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1978 American League Awards, All-Stars and Other Leaders

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League Awards

Batting stats are G BA/OBP/SLG Pitching stats are W-L ERA, SO.

Award-Winners Complete Voting Results
Most Valuable Player AwardJim Rice
BOS 163 G .315/.370/.600
Cy Young AwardRon Guidry
NYY 25-3, 1.74, 248 SO
Rookie of the Year AwardLou Whitaker
DET 139 G .285/.361/.357
Rolaids Reliever of the YearRich Gossage
NYY 10-11 (27 SV), 2.01, 122 SO
TSN Pitcher of the YearRon Guidry
NYY 25-3, 1.74, 248 SO

Gold Glove Winners (history)

PitcherJim Palmer
CatcherJim Sundberg
First BaseChris Chambliss
Second BaseFrank White
Third BaseGraig Nettles
ShortstopMark Belanger
OutfieldDwight Evans, Fred Lynn and Rick Miller

League All-Stars

All Star Directory · (* - indicates they played)
Box Score and Play-by-Play

Starters
P. Jim Palmer (BAL)
C. Carlton Fisk (BOS)
1B. Rod Carew (MIN)
2B. Don Money (MIL)
3B. George Brett (KCR)
SS. Freddie Patek (KCR)
LF. Jim Rice (BOS)
CF. Fred Lynn (BOS)
RF. Richie Zisk (TEX)

     
Rick Burleson (BOS)
Dwight Evans* (BOS)
Mike Flanagan (BAL)
Rich Gossage* (NYY)
Ron Guidry* (NYY)
Larry Hisle* (MIL)
Roy Howell* (TOR)
Reggie Jackson (NYY)
Matt Keough* (OAK)
     
Jim Kern* (CLE)
Chet Lemon* (CHW)
Thurman Munson (NYY)
Eddie Murray (BAL)
Graig Nettles* (NYY)
Darrell Porter* (KCR)
Jerry Remy (BOS)
Craig Reynolds (SEA)
Lary Sorensen* (MIL)
     
Jim Sundberg* (TEX)
Frank Tanana (CAL)
Jason Thompson* (DET)
Frank White* (KCR)
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)

AL Other Leaders

Glossary
Oldest  s c a p y
1.Fairly (CAL)born 1938-07-12
2.Yastrzemski (BOS)born 1939-08-22
3.Carty (TOT)born 1939-09-01
4.Tiant (BOS)born 1940-11-23
5.Hendricks (BAL)born 1940-12-22
6.Lindblad (TOT)born 1941-08-09
7.Wood (CHW)born 1941-10-22
8.Campaneris (TEX)born 1942-03-09
9.Kessinger (CHW)born 1942-07-17
10.Stanley (DET)born 1942-07-20
Youngest  s c a p y
1.Conroy (OAK)born 1960-04-03
2.Milner (TOR)born 1959-11-17
3.Morgan (OAK)born 1959-10-08
4.Burns (CHW)born 1959-06-08
5.Norman (TEX)born 1958-05-23
6.Ramos (NYY)born 1958-03-29
7.Trammell (DET)born 1958-02-21
8.Cruz (TOR)born 1957-12-24
9.Chappas (CHW)born 1957-10-26
10.Griffin (CLE)born 1957-10-06
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