Owner(s) Walter O'Malley Manager(s) Tommy Lasorda | General manager(s) Al Campanis Local television KTTV (11) | |
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Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter
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The 1978 season ended with the Los Angeles Dodgers winning their second straight National League pennant and losing to the New York Yankees in the World Series again. Dodger coach Jim Gilliam died at the end of the season and his uniform number was retired by the team prior to Game 1 of the World Series.
Contents
Offseason
Notable transactions
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Other batters
Steve Garvey Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
1978 National League Championship Series
The Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 3 games to 1 in the NLCS.
Game 1
October 4, Veterans Stadium
Game 2
October 5, Veterans Stadium
Game 3
October 6, Dodger Stadium
Game 4
October 7, Dodger Stadium
1978 World Series
The Dodgers again lost to the New York Yankees in the World Series.
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Los Angeles Dodgers (2)
Game 1
Tuesday, October 10, 1978, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles
Game 2
Wednesday, October 11, 1978, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles
Game 3
Friday, October 13, 1978, at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York
Game 4
Saturday, October 14, 1978, at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York
Game 5
Sunday, October 15, 1978, at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York
Game 6
Tuesday, October 17, 1978, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles
Awards and honors
All-Stars
Postseason
Farm system
Teams in BOLD won League Championships
Major League Baseball Draft
The Dodgers drafted 35 players in the June draft and 12 in the January draft. Of those, seven players would eventually play in the Major Leagues.
The Dodgers did not have a first round pick this year in the June draft as their pick was given to the Pittsburgh Pirates as compensation for their signing of Free Agent pitcher Terry Forster. In the second round, they selected SS Clay Smith from Northwest Classen High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Smith played in the Dodgers farm system through 1981, hitting .271 in 277 games in the rookie leagues and class-A before he was released.
This draft netted the Dodgers two key players for their championship teams of the 1980s. They drafted Mike Marshall in the 6th round and Steve Sax in the 9th. Marshall would hit 148 homers in 11 seasons and made the All-Star team in 1984 while playing both the outfield and first base. Sax played 14 seasons (8 of them with the Dodgers) and hit .281 with 444 steals. The Dodgers starting second baseman for most of the 1980s, he was the 1982 NL Rookie of the Year and a five time All-Star.