1978 California Angels

87-75 • .537 Win% • 2nd in AL W

The 1978 California Angels went 87-75 (.537) finishing 2nd in the AL W division. The club scored 691 runs, allowed 666, and played home games at Anaheim Stadium. Team leaders included Don Baylor (34 HR, 99 RBI) and Frank Tanana (18-12, 3.65 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

87 Wins
75 Losses
.537 Win %
2nd Rank
691 R 666 RA
Diff +25

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691 Runs Scored
666 Runs Allowed
+25 Run Diff
1,755K Attendance

📈 vs. 1978 AL Average

Batting Avg .258 1% below the 1978 league average (.261)
OBP .329 1% above the 1978 league average (.326)
SLG .369 4% below the 1978 league average (.384)
Team ERA 3.65 3% better than the 1978 league average (3.76)
Runs Scored 691 2% above the 1978 league average (679 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAngel Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,755,386
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Avg per Game 21,671

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1978

Batting Avg

1 Ron Jackson 0.297 2 Lyman Bostock 0.296 3 Carney Lansford 0.294 4 Danny Goodwin 0.276 5 Merv Rettenmund 0.269

Home Runs

1 Don Baylor 34 2 Joe Rudi 17 3 Ron Fairly 10 4 Carney Lansford 8 5 Brian Downing 7

RBI

1 Don Baylor 99 2 Joe Rudi 79 3 Lyman Bostock 71 4 Ron Jackson 57 5 Carney Lansford 52
1978 California Angels — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Don Baylor 158 591 103 151 26 0 34 99 56 71 22 0.255
Lyman Bostock 147 568 74 168 24 4 5 71 59 36 15 0.296
Joe Rudi 133 497 58 127 27 1 17 79 28 82 2 0.256
Bobby Grich 144 487 68 122 16 2 6 42 75 83 4 0.251
Rick Miller 132 475 66 125 25 4 1 37 54 70 3 0.263
Dave Chalk 135 470 42 119 12 0 1 34 38 34 5 0.253
Carney Lansford 121 453 63 133 23 2 8 52 31 67 20 0.294
Brian Downing 133 412 42 105 15 0 7 46 52 47 3 0.255
Ron Jackson 105 387 49 115 18 6 6 57 16 31 2 0.297
Ken Landreaux 93 260 37 58 7 5 5 23 20 20 7 0.223
Ron Fairly 91 235 23 51 5 0 10 40 25 31 0 0.217
Rance Mulliniks 50 119 6 22 3 1 1 6 8 23 2 0.185
Terry Humphrey 53 114 11 25 4 1 1 9 6 12 0 0.219
Jim Anderson 48 108 6 21 7 0 0 7 11 16 0 0.194
Merv Rettenmund 50 108 16 29 5 1 1 14 30 13 0 0.269
Tony Solaita 60 94 10 21 3 0 1 14 16 25 0 0.223
Danny Goodwin 24 58 9 16 5 0 2 10 10 13 0 0.276
Dave Machemer 10 22 6 6 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0.273
Ike Hampton 19 14 2 3 0 1 1 4 2 7 1 0.214
Don Aase 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Barlow 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Brett 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Caneira 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Fitzmorris 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Frost 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Griffin 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Hartzell 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Knapp 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave LaRoche 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dyar Miller 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nolan Ryan 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Tanana 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1978

ERA

1 Al Fitzmorris 1.71 2 Dave Frost 2.58 3 Dyar Miller 2.66 4 Dave LaRoche 2.82 5 Paul Hartzell 3.44

Wins

1 Frank Tanana 18 2 Chris Knapp 14 3 Don Aase 11 4 Dave LaRoche 10 5 Nolan Ryan 10

Strikeouts

1 Nolan Ryan 260 2 Frank Tanana 137 3 Chris Knapp 126 4 Don Aase 93 5 Dave LaRoche 70
1978 California Angels — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Frank Tanana 18 12 3.65 33 33 0 239.0 239 97 60 137
Nolan Ryan 10 13 3.72 31 31 0 234.2 183 97 148 260
Chris Knapp 14 8 4.21 30 29 0 188.1 178 88 67 126
Don Aase 11 8 4.03 29 29 0 178.2 185 80 80 93
Paul Hartzell 6 10 3.44 54 12 6 157.0 168 60 41 55
Ken Brett 3 5 4.95 31 10 1 100.0 100 55 42 43
Dave LaRoche 10 9 2.82 59 0 25 95.2 73 30 48 70
Dyar Miller 6 2 2.66 41 0 1 84.2 85 25 41 34
Dave Frost 5 4 2.58 11 10 0 80.1 71 23 24 30
Tom Griffin 3 4 4.02 24 4 0 56.0 63 25 31 35
Al Fitzmorris 1 0 1.71 9 2 0 31.2 26 6 14 8
John Caneira 0 0 7.04 2 2 0 7.2 8 6 3 0
Mike Barlow 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 3 1 0 1

👥 Roster (32)

Don Aase Jim Anderson Mike Barlow Don Baylor Lyman Bostock Ken Brett John Caneira Dave Chalk Brian Downing Ron Fairly Al Fitzmorris Dave Frost +20 more

32 players

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The 1978 California Angels in brief

The record for the 1978 California Angels reads 87 wins and 75 losses, good for 2nd in the AL West. With 691 runs scored and 666 given up, the 1978 differential was +25. The team batting average of .258 was 1% below the 1978 league mark of .261. Pitchers allowed 3.65 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.76. League clubs averaged 679 runs that year, so the California Angels scored 2% more.

Home games were played at Anaheim Stadium, where 1,755,386 fans came through the gates. For power, Don Baylor led the way with 34 homers. On the mound, Frank Tanana won 18 games to lead the staff. Nolan Ryan struck out 260, the most on the club. Dave LaRoche saved 25 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1978 California Angels

What was the 1978 California Angels record?
The 1978 California Angels finished 87-75 (.537 win pct).
Who led the 1978 California Angels in home runs?
Don Baylor led the 1978 California Angels with 34 home runs.
What was the 1978 California Angels team ERA?
The 1978 California Angels posted a team ERA of 3.65.
Did the 1978 California Angels win the World Series?
No. The 1978 California Angels did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1978 California Angels play?
The 1978 California Angels played home games at Anaheim Stadium.
Who led the 1978 California Angels in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Don Baylor (34 HR, 99 RBI) and Frank Tanana (18-12, 3.65 ERA).
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