1978 San Francisco Giants Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 89-73
Finished 3rd in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 1,738,855, Avg. 23,498
Ballpark: Candlestick Park
Manager: Joe Altobelli (89-73)
Location: San Francisco, California
1978 San Francisco Giants Statistics
1978 San Francisco Giants Results

The San Francisco Giants of the National League ended the 1978 season with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses, finishing third in the NL's West Division.

The Giants scored 613 runs and surrendered 594 runs. Jack Clark led San Francisco with 25 home runs, while Darrell Evans and Bill Madlock walloped 20 or more, too. Jack Clark drove in 98 runs. Bill Madlock paced batters with significant playing time with a .309 average. Vida Blue topped the team with 18 wins, plus Bob Knepper, too added 15 or more wins, too Bob Knepper recorded a 2.63 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Joe Altobelli coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Rob Andrews2BRRDecember 11, 19526'0"185Santa Monica, CA USA
Jim BarrPRRFebruary 10, 19486'3"205Lynwood, CA USA
Vida BluePBLJuly 28, 19496'0"189Mansfield, LA USA
Jack ClarkRFRRNovember 10, 19556'2"175New Brighton, PA USA
Terry CornuttPRROctober 2, 19526'2"195Roseburg, OR USA
Hector CruzOFRRApril 2, 19535'11"170Arroyo, P.R.
John CurtisPLLMarch 9, 19486'1"175Newton, MA USA
Jim Dwyer1BLLJanuary 3, 19505'10"165Evergreen Park, IL USA
Darrell Evans3BLRMay 26, 19476'2"200Pasadena, CA USA
Art GardnerPLLSeptember 21, 19525'11"175Madden, MS USA
Ed HalickiPRROctober 4, 19506'7"220Kearny, NJ USA
Vic HarrisSSBRMarch 27, 19505'11"165Los Angeles, CA USA
Tom Heintzelman2BRRNovember 3, 19466'1"180St. Charles, MO USA
Larry HerndonCFRRNovember 3, 19536'3"190Sunflower, MS USA
Marc HillCRRFebruary 18, 19526'3"205Elsberry, MO USA
Mike Ivie1BRRAugust 8, 19526'3"205Atlanta, GA USA
Skip James1BLLOctober 21, 19496'0"185Elmhurst, IL USA
Bob KnepperPLLMay 25, 19546'3"195Akron, OH USA
Gary LavellePBLJanuary 3, 19496'2"190Scranton, PA USA
Johnnie LeMasterSSRRJune 19, 19546'2"165Portsmouth, OH USA
Dennis LittlejohnCRROctober 4, 19546'2"200Santa Monica, CA USA
Bill Madlock2BRRJanuary 12, 19515'11"180Memphis, TN USA
Willie McCovey1BLLJanuary 10, 19386'4"198Mobile, AL USA
Lynn McGlothenPLRMarch 27, 19506'2"185Monroe, LA USA
Roger MetzgerSSBROctober 10, 19476'0"165Fredericksburg, TX USA
Greg MintonPBRJuly 29, 19516'2"180Lubbock, TX USA
Randy MoffittPRROctober 13, 19486'3"190Long Beach, CA USA
John MontefuscoPRRMay 25, 19506'1"180Long Branch, NJ USA
Phil NastuPLLMarch 8, 19556'2"180Bridgeport, CT USA
Ed PlankPRRApril 9, 19526'1"205Chicago, IL USA
Mike SadekCRRMay 30, 19465'9"165Minneapolis, MN USA
John TamargoCBRNovember 7, 19515'10"170Tampa, FL USA
Terry WhitfieldLFLRJanuary 12, 19536'1"197Blythe, CA USA
Charlie WilliamsPRROctober 11, 19476'2"200Flushing, NY USA