Baseball Awards Voting for 1978
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1978 American League Most Valuable Player Award
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1st Max | Season Results Rk Name Team Place Points Points Share| AB H HR BA OPS SB| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV +--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-----+-----+---+--+-----+-----+---+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+ 1 Jim Rice BOS 20 352 392 0.90 | 677 213 46 .315 .970 7| 2 Ron Guidry NYY 8 291 392 0.74 | | 25-3 274 1.74 0.95 248 3 Larry Hisle MIL 0 201 392 0.51 | 520 151 34 .290 .907 10| 4 Amos Otis KCR 0 90 392 0.23 | 486 145 22 .298 .905 32| 5 Rusty Staub DET 0 88 392 0.22 | 642 175 24 .273 .782 3| 6 Graig Nettles NYY 0 86 392 0.22 | 587 162 27 .276 .803 1| 7 Don Baylor CAL 0 51 392 0.13 | 591 151 34 .255 .804 22| 8 Eddie Murray BAL 0 50 392 0.13 | 610 174 27 .285 .836 6| 9 Carlton Fisk BOS 0 49 392 0.12 | 571 162 20 .284 .841 7| 10 Darrell Porter KCR 0 48 392 0.12 | 520 138 18 .265 .802 0| 11 Rod Carew MIN 0 46 392 0.12 | 564 188 5 .333 .852 27| 12 Mike Caldwell MIL 0 41 392 0.10 | | 22-9 293 2.36 1.06 131 1 13 Rich Gossage NYY 0 39 392 0.10 | | 10-11 134 2.01 1.09 122 27 14 Al Oliver TEX 0 26 392 0.07 | 525 170 14 .324 .848 8| 15 Jim Sundberg TEX 0 24 392 0.06 | 518 144 6 .278 .738 2| 16 Ron LeFlore DET 0 21 392 0.05 | 666 198 12 .297 .766 68| 17 Reggie Jackson NYY 0 18 392 0.05 | 511 140 27 .274 .833 14| 18 Carl Yastrzemski BOS 0 17 392 0.04 | 523 145 17 .277 .790 4| 19 George Brett KCR 0 14 392 0.04 | 510 150 9 .294 .809 23| 20 Andre Thornton CLE 0 12 392 0.03 | 508 133 33 .262 .893 4| 21 Lou Piniella NYY 0 11 392 0.03 | 472 148 6 .314 .806 3| 22 Thurman Munson NYY 0 9 392 0.02 | 617 183 6 .297 .705 2| 23 Lyman Bostock CAL 0 8 392 0.02 | 568 168 5 .296 .741 15| 23 Larry Gura KCR 0 8 392 0.02 | | 16-4 222 2.72 1.10 81 25 Dave LaRoche CAL 0 6 392 0.02 | | 10-9 96 2.82 1.26 70 25 25 Fred Lynn BOS 0 6 392 0.02 | 541 161 22 .298 .872 3| 25 Mickey Rivers NYY 0 6 392 0.02 | 559 148 11 .265 .699 25| 25 Bob Stanley BOS 0 6 392 0.02 | | 15-2 142 2.60 1.24 38 10 29 Don Money MIL 0 5 392 0.01 | 518 152 14 .293 .801 3| 29 Willie Randolph NYY 0 5 392 0.01 | 499 139 3 .279 .738 36| 31 Dennis Eckersley BOS 0 4 392 0.01 | | 20-8 268 2.99 1.23 162 31 Hal McRae KCR 0 4 392 0.01 | 623 170 16 .273 .758 17| 33 Leon Roberts SEA 0 3 392 0.01 | 472 142 22 .301 .879 6| 34 Rich Gale KCR 0 2 392 0.01 | | 14-8 192 3.09 1.41 88 34 Ken Singleton BAL 0 2 392 0.01 | 502 147 20 .293 .871 0| 36 Rick Burleson BOS 0 1 392 0.00 | 626 155 5 .248 .634 8| 36 Frank Tanana CAL 0 1 392 0.00 | | 18-12 239 3.65 1.25 137
1978 National League Most Valuable Player Award
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1st Max | Season Results Rk Name Team Place Points Points Share| AB H HR BA OPS SB| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV +--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-----+-----+---+--+-----+-----+---+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+ 1 Dave Parker PIT 21 320 336 0.95 | 581 194 30 .334 .979 20| 2 Steve Garvey LAD 0 194 336 0.58 | 639 202 21 .316 .852 10| 3 Larry Bowa PHI 3 189 336 0.56 | 654 192 3 .294 .689 27| 4 Reggie Smith LAD 0 164 336 0.49 | 447 132 29 .295 .941 12| 5 Jack Clark SFG 0 107 336 0.32 | 592 181 25 .306 .895 15| 6 George Foster CIN 0 104 336 0.31 | 604 170 40 .281 .906 4| 7 Greg Luzinski PHI 0 48 336 0.14 | 540 143 35 .265 .914 8| 8 Gaylord Perry SDP 0 45 336 0.13 | 87 8 0 .092 .227 0| 21-6 261 2.73 1.18 154 9 Willie Stargell PIT 0 39 336 0.12 | 390 115 28 .295 .949 3| 10 Dave Winfield SDP 0 37 336 0.11 | 587 181 24 .308 .866 21| 11 Pete Rose CIN 0 35 336 0.10 | 655 198 7 .302 .783 13| 12 Vida Blue SFG 0 33 336 0.10 | 79 6 1 .076 .367 0| 18-10 258 2.79 1.17 171 13 Kent Tekulve PIT 0 23 336 0.07 | 21 2 0 .095 .231 0| 8-7 135 2.33 1.26 77 31 14 Rollie Fingers SDP 0 16 336 0.05 | 12 2 0 .167 .334 0| 6-13 107 2.52 1.05 72 37 15 Burt Hooton LAD 0 15 336 0.04 | 67 10 0 .149 .394 0| 19-10 236 2.71 1.09 104 16 Davey Lopes LAD 0 12 336 0.04 | 587 163 17 .278 .776 45| 17 Bill Buckner CHC 0 8 336 0.02 | 446 144 5 .323 .764 7| 17 Phil Niekro ATL 0 8 336 0.02 | 120 27 0 .225 .506 0| 19-18 334 2.88 1.19 248 1 19 Jeff Burroughs ATL 0 7 336 0.02 | 488 147 23 .301 .961 1| 20 Bruce Sutter CHC 0 5 336 0.01 | 13 1 0 .077 .277 0| 8-10 99 3.18 1.17 106 27 21 Garry Maddox PHI 0 4 336 0.01 | 598 172 11 .288 .742 33| 22 Enos Cabell HOU 0 2 336 0.01 | 660 195 7 .295 .719 33| 23 Bob Boone PHI 0 1 336 0.00 | 435 123 12 .283 .772 2|
1978 American League Cy Young Award
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1st Max | Season Results Rk Name Team Place Points Points Share| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV +--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-----+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+ 1 Ron Guidry NYY 28 140 140 1.00 | 25-3 274 1.74 0.95 248 2 Mike Caldwell MIL 0 76 140 0.54 | 22-9 293 2.36 1.06 131 1 3 Jim Palmer BAL 0 14 140 0.10 | 21-12 296 2.46 1.16 138 4 Dennis Eckersley BOS 0 10 140 0.07 | 20-8 268 2.99 1.23 162 5 Rich Gossage NYY 0 4 140 0.03 | 10-11 134 2.01 1.09 122 27 6 Fergie Jenkins TEX 0 2 140 0.01 | 18-8 249 3.04 1.08 157 7 Ed Figueroa NYY 0 1 140 0.01 | 20-9 253 2.99 1.23 92 7 Larry Gura KCR 0 1 140 0.01 | 16-4 222 2.72 1.10 81 7 Dennis Leonard KCR 0 1 140 0.01 | 21-17 295 3.33 1.23 183 7 Mike Marshall MIN 0 1 140 0.01 | 10-12 99 2.45 1.18 56 21 7 Paul Splittorff KCR 0 1 140 0.01 | 19-13 262 3.40 1.16 76 7 Bob Stanley BOS 0 1 140 0.01 | 15-2 142 2.60 1.24 38 10
1978 National League Cy Young Award
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1st Max | Season Results Rk Name Team Place Points Points Share| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV +--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-----+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+ 1 Gaylord Perry SDP 22 116 120 0.97 | 21-6 261 2.73 1.18 154 2 Burt Hooton LAD 0 38 120 0.32 | 19-10 236 2.71 1.09 104 3 Vida Blue SFG 1 17 120 0.14 | 18-10 258 2.79 1.17 171 4 J.R. Richard HOU 1 13 120 0.11 | 18-11 275 3.11 1.21 303 5 Kent Tekulve PIT 0 12 120 0.10 | 8-7 135 2.33 1.26 77 31 6 Phil Niekro ATL 0 10 120 0.08 | 19-18 334 2.88 1.19 248 1 7 Ross Grimsley MON 0 7 120 0.06 | 20-11 263 3.05 1.16 84 8 Rollie Fingers SDP 0 1 120 0.01 | 6-13 107 2.52 1.05 72 37 8 Tommy John LAD 0 1 120 0.01 | 17-10 213 3.30 1.33 124 1 8 Don Robinson PIT 0 1 120 0.01 | 14-6 228 3.47 1.14 135 1
1978 American League Rookie of the Year Award
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1st Max | Season Results Rk Name Team Place Points Points Share| AB H HR BA OPS SB| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV +--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-----+-----+---+--+-----+-----+---+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+ 1 Lou Whitaker DET 21 21 28 0.75 | 484 138 3 .285 .718 7| 2 Paul Molitor MIL 3 3 28 0.11 | 521 142 6 .273 .673 30| 3 Carney Lansford CAL 2 2 28 0.07 | 453 133 8 .294 .745 20| 4 Rich Gale KCR 1 1 28 0.04 | | 14-8 192 3.09 1.41 88 4 Alan Trammell DET 1 1 28 0.04 | 448 120 2 .268 .674 3|
1978 National League Rookie of the Year Award
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1st Max | Season Results Rk Name Team Place Points Points Share| AB H HR BA OPS SB| W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV +--+----------------+----+-----+------+------+-----+-----+---+--+-----+-----+---+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+ 1 Bob Horner ATL 12 12 24 0.50 | 323 86 23 .266 .852 0| 2 Ozzie Smith SDP 8 8 24 0.33 | 590 152 1 .258 .623 40| 3 Don Robinson PIT 3 3 24 0.12 | 85 20 0 .235 .494 0| 14-6 228 3.47 1.14 135 1