1978 American League Rookie of the Year Award
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The winner of the 1978 American League Rookie of the Year Award was Lou Whitaker of the Detroit Tigers.
[edit] Award Voting
| Player | Team | Points | Points Share (Max Points) | First Votes | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | W - L | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | ERA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Whitaker | Detroit Tigers | 21 | 0.750 (28) | 21 | 484 | 71 | 138 | 3 | 58 | 7 | 61 | 65 | 0.285 | 0.361 | 0.357 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Paul Molitor | Milwaukee Brewers | 3 | 0.107 (28) | 3 | 521 | 73 | 142 | 6 | 45 | 30 | 19 | 54 | 0.273 | 0.301 | 0.372 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Carney Lansford | California Angels | 2 | 0.071 (28) | 2 | 453 | 63 | 133 | 8 | 52 | 20 | 31 | 67 | 0.294 | 0.339 | 0.406 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Rich Gale | Kansas City Royals | 1 | 0.036 (28) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -.--- | -.--- | -.--- | 14 - 8 | 0 | 192.1 | 171 | 10 | 100 | 88 | 3.09 | ||
| Alan Trammell | Detroit Tigers | 1 | 0.036 (28) | 1 | 448 | 49 | 120 | 2 | 34 | 3 | 45 | 56 | 0.268 | 0.335 | 0.339 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Preceded by 1977 | Rookie of the Year Award National 1978 | Succeeded by 1979 |
