1978 NATIONAL LEAGUE REVIEW
Level: MLB
An organized section of a full season review with standings, team totals, leaderboards, player registers and much more.
YEAR IN REVIEW
| East | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Payroll | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Philadelphia Phillies | 90 | 72 | .556 | -- | 708 | 586 | Danny Ozark | Veterans Stadium | 2,583,389 | $0 | Greg Luzinski (4) | Steve Carlton (5) | Lost NLCS (Dodgers) |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 88 | 73 | .547 | 1.5 | 684 | 637 | Chuck Tanner | Three Rivers Stadium | 964,106 | $0 | Dave Parker (1) | Bert Blyleven (8) | |
| 3 | Chicago Cubs | 79 | 83 | .488 | 11.0 | 664 | 724 | Herman Franks | Wrigley Field | 1,525,311 | $0 | Ivan DeJesus (17) | Rick Reuschel (20) | |
| 4 | Montreal Expos | 76 | 86 | .469 | 14.0 | 633 | 611 | Dick Williams | Olympic Stadium | 1,427,007 | $0 | Andre Dawson (14) | Ross Grimsley (9) | |
| 5 | St. Louis Cardinals | 69 | 93 | .426 | 21.0 | 600 | 657 | Ken Boyer, Vern Rapp, Jack Krol | Busch Stadium II | 1,278,215 | $0 | Ted Simmons (8) | Pete Vuckovich (21) | |
| 6 | New York Mets | 66 | 96 | .407 | 24.0 | 607 | 690 | Joe Torre | Shea Stadium | 1,007,328 | $0 | Willie Montanez (23) | Craig Swan (15) | |
| West | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Payroll | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Los Angeles Dodgers ** | 95 | 67 | .586 | -- | 727 | 573 | Tom Lasorda | Dodger Stadium | 3,347,845 | $0 | Steve Garvey (3) | Burt Hooton (10) | Lost World Series (Yankees) |
| 2 | Cincinnati Reds | 92 | 69 | .571 | 2.5 | 710 | 688 | Sparky Anderson | Riverfront Stadium | 2,532,497 | $0 | George Foster (2) | Tom Seaver (7) | |
| 3 | San Francisco Giants | 89 | 73 | .549 | 6.0 | 613 | 594 | Joe Altobelli | Candlestick Park | 1,740,477 | $0 | Jack Clark (5) | Vida Blue (3) | |
| 4 | San Diego Padres | 84 | 78 | .519 | 11.0 | 591 | 598 | Roger Craig | San Diego Stadium | 1,670,107 | $0 | Dave Winfield (7) | Gaylord Perry (6) | |
| 5 | Houston Astros | 74 | 88 | .457 | 21.0 | 605 | 634 | Bill Virdon | Astrodome | 1,126,145 | $0 | Jose Cruz (11) | J.R. Richard (2) | |
| 6 | Atlanta Braves | 69 | 93 | .426 | 26.0 | 600 | 750 | Bobby Cox | Atlanta-Fulton County Sta | 904,494 | $0 | Jeff Burroughs (10) | Phil Niekro (1) | |
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