1978 Philadelphia Phillies season

MLB yearly infobox alt‎
name = Philadelphia Phillies
season = 1978
misc = 1978 National League East Championship

current league = National League
y1 = 1883
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Veterans Stadium
y4 = 1971
city = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
y5 = 1883
owners = Robert "Ruly" Carpenter III
general managers =Paul Owens
managers =Danny Ozark
television = WPHL-TV
radio = KYW
(Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser, Chris Wheeler)|

The by|1978 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 96th season in the history of the franchise. The Phillies won their third straight National League East Division title with a record of 90-72, a game and-a-half over the Pittsburgh Pirates, as the Phillies defeated the Pirates in Pittsburgh on the penultimate day of the season. For the third consecutive season, the Phillies came up short in the NLCS, as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated them, three games to one, like they did in '77. The Phils were managed by Danny Ozark, as they played their home games at Veterans Stadium.

Offseason

*March 7, 1978: George Bell was signed by the Phillies as an amateur free agent. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bellge02.shtml George Bell page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

eason standings

Notable transactions

*April 23, 1978: Julio Franco was signed by the Phillies as an amateur free agent. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/francju01.shtml Julio Franco page at Baseball Reference] ]
*September 2, 1978: Dan Warthen was traded by the Phillies to the Houston Astros for Dan Larson. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/larsoda01.shtml Dan Larson page at Baseball Reference] ]
*September 14, 1978: Horacio Pina was purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Aguascalientes (Mexican). [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pinaho01.shtml]

Draft Picks

* June 6, 1978: 1978 Major League Baseball Draft
**Ed Hearn was drafted by the Phillies in the 4th round. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hearned02.shtml Ed Hearn page at Baseball Reference] ]
**Ryne Sandberg was drafted by the Phillies in the 20th round. Player signed June 15, 1978. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sandbry01.shtml Ryne Sandberg page at Baseball Reference] ]

Phillie Phanatic

The Phillie Phanatic debuted on April 25, 1978 at The Vet when the Phils played the Chicago Cubs. Since then, he was given the title "baseball's best mascot" by sports analyst Tim McCarver, who was the person who formally introduced the Phanatic on the "Captain Noah and His Magical Ark" show on WPVI-TV as he did promotional work for the team as a side from being the "designated catcher" for Steve Carlton, as well as ESPN's Chris Berman. The Phanatic was originally portrayed by Dave Raymond, who was working originally as an intern in the team's front office, for fifteen years, from 1978 to 1993. Raymond's father is retired college football hall of fame coach Harold "Tubby" Raymond at the University of Delaware. The elder Raymond was once quoted "I used to be know as the head football coach of the Fighting Blue Hens but now I will forever be known as the father of a green transvestite!" Also, the Phanatic was voted 'best mascot ever' by "Sports Illustrated for Kids" and "Sports Illustrated".

Roster

Other batters

"Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In"

Relief pitchers

1978 National League Championship Series

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Philadelphia Phillies

Dodgers win the Series, 3-1

Awards and honors

*Greg Luzinski, Roberto Clemente Award

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/1978.shtml 1978 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference] succession box
title = NL East Championship Season
years = 1978
before = Philadelphia Phillies
1977
after = Pittsburgh Pirates
1979