1978 Awards

Most Valuable Player
Player Conference Posn Team 1978 Stats
J Varga American League DH New York Yankees .347-57-154, 186 R, 1.249 OPS
G Davis National League 1B Colorado Rockies .332-58-183, 136 R, 1.145 OPS
Cy Young Award
Player Conference Posn Team 1978 Stats
S Rudick American League P New York Yankees 33–4, 2.83 ERA, 1.07 WHIP
J Kropf National League P Colorado Rockies 24–7, 3.50 ERA, 1.26 WHIP
Rookie of the Year
Player Conference Posn Team 1978 Stats
M Helfrich American League C New York Yankees .309-25-93, 119 R, .921 OPS
J Ferris National League P San Diego Padres 5–10, 4.69 ERA, 1.33 WHIP
Fireman of the Year
Player Conference Posn Team 1978 Stats
R Suarez American League P Kansas City Royals 10–7, 26 SV, 3.51 ERA, 1.14 WHIP
J Spina National League P New York Mets 7–8, 28 SV, 4.40 ERA, 1.50 WHIP
Silver Slugger
Player Conference Posn Team 1978 Stats
J Varga American League DH New York Yankees .347-57-154, 186 R, 1.249 OPS
G Swift American League C Kansas City Royals .285-41-107, 122 R, .984 OPS
M Helfrich American League 1B New York Yankees .309-25-93, 119 R, .921 OPS
K Black American League 2B New York Yankees .315-59-192, 154 R, 1.165 OPS
S Mitchell American League 3B New York Yankees .322-53-144, 160 R, 1.106 OPS
R Hagan American League SS New York Yankees .296-41-148, 116 R, .999 OPS
L Scott American League LF Chicago White Sox .285-49-152, 136 R, 1.044 OPS
J Fretwell American League CF Cleveland Indians .313-57-152, 148 R, 1.129 OPS
D Vogel American League RF Toronto Blue Jays .324-17-66, 84 R, .978 OPS
R Smith National League DH Washington Nationals .343-38-155, 166 R, 1.144 OPS
A Countryman National League C Colorado Rockies .276-59-154, 132 R, .998 OPS
D Bigler National League 1B San Francisco Giants .327-58-157, 131 R, 1.155 OPS
M Black National League 2B Chicago Cubs .286-62-167, 132 R, 1.052 OPS
K Warnock National League 3B Cincinnati Reds .336-32-143, 109 R, 1.046 OPS
M Hollenbeck National League SS Chicago Cubs .316-31-92, 98 R, 1.033 OPS
R Bermudez National League LF Los Angeles Dodgers .349-39-143, 119 R, 1.170 OPS
S Thomas National League CF Pittsburgh Pirates .319-21-87, 131 R, .988 OPS
S Hunnicutt National League RF St. Louis Cardinals .356-40-155, 138 R, 1.133 OPS
All-Star
Player Conference Posn Team 1978 Stats
J Varga American League DH New York Yankees .347-57-154, 186 R, 1.249 OPS
R Nixon American League DH Minnesota Twins .292-39-127, 127 R, 1.023 OPS
S Rudick American League P New York Yankees 33–4, 2.83 ERA, 1.07 WHIP
T Hashimoto American League P New York Yankees 30–6, 3.52 ERA, 1.16 WHIP
J Gonzalez American League P Baltimore Orioles 4–7, 10 SV, 4.34 ERA, 1.52 WHIP
S Benson American League P Chicago White Sox 5–2, 4 SV, 3.66 ERA, 1.26 WHIP
W Smith American League P California Angels 7–9, 18 SV, 4.00 ERA, 1.34 WHIP
J Barnes American League P Minnesota Twins 17–9, 4.19 ERA, 1.44 WHIP
W Sanches American League P Minnesota Twins 17–9, 4.53 ERA, 1.48 WHIP
M Russo American League P Detroit Tigers 4–3, 28 SV, 3.22 ERA, 1.23 WHIP
J Denis American League P Baltimore Orioles 8–9, 3 SV, 4.73 ERA, 1.50 WHIP
M Miley American League P New York Yankees 23–5, 3.96 ERA, 1.46 WHIP
B Prewitt American League P Boston Red Sox 18–11, 3.90 ERA, 1.26 WHIP
A Gibson American League P Kansas City Royals 19–10, 3.81 ERA, 1.22 WHIP
H Roberson American League P Minnesota Twins 15–7, 3.96 ERA, 1.19 WHIP
I Lancaster American League P Chicago White Sox 9–4, 2 SV, 3.29 ERA, 1.21 WHIP
J Cartwright American League C Cleveland Indians .287-4-64, 56 R, .746 OPS
P Bruno American League C Seattle Mariners .310-12-84, 84 R, .820 OPS
D Hairston American League C Boston Red Sox .232-20-59, 65 R, .820 OPS
G Swift American League C Kansas City Royals .285-41-107, 122 R, .984 OPS
C Cardona American League 1B Minnesota Twins .271-37-123, 95 R, .892 OPS
J Sprague American League 1B Cleveland Indians .270-43-122, 99 R, .942 OPS
K Black American League 2B New York Yankees .315-59-192, 154 R, 1.165 OPS
R Castro American League 2B Minnesota Twins .302-29-110, 115 R, .951 OPS
D Freeman American League 3B Minnesota Twins .258-43-134, 106 R, .912 OPS
S Mitchell American League 3B New York Yankees .322-53-144, 160 R, 1.106 OPS
H Hernandez American League 3B Seattle Mariners .283-19-97, 88 R, .824 OPS
L Smith American League 3B Boston Red Sox .279-32-101, 100 R, .944 OPS
R Parris American League SS Oakland Athletics .263-21-105, 99 R, .836 OPS
T Thomas American League SS Detroit Tigers .288-32-125, 128 R, .929 OPS
R Hagan American League SS New York Yankees .296-41-148, 116 R, .999 OPS
M Diaz American League SS California Angels .319-23-102, 125 R, .940 OPS
A Ball American League LF Boston Red Sox .314-23-109, 93 R, .923 OPS
L Scott American League LF Chicago White Sox .285-49-152, 136 R, 1.044 OPS
L Sweeney American League LF Kansas City Royals .275-25-83, 113 R, .910 OPS
J Marshall American League CF Detroit Tigers .256-49-148, 124 R, .926 OPS
L Doyle American League CF Oakland Athletics .326-11-96, 116 R, .948 OPS
J Fretwell American League CF Cleveland Indians .313-57-152, 148 R, 1.129 OPS
D Vogel American League RF Toronto Blue Jays .324-17-66, 84 R, .978 OPS
R Blair American League RF Seattle Mariners .289-50-129, 127 R, .990 OPS
R Smith National League DH Washington Nationals .343-38-155, 166 R, 1.144 OPS
M McLain National League DH Atlanta Braves .314-29-131, 136 R, .977 OPS
C Anderson National League P Philadelphia Phillies 24–10, 3.74 ERA, 1.21 WHIP
R Jordan National League P St. Louis Cardinals 18–4, 3.17 ERA, 1.19 WHIP
J Spina National League P New York Mets 7–8, 28 SV, 4.40 ERA, 1.50 WHIP
J Kropf National League P Colorado Rockies 24–7, 3.50 ERA, 1.26 WHIP
K Forsch National League P Cincinnati Reds 17–5, 4.04 ERA, 1.23 WHIP
M Gillespie National League P Cincinnati Reds 6–1, 1 SV, 4.07 ERA, 1.41 WHIP
K Baughman National League P St. Louis Cardinals 7–8, 24 SV, 4.73 ERA, 1.69 WHIP
R Estrella National League P Washington Nationals 4–4, 6 SV, 4.67 ERA, 1.70 WHIP
R King National League P Cincinnati Reds 6–5, 32 SV, 3.77 ERA, 1.12 WHIP
V Coots National League P Los Angeles Dodgers 4–5, 20 SV, 4.11 ERA, 1.28 WHIP
J Anderson National League P Los Angeles Dodgers 15–9, 4.29 ERA, 1.37 WHIP
H Flynn National League P San Francisco Giants 16–10, 4.20 ERA, 1.49 WHIP
B Noyes National League P Washington Nationals 16–9, 3.90 ERA, 1.32 WHIP
S Rios National League P New York Mets 15–4, 4.86 ERA, 1.49 WHIP
R Davis National League C Chicago Cubs .271-35-122, 113 R, .895 OPS
M Wright National League C San Francisco Giants .286-7-62, 89 R, .805 OPS
J Sullivan National League C New York Mets .271-28-104, 123 R, .879 OPS
A Countryman National League C Colorado Rockies .276-59-154, 132 R, .998 OPS
D Bigler National League 1B San Francisco Giants .327-58-157, 131 R, 1.155 OPS
J Thompson National League 1B Philadelphia Phillies .321-52-163, 130 R, 1.129 OPS
G Davis National League 1B Colorado Rockies .332-58-183, 136 R, 1.145 OPS
M Black National League 2B Chicago Cubs .286-62-167, 132 R, 1.052 OPS
J Bell National League 2B Atlanta Braves .287-27-97, 160 R, .895 OPS
K Warnock National League 3B Cincinnati Reds .336-32-143, 109 R, 1.046 OPS
E Rock National League 3B Chicago Cubs .333-28-121, 141 R, 1.036 OPS
D Diaz National League 3B New York Mets .293-52-171, 136 R, 1.029 OPS
C Brown National League SS Washington Nationals .324-14-83, 124 R, .901 OPS
M Stone National League SS Los Angeles Dodgers .224-57-117, 123 R, .923 OPS
D Milburn National League SS Philadelphia Phillies .302-52-156, 136 R, 1.033 OPS
R Gunderson National League SS Atlanta Braves .301-28-146, 131 R, .913 OPS
C Holmes National League LF St. Louis Cardinals .326-54-173, 147 R, 1.148 OPS
T Landry National League LF Cincinnati Reds .276-38-141, 111 R, .966 OPS
R Bermudez National League LF Los Angeles Dodgers .349-39-143, 119 R, 1.170 OPS
D Fulento National League CF Atlanta Braves .296-24-122, 128 R, .915 OPS
S Thomas National League CF Pittsburgh Pirates .319-21-87, 131 R, .988 OPS
S Hunnicutt National League RF St. Louis Cardinals .356-40-155, 138 R, 1.133 OPS
D South National League RF San Francisco Giants .269-22-94, 109 R, .865 OPS
K Davis National League RF Pittsburgh Pirates .314-47-153, 139 R, 1.061 OPS
Gold Glove
Player Conference Posn Team 1978 Stats
M Johnson American League P Seattle Mariners .984 FPct, 2.31 Rng, 1 Errors
P Bruno American League C Seattle Mariners 1.000 FPct, 9.21 Rng, 0 Errors
M Nelson American League 1B Detroit Tigers .993 FPct, 10.38 Rng, 12 Errors
D Demelo American League 2B Baltimore Orioles .993 FPct, 6.69 Rng, 4 Errors
S Mitchell American League 3B New York Yankees .974 FPct, 3.10 Rng, 13 Errors
S Farrell American League SS Minnesota Twins .988 FPct, 6.19 Rng, 10 Errors
D Dubois American League LF Oakland Athletics .993 FPct, 1.84 Rng, 2 Errors
G Beverly American League CF California Angels .986 FPct, 2.31 Rng, 5 Errors
R Blair American League RF Seattle Mariners .989 FPct, 1.73 Rng, 3 Errors
J Kropf National League P Colorado Rockies .979 FPct, 1.65 Rng, 1 Errors
J Sullivan National League C New York Mets 1.000 FPct, 8.29 Rng, 0 Errors
G Davis National League 1B Colorado Rockies .994 FPct, 11.60 Rng, 10 Errors
J Johnson National League 2B Pittsburgh Pirates .990 FPct, 7.37 Rng, 12 Errors
D Diaz National League 3B New York Mets .975 FPct, 2.90 Rng, 12 Errors
K Dunbar National League SS Colorado Rockies .982 FPct, 7.74 Rng, 23 Errors
M Woods National League LF Chicago Cubs 1.000 FPct, 1.66 Rng, 0 Errors
T Blunt National League CF San Diego Padres .982 FPct, 2.04 Rng, 6 Errors
E Spencer National League RF New York Mets .996 FPct, 1.67 Rng, 1 Errors