1978 Philadelphia Phillies
[edit] Summary
The 1978 Philadelphia Phillies finished with a record of 90-72. They scored 708 runs and belted 133 home runs to go along with a .258 batting average. The offense was powered by Greg Luzinski, who led the team with 35 home runs and 101 RBI. Larry Bowa led the team with 192 hits for a .294 average. Garry Maddox had a great year on the basepaths with 33 stolen bases.
The team allowed 586 runs and had a team ERA of 3.33. Steve Carlton led the pitching staff with 16 wins and 161 strikeouts. Ron Reed led the team with 17 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Larry Bowa | SS | 156 | 654 | 78 | 192 | 3 | 43 | 27 | .319 | .370 | .689 | .294 |
| Jose Cardenal | 1B | 87 | 201 | 27 | 50 | 4 | 33 | 2 | .323 | .368 | .691 | .249 |
| Todd Cruz | SS | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Bud Harrelson | 2B | 71 | 103 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 5 | .331 | .223 | .554 | .214 |
| Richie Hebner | 1B | 137 | 435 | 61 | 123 | 17 | 71 | 4 | .369 | .464 | .833 | .283 |
| Davey Johnson | 2B | 44 | 89 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .284 | .281 | .565 | .191 |
| Jay Johnstone | 1B | 35 | 56 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .258 | .214 | .472 | .179 |
| Pete Mackanin | 3B | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Jim Morrison | 2B | 53 | 108 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 1 | .235 | .269 | .504 | .157 |
| Mike Schmidt | 3B | 145 | 513 | 93 | 129 | 21 | 78 | 19 | .364 | .435 | .799 | .251 |
| Ted Sizemore | 2B | 108 | 351 | 38 | 77 | 0 | 25 | 8 | .270 | .254 | .524 | .219 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Kerry Dineen | OF | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .375 | .708 | .250 |
| Orlando Gonzalez | OF | 26 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .192 | .414 | .192 |
| Greg Luzinski | OF | 155 | 540 | 85 | 143 | 35 | 101 | 8 | .388 | .526 | .914 | .265 |
| Garry Maddox | OF | 155 | 598 | 62 | 172 | 11 | 68 | 33 | .332 | .410 | .742 | .288 |
| Jerry Martin | OF | 128 | 266 | 40 | 72 | 9 | 36 | 9 | .339 | .451 | .790 | .271 |
| Bake McBride | OF | 122 | 472 | 68 | 127 | 10 | 49 | 28 | .315 | .392 | .707 | .269 |
| Lonnie Smith | OF | 17 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .500 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bob Boone | C | 132 | 435 | 48 | 123 | 12 | 62 | 2 | .347 | .425 | .772 | .283 |
| Barry Foote | C | 39 | 57 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .172 | .211 | .383 | .158 |
| Tim McCarver | C | 90 | 146 | 18 | 36 | 1 | 14 | 2 | .367 | .342 | .709 | .247 |
| Keith Moreland | C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5448 | 708 | 1404 | 133 | 661 | 152 | .325 | .388 | .713 | .258 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Dan Boitano | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Warren Brusstar | 58 | 0 | 88.7 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 60 | 30 | 2.33 | 1.172 | |||
| Steve Carlton | 34 | 34 | 247.3 | 16 | 13 | .552 | 0 | 161 | 63 | 2.84 | 1.177 | |||
| Larry Christenson | 33 | 33 | 228 | 13 | 14 | .481 | 0 | 131 | 47 | 3.24 | 1.123 | |||
| Rawly Eastwick | 22 | 0 | 40.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 4.02 | 1.216 | |||
| Gene Garber | 22 | 0 | 38.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 1.40 | 0.956 | |||
| Jim Kaat | 26 | 24 | 140.3 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 0 | 48 | 32 | 4.10 | 1.297 | |||
| Dan Larson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Randy Lerch | 33 | 28 | 184 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 0 | 96 | 70 | 3.96 | 1.375 | |||
| Jim Lonborg | 22 | 22 | 113.7 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 0 | 48 | 45 | 5.23 | 1.557 | |||
| Tug McGraw | 55 | 1 | 89.7 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 9 | 63 | 23 | 3.21 | 1.171 | |||
| Horacio Pina | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Ron Reed | 66 | 0 | 108.7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 17 | 85 | 23 | 2.24 | 1.012 | |||
| Dick Ruthven | 20 | 20 | 150.7 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 0 | 75 | 28 | 2.99 | 1.088 | |||
| Kevin Saucier | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18.00 | 2.500 | |||
| Team Totals | 396 | 162 | 1436.4 | 90 | 72 | .556 | 29 | 813 | 393 | 3.33 | 1.209 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Larry Bowa | 156 |
| At Bats | Larry Bowa | 654 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Larry Bowa | 692 |
| Batting Average | Larry Bowa | .294 |
| On-Base % | Greg Luzinski | .388 |
| Slugging % | Greg Luzinski | .526 |
| OPS | Greg Luzinski | .914 |
| Runs | Mike Schmidt | 93 |
| Hits | Larry Bowa | 192 |
| Total Bases | Greg Luzinski | 284 |
| Doubles | Garry Maddox | 34 |
| Triples | Larry Bowa | 5 |
| Home Runs | Greg Luzinski | 35 |
| RBI | Greg Luzinski | 101 |
| Walks | Greg Luzinski | 100 |
| Strikeouts | Greg Luzinski | 135 |
| Stolen Bases | Garry Maddox | 33 |
| Caught Stealing | Richie Hebner, Greg Luzinski, and Garry Maddox | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Larry Bowa | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Bob Boone and Mike Schmidt | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ted Sizemore | 14 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Steve Carlton | 16 |
| Losses | Larry Christenson | 14 |
| Saves | Ron Reed | 17 |
| Won-Loss % | Dick Ruthven | .722 |
| ERA | Steve Carlton | 2.84 |
| WHIP | Larry Christenson | 1.123 |
| Innings Pitched | Steve Carlton | 247.3 |
| Games | Ron Reed | 66 |
| Games Started | Steve Carlton | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Steve Carlton | 161 |
| Complete Games | Steve Carlton | 12 |
| Shutouts | Steve Carlton and Larry Christenson | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Steve Carlton | 1006 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Larry Christenson | 82 |
| Hits Allowed | Steve Carlton | 228 |
| Walks Allowed | Randy Lerch | 70 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Steve Carlton | 30 |
| Doubles Allowed | Steve Carlton | 40 |
| Triples Allowed | Steve Carlton | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Larry Christenson | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jim Kaat and Ron Reed | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Steve Carlton and Dick Ruthven | 18 |
