1978 San Francisco Giants Roster

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The 1978 San Francisco Giants 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 San Francisco Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1978 San Francisco Giants salary list, a 1978 San Francisco Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1978 San Francisco Giants primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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33 Jim Barr 6-03 205 Right Right 1948-02-10
14 Vida Blue 6-00 189 Left Both 1949-07-28
34, 42 Terry Cornutt 6-02 195 Right Right 1952-10-02
40 John Curtis 6-02 185 Left Left 1948-03-09
28 Ed Halicki 6-07 220 Right Right 1950-10-04
39 Bob Knepper 6-02 200 Left Left 1954-05-25
46 Gary Lavelle 6-01 200 Left Both 1949-01-03
47 Lynn McGlothen 6-02 195 Right Left 1950-03-27
38 Greg Minton 6-02 190 Right Both 1951-07-29
17 Randy Moffitt 6-03 190 Right Right 1948-10-13
26 John Montefusco 6-01 180 Right Right 1950-05-25
25 Philip Nastu 6-02 180 Left Left 1955-03-08
37 Ed Plank 6-01 205 Right Right 1952-04-09
49 Charlie Williams 6-02 200 Right Right 1947-10-11
2 Marc Hill 6-03 210 Right Right 1952-02-18
35, 47 Dennis Littlejohn 6-02 200 Right Right 1954-10-04
3 Mike Sadek 5-09 165 Right Right 1946-05-30
30 John Tamargo 5-10 180 Right Both 1951-11-07
21 Rob Andrews 6-00 185 Right Right 1952-12-11
41 Darrell Evans 6-02 205 Right Left 1947-05-26
20 Vic Harris 6-00 170 Right Both 1950-03-27
34 Tom Heintzelman 6-01 180 Right Right 1946-11-03
15 Mike Ivie 6-03 205 Right Right 1952-08-08
36 Skip James 6-00 185 Left Left 1949-10-21
10 Johnnie LeMaster 6-02 167 Right Right 1954-06-19
18 Bill Madlock 5-11 185 Right Right 1951-01-12
44 Willie McCovey 6-04 210 Left Left 1938-01-10
16 Roger Metzger 6-00 165 Right Both 1947-10-10
22 Jack Clark 6-02 205 Right Right 1955-11-10
9 Hector Cruz 5-11 170 Right Right 1953-04-02
36 Jim Dwyer 5-10 175 Left Left 1950-01-03
31 Larry Herndon 6-03 195 Right Right 1953-11-03
45 Terry Whitfield 6-01 197 Right Left 1953-01-12
35 Art Gardner 5-11 175 Left Left 1952-09-21
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The 1978 San Francisco Giants played 162 games during the regular season, won 89 games, lost 73 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Candlestick Park (Park Factors: 96/96) where 1,740,477 fans witnessed their 1978 Giants finish the season with a .549 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 San Francisco Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1978 San Francisco Giants salary list, a 1978 San Francisco Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1978 San Francisco Giants primary starters list:

1978 San Francisco Giants
Opening Day Starters

Rob Andrews
Jack Clark
Darrell Evans
Larry Herndon
Marc Hill
Johnnie LeMaster
Willie McCovey
John Montefusco
Terry Whitfield

1978 San Francisco Giants
Most Games by Position

C Marc Hill (116)
1B Willie McCovey (97)
2B Bill Madlock (114)
3B Darrell Evans (155)
SS Johnnie LeMaster (96)
LF Terry Whitfield (137)
CF Larry Herndon (149)
RF Jack Clark (152)
  
SP Jim Barr
SP Vida Blue
SP Ed Halicki
SP Bob Knepper
SP John Montefusco
  
RP John Curtis
RP Randy Moffitt
RP Charlie Williams
CL Gary Lavelle

1978 San Francisco Giants
Salaries

Bill Madlock $260,000.00
John Montefusco $260,000.00
Vida Blue $205,000.00
Darrell Evans $110,000.00
Mike Ivie $85,000.00
Willie McCovey $85,000.00
Jack Clark $60,000.00
Bob Knepper $27,500.00
Terry Cornutt $21,000.00
Skip James $21,000.00
Dennis Littlejohn $21,000.00
Philip Nastu $21,000.00
Ed Plank $21,000.00
John Tamargo $21,000.00

1978 San Francisco Giants
Uniform Numbers

#2 Marc Hill
#3 Mike Sadek
#9 Hector Cruz
#10 Johnnie LeMaster
#14 Vida Blue
#15 Mike Ivie
#16 Roger Metzger
#17 Randy Moffitt
#18 Bill Madlock
#20 Vic Harris
#21 Rob Andrews
#22 Jack Clark
#25 Philip Nastu
#26 John Montefusco
#28 Ed Halicki
#30 John Tamargo
#31 Larry Herndon
#33 Jim Barr
#34 Terry Cornutt
#34 Tom Heintzelman
#35 Art Gardner
#35 Dennis Littlejohn
#36 Jim Dwyer
#36 Skip James
#37 Ed Plank
#38 Greg Minton
#39 Bob Knepper
#40 John Curtis
#41 Darrell Evans
#42 Terry Cornutt
#44 Willie McCovey
#45 Terry Whitfield
#46 Gary Lavelle
#47 Dennis Littlejohn
#47 Lynn McGlothen
#49 Charlie Williams

Did you know that a 1978 San Francisco Giants 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)?