1978 Toronto Blue Jays

59-102 • .366 Win% • 7th in AL E

The 1978 Toronto Blue Jays went 59-102 (.366) finishing 7th in the AL E division. The club scored 590 runs, allowed 775, and played home games at Exhibition Stadium. Team leaders included John Mayberry (22 HR, 70 RBI) and Jim Clancy (10-12, 4.09 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

59 Wins
102 Losses
.366 Win %
7th Rank
590 R 775 RA
Diff -185

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590 Runs Scored
775 Runs Allowed
-185 Run Diff
1,562K Attendance

📈 vs. 1978 AL Average

Batting Avg .250 4% below the 1978 league average (.261)
OBP .308 6% below the 1978 league average (.326)
SLG .358 7% below the 1978 league average (.384)
Team ERA 4.54 21% worse than the 1978 league average (3.76)
Runs Scored 590 13% below the 1978 league average (679 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumExhibition Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,562,509
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Avg per Game 19,290

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1978

Batting Avg

1 Rico Carty 0.284 2 Roy Howell 0.270 3 Otto Velez 0.266 4 Bob Bailor 0.264 5 Alan Ashby 0.261

Home Runs

1 John Mayberry 22 2 Rico Carty 20 3 Alan Ashby 9 4 Otto Velez 9 5 Roy Howell 8

RBI

1 John Mayberry 70 2 Rico Carty 68 3 Roy Howell 61 4 Bob Bailor 52 5 Dave McKay 45
1978 Toronto Blue Jays — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bob Bailor 154 621 74 164 29 7 1 52 38 21 5 0.264
Rick Bosetti 136 568 61 147 25 5 5 42 30 65 6 0.259
Roy Howell 140 551 67 149 28 3 8 61 44 78 0 0.270
John Mayberry 152 515 51 129 15 2 22 70 60 57 1 0.250
Dave McKay 145 504 59 120 20 8 7 45 20 91 4 0.238
Luis Gomez 153 413 39 92 7 3 0 32 34 41 2 0.223
Rico Carty 104 387 51 110 16 0 20 68 36 41 1 0.284
Rick Cerone 88 282 25 63 8 2 3 20 23 32 0 0.223
Alan Ashby 81 264 27 69 15 0 9 29 28 32 1 0.261
Otto Velez 91 248 29 66 14 2 9 38 45 41 1 0.266
Willie Upshaw 95 224 26 53 8 2 1 17 21 35 4 0.237
Al Woods 62 220 19 53 12 3 3 25 11 23 1 0.241
Tom Hutton 64 173 19 44 9 0 2 9 19 11 1 0.254
Willie Horton 33 122 12 25 6 0 3 19 4 29 0 0.205
Doug Ault 54 104 10 25 1 1 3 7 17 14 0 0.240
Tim Johnson 68 79 9 19 2 0 0 3 8 16 0 0.241
Sam Ewing 40 56 3 10 0 0 2 9 5 9 0 0.179
Garth Iorg 19 49 3 8 0 0 0 3 3 4 0 0.163
Gary Woods 8 19 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.158
Butch Alberts 6 18 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.278
Brian Milner 2 9 3 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0.444
Ernie Whitt 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Tom Buskey 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Clancy 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Coleman 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Victor Cruz 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Garvin 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jesse Jefferson 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Kirkwood 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Lemanczyk 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Balor Moore 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Murphy 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Nordbrook 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Underwood 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Wallace 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Wiley 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Willis 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1978

ERA

1 Victor Cruz 1.71 2 Tom Murphy 3.93 3 Jim Clancy 4.09 4 Tom Underwood 4.10 5 Don Kirkwood 4.24

Wins

1 Jim Clancy 10 2 Victor Cruz 7 3 Jesse Jefferson 7 4 Balor Moore 6 5 Tom Murphy 6

Strikeouts

1 Tom Underwood 139 2 Jim Clancy 106 3 Jesse Jefferson 97 4 Balor Moore 75 5 Jerry Garvin 67
1978 Toronto Blue Jays — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jesse Jefferson 7 16 4.38 31 30 0 211.2 214 103 86 97
Tom Underwood 6 14 4.10 31 30 0 197.2 201 90 87 139
Jim Clancy 10 12 4.09 31 30 0 193.2 199 88 91 106
Jerry Garvin 4 12 5.54 26 22 0 144.2 189 89 48 67
Balor Moore 6 9 4.93 37 18 0 144.1 165 79 54 75
Dave Lemanczyk 4 14 6.26 29 20 0 136.2 170 95 65 62
Mike Willis 3 7 4.56 44 2 7 100.2 104 51 39 52
Tom Murphy 6 9 3.93 50 0 7 94.0 87 41 37 36
Don Kirkwood 4 5 4.24 16 9 0 68.0 76 32 25 29
Joe Coleman 2 0 4.60 31 0 0 60.2 67 31 30 28
Victor Cruz 7 3 1.71 32 0 9 47.1 28 9 35 51
Dave Wallace 0 0 3.86 6 0 0 14.0 12 6 11 7
Tom Buskey 0 1 3.38 8 0 0 13.1 14 5 5 7
Mark Wiley 0 0 6.75 2 0 0 2.2 3 2 1 2

👥 Roster (37)

Butch Alberts Alan Ashby Doug Ault Bob Bailor Rick Bosetti Tom Buskey Rico Carty Rick Cerone Jim Clancy Joe Coleman Victor Cruz Sam Ewing +25 more

37 players

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The 1978 Toronto Blue Jays in brief

The record for the 1978 Toronto Blue Jays reads 59 wins and 102 losses, good for 7th in the AL East. The run column shows 590 for and 775 against. Against a league average of .261, the 1978 Toronto Blue Jays batted .250. The Toronto Blue Jays staff finished with a 4.54 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.76. The 1978 Toronto Blue Jays scored 13% fewer runs than the average club (590 against 679).

Home games were played at Exhibition Stadium, where 1,562,509 fans came through the gates. John Mayberry led the club in home runs with 22. Bob Bailor collected the most hits, 164. Jim Clancy led the pitchers with 10 wins. Tom Underwood struck out 139, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1978 Toronto Blue Jays

What was the 1978 Toronto Blue Jays record?
The 1978 Toronto Blue Jays finished 59-102 (.366 win pct).
Who led the 1978 Toronto Blue Jays in home runs?
John Mayberry led the 1978 Toronto Blue Jays with 22 home runs.
What was the 1978 Toronto Blue Jays team ERA?
The 1978 Toronto Blue Jays posted a team ERA of 4.54.
Did the 1978 Toronto Blue Jays win the World Series?
No. The 1978 Toronto Blue Jays did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1978 Toronto Blue Jays play?
The 1978 Toronto Blue Jays played home games at Exhibition Stadium.
Who led the 1978 Toronto Blue Jays in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were John Mayberry (22 HR, 70 RBI) and Jim Clancy (10-12, 4.09 ERA).
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