1978 Atlanta Braves Roster

The 1978 Atlanta Braves team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1978 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1978 Atlanta Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1978 Atlanta Braves salary list, a 1978 Atlanta Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1978 Atlanta Braves primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1978 Atlanta Braves



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
50 Tommy Boggs 6-02 200 Right Right 1955-10-25
56 Jim Bouton 6-00 185 Right Right 1939-03-08
33 Rick Camp 6-00 198 Right Right 1953-06-10
32 Dave Campbell 6-03 210 Right Right 1951-09-03
39 Mike Davey 6-02 190 Left Right 1952-06-02
28 Adrian Devine 6-04 205 Right Right 1951-12-02
45 Jamie Easterly 5-09 180 Left Left 1953-02-17
26 Gene Garber 5-10 175 Right Right 1947-11-13
49 Preston Hanna 6-01 195 Right Right 1954-09-10
42 Frank LaCorte 6-01 180 Right Right 1951-10-13
31 Max Leon 6-00 170 Right Right 1950-02-04
24 Mickey Mahler 6-03 189 Left Both 1952-07-30
27 Larry McWilliams 6-05 180 Left Left 1954-02-10
35 Phil Niekro 6-01 180 Right Right 1939-04-01
20 Dick Ruthven 6-03 190 Right Right 1951-03-27
48 Craig Skok 6-00 190 Left Right 1947-09-01
37 Eddie Solomon 6-03 190 Right Right 1951-02-09
34 Duane Theiss 6-03 185 Right Right 1953-11-20
20 Bruce Benedict 6-01 190 Right Right 1955-08-18
11 Joe Nolan 6-00 190 Right Left 1951-05-12
4 Biff Pocoroba 5-10 180 Right Both 1953-07-25
25 Bob Beall 5-11 180 Left Both 1948-04-24
10 Rob Belloir 5-10 155 Right Right 1948-07-13
15 Darrel Chaney 6-01 190 Right Both 1948-03-09
19 Rod Gilbreath 6-02 185 Right Right 1952-09-24
5 Bob Horner 6-01 210 Right Right 1957-08-06
17 Glenn Hubbard 5-07 180 Right Right 1957-09-25
12 Jerry Maddox 6-02 200 Right Right 1953-07-28
3 Dale Murphy 6-05 215 Right Right 1956-03-12
12 Tom Paciorek 6-04 215 Right Right 1946-11-02
9 Pat Rockett 5-11 170 Right Right 1955-01-09
1 Jerry Royster 6-00 165 Right Right 1952-10-18
16 Chico Ruiz 5-11½ 170 Right Right 1951-11-01
12 Hank Small 6-03 205 Right Right 1953-07-31
30 Brian Asselstine 6-01 175 Right Left 1953-09-23
2 Barry Bonnell 6-03 200 Right Right 1953-10-27
7 Jeff Burroughs 6-01 200 Right Right 1951-03-07
43 Cito Gaston 6-04 210 Right Right 1944-03-17
36 Gary Matthews 6-03 190 Right Right 1950-07-05
29 Eddie Miller 5-09 175 Right Both 1957-06-29
22 Rowland Office 6-00 170 Left Left 1952-10-25
18 Larry Whisenton 6-01 190 Left Left 1956-07-03
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The 1978 Atlanta Braves played 162 games during the regular season, won 69 games, lost 93 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Park Factors: 111/113) where 904,494 fans witnessed their 1978 Braves finish the season with a .426 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1978 Atlanta Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1978 Atlanta Braves salary list, a 1978 Atlanta Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1978 Atlanta Braves primary starters list:

1978 Atlanta Braves
Opening Day Starters


Barry Bonnell
Jeff Burroughs
Gary Matthews
Dale Murphy
Phil Niekro
Rowland Office
Biff Pocoroba
Pat Rockett
Jerry Royster

1978 Atlanta Braves
Most Games by Position

C Biff Pocoroba (79)
1B Dale Murphy (129)
2B Jerry Royster (75)
3B Bob Horner (89)
SS Darrel Chaney (77)
LF Jeff Burroughs (146)
CF Rowland Office (136)
RF Gary Matthews (127)
  
SP Preston Hanna
SP Mickey Mahler
SP Larry McWilliams
SP Phil Niekro
  
RP Dave Campbell
RP Rick Camp
RP Adrian Devine
RP Jamie Easterly
RP Craig Skok
RP Eddie Solomon
CL Gene Garber


1978 Atlanta Braves
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1978 Atlanta Braves
Uniform Numbers

#1 Jerry Royster
#2 Barry Bonnell
#3 Dale Murphy
#4 Biff Pocoroba
#5 Bob Horner
#7 Jeff Burroughs
#9 Pat Rockett
#10 Rob Belloir
#11 Joe Nolan
#12 Jerry Maddox
#12 Tom Paciorek
#12 Hank Small
#15 Darrel Chaney
#16 Chico Ruiz
#17 Glenn Hubbard
#18 Larry Whisenton
#19 Rod Gilbreath
#20 Bruce Benedict
#20 Dick Ruthven
#22 Rowland Office
#24 Mickey Mahler
#25 Bob Beall
#26 Gene Garber
#27 Larry McWilliams
#28 Adrian Devine
#29 Eddie Miller
#30 Brian Asselstine
#31 Max Leon
#32 Dave Campbell
#33 Rick Camp
#34 Duane Theiss
#35 Phil Niekro
#36 Gary Matthews
#37 Eddie Solomon
#39 Mike Davey
#42 Frank LaCorte
#43 Cito Gaston
#45 Jamie Easterly
#48 Craig Skok
#49 Preston Hanna
#50 Tommy Boggs
#56 Jim Bouton

Did you know that a 1978 Atlanta Braves Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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