1978 Toronto Blue Jays season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Toronto Blue Jays
season = 1978
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1977
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1977
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Exhibition Stadium
y4 = 1977
city = Toronto, Ontario
y5 = 1977
owners = Labatt Breweries,
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
managers = Roy Hartsfield
television = CBC Television
(Don Chevrier, Tom McKee)
CBFT
(Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron)
radio = CKFH
(Early Wynn, Tom Cheek)|The by|1978 Toronto Blue Jays season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Blue Jays finishing 7th in the American League East with a record of 59 wins and 102 losses.

Offseason

*October 25, 1977: Phil Roof was released by the Blue Jays. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/roofph01.shtml Phil Roof page at Baseball Reference] ]
*January 10, 1978: Geno Petralli was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 3rd round of the 1978 amateur draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/petrage01.shtml Geno Petralli page at Baseball Reference] ]
*March 15, 1978: Dennis DeBarr was traded by the Blue Jays to the Cleveland Indians for Rico Carty. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cartyri01.shtml Rico Carty page at Baseball Reference] ]
*March 15, 1978: Tom Bruno and cash were traded by the Blue Jays to the St. Louis Cardinals for Rick Bosetti. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bosetri01.shtml Rick Bosetti page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

Opening Day Roster

* Alan Ashby
* Bob Bailor
* Rick Bosetti
* Rico Carty
* Jerry Garvin
* Luis Gómez
* Roy Howell
* Tom Hutton
* John Mayberry
* Dave McKay

eason standings

Transactions

*April 4, 1978: John Mayberry was purchased by the Blue Jays from the Kansas City Royals. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maybejo01.shtml John Mayberry page at Baseball Reference] ]
*June 6, 1978: 1978 Major League Baseball Draft
**Lloyd Moseby was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 1st round (2nd pick). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mosebll01.shtml Lloyd Moseby page at Baseball Reference] ]
**Dave Stieb was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 5th round. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stiebda01.shtml Dave Stieb page at Baseball Reference] ]
*August 15, 1978: Rico Carty was traded by the Blue Jays to the Oakland Athletics for Willie Horton and Phil Huffman.

Roster

Pitching

tarting pitchers

Awards and Honors

All-Star Game
*Roy Howell, Third Base [http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/tor/history/all_stars.jsp]

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/1978.shtml 1978 Toronto Blue Jays team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1978&t=TOR 1978 Toronto Blue Jays team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]