⭐ Division Winner

1978 Philadelphia Phillies

90-72 • .556 Win% • 1st in NL E

The 1978 Philadelphia Phillies went 90-72 (.556) finishing 1st in the NL E division. They won their division. The club scored 708 runs, allowed 586, and played home games at Veterans Stadium. Team leaders included Greg Luzinski (35 HR, 101 RBI) and Steve Carlton (16-13, 2.84 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

90 Wins
72 Losses
.556 Win %
1st Rank
708 R 586 RA
Diff +122

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708 Runs Scored
586 Runs Allowed
+122 Run Diff
2,582K Attendance

📈 vs. 1978 NL Average

Batting Avg .257 1% above the 1978 league average (.254)
OBP .328 2% above the 1978 league average (.320)
SLG .388 4% above the 1978 league average (.371)
Team ERA 3.33 7% better than the 1978 league average (3.57)
Runs Scored 708 10% above the 1978 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumVeterans Stadium
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 2,582,409
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Avg per Game 31,492

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1978

Batting Avg

1 Larry Bowa 0.294 2 Steve Carlton 0.291 3 Garry Maddox 0.288 4 Dick Ruthven 0.283 5 Bob Boone 0.283

Home Runs

1 Greg Luzinski 35 2 Mike Schmidt 21 3 Richie Hebner 17 4 Bob Boone 12 5 Garry Maddox 11

RBI

1 Greg Luzinski 101 2 Mike Schmidt 78 3 Richie Hebner 71 4 Garry Maddox 68 5 Bob Boone 62
1978 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Larry Bowa 156 654 78 192 31 5 3 43 24 40 27 0.294
Garry Maddox 155 598 62 172 34 3 11 68 39 89 33 0.288
Greg Luzinski 155 540 85 143 32 2 35 101 100 135 8 0.265
Mike Schmidt 145 513 93 129 27 2 21 78 91 103 19 0.251
Bake McBride 122 472 68 127 20 4 10 49 28 68 28 0.269
Bob Boone 132 435 48 123 18 4 12 62 46 37 2 0.283
Richie Hebner 137 435 61 123 22 3 17 71 53 58 4 0.283
Ted Sizemore 108 351 38 77 12 0 0 25 25 29 8 0.219
Jerry Martin 128 266 40 72 13 4 9 36 28 65 9 0.271
Jose Cardenal 87 201 27 50 12 0 4 33 23 16 2 0.249
Tim McCarver 90 146 18 36 9 1 1 14 28 24 2 0.247
Jim Morrison 53 108 12 17 1 1 3 10 10 21 1 0.157
Bud Harrelson 71 103 16 22 1 0 0 9 18 21 5 0.214
Davey Johnson 44 89 14 17 2 0 2 14 10 19 0 0.191
Steve Carlton 34 86 7 25 3 1 0 13 3 14 0 0.291
Larry Christenson 33 67 3 5 1 0 1 4 4 35 0 0.075
Randy Lerch 36 60 11 15 3 0 3 9 5 11 0 0.250
Barry Foote 39 57 4 9 0 0 1 4 1 11 0 0.158
Jay Johnstone 35 56 3 10 2 0 0 4 6 9 0 0.179
Dick Ruthven 21 53 7 15 0 2 0 4 1 14 0 0.283
Jim Kaat 26 48 4 7 1 0 0 4 0 15 0 0.146
Jim Lonborg 22 34 2 6 2 0 0 3 2 14 0 0.176
Orlando Gonzalez 26 26 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.192
Kerry Dineen 5 8 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.250
Pete Mackanin 5 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.250
Warren Brusstar 58 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.143
Ron Reed 66 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Todd Cruz 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.500
Tug McGraw 55 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Lonnie Smith 17 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 4 0.000
Rawly Eastwick 22 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Gene Garber 22 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Keith Moreland 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Horacio Pina 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dan Boitano 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Larson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Saucier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1978

ERA

1 Gene Garber 1.40 2 Ron Reed 2.24 3 Warren Brusstar 2.33 4 Steve Carlton 2.84 5 Dick Ruthven 2.99

Wins

1 Steve Carlton 16 2 Larry Christenson 13 3 Dick Ruthven 13 4 Randy Lerch 11 5 Jim Kaat 8

Strikeouts

1 Steve Carlton 161 2 Larry Christenson 131 3 Randy Lerch 96 4 Ron Reed 85 5 Dick Ruthven 75
1978 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Steve Carlton 16 13 2.84 34 34 0 247.1 228 78 63 161
Larry Christenson 13 14 3.24 33 33 0 228.0 209 82 47 131
Randy Lerch 11 8 3.96 33 28 0 184.0 183 81 70 96
Dick Ruthven 13 5 2.99 20 20 0 150.2 136 50 28 75
Jim Kaat 8 5 4.10 26 24 0 140.1 150 64 32 48
Jim Lonborg 8 10 5.23 22 22 0 113.2 132 66 45 48
Ron Reed 3 4 2.24 66 0 17 108.2 87 27 23 85
Tug McGraw 8 7 3.21 55 1 9 89.2 82 32 23 63
Warren Brusstar 6 3 2.33 58 0 0 88.2 74 23 30 60
Rawly Eastwick 2 1 4.02 22 0 0 40.1 31 18 18 14
Gene Garber 2 1 1.40 22 0 3 38.2 26 6 11 24
Horacio Pina 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.1 0 0 0 4
Kevin Saucier 0 1 18.00 1 0 0 2.0 4 4 1 2
Dan Boitano 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0
Dan Larson 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 2

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
Lost to LAN 3-1

👥 Roster (37)

Dan Boitano Bob Boone Larry Bowa Warren Brusstar Jose Cardenal Steve Carlton Larry Christenson Todd Cruz Kerry Dineen Rawly Eastwick Barry Foote Gene Garber +25 more

37 players

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The 1978 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

The record for the 1978 Philadelphia Phillies reads 90 wins and 72 losses, good for 1st in the NL East. In 1978 the franchise took the division title. With 708 runs scored and 586 given up, the 1978 differential was +122. At the plate the Philadelphia Phillies hit .257, 1% better than the league's .254. The Philadelphia Phillies staff finished with a 3.33 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.57.

Home games were played at Veterans Stadium, where 2,582,409 fans came through the gates. For power, Greg Luzinski led the way with 35 homers. Steve Carlton was the top winner, with 16 victories. Ron Reed closed out 17 saves. The NL Championship Series ended in a loss against LAN 3-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1978 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1978 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1978 Philadelphia Phillies finished 90-72 (.556 win pct).
Did the 1978 Philadelphia Phillies make the playoffs?
The 1978 Philadelphia Phillies finished first in their division.
Who led the 1978 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Greg Luzinski led the 1978 Philadelphia Phillies with 35 home runs.
What was the 1978 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1978 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 3.33.
Did the 1978 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1978 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1978 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1978 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Veterans Stadium.
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