1978 Season
1977 / 1979
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Top HitterJim
Rice
Top PitcherPhil
Niekro

Standings

National League East
Overall
Home
Away
#
Tm
1
90 - 72
.556
-
54 - 28
7.0
36 - 44
1.9
2
88 - 73
.547
1.5
55 - 26
8.6
33 - 47
-1.1
3
79 - 83
.488
11.0
44 - 38
-3.0
35 - 45
0.9
4
76 - 86
.469
14.0
41 - 39
-4.9
35 - 47
0.0
5
69 - 93
.426
21.0
37 - 44
-9.4
32 - 49
-2.6
6
66 - 96
.407
24.0
33 - 47
-12.9
33 - 49
-2.0

National League West
Overall
Home
Away
#
Tm
1
95 - 67
.586
-
54 - 27
7.6
41 - 40
6.4
2
92 - 69
.571
2.5
49 - 31
3.1
43 - 38
8.4
3
89 - 73
.549
6.0
50 - 31
3.6
39 - 42
4.4
4
84 - 78
.519
11.0
50 - 31
3.6
34 - 47
-0.6
5
74 - 88
.457
21.0
50 - 31
3.6
24 - 57
-10.6
6
69 - 93
.426
26.0
39 - 42
-7.4
30 - 51
-4.6


American League East
Overall
Home
Away
#
Tm
1
100 - 63
.613
-
55 - 26
8.6
45 - 37
10.0
2
99 - 64
.607
1.0
59 - 23
12.0
40 - 41
5.4
3
93 - 69
.574
6.5
54 - 27
7.6
39 - 42
4.4
4
90 - 71
.559
9.0
51 - 30
4.6
39 - 41
4.9
5
86 - 76
.531
13.5
47 - 34
0.6
39 - 42
4.4
6
69 - 90
.434
29.0
42 - 36
-2.7
27 - 54
-7.6
7
59 - 102
.366
40.0
37 - 44
-9.4
22 - 58
-12.1

American League West
Overall
Home
Away
#
Tm
1
92 - 70
.568
-
56 - 25
9.6
36 - 45
1.4
2
87 - 75
.537
5.0
50 - 31
3.6
37 - 44
2.4
3
87 - 75
.537
5.0
52 - 30
5.0
35 - 45
0.9
4
73 - 89
.451
19.0
38 - 43
-8.4
35 - 46
0.4
5
71 - 90
.441
20.5
38 - 42
-7.9
33 - 48
-1.6
6
69 - 93
.426
23.0
38 - 42
-7.9
31 - 51
-4.0
7
56 - 104
.350
35.0
32 - 49
-14.4
24 - 55
-9.7

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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James