1978 California Angels Roster, Stats, and Awards

Record: 87–75 (.537), 2nd place (5 games behind) in American League West
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Regular Season Stats

Hitting Stats

Year Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS Avg OBP Slg OPS
1978 Bobby Grich 144 506 68 122 16 2 6 42 75 83 4 3 .241 .345 .316 .661
1978 Brian Downing 133 416 42 105 15 0 7 46 52 47 3 2 .252 .342 .339 .681
1978 Carney Lansford 121 458 63 133 23 2 8 52 31 67 20 9 .290 .336 .402 .738
1978 Danny Goodwin 24 58 9 16 5 0 2 10 10 13 0 0 .276 .377 .466 .842
1978 Dave Machemer 10 23 6 6 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 .261 .320 .435 .755
1978 Dave Chalk 135 481 42 119 12 0 1 34 38 34 5 8 .247 .311 .279 .590
1978 Don Baylor 158 591 103 151 26 0 34 99 56 71 22 9 .255 .332 .472 .804
1978 Ike Hampton 19 14 2 3 0 1 1 4 2 7 1 0 .214 .312 .571 .884
1978 Jim Anderson 48 115 6 21 7 0 0 7 11 16 0 0 .183 .252 .243 .495
1978 Joe Rudi 133 500 58 127 27 1 17 79 28 82 2 1 .254 .293 .414 .707
1978 Ken Landreaux 93 261 37 58 7 5 5 23 20 20 7 3 .222 .283 .345 .628
1978 Lyman Bostock 147 572 74 168 24 4 5 71 59 36 15 12 .294 .359 .376 .735
1978 Merv Rettenmund 50 109 16 29 5 1 1 14 30 13 0 3 .266 .430 .358 .787
1978 Rance Mulliniks 50 119 6 22 3 1 1 6 8 23 2 0 .185 .238 .252 .491
1978 Rick Miller 132 485 66 125 25 4 1 37 54 70 3 13 .258 .335 .332 .667
1978 Ron Fairly 91 237 23 51 5 0 10 40 25 31 0 1 .215 .287 .363 .650
1978 Ron Jackson 105 389 49 115 18 6 6 57 16 31 2 3 .296 .335 .419 .754
1978 Terry Humphrey 53 116 11 25 4 1 1 9 6 12 0 1 .216 .260 .293 .553
1978 Tony Solaita 60 94 10 21 3 0 1 14 16 25 0 0 .223 .336 .287 .624
– – 162 5,544 691 1,417 226 28 108 646 539 682 86 69 .256 .326 .365 .691

Pitching Stats

Year Player G IP W L Sv BS Hld H R ER BB HBP SO GS QS CG ShO ERA WHIP
1978 Al Fitzmorris 9 31.2 1 0 0 0 0 26 9 6 14 0 8 2 0 0 0 1.71 1.26
1978 Chris Knapp 30 188.1 14 8 0 0 0 178 94 88 67 2 126 29 0 6 0 4.21 1.30
1978 Dave Laroche 59 95.2 10 9 25 0 0 73 35 30 48 2 70 0 0 0 0 2.82 1.26
1978 Dave Frost 11 80.1 5 4 0 0 0 71 24 23 24 2 30 10 0 2 1 2.58 1.18
1978 Don Aase 29 178.2 11 8 0 0 0 185 88 80 80 2 93 29 0 6 1 4.03 1.48
1978 Dyar Miller 41 84.2 6 2 1 0 0 85 29 25 41 5 34 0 0 0 0 2.66 1.49
1978 Frank Tanana 33 239.0 18 12 0 0 0 239 108 97 60 9 137 33 0 10 4 3.65 1.25
1978 John Caneira 2 7.2 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 6 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 7.04 1.43
1978 Ken Brett 31 100.0 3 5 1 0 0 100 60 55 42 1 43 10 0 1 1 4.95 1.42
1978 Mike Barlow 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.50 1.50
1978 Nolan Ryan 31 234.2 10 13 0 0 0 183 106 97 148 3 260 31 0 14 3 3.72 1.41
1978 Paul Hartzell 54 157.0 6 10 6 0 0 168 67 60 41 5 55 12 0 5 0 3.44 1.33
1978 Tom Griffin 24 56.0 3 4 0 0 0 63 39 25 31 1 35 4 0 0 0 4.02 1.68
– – 162 1,455.2 87 75 33 0 0 1,382 666 593 599 32 892 162 0 44 10 3.67 1.36

Fielding Stats

Year Player Pos G PO A E TC DP SB CS CSPct FPct RF
1978 Al Fitzmorris P 9 3 4 1 8 0 .875 0.78
1978 Chris Knapp P 30 4 20 4 28 1 .857 0.80
1978 Dave Laroche P 59 2 14 0 16 0 1.000 0.27
1978 Dave Frost P 11 5 19 1 25 0 .960 2.18
1978 Don Aase P 29 16 26 3 45 2 .933 1.45
1978 Dyar Miller P 41 6 4 1 11 0 .909 0.24
1978 Frank Tanana P 33 8 25 0 33 2 1.000 1.00
1978 John Caneira P 2 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0.00
1978 Ken Brett P 31 12 20 2 34 4 .941 1.03
1978 Mike Barlow P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1978 Nolan Ryan P 31 13 33 8 54 3 .852 1.48
1978 Paul Hartzell P 54 15 27 0 42 2 1.000 0.78
1978 Tom Griffin P 24 3 12 2 17 0 .882 0.62
1978 Brian Downing C 128 681 82 5 768 6 112 65 36.7% .993 5.96
1978 Ike Hampton C 13 18 1 2 21 0 4 1 20.0% .905 1.46
1978 Terry Humphrey C 52 252 21 6 279 5 38 14 26.9% .978 5.25
1978 Don Baylor 1B 17 118 9 4 131 6 .969 7.47
1978 Ike Hampton 1B 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.00
1978 Joe Rudi 1B 10 61 6 0 67 8 1.000 6.70
1978 Ron Fairly 1B 78 482 31 1 514 47 .998 6.58
1978 Ron Jackson 1B 75 580 56 4 640 50 .994 8.48
1978 Tony Solaita 1B 11 85 7 0 92 7 1.000 8.36
1978 Bobby Grich 2B 144 325 419 13 757 77 .983 5.17
1978 Dave Machemer 2B 5 3 7 0 10 0 1.000 2.00
1978 Dave Chalk 2B 29 39 69 3 111 12 .973 3.72
1978 Jim Anderson 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1978 Terry Humphrey 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1978 Carney Lansford 3B 117 93 182 17 292 18 .942 2.35
1978 Dave Machemer 3B 3 1 4 2 7 0 .714 1.67
1978 Dave Chalk 3B 22 9 33 1 43 4 .977 1.91
1978 Ron Jackson 3B 31 25 32 3 60 6 .950 1.84
1978 Terry Humphrey 3B 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
1978 Carney Lansford SS 2 1 4 1 6 0 .833 2.50
1978 Dave Machemer SS 1 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 3.00
1978 Dave Chalk SS 97 168 237 19 424 46 .955 4.18
1978 Jim Anderson SS 47 72 99 8 179 21 .955 3.64
1978 Rance Mulliniks SS 47 68 93 8 169 22 .953 3.43
1978 Don Baylor LF 39 77 0 2 79 0 .975 1.97
1978 Joe Rudi LF 111 231 4 2 237 1 .992 2.12
1978 Ken Landreaux LF 31 32 2 0 34 0 1.000 1.10
1978 Merv Rettenmund LF 5 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 1.40
1978 Ken Landreaux CF 23 51 0 0 51 0 1.000 2.22
1978 Lyman Bostock CF 58 174 3 2 179 1 .989 3.05
1978 Rick Miller CF 93 252 7 3 262 4 .989 2.78
1978 Ken Landreaux RF 35 57 4 2 63 0 .968 1.74
1978 Lyman Bostock RF 90 195 4 2 201 1 .990 2.21
1978 Merv Rettenmund RF 18 22 0 1 23 0 .957 1.22
1978 Rick Miller RF 36 97 2 1 100 1 .990 2.75
1978 Ron Jackson RF 1 1 0 1 2 0 .500 1.00
– – 162 4,368 1,624 136 6,128 357 154 80 34.2% .978 36.99

Post-Season Stats

No stats available.

Awards

Player Award Stats
Frank Tanana All-Star (P) 18–12, 137 SO, 3.65 ERA
Rick Miller Gold Glove (CF) .989 FPct, 2.78 RF

Frequently asked questions about the 1978 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Who had the most hits on the 1978 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim?

Lyman Bostock led the 1978 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim with 168 hits in 147 games.

Who had the highest batting average on the 1978 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim?

Lyman Bostock led the 1978 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim with a .294 batting average in 147 games.

Who had the most home runs on the 1978 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim?

Don Baylor led the 1978 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim with 34 home runs in 158 games.

Who had the highest on-base percentage (OBP) on the 1978 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim?

Lyman Bostock led the 1978 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim with a .359 on-base percentage (OBP) in 147 games.

Who had the highest slugging percentage on the 1978 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim?

Don Baylor led the 1978 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim with a .472 slugging percentage in 158 games.

Who had the most stolen bases on the 1978 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim?

Don Baylor led the 1978 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim with 22 stolen bases in 158 games.

Who had the lowest earned run average (ERA) on the 1978 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim?

Frank Tanana had a 3.65 earned-run average (ERA) in 33 games, the lowest on the 1978 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Who had the lowest WHIP (Walks plus Hits per Inning Pitched) on the 1978 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim?

Frank Tanana had a 1.25 WHIP in 33 games, the lowest on the 1978 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Who struck out the most batters on the 1978 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim?

Nolan Ryan led the 1978 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim with 260 strikeouts in 31 games.

Who had the most wins on the 1978 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim?

Frank Tanana led the 1978 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim with 18 wins in 33 games.

Who had the most saves on the 1978 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim?

Dave Laroche led the 1978 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim with 25 saves in 59 games.