1978 San Francisco Giants

89-73 • .549 Win% • 3rd in NL W

The 1978 San Francisco Giants went 89-73 (.549) finishing 3rd in the NL W division. The club scored 613 runs, allowed 594, and played home games at Candlestick Park. Team leaders included Jack Clark (25 HR, 98 RBI) and Vida Blue (18-10, 2.79 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

89 Wins
73 Losses
.549 Win %
3rd Rank
613 R 594 RA
Diff +19

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613 Runs Scored
594 Runs Allowed
+19 Run Diff
1,738K Attendance

📈 vs. 1978 NL Average

Batting Avg .248 2% below the 1978 league average (.254)
OBP .318 1% below the 1978 league average (.320)
SLG .373 1% above the 1978 league average (.371)
Team ERA 3.30 8% better than the 1978 league average (3.57)
Runs Scored 613 5% below the 1978 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCandlestick Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,738,855
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Avg per Game 21,467

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1978

Batting Avg

1 Bill Madlock 0.309 2 Mike Ivie 0.308 3 Jack Clark 0.306 4 Terry Whitfield 0.289 5 Roger Metzger 0.260

Home Runs

1 Jack Clark 25 2 Darrell Evans 20 3 Bill Madlock 15 4 Willie McCovey 12 5 Mike Ivie 11

RBI

1 Jack Clark 98 2 Darrell Evans 78 3 Willie McCovey 64 4 Mike Ivie 55 5 Bill Madlock 44
1978 San Francisco Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jack Clark 156 592 90 181 46 8 25 98 50 72 15 0.306
Darrell Evans 159 547 82 133 24 2 20 78 105 64 4 0.243
Terry Whitfield 149 488 70 141 20 2 10 32 33 69 5 0.289
Larry Herndon 151 471 52 122 15 9 1 32 35 71 13 0.259
Bill Madlock 122 447 76 138 26 3 15 44 48 39 16 0.309
Marc Hill 117 358 20 87 15 1 3 36 45 39 1 0.243
Willie McCovey 108 351 32 80 19 2 12 64 36 57 1 0.228
Mike Ivie 117 318 34 98 14 3 11 55 27 45 3 0.308
Johnnie LeMaster 101 272 23 64 18 3 1 14 21 45 6 0.235
Roger Metzger 75 235 17 61 6 1 0 17 12 17 8 0.260
Hector Cruz 79 197 19 44 8 1 6 24 21 39 0 0.223
Rob Andrews 79 177 21 39 3 3 1 11 20 18 5 0.220
Jim Dwyer 73 173 22 39 9 2 5 22 28 29 6 0.225
Mike Sadek 40 109 15 26 3 0 2 9 10 11 1 0.239
Vic Harris 53 100 8 15 4 0 1 11 11 24 0 0.150
John Tamargo 36 92 6 22 4 1 1 8 18 7 1 0.239
Vida Blue 35 79 8 6 1 0 1 2 16 51 0 0.076
Bob Knepper 36 79 2 5 2 0 0 5 6 35 0 0.063
John Montefusco 37 70 2 4 1 0 0 0 5 32 1 0.057
Ed Halicki 29 66 2 9 0 0 0 3 0 18 0 0.136
Jim Barr 34 50 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0.100
Tom Heintzelman 27 35 2 8 1 0 2 6 2 5 0 0.229
Skip James 41 21 5 2 1 0 0 3 4 5 1 0.095
Gary Lavelle 67 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.067
Randy Moffitt 70 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.143
Charlie Williams 25 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Art Gardner 7 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Lynn McGlothen 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Curtis 46 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Greg Minton 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Phil Nastu 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Terry Cornutt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Littlejohn 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Plank 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1978

ERA

1 Bob Knepper 2.63 2 Vida Blue 2.79 3 Ed Halicki 2.85 4 Randy Moffitt 3.31 5 Gary Lavelle 3.32

Wins

1 Vida Blue 18 2 Bob Knepper 17 3 Gary Lavelle 13 4 John Montefusco 11 5 Ed Halicki 9

Strikeouts

1 John Montefusco 177 2 Vida Blue 171 3 Bob Knepper 147 4 Ed Halicki 105 5 Gary Lavelle 63
1978 San Francisco Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Knepper 17 11 2.63 36 35 0 260.0 218 76 85 147
Vida Blue 18 10 2.79 35 35 0 258.0 233 80 70 171
John Montefusco 11 9 3.81 36 36 0 238.2 233 101 68 177
Ed Halicki 9 10 2.85 29 28 1 199.0 166 63 45 105
Jim Barr 8 11 3.53 32 25 1 163.0 180 64 35 44
Gary Lavelle 13 10 3.32 67 0 14 97.2 96 36 44 63
Randy Moffitt 8 4 3.31 70 0 12 81.2 79 30 33 52
John Curtis 4 3 3.71 46 0 1 63.0 60 26 29 38
Charlie Williams 1 3 5.44 25 1 0 48.0 60 29 28 22
Greg Minton 0 1 8.04 11 0 0 15.2 22 14 8 6
Lynn McGlothen 0 0 4.97 5 1 0 12.2 15 7 4 9
Phil Nastu 0 1 5.63 3 1 0 8.0 8 5 2 5
Ed Plank 0 0 4.05 5 0 0 6.2 6 3 2 1
Terry Cornutt 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 0

👥 Roster (34)

Rob Andrews Jim Barr Vida Blue Jack Clark Terry Cornutt Hector Cruz John Curtis Jim Dwyer Darrell Evans Art Gardner Ed Halicki Vic Harris +22 more

34 players

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The 1978 San Francisco Giants in brief

In 1978 the San Francisco Giants posted a 89-73 mark (.549) and finished 3rd in the NL West. With 613 runs scored and 594 given up, the 1978 differential was +19. The team batting average of .248 was 2% below the 1978 league mark of .254. The staff ERA of 3.30 was 8% better than the league average of 3.57. League clubs averaged 645 runs that year, so the San Francisco Giants scored 5% fewer.

Candlestick Park was home in 1978, drawing a total attendance of 1,738,855. Jack Clark led the club in home runs with 25. The pitching staff's wins leader was Vida Blue (18). The strikeout leader was John Montefusco with 177. Gary Lavelle saved 14 games. The roster section lists 34 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1978 San Francisco Giants

What was the 1978 San Francisco Giants record?
The 1978 San Francisco Giants finished 89-73 (.549 win pct).
Who led the 1978 San Francisco Giants in home runs?
Jack Clark led the 1978 San Francisco Giants with 25 home runs.
What was the 1978 San Francisco Giants team ERA?
The 1978 San Francisco Giants posted a team ERA of 3.30.
Did the 1978 San Francisco Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1978 San Francisco Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1978 San Francisco Giants play?
The 1978 San Francisco Giants played home games at Candlestick Park.
Who led the 1978 San Francisco Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jack Clark (25 HR, 98 RBI) and Vida Blue (18-10, 2.79 ERA).
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