1978 Los Angeles Dodgers Roster

The 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 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 Los Angeles Dodgers Opening Day starters list, a 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers salary list, a 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform number breakdown and a 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1978 Los Angeles Dodgers



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Complete Roster  
 

41 Bobby Castillo 5-10 170 Right Right 1955-04-18
51 Terry Forster 6-03 210 Left Left 1952-01-14
29 Mike Garman 6-03 215 Right Right 1949-09-16
29 Gerry Hannahs 6-03 210 Left Left 1953-03-06
46 Burt Hooton 6-01 210 Right Right 1950-02-07
49 Charlie Hough 6-02 190 Right Right 1948-01-05
25 Tommy John 6-03 185 Left Right 1943-05-22
21 Dennis Lewallyn 6-04 200 Right Right 1953-08-11
31 Doug Rau 6-02 175 Left Left 1948-12-15
38 Lance Rautzhan 6-01 195 Left Right 1952-08-20
36 Rick Rhoden 6-03 195 Right Right 1953-05-16
48 Dave Stewart 6-02 200 Right Right 1957-02-19
43 Rick Sutcliffe 6-07 215 Right Left 1956-06-21
20 Don Sutton 6-01 185 Right Right 1945-04-02
35 Bob Welch 6-03 190 Right Right 1956-11-03
13 Joe Ferguson 6-02 200 Right Right 1946-09-19
9 Jerry Grote 5-10 190 Right Right 1942-10-06
40 Brad Gulden 5-11 180 Right Left 1956-06-10
5 Johnny Oates 5-11 188 Right Left 1946-01-21
7 Steve Yeager 6-00 190 Right Right 1948-11-24
10 Ron Cey 5-10 185 Right Right 1948-02-15
6 Steve Garvey 5-10 192 Right Right 1948-12-22
57 Pedro Guerrero 6-00 195 Right Right 1956-06-29
3 Enzo Hernandez 5-08 155 Right Right 1949-02-12
15 Davey Lopes 5-09 170 Right Right 1945-05-03
23 Ted Martinez 6-00 165 Right Right 1947-12-10
18 Bill Russell 6-00 175 Right Right 1948-10-21
12 Dusty Baker 6-02 187 Right Right 1949-06-15
3 Glenn Burke 6-00 195 Right Right 1952-11-16
33 Vic Davalillo 5-07 155 Left Left 1936-07-31
34 Lee Lacy 6-01 175 Right Right 1948-04-10
3 Rudy Law 6-01 165 Left Left 1956-10-07
16 Rick Monday 6-03 200 Left Left 1945-11-20
4 Billy North 5-11 185 Right Both 1948-05-15
17 Joe Simpson 6-03 175 Left Left 1951-12-31
8 Reggie Smith 6-00 195 Right Both 1945-04-02
52 Myron White 5-11 180 Left Left 1957-08-01
11 Manny Mota 5-11 168 Right Right 1938-02-18


The 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers played 162 games during the regular season, won 95 games, lost 67 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Dodger Stadium (Park Factors: 100/98) where 3,347,845 fans witnessed their 1978 Dodgers finish the season with a .586 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 Los Angeles Dodgers Opening Day starters list, a 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers salary list, a 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform number breakdown and a 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers primary starters list:

1978 Los Angeles Dodgers
Opening Day Starters


Dusty Baker
Ron Cey
Steve Garvey
Tommy John
Davey Lopes
Rick Monday
Bill Russell
Reggie Smith
Steve Yeager

1978 Los Angeles Dodgers
Most Games by Position

C Steve Yeager (91)
1B Steve Garvey (161)
2B Davey Lopes (147)
3B Ron Cey (158)
SS Bill Russell (155)
LF Dusty Baker (145)
CF Billy North (102)
RF Reggie Smith (126)
  
SP Burt Hooton
SP Tommy John
SP Doug Rau
SP Rick Rhoden
SP Don Sutton
  
RP Charlie Hough
RP Lance Rautzhan
CL Terry Forster


1978 Los Angeles Dodgers
Salaries

Don Sutton $250,000.00
Rick Rhoden $90,000.00
Glenn Burke $21,000.00
Bobby Castillo $21,000.00
Pedro Guerrero $21,000.00
Brad Gulden $21,000.00
Gerry Hannahs $21,000.00
Rudy Law $21,000.00
Lance Rautzhan $21,000.00
Dave Stewart $21,000.00
Rick Sutcliffe $21,000.00
Bob Welch $21,000.00
Myron White $21,000.00


1978 Los Angeles Dodgers
Uniform Numbers

#3 Glenn Burke
#3 Enzo Hernandez
#3 Rudy Law
#4 Billy North
#5 Johnny Oates
#6 Steve Garvey
#7 Steve Yeager
#8 Reggie Smith
#9 Jerry Grote
#10 Ron Cey
#11 Manny Mota
#12 Dusty Baker
#13 Joe Ferguson
#15 Davey Lopes
#16 Rick Monday
#17 Joe Simpson
#18 Bill Russell
#20 Don Sutton
#21 Dennis Lewallyn
#23 Ted Martinez
#25 Tommy John
#29 Mike Garman
#29 Gerry Hannahs
#31 Doug Rau
#33 Vic Davalillo
#34 Lee Lacy
#35 Bob Welch
#36 Rick Rhoden
#38 Lance Rautzhan
#40 Brad Gulden
#41 Bobby Castillo
#43 Rick Sutcliffe
#46 Burt Hooton
#48 Dave Stewart
#49 Charlie Hough
#51 Terry Forster
#52 Myron White
#57 Pedro Guerrero

Did you know that a 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 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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