1978 Cleveland Indians Roster

The 1978 Cleveland Indians team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1978 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1978 Cleveland Indians Opening Day starters list, a 1978 Cleveland Indians salary list, a 1978 Cleveland Indians uniform number breakdown and a 1978 Cleveland Indians primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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Complete Roster  
 
32 David Clyde 6-01 185 Left Left 1955-04-22
39 Al Fitzmorris 6-02 190 Right Both 1946-03-21
38 Dave Freisleben 5-11 200 Right Right 1951-10-31
17 Wayne Garland 6-00 195 Right Right 1950-10-26
44 Don Hood 6-02 180 Left Left 1949-10-16
34 Jim Kern 6-05 205 Right Right 1949-03-15
51 Dennis Kinney 6-01 190 Left Left 1952-02-26
46 Rick Kreuger 6-02 185 Left Right 1948-11-03
43 Sid Monge 6-02 195 Left Both 1951-04-11
48 Mike Paxton 5-11 190 Right Right 1953-09-03
41 Paul Reuschel 6-04 225 Right Right 1947-01-12
37 Dan Spillner 6-01 190 Right Right 1951-11-27
36 Rick Waits 6-03 195 Left Left 1952-05-15
40 Rick Wise 6-02 195 Right Right 1945-09-13
35 Gary Alexander 6-02 200 Right Right 1953-03-27
16 Bo Diaz 5-11 190 Right Right 1953-03-23
9 Ron Hassey 6-02 200 Right Left 1953-02-27
7, 13 Ron Pruitt 6-00 185 Right Right 1951-10-21
25 Buddy Bell 6-02 185 Right Right 1951-08-27
14 Larvell Blanks 5-08 167 Right Right 1950-01-28
8 Alfredo Griffin 5-11 165 Right Both 1957-10-06
18 Duane Kuiper 6-00 175 Right Left 1950-06-19
29 Andre Thornton 6-02 205 Right Right 1949-08-13
21 Tom Veryzer 6-01 185 Right Right 1953-02-11
23 Dan Briggs 6-00 180 Left Left 1952-11-18
22 Ted Cox 6-03 195 Right Right 1955-01-24
00 Paul Dade 6-00 195 Right Right 1951-12-07
1 Johnny Grubb 6-03 188 Right Left 1948-08-04
28 Rick Manning 6-01 180 Right Left 1954-09-02
27 Jim Norris 5-10 175 Left Left 1948-12-20
20 Horace Speed 6-01 180 Right Right 1951-10-04
35 Mike Vail 6-00 185 Right Right 1951-11-10
31 Wayne Cage 6-04 205 Left Left 1951-11-23
7 Bernie Carbo 6-00 175 Right Left 1947-08-05
23 Willie Horton 5-11 209 Right Right 1942-10-18
30 Larry Lintz 5-09 150 Right Both 1949-10-10


The 1978 Cleveland Indians played 159 games during the regular season, won 69 games, lost 90 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Cleveland Stadium (Park Factors: 99/99) where 800,584 fans witnessed their 1978 Indians finish the season with a .434 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1978 Cleveland Indians Opening Day starters list, a 1978 Cleveland Indians salary list, a 1978 Cleveland Indians uniform number breakdown and a 1978 Cleveland Indians primary starters list:

1978 Cleveland Indians
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1978 Cleveland Indians
Most Games by Position

C Gary Alexander (66)
1B Andre Thornton (145)
2B Duane Kuiper (149)
3B Buddy Bell (139)
SS Tom Veryzer (129)
LF Johnny Grubb (108)
CF Rick Manning (144)
RF Paul Dade (75)
DH Bernie Carbo (49)
  
SP David Clyde
SP Don Hood
SP Mike Paxton
SP Rick Waits
SP Rick Wise
  
RP Sid Monge
RP Dan Spillner
CL Jim Kern


1978 Cleveland Indians
Salaries

Jim Kern $110,000.00
Wayne Cage $21,000.00
Ted Cox $21,000.00
Bo Diaz $21,000.00
Alfredo Griffin $21,000.00
Ron Hassey $21,000.00
Dennis Kinney $21,000.00
Jim Norris $21,000.00
Mike Paxton $21,000.00


1978 Cleveland Indians
Uniform Numbers

#00 Paul Dade
#1 Johnny Grubb
#7 Bernie Carbo
#7 Ron Pruitt
#8 Alfredo Griffin
#9 Ron Hassey
#13 Ron Pruitt
#14 Larvell Blanks
#16 Bo Diaz
#17 Wayne Garland
#18 Duane Kuiper
#20 Horace Speed
#21 Tom Veryzer
#22 Ted Cox
#23 Dan Briggs
#23 Willie Horton
#25 Buddy Bell
#27 Jim Norris
#28 Rick Manning
#29 Andre Thornton
#30 Larry Lintz
#31 Wayne Cage
#32 David Clyde
#34 Jim Kern
#35 Gary Alexander
#35 Mike Vail
#36 Rick Waits
#37 Dan Spillner
#38 Dave Freisleben
#39 Al Fitzmorris
#40 Rick Wise
#41 Paul Reuschel
#43 Sid Monge
#44 Don Hood
#46 Rick Kreuger
#48 Mike Paxton
#51 Dennis Kinney

Did you know that a 1978 Cleveland Indians Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
     

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