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1978 Philadelphia Phillies season

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General manager(s)
  
Paul Owens

Local television
  
WPHL-TV

Manager(s)
  
Danny Ozark

Owner(s)
  
R. R. M. "Ruly" Carpenter III

Local radio
  
KYW (Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser, Chris Wheeler)

The 1978 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 96th season in the history of the franchise. The Phillies won their third straight National League East title with a record of 90-72, a game and a half over the Pittsburgh Pirates, as the Phillies defeated the Pirates in Pittsburgh on the next to last day of the season. For the third consecutive season the Phillies came up short in the NLCS, as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated them three games to one, as they had the previous season. The Phils were managed by Danny Ozark and played their home games at Veterans Stadium.

Contents

Offseason

  • March 7, 1978: George Bell was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.
  • March 24, 1978: Fred Andrews was traded by the Phillies to the New York Mets for Bud Harrelson.

    • Notable transactions

  • April 23, 1978: Julio Franco was signed by the Phillies as an amateur free agent.
  • June 14, 1978: Bobby Brown and Jay Johnstone were traded by the Phillies to the New York Yankees for Rawly Eastwick.
  • June 30, 1978: Carmen Castillo was signed by the Phillies as an amateur free agent.
  • September 2, 1978: Dan Warthen was traded by the Phillies to the Houston Astros for Dan Larson.
  • September 14, 1978: Horacio Piña was purchased by the Phillies from the Rieleros de Aguascalientes.

    • Draft picks

  • June 6, 1978: 1978 Major League Baseball draft
  • Ed Hearn was drafted by the Phillies in the 4th round.
  • Ryne Sandberg was drafted by the Phillies in the 20th round. Player signed June 15, 1978.
  • Rick Leach was drafted by the Phillies in the 24th round, but did not sign.

    • Phillie Phanatic

    The Phillie Phanatic debuted on April 25, 1978, at The Vet when the Phils played the Chicago Cubs. Tim McCarver introduced the Phanatic on the "Captain Noah and His Magical Ark" show on WPVI-TV in his role promoting the team. The Phanatic was originally portrayed by Dave Raymond.

    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

    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

    Relief pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    1978 National League Championship Series

    The Los Angeles Dodgers win the Series, 3 games to 1, over the Phillies.

    Awards and honors

  • Greg Luzinski, Roberto Clemente Award

    • References

    1978 Philadelphia Phillies season Wikipedia
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