1978 Philadelphia Phillies Roster

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

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1978 Philadelphia Phillies



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Complete Roster  
 

46 Dan Boitano 6-00 185 Right Right 1953-03-22
40 Warren Brusstar 6-03 200 Right Right 1952-02-02
32 Steve Carlton 6-04 210 Left Left 1944-12-22
38 Larry Christenson 6-04 215 Right Right 1953-11-10
49 Rawly Eastwick 6-03 180 Right Right 1950-10-24
26 Gene Garber 5-10 175 Right Right 1947-11-13
39 Jim Kaat 6-04 217 Left Left 1938-11-07
48 Dan Larson 6-00 180 Right Right 1954-07-04
47 Randy Lerch 6-05 190 Left Left 1954-10-09
41 Jim Lonborg 6-05 210 Right Right 1942-04-16
45 Tug McGraw 6-00 185 Left Right 1944-08-30
35 Horacio Pina 6-02 177 Right Right 1945-03-12
42 Ron Reed 6-06 215 Right Right 1942-11-02
44 Dick Ruthven 6-03 190 Right Right 1951-03-27
33 Kevin Saucier 6-01 196 Left Right 1956-08-09
8 Bob Boone 6-02 202 Right Right 1947-11-19
9 Barry Foote 6-03 210 Right Right 1952-02-16
11 Tim McCarver 6-01 195 Right Left 1941-10-16
34 Keith Moreland 6-00 200 Right Right 1954-05-02
10 Larry Bowa 5-10 155 Right Both 1945-12-06
1 Jose Cardenal 5-10 150 Right Right 1943-10-07
48, 16 Todd Cruz 6-00 175 Right Right 1955-11-23
14 Bud Harrelson 5-11 160 Right Both 1944-06-06
18 Richie Hebner 6-01 197 Right Left 1947-11-26
15 Davey Johnson 6-01 180 Right Right 1943-01-30
21 Jay Johnstone 6-01 175 Right Left 1945-11-20
24 Pete Mackanin 6-02 190 Right Right 1951-08-01
16 Jim Morrison 5-11 182 Right Right 1952-09-23
20 Mike Schmidt 6-02 203 Right Right 1949-09-27
6 Ted Sizemore 5-10 165 Right Right 1945-04-15
26 Kerry Dineen 5-11 165 Left Left 1952-07-01
17 Orlando Gonzalez 6-02 180 Left Left 1951-11-15
19 Greg Luzinski 6-01 225 Right Right 1950-11-22
31 Garry Maddox 6-03 184 Right Right 1949-09-01
25 Jerry Martin 6-01 195 Right Right 1949-05-11
22, 21 Bake McBride 6-02 190 Right Left 1949-02-03
27 Lonnie Smith 5-09 170 Right Right 1955-12-22


The 1978 Philadelphia Phillies played 162 games during the regular season, won 90 games, lost 72 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Veterans Stadium (Park Factors: 101/100) where 2,583,389 fans witnessed their 1978 Phillies finish the season with a .556 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 Philadelphia Phillies Opening Day starters list, a 1978 Philadelphia Phillies salary list, a 1978 Philadelphia Phillies uniform number breakdown and a 1978 Philadelphia Phillies primary starters list:

1978 Philadelphia Phillies
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1978 Philadelphia Phillies
Most Games by Position

C Bob Boone (129)
1B Richie Hebner (117)
2B Ted Sizemore (107)
3B Mike Schmidt (139)
SS Larry Bowa (156)
LF Greg Luzinski (154)
CF Garry Maddox (154)
RF Bake McBride (118)
  
SP Steve Carlton
SP Larry Christenson
SP Jim Kaat
SP Randy Lerch
SP Jim Lonborg
SP Dick Ruthven
  
RP Warren Brusstar
RP Rawly Eastwick
RP Gene Garber
RP Tug McGraw
CL Ron Reed


1978 Philadelphia Phillies
Salaries

Steve Carlton $200,000.00
Bake McBride $161,000.00
Dan Boitano $21,000.00
Warren Brusstar $21,000.00
Todd Cruz $21,000.00
Orlando Gonzalez $21,000.00
Dan Larson $21,000.00
Keith Moreland $21,000.00
Jim Morrison $21,000.00
Kevin Saucier $21,000.00
Lonnie Smith $21,000.00


1978 Philadelphia Phillies
Uniform Numbers

#1 Jose Cardenal
#6 Ted Sizemore
#8 Bob Boone
#9 Barry Foote
#10 Larry Bowa
#11 Tim McCarver
#14 Bud Harrelson
#15 Davey Johnson
#16 Todd Cruz
#16 Jim Morrison
#17 Orlando Gonzalez
#18 Richie Hebner
#19 Greg Luzinski
#20 Mike Schmidt
#21 Jay Johnstone
#21 Bake McBride
#22 Bake McBride
#24 Pete Mackanin
#25 Jerry Martin
#26 Kerry Dineen
#26 Gene Garber
#27 Lonnie Smith
#31 Garry Maddox
#32 Steve Carlton
#33 Kevin Saucier
#34 Keith Moreland
#35 Horacio Pina
#38 Larry Christenson
#39 Jim Kaat
#40 Warren Brusstar
#41 Jim Lonborg
#42 Ron Reed
#44 Dick Ruthven
#45 Tug McGraw
#46 Dan Boitano
#47 Randy Lerch
#48 Todd Cruz
#48 Dan Larson
#49 Rawly Eastwick

Did you know that a 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 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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