1978 Oakland Athletics

69-93 • .426 Win% • 6th in AL W

The 1978 Oakland Athletics went 69-93 (.426) finishing 6th in the AL W division. The club scored 532 runs, allowed 690, and played home games at Oakland Coliseum. Team leaders included Mitchell Page (17 HR, 70 RBI) and John Henry Johnson (11-10, 3.39 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
93 Losses
.426 Win %
6th Rank
532 R 690 RA
Diff -158

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532 Runs Scored
690 Runs Allowed
-158 Run Diff
527K Attendance

📈 vs. 1978 AL Average

Batting Avg .245 6% below the 1978 league average (.261)
OBP .303 7% below the 1978 league average (.326)
SLG .350 9% below the 1978 league average (.384)
Team ERA 3.62 4% better than the 1978 league average (3.76)
Runs Scored 532 22% below the 1978 league average (679 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOakland Coliseum
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 527,017
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Avg per Game 6,587

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1978

Batting Avg

1 Willie Horton 0.314 2 Mitchell Page 0.285 3 Rico Carty 0.277 4 Mario Guerrero 0.275 5 Mike Edwards 0.273

Home Runs

1 Mitchell Page 17 2 Dave Revering 16 3 Rico Carty 11 4 Gary Alexander 10 5 Jeff Newman 9

RBI

1 Mitchell Page 70 2 Dave Revering 46 3 Mario Guerrero 38 4 Taylor Duncan 37 5 Jeff Newman 32
1978 Oakland Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dave Revering 152 521 49 141 21 3 16 46 26 55 0 0.271
Mitchell Page 147 516 62 147 25 7 17 70 53 95 23 0.285
Mario Guerrero 143 505 27 139 18 4 3 38 15 35 0 0.275
Mike Edwards 142 414 48 113 16 2 1 23 16 32 27 0.273
Taylor Duncan 104 319 25 82 15 2 2 37 19 38 1 0.257
Wayne Gross 118 285 18 57 10 2 7 23 40 63 0 0.200
Joe Wallis 85 279 28 66 16 1 6 26 26 42 1 0.237
Jim Essian 126 278 21 62 9 1 3 26 44 22 2 0.223
Jeff Newman 105 268 25 64 7 1 9 32 18 40 0 0.239
Miguel Dilone 135 258 34 59 8 0 1 14 23 30 50 0.229
Tony Armas 91 239 17 51 6 1 2 13 10 62 1 0.213
Glenn Burke 78 200 19 47 6 1 1 14 10 26 15 0.235
Gary Alexander 58 174 18 36 6 1 10 22 22 66 0 0.207
Dell Alston 58 173 17 36 2 0 1 10 10 21 11 0.208
Gary Thomasson 47 154 17 31 4 1 5 16 15 44 4 0.201
Rico Carty 41 141 19 39 5 1 11 31 21 16 0 0.277
Willie Horton 32 102 11 32 8 0 3 19 9 15 0 0.314
Rob Picciolo 78 93 16 21 1 0 2 7 2 13 1 0.226
Bruce Robinson 28 84 5 21 3 1 0 8 3 8 0 0.250
Steve Staggs 47 78 10 19 2 2 0 0 19 17 2 0.244
Dwayne Murphy 60 52 15 10 2 0 0 5 7 14 0 0.192
Bill North 24 52 5 11 4 0 0 5 9 13 3 0.212
Tito Fuentes 13 43 5 6 1 0 0 2 1 6 0 0.140
Tim Hosley 13 23 1 7 2 0 0 3 1 6 0 0.304
Mike Adams 15 15 5 3 1 0 0 1 7 2 0 0.200
Larry Murray 11 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.083
Marty Perez 16 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Scott Meyer 8 9 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.111
Jerry Tabb 12 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0.111
Darrell Woodard 33 9 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0.000
Mark Budaska 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.250
Pete Broberg 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Coleman 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Conroy 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Heaverlo 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Henry Johnson 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Keough 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Lacey 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Langford 40 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve McCatty 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Craig Minetto 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Morgan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Norris 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Renko 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Elias Sosa 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alan Wirth 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1978

ERA

1 Elias Sosa 2.64 2 Bob Lacey 3.01 3 Matt Keough 3.24 4 Dave Heaverlo 3.25 5 John Henry Johnson 3.39

Wins

1 John Henry Johnson 11 2 Pete Broberg 10 3 Matt Keough 8 4 Bob Lacey 8 5 Elias Sosa 8

Strikeouts

1 Matt Keough 108 2 Pete Broberg 94 3 Rick Langford 92 4 John Henry Johnson 91 5 Steve Renko 89
1978 Oakland Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Matt Keough 8 15 3.24 32 32 0 197.1 178 71 85 108
John Henry Johnson 11 10 3.39 33 30 0 186.0 164 70 82 91
Rick Langford 7 13 3.43 37 24 0 175.2 169 67 56 92
Pete Broberg 10 12 4.62 35 26 0 165.2 174 85 65 94
Steve Renko 6 12 4.29 27 25 0 151.0 152 72 67 89
Dave Heaverlo 3 6 3.25 69 0 10 130.0 141 47 41 71
Bob Lacey 8 9 3.01 74 0 5 119.2 126 40 35 60
Elias Sosa 8 2 2.64 68 0 14 109.0 106 32 44 61
Alan Wirth 5 6 3.43 16 14 0 81.1 72 31 34 31
Mike Norris 0 5 5.51 14 5 0 49.0 46 30 35 36
Steve McCatty 0 0 4.50 9 0 0 20.0 26 10 9 10
Joe Coleman 3 0 1.37 10 0 0 19.2 12 3 5 4
Mike Morgan 0 3 7.30 3 3 0 12.1 19 10 8 0
Craig Minetto 0 0 3.75 4 1 0 12.0 13 5 7 3
Tim Conroy 0 0 7.71 2 2 0 4.2 3 4 9 0

👥 Roster (46)

Mike Adams Gary Alexander Dell Alston Tony Armas Pete Broberg Mark Budaska Glenn Burke Rico Carty Joe Coleman Tim Conroy Miguel Dilone Taylor Duncan +34 more

46 players

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The 1978 Oakland Athletics in brief

In 1978 the Oakland Athletics posted a 69-93 mark (.426) and finished 6th in the AL West. The run column shows 532 for and 690 against. At the plate the Oakland Athletics hit .245, 6% worse than the league's .261. Pitchers allowed 3.62 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.76. The 1978 Oakland Athletics scored 22% fewer runs than the average club (532 against 679).

Oakland Coliseum was home in 1978, drawing a total attendance of 527,017. For power, Mitchell Page led the way with 17 homers. On the mound, John Henry Johnson won 11 games to lead the staff. Matt Keough struck out 108, the most on the club. Elias Sosa saved 14 games. The roster section lists 46 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1978 Oakland Athletics

What was the 1978 Oakland Athletics record?
The 1978 Oakland Athletics finished 69-93 (.426 win pct).
Who led the 1978 Oakland Athletics in home runs?
Mitchell Page led the 1978 Oakland Athletics with 17 home runs.
What was the 1978 Oakland Athletics team ERA?
The 1978 Oakland Athletics posted a team ERA of 3.62.
Did the 1978 Oakland Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1978 Oakland Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1978 Oakland Athletics play?
The 1978 Oakland Athletics played home games at Oakland Coliseum.
Who led the 1978 Oakland Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mitchell Page (17 HR, 70 RBI) and John Henry Johnson (11-10, 3.39 ERA).
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