1978 Cincinnati Reds

92-69 • .571 Win% • 2nd in NL W

The 1978 Cincinnati Reds went 92-69 (.571) finishing 2nd in the NL W division. The club scored 710 runs, allowed 688, and played home games at Riverfront Stadium. Team leaders included George Foster (40 HR, 120 RBI) and Tom Seaver (16-14, 2.88 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

92 Wins
69 Losses
.571 Win %
2nd Rank
710 R 688 RA
Diff +22

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710 Runs Scored
688 Runs Allowed
+22 Run Diff
2,532K Attendance

📈 vs. 1978 NL Average

Batting Avg .255 1% above the 1978 league average (.254)
OBP .333 4% above the 1978 league average (.320)
SLG .393 6% above the 1978 league average (.371)
Team ERA 3.81 7% worse than the 1978 league average (3.57)
Runs Scored 710 10% above the 1978 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCinergy Field
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 2,532,497
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Avg per Game 31,656

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1978

Batting Avg

1 Rick Auerbach 0.327 2 Pete Rose 0.302 3 Dave Concepcion 0.301 4 Ken Griffey 0.288 5 George Foster 0.281

Home Runs

1 George Foster 40 2 Johnny Bench 23 3 Dan Driessen 16 4 Joe Morgan 13 5 Ken Griffey 10

RBI

1 George Foster 120 2 Joe Morgan 75 3 Johnny Bench 73 4 Dan Driessen 70 5 Dave Concepcion 67
1978 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Pete Rose 159 655 103 198 51 3 7 52 62 30 13 0.302
Ken Griffey 158 614 90 177 33 8 10 63 54 70 23 0.288
George Foster 158 604 97 170 26 7 40 120 70 138 4 0.281
Dave Concepcion 153 565 75 170 33 4 6 67 51 83 23 0.301
Dan Driessen 153 524 68 131 23 3 16 70 75 79 28 0.250
Joe Morgan 132 441 68 104 27 0 13 75 79 40 19 0.236
Johnny Bench 120 393 52 102 17 1 23 73 50 83 4 0.260
Cesar Geronimo 122 296 28 67 15 1 5 27 43 67 8 0.226
Junior Kennedy 89 157 22 40 2 2 0 11 31 28 4 0.255
Mike Lum 86 146 15 39 7 1 6 23 22 18 0 0.267
Ken Henderson 64 144 10 24 6 1 3 19 23 32 0 0.167
Don Werner 50 113 7 17 2 1 0 11 14 30 1 0.150
Vic Correll 52 105 9 25 7 0 1 6 8 17 0 0.238
Dave Collins 102 102 13 22 1 0 0 7 15 18 7 0.216
Tom Seaver 36 74 5 9 1 0 0 4 8 31 0 0.122
Ray Knight 83 65 7 13 3 0 1 4 3 13 0 0.200
Rick Auerbach 63 55 17 18 6 0 2 5 7 12 1 0.327
Fred Norman 36 50 3 7 0 0 0 3 3 19 0 0.140
Paul Moskau 29 49 6 10 3 0 1 11 4 10 0 0.204
Tom Hume 43 45 2 3 0 0 0 3 2 21 0 0.067
Bill Bonham 23 43 2 8 3 0 0 5 4 9 0 0.186
Champ Summers 13 35 4 9 2 0 1 3 7 4 2 0.257
Mike LaCoss 17 30 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 17 0 0.067
Arturo DeFreites 9 19 1 4 1 0 1 2 1 4 0 0.211
Manny Sarmiento 64 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.000
Doug Bair 70 14 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.143
Pedro Borbon 62 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.182
Ron Oester 6 8 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.375
Dave Tomlin 57 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.200
Harry Spilman 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Mike Grace 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Dale Murray 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Doug Capilla 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Mario Soto 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Dan Dumoulin 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1978

ERA

1 Doug Bair 1.97 2 Tom Seaver 2.88 3 Bill Bonham 3.53 4 Fred Norman 3.70 5 Paul Moskau 3.97

Wins

1 Tom Seaver 16 2 Bill Bonham 11 3 Fred Norman 11 4 Manny Sarmiento 9 5 Dave Tomlin 9

Strikeouts

1 Tom Seaver 226 2 Fred Norman 111 3 Doug Bair 91 4 Tom Hume 90 5 Paul Moskau 88
1978 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tom Seaver 16 14 2.88 36 36 0 259.2 218 83 89 226
Fred Norman 11 9 3.70 36 31 1 177.1 173 73 82 111
Tom Hume 8 11 4.14 42 23 1 174.0 198 80 50 90
Paul Moskau 6 4 3.97 26 25 1 145.0 139 64 57 88
Bill Bonham 11 5 3.53 23 23 0 140.1 151 55 50 83
Manny Sarmiento 9 7 4.38 63 4 5 127.1 109 62 54 72
Doug Bair 7 6 1.97 70 0 28 100.1 87 22 38 91
Pedro Borbon 8 2 4.98 62 0 4 99.1 102 55 27 35
Mike LaCoss 4 8 4.50 16 15 0 96.0 104 48 46 31
Dave Tomlin 9 1 5.78 57 0 4 62.1 88 40 30 32
Dale Murray 1 1 4.13 15 0 2 32.2 34 15 17 25
Mario Soto 1 0 2.50 5 1 0 18.0 13 5 13 13
Doug Capilla 0 1 9.82 6 3 0 11.0 14 12 11 9
Dan Dumoulin 1 0 1.80 3 0 0 5.0 7 1 3 2

👥 Roster (35)

Rick Auerbach Doug Bair Johnny Bench Bill Bonham Pedro Borbon Doug Capilla Dave Collins Dave Concepcion Vic Correll Arturo DeFreites Dan Driessen Dan Dumoulin +23 more

35 players

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The 1978 Cincinnati Reds in brief

The 1978 Cincinnati Reds won 92 games and lost 69, ending up 2nd in the NL West. The Cincinnati Reds scored 710 runs and allowed 688, a run differential of +22. The team batting average of .255 was 1% above the 1978 league mark of .254. The staff ERA of 3.81 was 7% worse than the league average of 3.57. The 710 runs scored compare with a league average of 645 per club, 10% more.

Riverfront Stadium was home in 1978, drawing a total attendance of 2,532,497. For power, George Foster led the way with 40 homers. Pete Rose collected the most hits, 198. Tom Seaver was the top winner, with 16 victories. Doug Bair closed out 28 saves. The roster section lists 35 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1978 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1978 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1978 Cincinnati Reds finished 92-69 (.571 win pct).
Who led the 1978 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
George Foster led the 1978 Cincinnati Reds with 40 home runs.
What was the 1978 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1978 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 3.81.
Did the 1978 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1978 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1978 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1978 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Riverfront Stadium.
Who led the 1978 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were George Foster (40 HR, 120 RBI) and Tom Seaver (16-14, 2.88 ERA).
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