1978 Toronto Blue Jays Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 59-102
Finished 7th in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 1,562,509, Avg. 21,404
Ballpark: Exhibition Stadium
Manager: Roy Hartsfield (59-102)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1978 Toronto Blue Jays Statistics
1978 Toronto Blue Jays Results

The Toronto Blue Jays of the American League ended the 1978 season with a record of 59 wins and 102 losses, finishing seventh in the AL's East Division.

The Blue Jays scored 590 runs and yielded 775 runs. John Mayberry led Toronto with 22 home runs, while Rico Carty walloped 20 or more, too. John Mayberry drove in 70 runs. Roy Howell paced all regular batters by hitting .270. Jim Clancy topped the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 4.09 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Roy Hartsfield coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Butch AlbertsPRRMay 4, 19506'2"205Williamsport, PA USA
Alan AshbyCBRJuly 8, 19516'2"185Long Beach, CA USA
Doug Ault1BRLMarch 9, 19506'3"200Beaumont, TX USA
Bob BailorRFRRJuly 10, 19515'11"170Connellsville, PA USA
Rick BosettiCFRRAugust 5, 19535'11"185Redding, CA USA
Tom BuskeyPRRFebruary 20, 19476'3"200Harrisburg, PA USA
Rico CartyPRRSeptember 1, 19396'3"200San Pedro de Macoris, Sa D.R.
Rick CeroneCRRMay 19, 19545'11"192Newark, NJ USA
Jim ClancyPRRDecember 18, 19556'4"220Chicago, IL USA
Joe ColemanPRRFebruary 3, 19476'3"175Boston, MA USA
Victor CruzPRRDecember 24, 19575'9"174Rancho Viejo, La D.R.
Sam EwingRFLLApril 9, 19496'3"200Lewisburg, TN USA
Jerry GarvinPLLOctober 21, 19556'3"195Oakland, CA USA
Luis GomezSSRRAugust 19, 19515'9"150Guadalajara, Ja Mexico
Willie HortonPRROctober 18, 19425'11"209Arno, VA USA
Roy Howell3BLRDecember 18, 19536'1"190Lompoc, CA USA
Tom HuttonLFLLApril 20, 19465'11"180Los Angeles, CA USA
Garth Iorg2BRROctober 12, 19545'11"170Arcata, CA USA
Jesse JeffersonPRRMarch 3, 19496'3"188Midlothian, VA USA
Tim JohnsonSSLRJuly 22, 19496'1"170Grand Forks, ND USA
Don KirkwoodPRRSeptember 24, 19496'3"175Pontiac, MI USA
Dave LemanczykPRRAugust 17, 19506'4"235Syracuse, NY USA
John Mayberry1BLLFebruary 18, 19496'3"215Detroit, MI USA
Dave McKay2BBRMarch 14, 19506'1"195Vancouver, BC CAN
Brian MilnerCRRNovember 17, 19596'2"200Fort Worth, TX USA
Balor MoorePLLJanuary 25, 19516'2"178Smithville, TX USA
Tom MurphyPRRDecember 30, 19456'3"185Cleveland, OH USA
Tim NordbrookSSRRJuly 7, 19496'1"180Baltimore, MD USA
Tom UnderwoodPRLDecember 22, 19535'11"170Kokomo, IN USA
Willie UpshawLFLLApril 27, 19576'0"185Blanco, TX USA
Otto VelezRFRRNovember 29, 19506'0"170Ponce, P.R.
Dave WallacePRRSeptember 7, 19475'10"185Waterbury, CT USA
Ernie WhittCLRJune 13, 19526'2"200Detroit, MI USA
Mark WileyPRRFebruary 28, 19486'1"200National City, CA USA
Mike WillisPLLDecember 26, 19506'2"205Oklahoma City, OK USA
Al WoodsLFLLAugust 8, 19536'3"190Oakland, CA USA
Gary WoodsRFRRJuly 20, 19536'2"185Santa Barbara, CA USA



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