1978 San Francisco Giants - The Baseball Cube

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Season Information

Team Name

1978 San Francisco Giants

League

National League

Division

West

Calendar

1978 Baseball Calendar

Location

San Francisco,California

W-L Record

89-73 (.549) GBL: -6

Rankings (Div/Lg/MLB)

3 / 4 / 9

Runs For/Against

613 / 594 Diff: +19

Playoffs

dnq

Playoff Series

dnq

Playoff Series

General Manager(s)

Spec Richardson

Manager(s)

Joe Altobelli

Ballpark

Candlestick Park

Spring Training W-L

Not available

Spring Ballpark

Top Draft Pick

Bob Cummings (1-7)

Attendance

1,740,477

Attendance Rank

Payroll (usd$)

Payroll Rank

Minor League Affiliates

Phoenix Giants (PCL-AAA), Waterbury Giants (East-AA), Fresno Giants (Calif-A+), Cedar Rapids Giants (Midw-A), Great Falls Giants (Pio-Rk)

Years Active

1883-2021

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MLB Transactions on this Date

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TranxDate	Player Name	Transaction Description	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years
1978-12-05	Darrell Evans	Signed as Free Agent by Giants.	3B-1B	6-2	205	L	R	1947-05-26	Pasadena,CA	1967- 7- 132-KC1	MLB	1969-1989	1967-1989
1978-12-04	Max Venable	Selected by Giants from Dodgers in Rule 5 major league draft	OF-DH	5-10	185	L	R	1957-06-06	Phoenix,AZ	1976- 3- 67-LAN	MLB	1979-1991	1977-1991
1978-07-24	Rob Dressler	Traded by Giants to Cardinals for John Tamargo.	P	6-3	180	R	R	1954-02-02	Portland,OR	1972- 1- 19-SFN	MLB	1975-1980	1972-1980
1978-07-18	John Tamargo	Traded by Cardinals to Giants for Rob Dressler.	C-3B	5-10	180	B	R	1951-11-07	Tampa,FL	1973- 6- 132-SLN	MLB	1976-1980	1973-1981
1978-06-15	Roger Metzger	Purchased by Giants from Astros.	SS-2B	6-0	165	B	R	1947-10-10	Fredericksburg,TX	1969- 1- 16-CHN	MLB	1970-1980	1969-1980
1978-06-15	Jim Dwyer	Traded by Cardinals to Giants for Frank Riccelli.	OF-DH	5-10	175	L	L	1950-01-03	Evergreen Park,IL	1971- 11- 255-SLN	MLB	1973-1990	1971-1990
1978-06-15	Hector Cruz	Traded by Cubs to Giants for Lynn McGlothen.	OF-3B	5-11	170	R	R	1953-04-02	Arroyo,PR	1970- 0- 0-SLN	MLB	1973-1982	1970-1982
1978-06-15	Lynn McGlothen	Traded by Giants to Cubs for Hector Cruz.	P	6-2	195	L	R	1950-03-27	Monroe,LA	1968- 3- 60-BOS	MLB	1972-1982	1968-1982
1978-04-07	Mario Guerrero	Traded by Giants with Phil Huffman, John Henry Johnson, Alan Wirth, Dave Heaverlo, Gary Thomasson, Gary Alexander and Cash to Athletics for Vida Blue.	SS-2B	5-10	155	R	R	1949-09-28	Santo Domingo,DR	1968- 0- 0-NYA	MLB	1973-1980	1968-1980
1978-04-03	Tommy Toms	Purchased by Cardinals from Giants.	P-OF	6-4	195	R	R	1951-10-15	Charlottesville,VA	1973- 6- 126-SFN	MLB	1975-1977	1975-1978
1978-03-27	Randy Elliott	Released by Giants.	OF-DH	6-2	190	R	R	1951-06-05	Oxnard,CA	1969- 1- 24-SDN	MLB	1972-1980	1969-1980
1978-03-21	Al Hargesheimer	Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Giants.	P-OF	6-3	195	R	R	1956-11-21	Chicago,IL	1978- 0- 0-SFN	MLB	1980-1986	1978-1988
1978-03-15	Vida Blue	Traded by Athletics to Giants for Mario Guerrero, Phil Huffman, John Henry Johnson, Alan Wirth, Dave Heaverlo, Gary Thomasson, Gary Alexander and Cash.	P	6-0	189	B	L	1949-07-28	Mansfield,LA	1967- 2- 27-KC1	MLB	1969-1986	1968-1986
1978-03-15	Phil Huffman	Traded by Giants with Mario Guerrero, John Henry Johnson, Alan Wirth, Dave Heaverlo, Gary Thomasson, Gary Alexander and Cash to Athletics for Vida Blue.	P	6-2	180	R	R	1958-06-20	Freeport,TX	1977- 2- 36-SFN	MLB	1979-1985	1977-1987
1978-03-15	John Henry Johnson	Traded by Giants with Mario Guerrero, Phil Huffman, Alan Wirth, Dave Heaverlo, Gary Thomasson, Gary Alexander and Cash to Athletics for Vida Blue.	P	6-2	190	L	L	1956-08-21	Houston,TX	1974- 15- 355-SFN	MLB	1978-1987	1974-1987
1978-03-15	Gary Thomasson	Traded by Giants with Mario Guerrero, Phil Huffman, John Henry Johnson, Alan Wirth, Dave Heaverlo, Gary Alexander and Cash to Athletics for Vida Blue.	OF-1B	6-1	180	L	L	1951-07-29	San Diego,CA	1969- 7- 162-SFN	MLB	1972-1980	1969-1980
1978-03-15	Gary Alexander	Traded by Giants with Mario Guerrero, Phil Huffman, John Henry Johnson, Alan Wirth, Dave Heaverlo, Gary Thomasson and Cash to Athletics for Vida Blue.	C-DH	6-2	200	R	R	1953-03-27	Los Angeles,CA	1972- 2- 36-SFN	MLB	1975-1981	1972-1981
1978-03-15	Dave Heaverlo	Traded by Giants with Mario Guerrero, Phil Huffman, John Henry Johnson, Alan Wirth, Gary Thomasson, Gary Alexander and Cash to Athletics for Vida Blue.	P	6-1	210	R	R	1950-08-25	Ellensburg,WA	1973- 1- 23-SFN	MLB	1975-1981	1973-1983
1978-03-15	Alan Wirth	Traded by Giants with Mario Guerrero, Phil Huffman, John Henry Johnson, Dave Heaverlo, Gary Thomasson, Gary Alexander and Cash to Athletics for Vida Blue.	P	6-4	190	R	R	1956-12-08	Mesa,AZ	1974- 3- 67-SFN	MLB	1978-1980	1974-1982
1978-02-28	Derrel Thomas	Traded by Giants to Padres for Mike Ivie.	2B-OF	6-0	160	B	R	1951-01-14	Los Angeles,CA	1969- 1- 1-HOU	MLB	1971-1985	1969-1985
1978-02-28	Mike Ivie	Traded by Padres to Giants for Derrell Thomas.	1B-3B	6-3	205	R	R	1952-08-08	Atlanta,GA	1970- 1- 1-SDN	MLB	1971-1983	1970-1983

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Player Name Name of the player. If not linked, then no profile on the site Transaction Description Full description of the transaction as entered in the database Pos Defensive Position Ht Height Wt Weight Ba Bats Th Throws Born Date Date of Birth for Player Place of Birth City,State or City,Country for birthplace Draft Info Year-DraftRound-Overall-Drafted by Team Abbreviation. Click the link to view picks for that round. Indicates most recent draft instance HiLvl Highest Level Reached MLB Years Up-to-date Range of Years played Stat Years Available range of years of statistics within the TBC system

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