1978 American League Managers

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Other Leagues: Major Leagues, NL

Pennant Winner: New York Yankees

AL Most Valuable Player: Jim Rice

AL Cy Young: Ron Guidry

AL Rookie of the Year: Lou Whitaker

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1978 Manager Records

1978 Managerial Tendencies

1978 Managerial Tendencies Table
					Stealing 2nd				Stealing 3rd				Sac Bunts				Intentional Walks				Substitutions
Rk	Mgr	Tm	Age	G	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	PA	IBB	Rate	Rate+	PH/G	PH/G+	PR/G	PR/G+	P/G	P/G+
1	George Bamberger	MIL	54	162	1522	132	8.7%	85	1064	14	1.3%	121	1501	89	5.9%	126	6060	26	0.4%	75	0.52	63	0.10	32	2.1	93
2	Pat Corrales	TEX	37	1	9	0	0.0%	0	5	0	0.0%	0	11	1	9.1%	192	40	0	0.0%	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	2.0	90
3	Larry Doby	CHW	54	87	757	75	9.9%	98	542	7	1.3%	119	780	38	4.9%	103	3311	10	0.3%	52	0.75	90	0.41	125	2.2	98
4	Jim Fregosi	CAL	36	116	1140	96	8.4%	83	741	3	0.4%	37	1153	57	4.9%	105	4457	46	1.0%	179	0.58	70	0.16	47	2.1	97
5	Dave Garcia	CAL	57	46	420	49	11.7%	115	292	5	1.7%	157	415	15	3.6%	77	1766	14	0.8%	138	1.09	131	0.22	66	2.3	104
6	Roy Hartsfield	TOR	52	161	1443	70	4.9%	48	858	4	0.5%	43	1385	74	5.3%	113	6255	40	0.6%	111	0.90	109	0.32	98	2.3	105
7	Whitey Herzog	KCR	46	162	1458	263	18.0%	178	1125	22	2.0%	180	1514	51	3.4%	72	6034	37	0.6%	107	1.11	134	0.46	140	2.3	103
8	Ralph Houk	DET	58	162	1661	121	7.3%	72	1070	6	0.6%	52	1676	57	3.4%	72	6150	23	0.4%	65	0.74	89	0.18	54	2.0	89
9	Dick Howser	NYY	42	1	8	2	25.0%	247	5	0	0.0%	0	7	0	0.0%	0	37	2	5.4%	952	0.00	0	0.00	0	2.0	90
10	Billy Hunter	TEX	50	161	1492	246	16.5%	162	1026	28	2.7%	251	1527	80	5.2%	111	6044	31	0.5%	89	0.63	76	0.54	163	2.0	92
11	Darrell Johnson	SEA	49	160	1447	157	10.9%	107	996	8	0.8%	74	1479	68	4.6%	98	6241	39	0.6%	109	0.65	79	0.33	98	2.6	115
12	Bob Lemon	CHW	57	74	680	60	8.8%	87	439	6	1.4%	126	652	24	3.7%	78	2776	8	0.3%	50	1.03	124	0.20	61	2.3	105
13	Bob Lemon	NYY	57	68	647	45	7.0%	69	425	4	0.9%	86	648	17	2.6%	56	2480	7	0.3%	49	0.66	80	0.25	76	2.1	94
14	Billy Martin	NYY	50	94	934	73	7.8%	77	532	8	1.5%	138	894	20	2.2%	48	3546	21	0.6%	103	0.69	84	0.11	32	2.2	99
15	Gene Mauch	MIN	52	162	1583	141	8.9%	88	1157	8	0.7%	63	1675	109	6.5%	138	6208	19	0.3%	53	1.56	188	0.22	65	2.1	94
16	Jack McKeon	OAK	47	123	1013	190	18.8%	185	728	10	1.4%	126	1038	81	7.8%	166	4702	50	1.1%	185	1.11	135	0.98	298	2.6	118
17	Jeff Torborg	CLE	36	159	1444	120	8.3%	82	1017	4	0.4%	36	1491	90	6.0%	128	6068	38	0.6%	109	0.84	102	0.19	59	2.3	106
18	Earl Weaver	BAL	47	161	1473	129	8.8%	86	972	6	0.6%	57	1467	41	2.8%	59	5956	29	0.5%	85	0.99	120	0.43	131	2.0	90
19	Bobby Winkles	OAK	48	39	349	51	14.6%	144	230	6	2.6%	240	364	25	6.9%	146	1469	9	0.6%	107	0.72	87	1.10	333	2.8	127
20	Don Zimmer	BOS	47	163	1540	114	7.4%	73	1012	6	0.6%	54	1565	63	4.0%	86	6274	45	0.7%	125	0.36	44	0.18	56	2.1	94
	Totals			2262	21020	2134	10.2%		14236	155	1.1%		21242	1000	4.7%		85874	494	0.6%		0.83		0.33		2.2
					Stealing 2nd				Stealing 3rd				Sac Bunts				Intentional Walks				Substitutions
Rk	Mgr	Tm	Age	G	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	PA	IBB	Rate	Rate+	PH/G	PH/G+	PR/G	PR/G+	P/G	P/G+