1978 Seattle Mariners

56-104 • .350 Win% • 7th in AL W

The 1978 Seattle Mariners went 56-104 (.350) finishing 7th in the AL W division. The club scored 614 runs, allowed 834, and played home games at Kingdome. Team leaders included Leon Roberts (22 HR, 92 RBI) and Enrique Romo (11-7, 3.69 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

56 Wins
104 Losses
.350 Win %
7th Rank
614 R 834 RA
Diff -220

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⚡ Quick Stats

614 Runs Scored
834 Runs Allowed
-220 Run Diff
877K Attendance

📈 vs. 1978 AL Average

Batting Avg .247 5% below the 1978 league average (.261)
OBP .314 4% below the 1978 league average (.326)
SLG .358 7% below the 1978 league average (.384)
Team ERA 4.67 24% worse than the 1978 league average (3.76)
Runs Scored 614 10% below the 1978 league average (679 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumKingdome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 877,530
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Avg per Game 10,833

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1978

Batting Avg

1 Leon Roberts 0.301 2 Tom Paciorek 0.299 3 Craig Reynolds 0.292 4 Bruce Bochte 0.263 5 Bill Stein 0.261

Home Runs

1 Leon Roberts 22 2 Bruce Bochte 11 3 Bob Stinson 11 4 Dan Meyer 8 5 Bob Robertson 8

RBI

1 Leon Roberts 92 2 Dan Meyer 56 3 Bob Stinson 55 4 Bruce Bochte 51 5 Ruppert Jones 46
1978 Seattle Mariners — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Julio Cruz 147 550 77 129 14 1 1 25 69 66 59 0.235
Craig Reynolds 148 548 57 160 16 7 5 44 36 41 9 0.292
Bruce Bochte 140 486 58 128 25 3 11 51 60 47 3 0.263
Ruppert Jones 129 472 48 111 24 3 6 46 55 85 22 0.235
Leon Roberts 134 472 78 142 21 7 22 92 41 52 6 0.301
Dan Meyer 123 444 38 101 18 1 8 56 24 39 7 0.227
Bill Stein 114 403 41 105 24 4 4 37 37 56 1 0.261
Bob Stinson 124 364 46 94 14 3 11 55 45 42 2 0.258
Leroy Stanton 93 302 24 55 11 0 3 24 34 80 1 0.182
Tom Paciorek 70 251 32 75 20 3 4 30 15 39 2 0.299
Larry Milbourne 93 234 31 53 6 2 2 20 9 6 5 0.226
John Hale 107 211 24 36 8 0 4 22 34 64 3 0.171
Bob Robertson 64 174 17 40 5 2 8 28 24 39 0 0.230
Juan Bernhardt 54 165 13 38 9 0 2 12 9 10 1 0.230
Bill Plummer 41 93 6 20 5 0 2 7 12 19 0 0.215
Steve Braun 32 74 11 17 4 0 3 15 9 5 1 0.230
Kevin Pasley 25 54 3 13 5 0 1 5 2 4 0 0.241
Jose Baez 23 50 8 8 0 1 0 2 6 7 1 0.160
Charlie Beamon 10 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.182
Glenn Abbott 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Brown 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Burke 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Colborn 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Honeycutt 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom House 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Jones 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Byron McLaughlin 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Mitchell 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Montague 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Parrott 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Pole 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Shane Rawley 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Enrique Romo 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Todd 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1978

ERA

1 Steve Burke 3.49 2 Enrique Romo 3.69 3 Jim Todd 3.88 4 Shane Rawley 4.12 5 Paul Mitchell 4.18

Wins

1 Enrique Romo 11 2 Paul Mitchell 8 3 Glenn Abbott 7 4 Rick Honeycutt 5 5 Tom House 5

Strikeouts

1 Byron McLaughlin 87 2 Paul Mitchell 75 3 Glenn Abbott 67 4 Shane Rawley 66 5 Enrique Romo 62
1978 Seattle Mariners — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Paul Mitchell 8 14 4.18 29 29 0 168.0 173 78 79 75
Glenn Abbott 7 15 5.27 29 28 0 155.1 191 91 44 67
Rick Honeycutt 5 11 4.89 26 24 0 134.1 150 73 49 50
Tom House 5 4 4.66 34 9 0 116.0 130 60 35 29
Jim Colborn 3 10 5.35 20 19 0 114.1 125 68 38 26
Shane Rawley 4 9 4.12 52 2 4 111.1 114 51 51 66
Enrique Romo 11 7 3.69 56 0 10 107.1 88 44 39 62
Byron McLaughlin 4 8 4.37 20 17 0 107.0 97 52 39 87
Jim Todd 3 4 3.88 49 2 3 106.2 113 46 61 37
Dick Pole 4 11 6.48 21 18 0 98.2 122 71 41 41
Mike Parrott 1 5 5.14 27 10 1 82.1 108 47 32 41
Steve Burke 0 1 3.49 18 0 0 49.0 46 19 24 16
John Montague 1 3 6.18 19 0 2 43.2 52 30 24 14
Tom Brown 0 0 4.15 6 0 0 13.0 14 6 4 8
Rick Jones 0 2 5.84 3 2 0 12.1 17 8 7 11

👥 Roster (34)

Glenn Abbott Jose Baez Charlie Beamon Juan Bernhardt Bruce Bochte Steve Braun Tom Brown Steve Burke Jim Colborn Julio Cruz John Hale Rick Honeycutt +22 more

34 players

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The 1978 Seattle Mariners in brief

The 1978 Seattle Mariners won 56 games and lost 104, ending up 7th in the AL West. The Seattle Mariners scored 614 runs and allowed 834, a run differential of -220. At the plate the Seattle Mariners hit .247, 5% worse than the league's .261. The Seattle Mariners staff finished with a 4.67 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.76. The 1978 Seattle Mariners scored 10% fewer runs than the average club (614 against 679).

Attendance at Kingdome totaled 877,530 for the year. Leon Roberts led the club in home runs with 22. Craig Reynolds collected the most hits, 160. Enrique Romo was the top winner, with 11 victories. The strikeout leader was Byron McLaughlin with 87. Enrique Romo saved 10 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1978 Seattle Mariners

What was the 1978 Seattle Mariners record?
The 1978 Seattle Mariners finished 56-104 (.350 win pct).
Who led the 1978 Seattle Mariners in home runs?
Leon Roberts led the 1978 Seattle Mariners with 22 home runs.
What was the 1978 Seattle Mariners team ERA?
The 1978 Seattle Mariners posted a team ERA of 4.67.
Did the 1978 Seattle Mariners win the World Series?
No. The 1978 Seattle Mariners did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1978 Seattle Mariners play?
The 1978 Seattle Mariners played home games at Kingdome.
Who led the 1978 Seattle Mariners in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Leon Roberts (22 HR, 92 RBI) and Enrique Romo (11-7, 3.69 ERA).
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