In his rookie season, 1978, Paul Molitor batted .269, with 26 doubles, 4 triples, 6 homers, 73 runs, 45 RBIs in 125 games… Note: Molitor was voted the American League 1978 Rookie of Year by the Sporting News. Molitor was born and raised in St Paul Minnesota.

Note: TOPPS has Paul Molitor listed at shortstop on the ‘79 Card although he played mostly 2nd base... Baseball Historian

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In 1978 Dave Winfield batted .308, 30 doubles, 5 triples, 24 homers, 88 runs, 97 RBIs. Born: St Paul Minnesota.

In 1978 the 6-ft 4-inch, 210 pound Dale Murphy batted .226, 14 doubles, 3 triples, 23 homers, 66 runs, 79 RBIs in 151 games. Born: Portland Oregon.

In 1978 Steve Garvey batted .316, with 36 doubles, 9 triples, 21 home runs, 89 runs, 113 RBIs. Born: Tampa Florida…

baseballhistorian.com notes: After playing with the Dodgers from 1969-1982 Steve Garvey signed as a free agent with the San Diego Padres prior to the 1983 season.

In 1978 the 6-ft, 165 pound Robin Yount batted .293 with 23 doubles, 9 triples and 9 home runs, 66 runs, 71 RBIs in 127 games.

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In 1978 Bill Castro was 3-4, 1.80 ERA in 42 games. A native of Santiago Dominican Republic.

In 1978 the 6-ft 4-inch, 215 pound Buddy Solomon posted a 4-6 W-L record, 4.08 ERA, 106 innings in 37 games. Born: Perry Georgia

In 1978 with the Minnesota Twins Tom Johnson was 1-4, 5.45 ERA in 33 innings in 18 games. Born: St Paul Minnesota.

In 1978 Gene Clines batted .258, with 10 doubles, 2 triples, scored 31 runs, 17 RBIs in 109 games. Born: San Pablo Cal.

In 1978 the 6-ft, 165 pound Rick Auerbach batted .327, with 6 doubles, 2 homers, 17 runs, 5 RBIs in 63 games. Born: Glendale Cal.

In 1978 the 6-ft 6-inch, 210 pound rookie Jim Beattie went 6-9, with a 3.73 Earned Run Average in 128 innings in 25 games. Born: Hampton Virginia… baseballhistorian.com

In 1978 the 5-ft 11-inch, 187 pound Eric Soderholm batted .258 with 17 doubles 1 triple, 20 homers, 57 runs, 67 RBIs in 143 games. Born: Cortland NY.

Mark Lemongello is a cousin to Mike Lemongello, professional bowler, and Peter Lemongello, professional singer.

Mark Lemongello was traded by Tigers organization to Astros in 7-player deal on December 6 1975. In 1978 he posted a 9-14 record with a 3.94 ERA in 210 innings in 33 games.

In 1978 Johnny Grubb batted .265 with Indians in 113 games and .406 for Rangers in 20 games and combined for both teams hit 19 doubles, 6Ts, and 15 homers. Born: Richmond Virginia.

In 1977 the 6-ft, 4-inch 180 pound Kent Tekulve was 10-1. 3.06 ERA and in 1978 went 8-7 in 91 relief games. Born: Cincinnati.

On August 20 1977 the 6-ft 2-inch, 200 pound Jim Rice hit 3 homers. Born: Anderson South Carolina.