1978 Toronto Blue Jays Statistics

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 Roster
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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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Jim Clancy1012.4554.0931300700193.71999688109111061010846
Victor Cruz73.7001.713202300947.328109035451103199
Jesse Jefferson716.3044.3831301920211.72141091032886597314907
Tom Murphy69.4003.935003500794.087434111371036006396
Balor Moore69.4004.9337185200144.316585791654175722635
Tom Underwood614.3004.1031300710197.72011059023874139207864
Don Kirkwood45.4444.24169230068.0763632625129003293
Jerry Garvin412.2505.5426222300144.718992892048467400656
Dave Lemanczyk414.2226.2629205300136.717097951665162314620
Mike Willis37.3004.5644222107100.710455511139252012434
Joe Coleman201.0004.603102000060.7673431630328105272
Dave Wallace003.8660400014.012661110700162
Mark Wiley006.752010002.7322010200012
Tom Buskey01.0003.3880600013.31455154700059
Totals59102.3664.54374161126353231429.3152977572114961440758225476255

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Bob Bailor15467662174164297152563821.264.310.338.64921085931
Roy Howell14060155167149283861014478.270.325.376.701207101413
Rick Bosetti136608568611472555426103065.259.299.347.64519753520
John Mayberry152587515511291522270126057.250.329.416.745214134172
Dave McKay14553750459120208745442091.238.268.351.6191771711022
Rico Carty104430387511101602068113641.284.340.481.82118670165
Luis Gomez1534694133992730322103441.223.280.254.5341051001931
Alan Ashby812982642769150929112832.261.333.420.754111101414
Otto Velez913002482966142938134541.266.380.448.82811182321
Rick Cerone88310282256382320032332.223.284.298.5828471400
Al Woods622392201953123325121123.241.278.364.6418051521
Willie Upshaw95250224265382117462135.237.298.304.6026840230
Tom Hutton6419717319449029121911.254.328.341.6695950500
Doug Ault5412410410251137001714.240.352.356.7083761201
Willie Horton3312712212256031900429.205.228.328.5564060010
Tim Johnson689279919200301816.241.315.266.5802101310
Sam Ewing40625631000290059.179.242.286.5281600012
Garth Iorg1955493800030034.163.218.163.381831020
Butch Alberts618181510000002.278.278.333.611600000
Brian Milner2993401020001.444.444.6671.111600000
Gary Woods820191310001011.158.200.211.411400000
Ernie Whitt2540000000011.000.200.000.200000000
Don Kirkwood17000000000000000000
Tom Buskey8000000000000000000
Mike Willis44000000000000000000
Mark Wiley2000000000000000000
Dave Wallace6000000000000000000
Jim Clancy31000000000000000000
Joe Coleman31000000000000000000
Tom Underwood31000000000000000000
Tim Nordbrook71010000000001.000001000
Tom Murphy50000000000000000000
Balor Moore37000000000000000000
Victor Cruz32000000000000000000
Jerry Garvin26000000000000000000
Dave Lemanczyk29000000000000000000
Jesse Jefferson31000000000000000000
Totals207960155430590135821739985512852448645.250.308.359.667194712423773723


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
John Mayberry1B1391331164.31143528120.9939.2378.5970000
Doug Ault1B2521163.717810413.9791.3387.5200000
Willie Upshaw1B10558.050224.9638.0695.2000000
Tom Hutton1B9132.338213.97611.1344.4440000
Otto Velez1B1111.0112001.0001.63613.0000000
Dave McKay2B1401371213.33104081296.9845.3265.1290000
Garth Iorg2B1817137.03451314.9665.5844.7220000
Tim Johnson2B13779.014370101.0005.8103.9230000
Roy Howell3B1311311166.31093062227.9503.2023.1680000
Bob Bailor3B2828247.0256438.9673.2433.1790000
Dave McKay3B2216.005001.0002.8132.5000000
Rick CeroneC8478712.04264447.9925.9415.59580493340.2
Alan AshbyC8180694.73993866.9865.6625.39570503239.0
Brian MilnerC2214.74010.8002.4552.00010200.0
Ernie WhittC118.071001.0009.0008.0000001100.0
Rick BosettiOF1351351187.74171761.9863.2893.2150000
Bob BailorOF1251231086.330315127.9642.6352.5440000
Otto VelezOF7458562.01501034.9822.5622.1620000
Al WoodsOF6059528.0131230.9782.2672.2170000
Tom HuttonOF5548394.0852001.0001.9871.5820000
Willie UpshawOF5243390.081251.9431.9151.5960000
Doug AultOF7543.012020.8572.5121.7140000
Gary WoodsOF6542.0120001.0002.5712.0000000
Roy HowellOF5541.070001.0001.5371.4000000
Sam EwingOF3214.040001.0002.5711.3330000
Jesse JeffersonP3130211.7153133.9391.9561.4840000
Tom UnderwoodP3130197.751950.8281.093.7740000
Jim ClancyP3130193.7143023.9572.0451.4190000
Jerry GarvinP2622144.7928011.0002.3021.4230000
Balor MooreP3718144.342932.9172.058.8920000
Dave LemanczykP2920136.722221.9231.580.8280000
Mike WillisP442100.741810.9571.967.5000000
Tom MurphyP50094.0424011.0002.681.5600000
Don KirkwoodP16968.0412001.0002.1181.0000000
Joe ColemanP31060.735001.0001.187.2580000
Victor CruzP32047.315001.0001.141.1880000
Dave WallaceP6014.011001.0001.286.3330000
Tom BuskeyP8013.305001.0003.375.6250000
Mark WileyP202.70000.000.0000000
Luis GomezSS1531491236.72474001697.9764.7094.2290000
Tim JohnsonSS4912163.7235527.9754.2891.5920000
Bob BailorSS4013.013001.0002.7691.0000000
Tim NordbrookSS7012.015011.0004.500.8570000
Dave McKaySS304.001001.0002.250.3330000
Totals1796144912864.042881763131437.9794.2333.3691601016639.5




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