honors

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* 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

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* 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

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* NLCS Most Valuable Player
* Steve Garvey

## Farm system

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Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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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

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Main article: 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 Picks

### January draft

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| Round  | Name  | Position  | School  | Signed  | Career span  | Highest level

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1  | Brian Holton | RHP  | Louisburg College | Yes  | 1978–1992  | MLB
2  | Greg Schultz  | SS  | Sacramento City College | Yes  | 1978–1985  | AAA
3  | Brad Patterson  | RHP  | Umpqua Community College | No  |  |
4  | Mathew Reeves  | LHP  | Sacramento City College | Yes  | 1978–1982  | A
5  | Bryan Little | SS  | Louisburg College | No
Expos-1980  | 1980–1988  | MLB
6  | Jimmy Boring  | RHP  | Georgia Perimeter College | No  |  |
7  | Larry Pittman  | 1B  | Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College | No
Mets-1979  | 1979–1981  | A
9  | Anthony Murdaugh  | RHP  | University of South Carolina | No  |  |
9  | Peter Zorich  | RHP  | Lower Columbia College | No  |  |

#### January Secondary phase

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Round  | Name  | Position  | School  | Signed  | Career span  | Highest level

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1  | Russell McDonald  | RHP  | DeAnza College | Yes  | 1978–1984  | AAA
2  | Daniel Sijer  | LHP  | Shoreline Community College | No
Padres-1979  | 1979–1980  | A
3  | Stephen Smith  | RHP  | Gulf Coast Community College | No  |  |

### June draft

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Round  | Name  | Position  | School  | Signed  | Career span  | Highest level

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2  | Clay Smith  | SS  | Northwest Classen High School | Yes  | 1978–1981  | A
3  | Augie Ruiz  | LHP  | University of Miami | Yes  | 1978–1984  | AAA
4  | Glenn Gallagher  | LHP  | Peekskill High School | No
Blue Jays-1981  | 1981–1984  | AA
5  | John Robbins  | OF  | Lockhart High School | Yes  | 1978–1980  | A
6  | Mike Marshall | 1B  | Buffalo Grove High School | Yes  | 1978–1999  | MLB
7  | Mark Nipp  | RHP  | University of Oklahoma | Yes  | 1978–1981  | AAA
8  | William Swiacki  | RHP  | Amherst College | Yes  | 1978–1982  | AAA
9  | Steve Sax | SS  | Marshall High School | Yes  | 1978–1994  | MLB
10  | Rodney Kemp  | OF  | San Jose State University | Yes  | 1978–1980  | A
11  | John Malkin  | C  | Cardinal Spellman High School | Yes  | 1978–1985  | AAA
12  | Francis Wilczewski  | RHP  | Independence High School | Yes  | 1978–1979  | A
13  | Melvin Meadows  | OF  | White Oak High School | Yes  | 1979  | Rookie
14  | Jeffrey Kopjo  | OF  | Lyons Township High School | Yes  | 1978–1979  | Rookie
15  | Stephen Maples  | C  | Skyline High School | Yes  | 1978–1980  | A
16  | Brian Hayes  | LHP  | University of Southern California | Yes  | 1978–1980  | AA
17  | Joseph Pocoroba  | SS  | Crespi Carmelite High School | Yes  | 1978–1979  | Rookie
18  | Eric Bullock | OF  | South Gate High School | No
Astros-1981  | 1981–1995  | MLB
19  | Gary Weiss | IF  | University of Houston | Yes  | 1978–1981  | MLB
20  | Chris Iwasaki  | OF  | Reedley College | No  |  |
21  | Dave LaPoint  | RHP  | Monadnock Regional High School | No  |  |
22  | Thomas Banducci  | RHP  | William Floyd High School | Yes  | 1978  | Rookie
23  | Chris Gandy  | 1B  | University of California, Riverside | Yes  | 1978–1980  | A
24  | Warren Reeh  | LHP  |  | Yes  | 1978  | Rookie
25  | William Murray  | SS  | Tamalpais High School | No
Dodgers-1981  | 1981  | A
26  | David Albrecht  | LHP  | Appleton East High School | No  |  |
27  | James Taylor  | C  | University of South Carolina | No  |  |
28  | Robert White  | LHP  | Lake Mills High School | Yes  | 1978–1980  | A
29  | Joseph Herbert  | OF  | Columbia High School | Yes  | 1978  | Rookie
30  | Kevin Patten  | OF  | Miami University of Ohio | No
Braves-1979  | 1979  | Rookie
31  | Kent Johnson  | RHP  | Muncie Northside High School | Yes  | 1978–1979  | A
32  | Daniel Forer  | LHP  | Iowa Western Community College | No
Dodgers-1981  | 1981  | A
33  | Michael Vienne  | RHP  | St. Mary's High School | No  |  |
34  | Mark Pirruccello  | C  | Servite High School | No
Royals-1982  | 1982–1984  | AA

#### June secondary phase

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Round  | Name  | Position  | School  | Signed  | Career span  | Highest level

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1  | Dann Bilardello | C  | Cabrillo College | Yes  | 1978–1994  | MLB
2  | Keith Schrimsher  | RHP  | University of South Florida | No
Reds-1979  | 1979–1980  | A

## Notes

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1. ^ Dennis Lewallyn page at Baseball Reference
2. ^ Elías Sosa page at Baseball Reference
3. ^ Glenn Burke page at Baseball Reference
4. ^ Mike Garman page at Baseball Reference
5. ^ Joe Ferguson page at Baseball Reference
6. ^ "September 04, 1978".
7. ^ 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase
8. ^ 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase
9. ^ 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
10. ^ 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase

## References

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* Baseball-Reference season page
* Baseball Almanac season page

## External links

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* 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform
* Los Angeles Dodgers official web site

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* 1914: Boston Braves
* 1915: Philadelphia Phillies
* 1916: Brooklyn Robins
* 1917: New York Giants
* 1918: Chicago Cubs
* 1919: Cincinnati Reds

1920s|

* 1920: Brooklyn Robins
* 1921: New York Giants
* 1922: New York Giants
* 1923: New York Giants
* 1924: New York Giants
* 1925: Pittsburgh Pirates
* 1926: St. Louis Cardinals
* 1927: Pittsburgh Pirates
* 1928: St. Louis Cardinals
* 1929: Chicago Cubs

1930s|

* 1930: St. Louis Cardinals
* 1931: St. Louis Cardinals
* 1932: Chicago Cubs
* 1933: New York Giants
* 1934: St. Louis Cardinals
* 1935: Chicago Cubs
* 1936: New York Giants
* 1937: New York Giants
* 1938: Chicago Cubs
* 1939: Cincinnati Reds

1940s|

* 1940: Cincinnati Reds
* 1941: Brooklyn Dodgers
* 1942: St. Louis Cardinals
* 1943: St. Louis Cardinals
* 1944: St. Louis Cardinals
* 1945: Chicago Cubs
* 1946: St. Louis Cardinals
* 1947: Brooklyn Dodgers
* 1948: Boston Braves
* 1949: Brooklyn Dodgers

1950s|

* 1950: Philadelphia Phillies
* 1951: New York Giants
* 1952: Brooklyn Dodgers
* 1953: Brooklyn Dodgers
* 1954: New York Giants
* 1955: Brooklyn Dodgers
* 1956: Brooklyn Dodgers
* 1957: Milwaukee Braves
* 1958: Milwaukee Braves
* 1959: Los Angeles Dodgers

1960s|

* 1960: Pittsburgh Pirates
* 1961: Cincinnati Reds
* 1962: San Francisco Giants
* 1963: Los Angeles Dodgers
* 1964: St. Louis Cardinals
* 1965: Los Angeles Dodgers
* 1966: Los Angeles Dodgers
* 1967: St. Louis Cardinals
* 1968: St. Louis Cardinals
* 1969: New York Mets

1970s|

* 1970: Cincinnati Reds
* 1971: Pittsburgh Pirates
* 1972: Cincinnati Reds
* 1973: New York Mets
* 1974: Los Angeles Dodgers
* 1975: Cincinnati Reds
* 1976: Cincinnati Reds
* 1977: Los Angeles Dodgers
* 1978: Los Angeles Dodgers
* 1979: Pittsburgh Pirates

1980s|

* 1980: Philadelphia Phillies
* 1981: Los Angeles Dodgers
* 1982: St. Louis Cardinals
* 1983: Philadelphia Phillies
* 1984: San Diego Padres
* 1985: St. Louis Cardinals
* 1986: New York Mets
* 1987: St. Louis Cardinals
* 1988: Los Angeles Dodgers
* 1989: San Francisco Giants

1990s|

* 1990: Cincinnati Reds
* 1991: Atlanta Braves
* 1992: Atlanta Braves
* 1993: Philadelphia Phillies
* 1994: No champion
* 1995: Atlanta Braves
* 1996: Atlanta Braves
* 1997: Florida Marlins
* 1998: San Diego Padres
* 1999: Atlanta Braves

2000s|

* 2000: New York Mets
* 2001: Arizona Diamondbacks
* 2002: San Francisco Giants
* 2003: Florida Marlins
* 2004: St. Louis Cardinals
* 2005: Houston Astros
* 2006: St. Louis Cardinals
* 2007: Colorado Rockies
* 2008: Philadelphia Phillies
* 2009: Philadelphia Phillies

2010s|

* 2010: San Francisco Giants
* 2011: St. Louis Cardinals
* 2012: San Francisco Giants
* 2013: St. Louis Cardinals
* 2014: San Francisco Giants
* 2015: New York Mets
* 2016: Chicago Cubs
* 2017: Los Angeles Dodgers
* 2018: Los Angeles Dodgers
* 2019: Washington Nationals

2020s|

* 2020: Los Angeles Dodgers
* 2021: Atlanta Braves
* 2022: Philadelphia Phillies
* 2023: Arizona Diamondbacks

* v
* t
* e

National League West champions

1960s|

* 1969: Atlanta Braves

1970s|

* 1970: Cincinnati Reds
* 1971: San Francisco Giants
* 1972: Cincinnati Reds
* 1973: Cincinnati Reds
* 1974: Los Angeles Dodgers
* 1975: Cincinnati Reds
* 1976: Cincinnati Reds
* 1977: Los Angeles Dodgers
* 1978: Los Angeles Dodgers
* 1979: Cincinnati Reds

1980s|

* 1980: Houston Astros
* 1981: Los Angeles Dodgers
* 1982: Atlanta Braves
* 1983: Los Angeles Dodgers
* 1984: San Diego Padres
* 1985: Los Angeles Dodgers
* 1986: Houston Astros
* 1987: San Francisco Giants
* 1988: Los Angeles Dodgers
* 1989: San Francisco Giants

1990s|

* 1990: Cincinnati Reds
* 1991: Atlanta Braves
* 1992: Atlanta Braves
* 1993: Atlanta Braves
* 1994: No champion
* 1995: Los Angeles Dodgers
* 1996: San Diego Padres
* 1997: San Francisco Giants
* 1998: San Diego Padres
* 1999: Arizona Diamondbacks

2000s|

* 2000: San Francisco Giants
* 2001: Arizona Diamondbacks
* 2002: Arizona Diamondbacks
* 2003: San Francisco Giants
* 2004: Los Angeles Dodgers
* 2005: San Diego Padres
* 2006: San Diego Padres
* 2007: Arizona Diamondbacks
* 2008: Los Angeles Dodgers
* 2009: Los Angeles Dodgers

2010s|

* 2010: San Francisco Giants
* 2011: Arizona Diamondbacks
* 2012: San Francisco Giants
* 2013: Los Angeles Dodgers
* 2014: Los Angeles Dodgers
* 2015: Los Angeles Dodgers
* 2016: Los Angeles Dodgers
* 2017: Los Angeles Dodgers
* 2018: Los Angeles Dodgers
* 2019: Los Angeles Dodgers

2020s|

* 2020: Los Angeles Dodgers
* 2021: San Francisco Giants
* 2022: Los Angeles Dodgers
* 2023: Los Angeles Dodgers

* v
* t
* e

1978 MLB season by team

| AL East|

* Baltimore
* Boston
* Cleveland
* Detroit
* Milwaukee
* New York
* Toronto

|

AL West|

* California
* Chicago
* Kansas City
* Minnesota
* Oakland
* Seattle
* Texas

| NL East|

* Chicago
* Montréal
* New York
* Philadelphia
* Pittsburgh
* St. Louis

|

NL West|

* Atlanta
* Cincinnati
* Houston
* Los Angeles
* San Diego
* San Francisco

* 1978 MLB draft
* 1978 All-Star Game
* 1978 AL East tie-breaker game
* 1978 American League Championship Series
* 1978 National League Championship Series
* 1978 World Series

* v
* t
* e

Los Angeles Dodgers

* Established in 1884
* Formerly the Brooklyn Robins and the Brooklyn Dodgers
* Based in Los Angeles, California

Franchise|

* History
* in Brooklyn
* Seasons
* Award winners
* Records
* No-hitters
* Players
* First-round draft picks
* Managers
* Owners and executives
* Coaches
* Broadcasters
* Radio network
* SportsNet LA
* Hall of Famers
* Opening Day starting pitchers

Ballparks|

* Washington Park
* Eastern Park
* Ridgewood Park
* Washington Park
* Ebbets Field
* Roosevelt Stadium
* Proposed domed stadium
* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Dodger Stadium
* Spring training:
* Latta Park Baseball Field
* Whittington Park
* Majestic Park
* Barrs Field
* Tinker Field
* Clearwater Athletic Field
* City Island Ball Park
* Gran Stadium de La Habana
* Miami Stadium
* Payne Park
* Holman Stadium
* Camelback Ranch

Culture|

* Dodger Dog
* The Boys of Summer
* Brooklyn Dodgers: Ghosts of Flatbush
* Bums: An Oral History of the Brooklyn Dodgers
* The Last Innocents
* "I Love L.A."
* It's Good to Be Alive
* "Kernkraft 400"
* The First
* Battle of Chavez Ravine
* Chavez Ravine
* Dodger blue
* Roy Campanella Award
* Historic Dodgertown
* SportsNet LA
* KLAC
* 2011 bankruptcy
* It Happened in Flatbush
* The Jackie Robinson Story
* 42
* Dodgers infield
* The Sound of the Dodgers

Lore|

* Chronicle-Telegraph Cup
* Brooklyn Dodgers 1, Boston Braves 1 (26 innings)‎
* Tri-Cornered Baseball Game
* "Shot Heard 'Round the World"
* 1955 World Series
* Relocation to Los Angeles
* "Battle of Candlestick"
* Sandy Koufax's perfect game
* Koufax–Drysdale holdout
* Fernandomania
* Kirk Gibson's 1988 World Series home run
* Orel Hershiser's scoreless innings streak
* MLB China Series
* NL tie-breaker games/series
* 1946 NL tie-breaker series
* 1951 NL tie-breaker series
* 1959 NL tie-breaker series
* 1962 NL tie-breaker series
* 1980 NL West tie-breaker game
* 2018 NL West tie-breaker game

Rivalries|

* Arizona Diamondbacks
* Los Angeles Angels
* New York Yankees
* Subway Series (historically)
* San Diego Padres
* San Francisco Giants
* St. Louis Cardinals

Important figures|

| Hall of Fame members|

* Walter Alston
* Roy Campanella
* Don Drysdale
* Leo Durocher
* Burleigh Grimes
* Gil Hodges
* Willie Keeler
* Sandy Koufax
* Tommy Lasorda
* Walter O'Malley
* Pee Wee Reese
* Branch Rickey
* Jackie Robinson
* Wilbert Robinson
* Duke Snider
* Don Sutton
* Dazzy Vance
* Zack Wheat

|

Ford C. Frick Award recipients|

* Buck Canel
* Jaime Jarrín
* Vin Scully

Miscellaneous|

* Nancy Bea Hefley
* Hilda Chester
* Gladys Goodding
* Nobe Kawano
* Robert Mitchell
* Allan Roth
* Dieter Ruehle

Key personnel|

* Owner: Guggenheim Baseball Management
* President: Stan Kasten
* President of Baseball Operations: Andrew Friedman
* General Manager: Brandon Gomes
* Manager: Dave Roberts

World Series
Championships (7)|

* 1955
* 1959
* 1963
* 1965
* 1981
* 1988
* 2020

League pennants
(24)|

* American Association: 1889
* National League: 1890
* 1899
* 1900
* 1916
* 1920
* 1941
* 1947
* 1949
* 1952
* 1953
* 1955
* 1956
* 1959
* 1963
* 1965
* 1966
* 1974
* 1977
* 1978
* 1981
* 1988
* 2017
* 2018
* 2020

Division titles (21)|

* 1974
* 1977
* 1978
* 1981 (first half)
* 1983
* 1985
* 1988
* 1995
* 2004
* 2008
* 2009
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2022
* 2023

Wild card berths (3)|

* 1996
* 2006
* 2021

Minor league affiliates|

* Triple-A: Oklahoma City Baseball Club
* Double-A: Tulsa Drillers
* High-A: Great Lakes Loons
* Single-A: Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
* Rookie: Arizona Complex League Dodgers
* Dominican Summer League Dodgers
* Minor League Rosters

Seasons (141)

1880s|

* 1880 · 1881 · 1882 ·  1883
* 1884
* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1888
* 1889

1890s|

* 1890
* 1891
* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899

1900s|

* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909

1910s|

* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919

1920s|

* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929

1930s|

* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939

1940s|

* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949

1950s|

* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959

1960s|

* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969

1970s|

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979

1980s|

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

1990s|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

2000s|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

2010s|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

2020s|

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

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