1978 Cleveland Indians

69-90 • .434 Win% • 6th in AL E

The 1978 Cleveland Indians went 69-90 (.434) finishing 6th in the AL E division. The club scored 639 runs, allowed 694, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Andre Thornton (33 HR, 105 RBI) and Rick Waits (13-15, 3.20 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

69 Wins
90 Losses
.434 Win %
6th Rank
639 R 694 RA
Diff -55

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⚡ Quick Stats

639 Runs Scored
694 Runs Allowed
-55 Run Diff
807K Attendance

📈 vs. 1978 AL Average

Batting Avg .260 equal to the 1978 league average (.261)
OBP .323 1% below the 1978 league average (.326)
SLG .378 2% below the 1978 league average (.384)
Team ERA 3.97 5% worse than the 1978 league average (3.76)
Runs Scored 639 6% below the 1978 league average (679 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 807,123
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Avg per Game 10,347

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1978

Batting Avg

1 Bernie Carbo 0.287 2 Duane Kuiper 0.283 3 Jim Norris 0.283 4 Buddy Bell 0.282 5 Tom Veryzer 0.271

Home Runs

1 Andre Thornton 33 2 Gary Alexander 17 3 Johnny Grubb 14 4 Buddy Bell 6 5 Ron Pruitt 6

RBI

1 Andre Thornton 105 2 Gary Alexander 62 3 Buddy Bell 62 4 Johnny Grubb 61 5 Rick Manning 50
1978 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rick Manning 148 566 65 149 27 3 3 50 38 62 12 0.263
Buddy Bell 142 556 71 157 27 8 6 62 39 43 1 0.282
Duane Kuiper 149 547 52 155 18 6 0 43 19 35 4 0.283
Andre Thornton 145 508 97 133 22 4 33 105 93 72 4 0.262
Tom Veryzer 130 421 48 114 18 4 1 32 13 36 1 0.271
Johnny Grubb 113 378 54 100 16 6 14 61 59 60 5 0.265
Gary Alexander 90 324 39 76 14 3 17 62 35 100 0 0.235
Jim Norris 113 315 41 89 14 5 2 27 42 20 12 0.283
Paul Dade 93 307 37 78 12 1 3 20 34 45 12 0.254
Ted Cox 82 227 14 53 7 0 1 19 16 30 0 0.233
Larvell Blanks 70 193 19 49 10 0 2 20 10 16 0 0.254
Ron Pruitt 71 187 17 44 6 1 6 17 16 20 2 0.235
Bernie Carbo 60 174 21 50 8 0 4 16 20 31 1 0.287
Willie Horton 50 169 15 42 7 0 5 22 15 25 3 0.249
Bo Diaz 44 127 12 30 4 0 2 11 4 17 0 0.236
Horace Speed 70 106 13 24 4 1 0 4 14 31 2 0.226
Wayne Cage 36 98 11 24 6 1 4 13 9 28 1 0.245
Ron Hassey 25 74 5 15 0 0 2 9 5 7 2 0.203
Dan Briggs 15 49 4 8 0 1 1 1 4 9 0 0.163
Mike Vail 14 34 2 8 2 1 0 2 1 9 1 0.235
Alfredo Griffin 5 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.500
Jim Kern 58 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
David Clyde 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Fitzmorris 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Freisleben 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wayne Garland 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Hood 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Kinney 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Kreuger 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Lintz 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
Sid Monge 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Paxton 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Reuschel 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Spillner 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Waits 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Wise 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1978

ERA

1 Sid Monge 2.76 2 Jim Kern 3.08 3 Paul Reuschel 3.11 4 Rick Waits 3.20 5 Dan Spillner 3.67

Wins

1 Rick Waits 13 2 Mike Paxton 12 3 Jim Kern 10 4 Rick Wise 9 5 David Clyde 8

Strikeouts

1 Rick Wise 106 2 Rick Waits 97 3 Mike Paxton 96 4 Jim Kern 95 5 David Clyde 83
1978 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rick Waits 13 15 3.20 34 33 0 230.1 206 82 86 97
Rick Wise 9 19 4.34 33 31 0 211.2 226 102 59 106
Mike Paxton 12 11 3.86 33 27 1 191.0 179 82 63 96
Don Hood 5 6 4.48 36 19 0 154.2 166 77 77 73
David Clyde 8 11 4.28 28 25 0 153.1 166 73 60 83
Jim Kern 10 10 3.08 58 0 13 99.1 77 34 58 95
Paul Reuschel 2 4 3.11 18 6 0 89.2 95 31 22 24
Sid Monge 4 3 2.76 48 2 6 84.2 71 26 51 54
Dan Spillner 3 1 3.67 36 0 3 56.1 54 23 21 48
Dave Freisleben 1 4 7.11 12 10 0 44.1 52 35 31 19
Dennis Kinney 0 2 4.42 18 0 5 38.2 37 19 14 19
Wayne Garland 2 3 7.89 6 6 0 29.2 43 26 16 13
Al Fitzmorris 0 1 6.28 7 0 0 14.1 19 10 7 5
Rick Kreuger 0 0 3.86 6 0 0 9.1 6 4 3 7

👥 Roster (36)

Gary Alexander Buddy Bell Larvell Blanks Dan Briggs Wayne Cage Bernie Carbo David Clyde Ted Cox Paul Dade Bo Diaz Al Fitzmorris Dave Freisleben +24 more

36 players

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The 1978 Cleveland Indians in brief

The 1978 Cleveland Indians won 69 games and lost 90, ending up 6th in the AL East. The Cleveland Indians scored 639 runs and allowed 694, a run differential of -55. The Cleveland Indians staff finished with a 3.97 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.76. The 639 runs scored compare with a league average of 679 per club, 6% fewer. Home games were played at Cleveland Stadium, where 807,123 fans came through the gates.

Andre Thornton topped the Cleveland Indians with 33 home runs. Buddy Bell collected the most hits, 157. Rick Waits led the pitchers with 13 wins. Rick Wise struck out 106, the most on the club. The saves leader was Jim Kern with 13.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1978 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1978 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1978 Cleveland Indians finished 69-90 (.434 win pct).
Who led the 1978 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Andre Thornton led the 1978 Cleveland Indians with 33 home runs.
What was the 1978 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1978 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 3.97.
Did the 1978 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1978 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1978 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1978 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1978 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Andre Thornton (33 HR, 105 RBI) and Rick Waits (13-15, 3.20 ERA).
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