1978 Seattle Mariners season
The 1978 Seattle Mariners season was the second in franchise history. The Mariners ended the season by finishing 7th in the American League West with a record of 56–104 (.350).
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Record | 56–104 (.350) |
Divisional place | 7th |
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Owner(s) | Danny Kaye |
General manager(s) | Lou Gorman |
Manager(s) | Darrell Johnson |
Local television | KING-TV 5 |
Local radio | KVI 570 AM (Dave Niehaus, Ken Wilson) |
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Offseason
- March 27, 1978: Bob Galasso was released by the Mariners.[1]
- March 27, 1978: Mike Kekich was released by the Mariners.[2]
Regular season
- October 1, 1978: Kevin Pasley hit a home run in the last at bat of his career.[3]
Season standings
AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Kansas City Royals | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | — | 56–25 | 36–45 |
Texas Rangers | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 5 | 52–30 | 35–45 |
California Angels | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 5 | 50–31 | 37–44 |
Minnesota Twins | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 19 | 38–43 | 35–46 |
Chicago White Sox | 71 | 90 | 0.441 | 20½ | 38–42 | 33–48 |
Oakland Athletics | 69 | 93 | 0.426 | 23 | 38–42 | 31–51 |
Seattle Mariners | 56 | 104 | 0.350 | 35 | 32–49 | 24–55 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 7–8 | 4–6 | 8–1 | 9–6 | 7–8 | 2–8 | 7–8 | 5–5 | 6–9 | 11–0 | 9–1 | 7–4 | 8–7 |
Boston | 8–7 | — | 9–2 | 7–3 | 7–8 | 12–3 | 4–6 | 10–5 | 9–2 | 7–9 | 5–5 | 7–3 | 3–7 | 11–4 |
California | 6–4 | 2–9 | — | 8–7 | 6–4 | 4–7 | 9–6 | 5–5 | 12–3 | 5–5 | 9–6 | 9–6 | 5–10 | 7–3 |
Chicago | 1–8 | 3–7 | 7–8 | — | 8–2 | 2–9 | 8–7 | 4–7 | 8–7 | 1–9 | 7–8 | 7–8 | 11–4 | 4–6 |
Cleveland | 6–9 | 8–7 | 4–6 | 2–8 | — | 5–10 | 5–6 | 5–10 | 5–5 | 6–9 | 4–6 | 8–1 | 1–9 | 10–4 |
Detroit | 8–7 | 3–12 | 7–4 | 9–2 | 10–5 | — | 4–6 | 7–8 | 4–6 | 4–11 | 6–4 | 8–2 | 7–3 | 9–6 |
Kansas City | 8–2 | 6–4 | 6–9 | 7–8 | 6–5 | 6–4 | — | 6–4 | 7–8 | 6–5 | 10–5 | 12–3 | 7–8 | 5–5 |
Milwaukee | 8–7 | 5–10 | 5–5 | 7–4 | 10–5 | 8–7 | 4–6 | — | 4–7 | 10–5 | 9–1 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 12–3 |
Minnesota | 5–5 | 2–9 | 3–12 | 7–8 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 8–7 | 7–4 | — | 3–7 | 9–6 | 6–9 | 6–9 | 6–4 |
New York | 9–6 | 9–7 | 5–5 | 9–1 | 9–6 | 11–4 | 5–6 | 5–10 | 7–3 | — | 8–2 | 6–5 | 6–4 | 11–4 |
Oakland | 0–11 | 5–5 | 6–9 | 8–7 | 6–4 | 4–6 | 5–10 | 1–9 | 6–9 | 2–8 | — | 13–2 | 6–9 | 7–4 |
Seattle | 1–9 | 3–7 | 6–9 | 8–7 | 1–8 | 2–8 | 3–12 | 5–5 | 9–6 | 5–6 | 2–13 | — | 3–12 | 8–2 |
Texas | 4–7 | 7–3 | 10–5 | 4–11 | 9–1 | 3–7 | 8–7 | 4–6 | 9–6 | 4–6 | 9–6 | 12–3 | — | 4–7 |
Toronto | 7–8 | 4–11 | 3–7 | 6–4 | 4–10 | 6–9 | 5–5 | 3–12 | 4–6 | 4–11 | 4–7 | 2–8 | 7–4 | — |
Notable transactions
- June 6, 1978: Vance McHenry was drafted by the Mariners in the 11th round of the 1978 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]
Roster
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Player stats
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Bob Stinson | 124 | 364 | 94 | .258 | 11 | 55 |
1B | Dan Meyer (first baseman) | 123 | 444 | 101 | .227 | 8 | 56 |
2B | Julio Cruz | 147 | 550 | 129 | .235 | 1 | 25 |
SS | Craig Reynolds | 148 | 548 | 160 | .292 | 5 | 44 |
3B | Bill Stein | 114 | 403 | 105 | .261 | 4 | 37 |
LF | Bruce Bochte | 140 | 486 | 128 | .263 | 11 | 51 |
CF | Ruppert Jones | 129 | 472 | 111 | .235 | 6 | 46 |
RF | Leon Roberts | 134 | 472 | 142 | .301 | 22 | 92 |
DH | Leroy Stanton | 93 | 302 | 55 | .182 | 3 | 24 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Tom Paciorek | 70 | 251 | 75 | .299 | 4 | 30 |
Larry Milbourne | 93 | 234 | 53 | .254 | 2 | 20 |
John Hale | 107 | 211 | 36 | .171 | 4 | 22 |
Bob Robertson | 64 | 174 | 40 | .230 | 8 | 28 |
Juan Bernhardt | 54 | 165 | 38 | .230 | 2 | 12 |
Bill Plummer | 41 | 93 | 20 | .215 | 2 | 7 |
Steve Braun | 32 | 74 | 17 | .230 | 3 | 15 |
Kevin Pasley | 25 | 54 | 13 | .241 | 1 | 5 |
José Báez | 23 | 50 | 8 | .160 | 0 | 2 |
Charlie Beamon | 10 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Paul Mitchell | 29 | 168 | 8 | 14 | 4.18 | 75 |
Glenn Abbott | 29 | 155.1 | 7 | 15 | 5.27 | 67 |
Rick Honeycutt | 26 | 134.1 | 5 | 11 | 4.89 | 50 |
Jim Colborn | 20 | 114.1 | 3 | 10 | 5.35 | 26 |
Byron McLaughlin | 20 | 107 | 4 | 8 | 4.37 | 87 |
Dick Pole | 21 | 98.2 | 4 | 11 | 6.48 | 41 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Rick Jones | 3 | 12.1 | 0 | 2 | 5.84 | 11 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Enrique Romo | 56 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 3.69 | 62 |
Shane Rawley | 52 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4.12 | 66 |
Jim Todd | 49 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3.88 | 37 |
Tom House | 34 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4.66 | 29 |
Mike Parrott | 27 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5.14 | 41 |
John Montague | 19 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3.88 | 37 |
Steve Burke | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.49 | 16 |
Tom Brown | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 8 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | San Jose Missions | Pacific Coast League | Rene Lachemann |
A | Stockton Mariners | California League | Bobby Floyd |
A-Short Season | Bellingham Mariners | Northwest League | Bob Didier |
Notes
- Bob Galasso page at Baseball Reference
- Mike Kekich page at Baseball-Reference
- http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats18.shtml
- Vance McHenry page at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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