1978 Toronto Blue Jays
[edit] Summary
The 1978 Toronto Blue Jays finished with a record of 59-102. They scored 590 runs and belted 98 home runs to go along with a .250 batting average. The offense was powered by John Mayberry, who led the team with 22 home runs and 70 RBI. Bob Bailor led the team with 164 hits for a .264 average.
The team allowed 775 runs and had a team ERA of 4.54. Leading the team in wins was Jim Clancy, with 10. Tom Underwood struck out 139 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Doug Ault | 1B | 54 | 104 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .352 | .356 | .708 | .240 |
| Luis Gomez | SS | 153 | 413 | 39 | 92 | 0 | 32 | 2 | .280 | .254 | .534 | .223 |
| Roy Howell | 3B | 140 | 551 | 67 | 149 | 8 | 61 | 0 | .325 | .376 | .701 | .270 |
| Garth Iorg | 2B | 19 | 49 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .218 | .163 | .381 | .163 |
| Tim Johnson | SS | 68 | 79 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .315 | .266 | .581 | .241 |
| John Mayberry | 1B | 152 | 515 | 51 | 129 | 22 | 70 | 1 | .329 | .416 | .745 | .250 |
| Dave McKay | 2B | 145 | 504 | 59 | 120 | 7 | 45 | 4 | .268 | .351 | .619 | .238 |
| Tim Nordbrook | SS | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bob Bailor | OF | 154 | 621 | 74 | 164 | 1 | 52 | 5 | .310 | .338 | .648 | .264 |
| Rick Bosetti | OF | 136 | 568 | 61 | 147 | 5 | 42 | 6 | .299 | .347 | .646 | .259 |
| Tom Hutton | OF | 64 | 173 | 19 | 44 | 2 | 9 | 1 | .328 | .341 | .669 | .254 |
| Willie Upshaw | OF | 95 | 224 | 26 | 53 | 1 | 17 | 4 | .298 | .304 | .602 | .237 |
| Otto Velez | OF | 91 | 248 | 29 | 66 | 9 | 38 | 1 | .380 | .448 | .828 | .266 |
| Al Woods | OF | 62 | 220 | 19 | 53 | 3 | 25 | 1 | .278 | .364 | .642 | .241 |
| Gary Woods | OF | 8 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .211 | .411 | .158 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Alan Ashby | C | 81 | 264 | 27 | 69 | 9 | 29 | 1 | .333 | .420 | .753 | .261 |
| Rick Cerone | C | 88 | 282 | 25 | 63 | 3 | 20 | 0 | .284 | .298 | .582 | .223 |
| Brian Milner | C | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .444 | .667 | 1.111 | .444 |
| Ernie Whitt | C | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Butch Alberts | DH | 6 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .333 | .611 | .278 |
| Rico Carty | DH | 104 | 387 | 51 | 110 | 20 | 68 | 1 | .340 | .481 | .821 | .284 |
| Sam Ewing | DH | 40 | 56 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .242 | .286 | .528 | .179 |
| Willie Horton | DH | 33 | 122 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 19 | 0 | .228 | .328 | .556 | .205 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5430 | 590 | 1358 | 98 | 551 | 28 | .304 | .359 | .663 | .250 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Tom Buskey | 8 | 0 | 13.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3.38 | 1.429 | |||
| Jim Clancy | 31 | 30 | 193.7 | 10 | 12 | .455 | 0 | 106 | 91 | 4.09 | 1.497 | |||
| Joe Coleman | 31 | 0 | 60.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 28 | 30 | 4.60 | 1.598 | |||
| Victor Cruz | 32 | 0 | 47.3 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 9 | 51 | 35 | 1.71 | 1.332 | |||
| Jerry Garvin | 26 | 22 | 144.7 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 0 | 67 | 48 | 5.54 | 1.638 | |||
| Jesse Jefferson | 31 | 30 | 211.7 | 7 | 16 | .304 | 0 | 97 | 86 | 4.38 | 1.417 | |||
| Don Kirkwood | 16 | 9 | 68 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 29 | 25 | 4.24 | 1.485 | |||
| Dave Lemanczyk | 29 | 20 | 136.7 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 0 | 62 | 65 | 6.26 | 1.719 | |||
| Balor Moore | 37 | 18 | 144.3 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 0 | 75 | 54 | 4.93 | 1.518 | |||
| Tom Murphy | 50 | 0 | 94 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 7 | 36 | 37 | 3.93 | 1.319 | |||
| Tom Underwood | 31 | 30 | 197.7 | 6 | 14 | .300 | 0 | 139 | 87 | 4.10 | 1.457 | |||
| Dave Wallace | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 3.86 | 1.643 | |||
| Mark Wiley | 2 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.75 | 1.481 | |||
| Mike Willis | 44 | 2 | 100.7 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 7 | 52 | 39 | 4.56 | 1.420 | |||
| Team Totals | 374 | 161 | 1429.5 | 59 | 102 | .366 | 23 | 758 | 614 | 4.54 | 1.499 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bob Bailor | 154 |
| At Bats | Bob Bailor | 621 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Bob Bailor | 676 |
| Batting Average | Roy Howell | .270 |
| On-Base % | John Mayberry | .329 |
| Slugging % | John Mayberry | .416 |
| OPS | John Mayberry | .745 |
| Runs | Bob Bailor | 74 |
| Hits | Bob Bailor | 164 |
| Total Bases | John Mayberry | 214 |
| Doubles | Bob Bailor | 29 |
| Triples | Dave McKay | 8 |
| Home Runs | John Mayberry | 22 |
| RBI | John Mayberry | 70 |
| Walks | John Mayberry | 60 |
| Strikeouts | Dave McKay | 91 |
| Stolen Bases | Rick Bosetti | 6 |
| Caught Stealing | Rick Bosetti and Luis Gomez | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Luis Gomez | 19 |
| Sacrifice Flies | John Mayberry | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Dave McKay | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jim Clancy | 10 |
| Losses | Jesse Jefferson | 16 |
| Saves | Victor Cruz | 9 |
| Won-Loss % | Jim Clancy | .455 |
| ERA | Jim Clancy | 4.09 |
| WHIP | Jesse Jefferson | 1.417 |
| Innings Pitched | Jesse Jefferson | 211.7 |
| Games | Tom Murphy | 50 |
| Games Started | Jim Clancy, Jesse Jefferson, and Tom Underwood | 30 |
| Strikeouts | Tom Underwood | 139 |
| Complete Games | Jesse Jefferson | 9 |
| Shutouts | Jesse Jefferson | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Jesse Jefferson | 907 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jesse Jefferson | 103 |
| Hits Allowed | Jesse Jefferson | 214 |
| Walks Allowed | Jim Clancy | 91 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jesse Jefferson | 28 |
| Doubles Allowed | Tom Underwood | 43 |
| Triples Allowed | Balor Moore and Tom Underwood | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Jim Clancy | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Balor Moore | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jim Clancy | 22 |
