1978 Los Angeles Dodgers Game-by-Game Results

National League (NL)
Team Record: 95-67
Finished 1st in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 3,347,803, Avg. 41,848
Ballpark: Dodger Stadium
Won League Championship Series
National League Championship Series - Defeated Philadelphia Phillies 3-1
World Series - Lost to New York Yankees 4-2
Manager: Tom Lasorda (95-67)
Location: Los Angeles, California
1978 Los Angeles Dodgers Statistics
1978 Los Angeles Dodgers Roster

The Los Angeles Dodgers of the National League ended the 1978 season with a record of 95 wins and 67 losses, finishing first in the NL's West Division.

The Dodgers led the circuit with 727 runs, spearheaded by 149 home runs. Los Angeles surrendered 573 runs, least in the league. Reggie Smith paced the team with 29 home runs, while Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Rick Monday and Ron Cey each walloped 20 or more, too. Steve Garvey drove in 113 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .316 clip. Burt Hooton paced the squad with 19 wins, and Tommy John, Doug Rau and Don Sutton each also added 15 or more victories also Burt Hooton recorded a 2.71 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Tom Lasorda coached the team. The 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers won the League Championship Series.

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Regular Season Runs For: 727
Regular Season Runs Against: 573

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 7, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 13 at Atlanta Braves 4 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
April 8, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Atlanta Braves 2 W 0-0 2-0 2-0
April 9, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at Atlanta Braves 4 W 0-0 3-0 3-0
April 10, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Houston Astros 2 W 0-0 4-0 4-0
April 11, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Houston Astros 1 L 0-0 4-1 4-1
April 12, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 10 at Houston Astros 11 L 0-0 4-2 4-2
April 14, 1978 Atlanta Braves 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 W 1-0 4-2 5-2
April 16, 1978 Atlanta Braves 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 8 W 2-0 4-2 6-2
April 17, 1978 Cincinnati Reds 8 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 L 2-1 4-2 6-3
April 18, 1978 Cincinnati Reds 11 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 L 2-2 4-2 6-4
April 19, 1978 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 W 3-2 4-2 7-4
April 20, 1978 Houston Astros 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 W 4-2 4-2 8-4
April 21, 1978 Houston Astros 8 at Los Angeles Dodgers 6 L 4-3 4-2 8-5
April 22, 1978 Houston Astros 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 W 5-3 4-2 9-5
April 23, 1978 Houston Astros 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 7 W 6-3 4-2 10-5
April 25, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Cincinnati Reds 2 W 6-3 5-2 11-5
April 26, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 14 at Cincinnati Reds 4 W 6-3 6-2 12-5
April 28, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 W 6-3 7-2 13-5
April 29, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 6-3 7-3 13-6
April 30, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 6-3 7-4 13-7
May 2, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Chicago Cubs 5 L 6-3 7-5 13-8
May 3, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 9 at Chicago Cubs 5 W 6-3 8-5 14-8
May 4, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Chicago Cubs 1 W 6-3 9-5 15-8
May 5, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 W 6-3 10-5 16-8
May 6, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 6-3 10-6 16-9
May 7, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 L 6-3 10-7 16-10
May 9, 1978 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 W 7-3 10-7 17-10
May 10, 1978 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 L 7-4 10-7 17-11
May 11, 1978 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 0 L 7-5 10-7 17-12
May 12, 1978 Chicago Cubs 9 at Los Angeles Dodgers 7 L 7-6 10-7 17-13
May 13, 1978 Chicago Cubs 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 W 8-6 10-7 18-13
May 14, 1978 Chicago Cubs 10 at Los Angeles Dodgers 7 L 8-7 10-7 18-14
May 15, 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Los Angeles Dodgers 7 W 9-7 10-7 19-14
May 16, 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 W 10-7 10-7 20-14
May 17, 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 10 W 11-7 10-7 21-14
May 19, 1978 San Francisco Giants 10 at Los Angeles Dodgers 7 L 11-8 10-7 21-15
May 20, 1978 San Francisco Giants 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 W 12-8 10-7 22-15
May 21, 1978 San Francisco Giants 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 W 13-8 10-7 23-15
May 22, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 8 at San Diego Padres 1 W 13-8 11-7 24-15
May 23, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at San Diego Padres 3 L 13-8 11-8 24-16
May 24, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at San Diego Padres 9 L 13-8 11-9 24-17
May 26, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at San Francisco Giants 6 L 13-8 11-10 24-18
May 27, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at San Francisco Giants 1 W 13-8 12-10 25-18
May 28, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at San Francisco Giants 6 L 13-8 12-11 25-19
May 29, 1978 San Diego Padres 6 at Los Angeles Dodgers 9 W 14-8 12-11 26-19
May 30, 1978 San Diego Padres 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 10 W 15-8 12-11 27-19
May 31, 1978 San Diego Padres 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1 L 15-9 12-11 27-20
June 2, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 L 15-9 12-12 27-21
June 3, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 L 15-9 12-13 27-22
June 4, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 9 L 15-9 12-14 27-23
June 5, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 8 at New York Mets 9 L 15-9 12-15 27-24
June 6, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 8 at New York Mets 2 W 15-9 13-15 28-24
June 7, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at New York Mets 3 L 15-9 13-16 28-25
June 8, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Montreal Expos 4 L 15-9 13-17 28-26
June 9, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 9 at Montreal Expos 10 L 15-9 13-18 28-27
June 10, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Montreal Expos 4 W 15-9 14-18 29-27
June 11, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 11 at Montreal Expos 4 W 15-9 15-18 30-27
June 12, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 6 W 16-9 15-18 31-27
June 13, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 W 17-9 15-18 32-27
June 14, 1978 New York Mets 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 W 18-9 15-18 33-27
June 15, 1978 New York Mets 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 W 19-9 15-18 34-27
June 16, 1978 Montreal Expos 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 W 20-9 15-18 35-27
June 17, 1978 Montreal Expos 6 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 L 20-10 15-18 35-28
June 18, 1978 Montreal Expos 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 W 21-10 15-18 36-28
June 20, 1978 Houston Astros 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 L 21-11 15-18 36-29
June 21, 1978 Houston Astros 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 W 22-11 15-18 37-29
June 22, 1978 Houston Astros 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 L 22-12 15-18 37-30
June 23, 1978 Cincinnati Reds 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1 W 23-12 15-18 38-30
June 24, 1978 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 W 24-12 15-18 39-30
June 25, 1978 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 L 24-13 15-18 39-31
June 26, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Atlanta Braves 5 L 24-13 15-19 39-32
June 27, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Atlanta Braves 0 W 24-13 16-19 40-32
June 28, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Atlanta Braves 2 W 24-13 17-19 41-32
June 29, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at Atlanta Braves 3 W 24-13 18-19 42-32
June 30, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 24-13 19-19 43-32
June 30, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Cincinnati Reds 2 W 24-13 20-19 44-32
July 1, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Cincinnati Reds 0 W 24-13 21-19 45-32
July 2, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Cincinnati Reds 7 L 24-13 21-20 45-33
July 3, 1978 Atlanta Braves 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 L 24-14 21-20 45-34
July 4, 1978 Atlanta Braves 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 W 25-14 21-20 46-34
July 5, 1978 Atlanta Braves 9 at Los Angeles Dodgers 8 L 25-15 21-20 46-35
July 6, 1978 Atlanta Braves 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 W 26-15 21-20 47-35
July 7, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at Houston Astros 4 W 26-15 22-20 48-35
July 8, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at Houston Astros 5 W 26-15 23-20 49-35
July 8, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at Houston Astros 1 W 26-15 24-20 50-35
July 9, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Houston Astros 5 L 26-15 24-21 50-36
July 13, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 L 26-15 24-22 50-37
July 14, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 26-15 24-23 50-38
July 15, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 W 26-15 25-23 51-38
July 16, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Chicago Cubs 3 W 26-15 26-23 52-38
July 16, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Chicago Cubs 3 L 26-15 26-24 52-39
July 17, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Chicago Cubs 3 W 26-15 27-24 53-39
July 18, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 W 26-15 28-24 54-39
July 19, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 L 26-15 28-25 54-40
July 20, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 L 26-15 28-26 54-41
July 21, 1978 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 7 W 27-15 28-26 55-41
July 22, 1978 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 W 28-15 28-26 56-41
July 23, 1978 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 0 L 28-16 28-26 56-42
July 24, 1978 Chicago Cubs 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 W 29-16 28-26 57-42
July 25, 1978 Chicago Cubs 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 W 30-16 28-26 58-42
July 26, 1978 Chicago Cubs 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 8 W 31-16 28-26 59-42
July 28, 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 7 W 32-16 28-26 60-42
July 29, 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 W 33-16 28-26 61-42
July 30, 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 L 33-17 28-26 61-43
July 31, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at San Diego Padres 4 L 33-17 28-27 61-44
August 1, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at San Diego Padres 1 L 33-17 28-28 61-45
August 2, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at San Diego Padres 2 L 33-17 28-29 61-46
August 3, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at San Francisco Giants 5 L 33-17 28-30 61-47
August 4, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at San Francisco Giants 2 L 33-17 28-31 61-48
August 5, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at San Francisco Giants 0 W 33-17 29-31 62-48
August 6, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at San Francisco Giants 1 W 33-17 30-31 63-48
August 7, 1978 San Diego Padres 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 W 34-17 30-31 64-48
August 8, 1978 San Diego Padres 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 W 35-17 30-31 65-48
August 9, 1978 San Diego Padres 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 W 36-17 30-31 66-48
August 10, 1978 San Francisco Giants 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 12 W 37-17 30-31 67-48
August 11, 1978 San Francisco Giants 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 W 38-17 30-31 68-48
August 12, 1978 San Francisco Giants 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 L 38-18 30-31 68-49
August 13, 1978 San Francisco Giants 7 at Los Angeles Dodgers 6 L 38-19 30-31 68-50
August 15, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 W 38-19 31-31 69-50
August 16, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 W 38-19 32-31 70-50
August 17, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 W 38-19 33-31 71-50
August 18, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at New York Mets 3 W 38-19 34-31 72-50
August 19, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at New York Mets 8 L 38-19 34-32 72-51
August 20, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at New York Mets 4 W 38-19 35-32 73-51
August 21, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Montreal Expos 4 L 38-19 35-33 73-52
August 23, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Montreal Expos 2 W 38-19 36-33 74-52
August 24, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 W 39-19 36-33 75-52
August 25, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 6 W 40-19 36-33 76-52
August 26, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1 L 40-20 36-33 76-53
August 27, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 9 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 L 40-21 36-33 76-54
August 28, 1978 Montreal Expos 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 W 41-21 36-33 77-54
August 29, 1978 Montreal Expos 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 W 42-21 36-33 78-54
August 30, 1978 Montreal Expos 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 W 43-21 36-33 79-54
September 1, 1978 New York Mets 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 W 44-21 36-33 80-54
September 2, 1978 New York Mets 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 W 45-21 36-33 81-54
September 2, 1978 New York Mets 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 L 45-22 36-33 81-55
September 3, 1978 New York Mets 8 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 L 45-23 36-33 81-56
September 4, 1978 San Francisco Giants 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 W 46-23 36-33 82-56
September 6, 1978 San Francisco Giants 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 9 W 47-23 36-33 83-56
September 7, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Houston Astros 2 W 47-23 37-33 84-56
September 8, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Houston Astros 5 L 47-23 37-34 84-57
September 9, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Atlanta Braves 7 L 47-23 37-35 84-58
September 10, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 11 at Atlanta Braves 5 W 47-23 38-35 85-58
September 11, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at San Francisco Giants 2 W 47-23 39-35 86-58
September 12, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 8 at San Francisco Giants 0 W 47-23 40-35 87-58
September 13, 1978 Houston Astros 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 6 W 48-23 40-35 88-58
September 14, 1978 Houston Astros 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 W 49-23 40-35 89-58
September 15, 1978 Atlanta Braves 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 W 50-23 40-35 90-58
September 16, 1978 Atlanta Braves 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 W 51-23 40-35 91-58
September 17, 1978 Atlanta Braves 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 L 51-24 40-35 91-59
September 18, 1978 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 0 L 51-25 40-35 91-60
September 19, 1978 Cincinnati Reds 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 8 W 52-25 40-35 92-60
September 20, 1978 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 L 52-26 40-35 92-61
September 22, 1978 San Diego Padres 12 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 L 52-27 40-35 92-62
September 23, 1978 San Diego Padres 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 W 53-27 40-35 93-62
September 24, 1978 San Diego Padres 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 W 54-27 40-35 94-62
September 26, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Cincinnati Reds 6 L 54-27 40-36 94-63
September 27, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Cincinnati Reds 5 L 54-27 40-37 94-64
September 28, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at Cincinnati Reds 8 L 54-27 40-38 94-65
September 29, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at San Diego Padres 3 L 54-27 40-39 94-66
September 30, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at San Diego Padres 0 W 54-27 41-39 95-66
October 1, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at San Diego Padres 4 L 54-27 41-40 95-67
October 4, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 9 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
October 5, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 W 0-0 2-0 2-0
October 6, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 9 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 L 0-1 2-0 2-1
October 7, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 W 1-1 2-0 3-1
October 10, 1978 New York Yankees 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 11 W 2-1 2-0 4-1
October 11, 1978 New York Yankees 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 W 3-1 2-0 5-1
October 13, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at New York Yankees 5 L 3-1 2-1 5-2
October 14, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at New York Yankees 4 L 3-1 2-2 5-3
October 15, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at New York Yankees 12 L 3-1 2-3 5-4
October 17, 1978 New York Yankees 7 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 L 3-2 2-3 5-5


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