1978 San Francisco Giants Roster (40-man)

1977 Season 1979 Season

Record: 89-73-0, Finished 3rd in NL_West (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Joe Altobelli (89-73)

General Manager: H.B. Richardson

Scouting Director: Jack Schwarz

Ballpark: Candlestick Park

Attendance: 1,740,477 (4th of 12)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 96
One-year: Batting - 92, Pitching - 91

Pythagorean W-L: 83-79, 613 Runs, 594 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Rob Andrews	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Dec 11, 1952	4	79	45	79	63	0	0	0	62	0	1	0	0	0	0	16	11	-0.2
Jim Barr	30	us US	R	R	6' 3"	205	Feb 10, 1948	8	34	25	34	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.3
Vida Blue	28	us US	B	L	6' 0"	189	Jul 28, 1949	10	35	35	35	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2	$205,000	All-Star
Jack Clark	22	us US	R	R	6' 2"	175	Nov 10, 1955	4	156	150	156	152	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	152	152	6	0	5.9	$60,000	All-Star
Terry Cornutt	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Oct 2, 1952	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Héctor Cruz	25	pr PR	R	R	5' 11"	170	Apr 2, 1953	5	79	43	79	64	0	0	0	0	14	0	31	17	14	53	25	1	0.1
John Curtis	30	us US	L	L	6' 1"	175	Mar 9, 1948	9	46	0	46	46	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Jim Dwyer	28	us US	L	L	5' 10"	165	Jan 3, 1950	6	73	45	73	58	0	0	29	0	0	0	3	28	9	36	16	7	0.0
Darrell Evans	31	us US	L	R	6' 2"	200	May 26, 1947	10	159	154	159	155	0	0	0	0	155	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	3.8
Art Gardner	25	us US	L	L	5' 11"	175	Sep 21, 1952	3	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4
Ed Halicki	27	us US	R	R	6' 7"	220	Oct 4, 1950	5	29	28	29	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.2
Vic Harris	28	us US	B	R	5' 11"	165	Mar 27, 1950	7	53	18	53	37	0	0	0	10	0	22	4	2	1	6	18	6	-0.6
Tom Heintzelman	31	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Nov 3, 1946	4	27	2	27	10	0	0	2	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	21	0	0.4
Larry Herndon	24	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Nov 3, 1953	4	151	121	151	149	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	149	0	149	4	5	0.8
Marc Hill	26	us US	R	R	6' 3"	205	Feb 18, 1952	6	117	104	117	116	0	116	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0.9
Mike Ivie	25	us US	R	R	6' 3"	205	Aug 8, 1952	6	117	76	117	86	0	0	75	0	0	0	22	0	0	22	39	0	2.5
Skip James	28	us US	L	L	6' 0"	185	Oct 21, 1949	2	41	0	41	27	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	10	-0.1
Bob Knepper	24	us US	L	L	6' 3"	195	May 25, 1954	3	36	35	36	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.8
Gary Lavelle	29	us US	B	L	6' 2"	190	Jan 3, 1949	5	67	0	67	67	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6
Johnnie LeMaster	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	165	Jun 19, 1954	4	101	85	101	98	0	0	0	2	0	96	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.8
Dennis Littlejohn	23	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Oct 4, 1954	1st	2	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-0.1
Bill Madlock	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Jan 12, 1951	6	122	112	122	114	0	0	3	114	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	4.8	$260,000
Willie McCovey HOF	40	us US	L	L	6' 4"	198	Jan 10, 1938	20	108	95	108	97	0	0	97	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	-0.7
Lynn McGlothen	28	us US	L	R	6' 2"	185	Mar 27, 1950	7	5	1	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Roger Metzger	30	us US	B	R	6' 0"	165	Oct 10, 1947	9	75	67	75	74	0	0	0	0	0	74	0	0	0	0	2	0	-1.0
Greg Minton	26	us US	B	R	6' 2"	180	Jul 29, 1951	4	11	0	11	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Randy Moffitt	29	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Oct 13, 1948	7	70	0	70	70	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	$140,000
John Montefusco	28	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	May 25, 1950	5	37	36	37	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.4
Phil Nastu	23	us US	L	L	6' 2"	180	Mar 8, 1955	1st	3	1	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Ed Plank	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	205	Apr 9, 1952	1st	5	0	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Mike Sadek	32	us US	R	R	5' 9"	165	May 30, 1946	5	40	32	40	37	0	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	-0.3
John Tamargo	26	us US	B	R	5' 10"	170	Nov 7, 1951	3	36	26	36	31	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	-0.3
Terry Whitfield	25	us US	L	R	6' 1"	197	Jan 12, 1953	5	149	121	149	140	0	0	0	0	0	0	137	5	0	140	14	3	1.8
Charlie Williams	30	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Oct 11, 1947	8	25	1	25	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-0.8
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Joe Altobelli	46	us US	May 26, 1932	Manager	Apr 7	Oct 1
Herm Starrette	41	us US	Nov 20, 1936	Pitching	Apr 7	Oct 1
Jim Davenport	44	us US	Aug 17, 1933	First base	Apr 7	Oct 1
Dave Bristol	45	us US	Jun 23, 1933	Third base	Apr 7	Oct 1
Tom Haller	41	us US	Jun 23, 1937	Coach	Apr 7	Oct 1
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date