1978 San Francisco Giants season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name = San Francisco Giants
season = 1978
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1883
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Candlestick Park
y4 = 1960
city = San Francisco, California
y5 = 1958
owners = Bob Lurie
general managers = Spec Richardson
managers = Joe Altobelli
television = KTVU
(Lon Simmons, Gary Park)
radio = KSFO
(Lon Simmons, Joe Angel)|

Offseason

*March 15, 1978: Gary Alexander, Gary Thomasson, Dave Heaverlo, Alan Wirth, John Henry Johnson, Phil Huffman, a player to be named later, and $300,000 were traded by the Giants to the Oakland Athletics for Vida Blue. The Giants completed the trade by sending Mario Guerrero to the Athletics on April 7. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bluevi01.shtml Vida Blue page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

Opening Day Starters

eason standings

Notable transactions

*March 21, 1978: Alan Hargesheimer was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hargeal01.shtml Alan Hargesheimer page at Baseball Reference] ]
*June 6, 1978: John Rabb was drafted by the Giants in the 11th round of the 1978 Major League Baseball Draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rabbjo01.shtml John Rabb page at Baseball Reference] ]
*July 18, 1978: The Giants traded a player to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals for John Tamargo. The Giants completed the deal by sending Rob Dressler to the Cardinals on July 24. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tamarjo01.shtml John Tamargo page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

tarting pitchers

Awards and Honors

All-Star Game

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/1978.shtml 1978 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1978&t=SFN 1978 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Almanac]