• Source: 1978 Cleveland Indians season

      • The 1978 Cleveland Indians season was the 78th season for the franchise, the 64th as the Indians and the 47th season at Cleveland Stadium. They failed to improve upon their 71–90 campaign from the previous season, and missed the playoffs for the 24th consecutive season, finishing the season at 69–90.


      Offseason


      December 5, 1977: Bruce Compton (minors) and Norm Churchill (minors) were traded by the Indians to the Chicago Cubs for Dave Rosello.
      February 28, 1978: Tom Buskey and John Lowenstein were traded by the Indians to the Texas Rangers for Willie Horton and David Clyde.
      March 15, 1978: Rico Carty was traded by the Indians to the Toronto Blue Jays for Dennis DeBarr.
      March 30, 1978: Dennis Eckersley and Fred Kendall were traded by the Indians to the Boston Red Sox for Rick Wise, Mike Paxton, Ted Cox, and Bo Díaz.


      Regular season


      On May 12, pitcher Nolan Ryan of the California Angels struck out Buddy Bell for the 2500th strikeout of his career.


      = Season standings

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      = Record vs. opponents

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      = Notable transactions

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      June 14, 1978: Dennis Kinney was traded by the Indians to the San Diego Padres for Dan Spillner.
      June 15, 1978: Mike Vail was traded by the Indians to the Chicago Cubs for Joe Wallis.
      June 15, 1978: Joe Wallis was traded by the Indians to the Oakland Athletics for Gary Alexander.
      June 22, 1978: Bill Laxton was traded by the Indians to the San Diego Padres for Dave Freisleben.
      June 26, 1978: Dennis DeBarr was traded by the Indians to the Chicago Cubs for Paul Reuschel.
      July 3, 1978: Willie Horton was released by the Indians.


      = Opening Day Lineup

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      = Roster

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      Player stats




      = Batting

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      Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases


      = Pitching

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      Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


      Awards and honors


      All-Star Game


      Farm system




      Notes




      References


      1978 Cleveland Indians team page at Baseball Reference
      1978 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

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