1978 Los Angeles Dodgers
[edit] Summary
The 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers finished with a record of 95-67. They scored 727 runs and belted 149 home runs to go along with a .264 batting average. Reggie Smith led the team in home runs with 29. The offense was powered by Steve Garvey, who led the team with 113 RBI and 202 hits. Davey Lopes had a great year on the basepaths with 45 stolen bases.
The team allowed 573 runs and had a team ERA of 3.12. Burt Hooton led the team with 19 wins. Don Sutton racked up 154 strkeouts to lead the team. Terry Forster was the team's best fireman, with 22 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ron Cey | 3B | 159 | 555 | 84 | 150 | 23 | 84 | 2 | .380 | .452 | .832 | .270 |
| Steve Garvey | 1B | 162 | 639 | 89 | 202 | 21 | 113 | 10 | .353 | .499 | .852 | .316 |
| Pedro Guerrero | 1B | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .625 | .875 | 1.500 | .625 |
| Enzo Hernandez | SS | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Davey Lopes | 2B | 151 | 587 | 93 | 163 | 17 | 58 | 45 | .355 | .421 | .776 | .278 |
| Ted Martinez | SS | 54 | 55 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 3 | .317 | .327 | .644 | .255 |
| Bill Russell | SS | 155 | 625 | 72 | 179 | 3 | 46 | 10 | .320 | .365 | .685 | .286 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Dusty Baker | OF | 149 | 522 | 62 | 137 | 11 | 66 | 12 | .325 | .375 | .700 | .262 |
| Glenn Burke | OF | 16 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .211 | .211 | .422 | .211 |
| Vic Davalillo | OF | 75 | 77 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 2 | .333 | .390 | .723 | .312 |
| Lee Lacy | OF | 103 | 245 | 29 | 64 | 13 | 40 | 7 | .335 | .518 | .853 | .261 |
| Rudy Law | OF | 11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .308 | .250 | .558 | .250 |
| Rick Monday | OF | 119 | 342 | 54 | 87 | 19 | 57 | 2 | .348 | .468 | .816 | .254 |
| Bill North | OF | 110 | 304 | 54 | 71 | 0 | 10 | 27 | .371 | .266 | .637 | .234 |
| Joe Simpson | OF | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .800 | .400 |
| Reggie Smith | OF | 128 | 447 | 82 | 132 | 29 | 93 | 12 | .382 | .559 | .941 | .295 |
| Myron White | OF | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | C | 67 | 198 | 20 | 47 | 7 | 28 | 1 | .350 | .399 | .749 | .237 |
| Jerry Grote | C | 41 | 70 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .354 | .343 | .697 | .271 |
| Brad Gulden | C | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Johnny Oates | C | 40 | 75 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .350 | .320 | .670 | .307 |
| Steve Yeager | C | 94 | 228 | 19 | 44 | 4 | 23 | 0 | .301 | .276 | .577 | .193 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Manny Mota | 37 | 33 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .361 | .333 | .694 | .303 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5437 | 727 | 1435 | 149 | 686 | 137 | .332 | .402 | .734 | .264 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bobby Castillo | 18 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 1 | 30 | 33 | 3.97 | 1.794 | |||
| Terry Forster | 47 | 0 | 65.3 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 22 | 46 | 23 | 1.93 | 1.210 | |||
| Mike Garman | 10 | 0 | 16.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4.41 | 1.104 | |||
| Gerry Hannahs | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.500 | |||
| Burt Hooton | 32 | 32 | 236 | 19 | 10 | .655 | 0 | 104 | 61 | 2.71 | 1.089 | |||
| Charlie Hough | 55 | 0 | 93.3 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 7 | 66 | 48 | 3.28 | 1.254 | |||
| Tommy John | 33 | 30 | 213 | 17 | 10 | .630 | 1 | 124 | 53 | 3.30 | 1.329 | |||
| Dennis Lewallyn | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Doug Rau | 30 | 30 | 199 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 0 | 95 | 68 | 3.26 | 1.442 | |||
| Lance Rautzhan | 43 | 0 | 61.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 2.93 | 1.305 | |||
| Rick Rhoden | 30 | 23 | 164.7 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 0 | 79 | 51 | 3.66 | 1.281 | |||
| Dave Stewart | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 0.500 | |||
| Rick Sutcliffe | 2 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 1.765 | |||
| Don Sutton | 34 | 34 | 238.3 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 0 | 154 | 54 | 3.55 | 1.183 | |||
| Bob Welch | 23 | 13 | 111.3 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | 66 | 26 | 2.02 | 1.060 | |||
| Team Totals | 360 | 162 | 1440.2 | 95 | 67 | .586 | 38 | 800 | 440 | 3.12 | 1.251 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Steve Garvey | 162 |
| At Bats | Steve Garvey | 639 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Steve Garvey | 689 |
| Batting Average | Steve Garvey | .316 |
| On-Base % | Reggie Smith | .382 |
| Slugging % | Reggie Smith | .559 |
| OPS | Reggie Smith | .941 |
| Runs | Davey Lopes | 93 |
| Hits | Steve Garvey | 202 |
| Total Bases | Steve Garvey | 319 |
| Doubles | Steve Garvey | 36 |
| Triples | Steve Garvey | 9 |
| Home Runs | Reggie Smith | 29 |
| RBI | Steve Garvey | 113 |
| Walks | Ron Cey | 96 |
| Strikeouts | Rick Monday | 100 |
| Stolen Bases | Davey Lopes | 45 |
| Caught Stealing | Bill North | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Burt Hooton | 18 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Reggie Smith | 13 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Steve Garvey and Bill Russell | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Burt Hooton | 19 |
| Losses | Don Sutton | 11 |
| Saves | Terry Forster | 22 |
| Won-Loss % | Burt Hooton | .655 |
| ERA | Burt Hooton | 2.71 |
| WHIP | Burt Hooton | 1.089 |
| Innings Pitched | Don Sutton | 238.3 |
| Games | Charlie Hough | 55 |
| Games Started | Don Sutton | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Don Sutton | 154 |
| Complete Games | Don Sutton | 12 |
| Shutouts | Burt Hooton, Rick Rhoden, and Bob Welch | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Don Sutton | 990 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Don Sutton | 94 |
| Hits Allowed | Tommy John | 230 |
| Walks Allowed | Doug Rau | 68 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Don Sutton | 29 |
| Doubles Allowed | Doug Rau and Don Sutton | 38 |
| Triples Allowed | Don Sutton | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Rick Rhoden | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Charlie Hough, Tommy John, and Don Sutton | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Tommy John | 26 |
