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.
"How to hit home runs: I swing as hard as I can, and I try to swing right through the ball...The harder you grip the bat, the more you can swing it through the ball, and the farther the ball will go. I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can." - Babe Ruth
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
35 | Art Gardner | 5-11 | 175 | Left | Left | 1952-09-21 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1978 San Francisco Giants Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
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:
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)?