Players who made their Major League debut during the selected season. Player must have appeared in a game as a hitter or a pitcher.
Batting and Pitching statistics for debuts are available since 1957.
| Butch Alberts | 1978-09-07 | boxscore | 28.133 | 3B | 6-2 | 205 | R | R | 1950-05-04 | Williamsport,PA | MLB | 1978-1978 | 1971-1980 | 1972- 28- 642-PIT | premium | premium | premium |
| Jim Anderson | 1978-07-02 | boxscore | 21.134 | SS | 6-0 | 170 | R | R | 1957-02-23 | Los Angeles,CA | MLB | 1978-1984 | 1977-1986 | 1975- 2- 25-CAL | premium | premium | premium |
| Chuck Baker | 1978-04-07 | boxscore | 25.128 | SS-2B | 5-11 | 180 | R | R | 1952-12-06 | Seattle,WA | MLB | 1978-1981 | 1977-1981 | 1975- 2- 43-SDN | premium | premium | premium |
| Steve Baker | 1978-05-25 | boxscore | 21.273 | P | 6-0 | 185 | R | R | 1956-08-30 | Eugene,OR | MLB | 1978-1983 | 1977-1986 | 1974- 18- 420-NYN | premium | premium | premium |
| Reggie Baldwin | 1978-05-25 | boxscore | 23.285 | C | 6-1 | 195 | R | R | 1954-08-19 | River Rouge,MI | MLB | 1978-1979 | 1973-1980 | 1976- 3- 49-HOU | premium | premium | premium |
| Ross Baumgarten | 1978-08-16 | boxscore | 23.087 | P | 6-1 | 180 | L | L | 1955-05-27 | Highland Park,IL | MLB | 1978-1982 | 1977-1983 | 1977- 20- 491-CHA | premium | premium | premium |
| Charlie Beamon | 1978-09-11 | boxscore | 24.287 | 1B | 6-1 | 183 | L | L | 1953-12-04 | Oakland,CA | MLB | 1978-1981 | 1977-1982 | 1973- UDFA -KCA | premium | premium | premium |
| Jim Beattie | 1978-04-25 | boxscore | 23.301 | P | 6-5 | 220 | R | R | 1954-07-04 | Hampton,VA | MLB | 1978-1986 | 1976-1986 | 1975- 4- 91-NYA | premium | premium | premium |
| Bruce Benedict | 1978-08-18 | boxscore | 23.006 | C | 6-1 | 190 | R | R | 1955-08-18 | Birmingham,AL | MLB | 1978-1989 | 1977-1989 | 1976- 5- 99-ATL | premium | premium | premium |
| Butch Benton | 1978-09-14 | boxscore | 21.026 | C | 6-1 | 190 | R | R | 1957-08-24 | Tampa,FL | MLB | 1978-1985 | 1977-1991 | 1975- 1- 6-NYN | premium | premium | premium |
| Juan Berenguer | 1978-08-17 | boxscore | 23.266 | P | 5-11 | 215 | R | R | 1954-11-30 | Aguadulce,PN | MLB | 1978-1992 | 1977-1997 | 1975- UDFA -NYN | premium | premium | premium |
| Dwight Bernard | 1978-06-29 | boxscore | 26.035 | P | 6-2 | 170 | R | R | 1952-05-31 | Mount Vernon,IL | MLB | 1978-1982 | 1976-1985 | 1974- 2- 41-NYN | premium | premium | premium |
| Jim Beswick | 1978-08-09 | boxscore | 20.183 | OF | 6-1 | 180 | B | R | 1958-02-12 | Wilkinsburg,PA | MLB | 1978-1978 | 1977-1983 | 1976- 5- 101-SDN | premium | premium | premium |
| Bruce Bochy | 1978-07-19 | boxscore | 23.100 | C | 6-4 | 210 | R | R | 1955-04-16 | Landes de Bussac,FR | MLB | 1978-1987 | 1977-1988 | 1975- 1- 23-HOU | premium | premium | premium |
| Dan Boitano | 1978-10-01 | boxscore | 25.199 | P | 6-0 | 185 | R | R | 1953-03-22 | Sacramento,CA | MLB | 1978-1982 | 1976-1983 | 1973- 1- 10-PHI | premium | premium | premium |
| Mark Bomback | 1978-09-12 | boxscore | 25.157 | P | 5-11 | 170 | R | R | 1953-04-14 | Portsmouth,VA | MLB | 1978-1982 | 1976-1984 | 1971- 25- 586-BOS | premium | premium | premium |
| Doe Boyland | 1978-09-04 | boxscore | 23.247 | 1B | 6-4 | 200 | L | L | 1955-01-06 | Chicago,IL | MLB | 1978-1981 | 1977-1982 | 1976- 2- 45-PIT | premium | premium | premium |
| Tom Brown | 1978-09-14 | boxscore | 29.042 | P | 6-1 | 170 | R | R | 1949-08-10 | Lafayette,LA | MLB | 1978-1978 | 1977-1981 | 1967- 18- 342-CHN | premium | premium | premium |
| Mike Bruhert | 1978-04-09 | boxscore | 26.296 | P | 6-6 | 220 | R | R | 1951-06-24 | Jamaica,NY | MLB | 1978-1978 | 1976-1982 | 1971- UDFA -NYN | premium | premium | premium |
| Mark Budaska | 1978-06-06 | boxscore | 25.167 | OF | 6-0 | 180 | B | L | 1952-12-27 | Sharon,PA | MLB | 1978-1981 | 1977-1981 | 1973- UDFA -OAK | premium | premium | premium |
| Britt Burns | 1978-08-05 | boxscore | 19.063 | P | 6-5 | 215 | L | L | 1959-06-08 | Houston,TX | MLB | 1978-1985 | 1978-1990 | 1978- 3- 70-CHA | premium | premium | premium |
| Sheldon Burnside | 1978-09-04 | boxscore | 23.262 | P | 6-5 | 200 | R | L | 1954-12-22 | South Bend,IN | MLB | 1978-1980 | 1977-1980 | 1974- UDFA -DET | premium | premium | premium |
| Wayne Cage | 1978-04-22 | boxscore | 26.157 | 1B | 6-4 | 205 | L | L | 1951-11-23 | Monroe,LA | MLB | 1978-1979 | 1977-1980 | 1971- 3- 57-CLE | premium | premium | premium |
| Tony Castillo | 1978-09-22 | boxscore | 21.105 | C | 6-4 | 190 | R | R | 1957-06-14 | San Jose,CA | MLB | 1978-1978 | 1977-1985 | 1975- 3- 50-SDN | premium | premium | premium |
| Harry Chappas | 1978-09-07 | boxscore | 20.321 | SS | 5-3 | 150 | B | R | 1957-10-26 | Mount Rainier,MD | MLB | 1978-1980 | 1977-1983 | 1976- 6- 94-CHA | premium | premium | premium |
| Mike Colbern | 1978-07-18 | boxscore | 23.096 | C | 6-3 | 205 | R | R | 1955-04-19 | Santa Monica,CA | MLB | 1978-1979 | 1974-1982 | 1976- 2- 32-CHA | premium | premium | premium |
| Steve Comer | 1978-04-15 | boxscore | 24.098 | P | 6-3 | 205 | B | R | 1954-01-13 | Minneapolis,MN | MLB | 1978-1984 | 1973-1985 | 1976- UDFA -TEX | premium | premium | premium |
| Tim Conroy | 1978-06-23 | boxscore | 18.085 | P | 5-11 | 185 | L | L | 1960-04-03 | McKeesport,PA | MLB | 1978-1987 | 1978-1989 | 1978- 1- 20-OAK | premium | premium | premium |
| Mardie Cornejo | 1978-04-08 | boxscore | 26.253 | P | 6-3 | 200 | R | R | 1951-08-05 | Wellington,KS | MLB | 1978-1978 | 1977-1979 | 1973- 21- 493-NYN | premium | premium | premium |
| Dave Cripe | 1978-09-10 | boxscore | 27.163 | 3B | 6-0 | 180 | R | R | 1951-04-07 | Ramona,CA | MLB | 1978-1978 | 1976-1980 | 1972- UDFA -KCA | premium | premium | premium |
| Todd Cruz | 1978-09-04 | boxscore | 22.291 | SS-3B | 6-0 | 175 | R | R | 1955-11-23 | Highland Park,MI | MLB | 1978-1984 | 1977-1991 | 1973- 2- 26-PHI | premium | premium | premium |
| Victor Cruz | 1978-06-24 | boxscore | 20.187 | P | 5-9 | 200 | R | R | 1957-12-24 | Rancho Viejo,DR | MLB | 1978-1983 | 1977-1985 | 1976- UDFA -SLN | premium | premium | premium |
| Danny Darwin | 1978-09-08 | boxscore | 22.324 | P | 6-3 | 190 | R | R | 1955-10-25 | Bonham,TX | MLB | 1978-1998 | 1977-1998 | 1976- UDFA -TEX | premium | premium | premium |
| Ron Davis | 1978-07-29 | boxscore | 22.363 | P | 6-4 | 207 | R | R | 1955-08-06 | Houston,TX | MLB | 1978-1988 | 1977-1990 | 1976- 3- 56-CHN | premium | premium | premium |
| Arturo DeFreitas | 1978-09-07 | boxscore | 25.140 | 1B | 6-2 | 195 | R | R | 1953-04-26 | San Pedro De Macoris,DR | MLB | 1978-1979 | 1976-1979 | 1970- UDFA -CIN | premium | premium | premium |
| Brian Doyle | 1978-04-30 | boxscore | 23.100 | 2B-SS | 5-10 | 160 | L | R | 1955-01-26 | Glasgow,KY | MLB | 1978-1981 | 1976-1982 | 1972- 4- 76-TEX | premium | premium | premium |
| Keith Drumright | 1978-09-01 | boxscore | 23.321 | 2B | 5-10 | 170 | L | R | 1954-10-21 | Springfield,MO | MLB | 1978-1981 | 1973-1982 | 1976- 4- 79-CHN | premium | premium | premium |
| Dave Edwards | 1978-09-11 | boxscore | 24.205 | OF | 6-0 | 175 | R | R | 1954-02-24 | Los Angeles,CA | MLB | 1978-1982 | 1977-1982 | 1971- 7- 169-MIN | premium | premium | premium |
| Juan Eichelberger | 1978-09-07 | boxscore | 24.327 | P | 6-3 | 205 | R | R | 1953-10-21 | St. Louis,MO | MLB | 1978-1988 | 1974-1988 | 1975- 1- 19-SDN | premium | premium | premium |
| Roger Erickson | 1978-04-06 | boxscore | 21.224 | P | 6-3 | 190 | R | R | 1956-08-30 | Springfield,IL | MLB | 1978-1983 | 1976-1989 | 1977- 3- 67-MIN | premium | premium | premium |
| Barry Evans | 1978-09-04 | boxscore | 22.284 | 3B-2B | 6-1 | 180 | R | R | 1955-11-30 | Atlanta,GA | MLB | 1978-1982 | 1977-1986 | 1977- 2- 34-SDN | premium | premium | premium |
| John Flinn | 1978-05-06 | boxscore | 23.252 | P | 6-0 | 175 | R | R | 1954-09-02 | Merced,CA | MLB | 1978-1982 | 1977-1985 | 1973- 2- 39-BAL | premium | premium | premium |
| Marv Foley | 1978-09-11 | boxscore | 25.019 | C | 6-0 | 195 | L | R | 1953-08-29 | Stanford,KY | MLB | 1978-1984 | 1972-1986 | 1975- 17- 395-CHA | premium | premium | premium |
| Dave Ford | 1978-09-02 | boxscore | 21.252 | P | 6-4 | 190 | R | R | 1956-12-29 | Cleveland,OH | MLB | 1978-1981 | 1977-1985 | 1975- 1- 23-BAL | premium | premium | premium |
| George Frazier | 1978-05-25 | boxscore | 23.230 | P | 6-5 | 205 | R | R | 1954-10-13 | Oklahoma City,OK | MLB | 1978-1987 | 1974-1987 | 1976- 9- 196-MIL | premium | premium | premium |
| Jerry Fry | 1978-09-04 | boxscore | 22.193 | C | 6-0 | 185 | R | R | 1956-02-29 | Salinas,CA | MLB | 1978-1978 | 1977-1981 | 1974- 2- 33-MON | premium | premium | premium |
| Rich Gale | 1978-04-30 | boxscore | 24.107 | P | 6-7 | 225 | R | R | 1954-01-19 | Littleton,NH | MLB | 1978-1984 | 1977-1991 | 1975- 5- 105-KCA | premium | premium | premium |
| Damaso Garcia | 1978-06-24 | boxscore | 21.142 | 2B | 6-0 | 170 | R | R | 1957-02-07 | Moca,DR | MLB | 1978-1989 | 1977-1989 | 1975- UDFA -NYA | premium | premium | premium |
| Joe Gates | 1978-09-12 | boxscore | 23.350 | 2B | 5-7 | 175 | L | R | 1954-10-03 | Gary,IN | MLB | 1978-1979 | 1977-1982 | 1973- UDFA -KCA | premium | premium | premium |
| Jim Gaudet | 1978-09-10 | boxscore | 23.105 | C | 6-0 | 185 | R | R | 1955-06-03 | New Orleans,LA | MLB | 1978-1979 | 1976-1982 | 1976- 6- 138-KCA | premium | premium | premium |
| Dave Geisel | 1978-06-13 | boxscore | 23.152 | P | 6-3 | 210 | L | L | 1955-01-18 | Windber,PA | MLB | 1978-1985 | 1976-1986 | 1973- 5- 112-CHN | premium | premium | premium |
| Mike Grace | 1978-04-18 | boxscore | 21.313 | 3B | 6-0 | 175 | R | R | 1956-06-14 | Pontiac,MI | MLB | 1978-1978 | 1977-1983 | 1974- 2- 47-CIN | premium | premium | premium |
| Pedro Guerrero | 1978-09-22 | boxscore | 22.090 | OF-3B | 6-0 | 195 | R | R | 1956-06-29 | San Pedro de Macoris,DR | MLB | 1978-1992 | 1977-1995 | 1973- UDFA -LAN | premium | premium | premium |
| Brad Gulden | 1978-09-22 | boxscore | 22.109 | C | 5-11 | 180 | L | R | 1956-06-10 | New Ulm,MN | MLB | 1978-1986 | 1977-1986 | 1975- 17- 408-LAN | premium | premium | premium |
| Garry Hancock | 1978-07-16 | boxscore | 24.180 | OF-1B | 6-0 | 175 | L | L | 1954-01-23 | Tampa,FL | MLB | 1978-1984 | 1975-1984 | 1976- 1- 17-CLE | premium | premium | premium |
| Ron Hassey | 1978-04-23 | boxscore | 25.061 | C | 6-2 | 200 | L | R | 1953-02-27 | Tucson,AZ | MLB | 1978-1991 | 1976-1991 | 1976- 18- 422-CLE | premium | premium | premium |
| Mike Heath | 1978-06-03 | boxscore | 23.124 | C | 5-11 | 190 | R | R | 1955-02-05 | Tampa,FL | MLB | 1978-1991 | 1977-1992 | 1973- 2- 37-NYA | premium | premium | premium |
| Bob Horner | 1978-06-16 | boxscore | 20.319 | 3B-1B | 6-1 | 210 | R | R | 1957-08-06 | Junction City,KS | MLB | 1978-1988 | 1977-1988 | 1978- 1- 1-ATL | premium | premium | premium |
| Glenn Hubbard | 1978-07-14 | boxscore | 20.297 | 2B | 5-8 | 180 | R | R | 1957-09-25 | Hann AFB,GE | MLB | 1978-1989 | 1977-1989 | 1975- 20- 473-ATL | premium | premium | premium |
| Garth Iorg | 1978-04-09 | boxscore | 23.185 | 3B-2B | 5-11 | 170 | R | R | 1954-10-12 | Arcata,CA | MLB | 1978-1987 | 1977-1987 | 1973- 8- 181-NYA | premium | premium | premium |
| Darrell Jackson | 1978-06-16 | boxscore | 22.079 | P | 5-10 | 150 | B | L | 1956-04-03 | Los Angeles,CA | MLB | 1978-1982 | 1974-1982 | 1977- 9- 223-MIN | premium | premium | premium |
| Bob James | 1978-09-07 | boxscore | 20.028 | P | 6-4 | 230 | R | R | 1958-08-15 | Glendale,CA | MLB | 1978-1987 | 1977-1987 | 1976- 1- 9-MON | premium | premium | premium |
| John Henry Johnson | 1978-04-10 | boxscore | 21.237 | P | 6-2 | 190 | L | L | 1956-08-21 | Houston,TX | MLB | 1978-1987 | 1977-1987 | 1974- 15- 355-SFN | premium | premium | premium |
| Bob Kammeyer | 1978-07-03 | boxscore | 27.220 | P | 6-4 | 210 | R | R | 1950-12-02 | Kansas City,KS | MLB | 1978-1979 | 1970-1980 | 1972- 21- 492-NYA | premium | premium | premium |
| Terry Kennedy | 1978-09-04 | boxscore | 22.097 | C | 6-3 | 220 | L | R | 1956-06-04 | Euclid,OH | MLB | 1978-1991 | 1975-1991 | 1977- 1- 6-SLN | premium | premium | premium |
| Dennis Kinney | 1978-04-09 | boxscore | 26.049 | P | 6-1 | 190 | L | L | 1952-02-26 | Toledo,OH | MLB | 1978-1982 | 1976-1982 | 1970- 10- 225-CLE | premium | premium | premium |
| Michael LaCoss | 1978-07-18 | boxscore | 22.054 | P | 6-4 | 190 | R | R | 1956-05-30 | Glendale,CA | MLB | 1978-1991 | 1977-1992 | 1974- 3- 71-CIN | premium | premium | premium |
| Carney Lansford | 1978-04-08 | boxscore | 21.065 | 3B | 6-2 | 195 | R | R | 1957-02-07 | San Jose,CA | MLB | 1978-1992 | 1977-1992 | 1975- 3- 49-CAL | premium | premium | premium |
| Henry LaRose | 1978-09-20 | boxscore | 26.337 | P | 6-1 | 185 | L | L | 1951-10-25 | Pawtucket,RI | MLB | 1978-1978 | 1976-1980 | 1970- 1- 14-BOS | premium | premium | premium |
| Rudy Law | 1978-09-12 | boxscore | 21.345 | OF | 6-1 | 165 | L | L | 1956-10-07 | Waco,TX | MLB | 1978-1986 | 1977-1987 | 1975- UDFA -LAN | premium | premium | premium |
| Mark Lee | 1978-04-23 | boxscore | 24.319 | P | 6-4 | 225 | R | R | 1953-06-14 | Inglewood,CA | MLB | 1978-1981 | 1977-1982 | 1976- 13- 293-SDN | premium | premium | premium |
| Jim Lentine | 1978-09-03 | boxscore | 24.055 | OF | 6-0 | 175 | R | R | 1954-07-16 | Los Angeles,CA | MLB | 1978-1980 | 1974-1981 | 1975- 12- 280-SLN | premium | premium | premium |
| Dennis Littlejohn | 1978-07-09 | boxscore | 23.284 | C | 6-2 | 200 | R | R | 1954-10-04 | Santa Monica,CA | MLB | 1979-1980 | 1973-1982 | 1976- 1- 2-SFN | premium | premium | premium |
| Alberto Lois | 1978-09-08 | boxscore | 22.130 | OF | 5-9 | 175 | R | R | 1956-05-06 | Hato Mayor Del Rey,DR | MLB | 1978-1979 | 1976-1979 | 1974- UDFA -PIT | premium | premium | premium |
| Dave Machemer | 1978-06-21 | boxscore | 27.035 | 2B | 5-11 | 180 | R | R | 1951-05-24 | St. Joseph,MI | MLB | 1978-1979 | 1976-1982 | 1972- 4- 82-CAL | premium | premium | premium |
| Jerry Maddox | 1978-06-03 | boxscore | 24.316 | 3B | 6-2 | 200 | R | R | 1953-07-28 | Whittier,CA | MLB | 1978-1978 | 1974-1979 | 1975- 8- 186-ATL | premium | premium | premium |
| Greg Mahlberg | 1978-09-24 | boxscore | 26.053 | C | 5-10 | 180 | R | R | 1952-08-08 | Milwaukee,WI | MLB | 1978-1979 | 1976-1982 | 1973- UDFA -TEX | premium | premium | premium |
| Larry McWilliams | 1978-07-17 | boxscore | 24.163 | P | 6-5 | 180 | L | L | 1954-02-10 | Wichita,KS | MLB | 1978-1990 | 1977-1990 | 1974- 1- 6-ATL | premium | premium | premium |
| Scott Meyer | 1978-09-10 | boxscore | 21.027 | C | 6-1 | 195 | R | R | 1957-08-19 | Evergreen Park,IL | MLB | 1978-1978 | 1978-2001 | 1978- 5- 108-OAK | premium | premium | premium |
| Brian Milner | 1978-06-23 | boxscore | 18.223 | C | 6-2 | 200 | R | R | 1959-11-17 | Fort Worth,TX | MLB | 1978-1978 | 1978-1982 | 1978- 7- 158-TOR | premium | premium | premium |
| Craig Minetto | 1978-07-04 | boxscore | 24.076 | P | 6-0 | 185 | L | L | 1954-04-25 | Stockton,CA | MLB | 1978-1981 | 1977-1984 | 1973- 3- 60-LAN | premium | premium | premium |
| Paul Mirabella | 1978-07-28 | boxscore | 24.136 | P | 6-2 | 195 | L | L | 1954-03-20 | Belleville,NJ | MLB | 1978-1990 | 1977-1990 | 1976- 1- 21-TEX | premium | premium | premium |
| Paul Molitor | 1978-04-07 | boxscore | 21.233 | 3B-2B | 6-0 | 185 | R | R | 1956-08-22 | St. Paul,MN | MLB | 1978-1998 | 1975-1998 | 1977- 1- 3-MIL | premium | premium | premium |
| Keith Moreland | 1978-10-01 | boxscore | 24.158 | OF-3B | 6-0 | 200 | R | R | 1954-05-02 | Dallas,TX | MLB | 1978-1989 | 1973-1989 | 1975- 7- 156-PHI | premium | premium | premium |
| Mike Morgan | 1978-06-11 | boxscore | 18.251 | P | 6-2 | 225 | R | R | 1959-10-08 | Tulare,CA | MLB | 1978-2002 | 1978-2002 | 1978- 1- 4-OAK | premium | premium | premium |
| Willie Mueller | 1978-08-12 | boxscore | 21.352 | P | 6-4 | 220 | R | R | 1956-08-30 | West Bend,WI | MLB | 1978-1981 | 1977-1983 | 1974- UDFA -MIL | premium | premium | premium |
| Steve Mura | 1978-09-05 | boxscore | 23.211 | P | 6-2 | 190 | R | R | 1955-02-12 | New Orleans,LA | MLB | 1978-1985 | 1974-1985 | 1976- 2- 29-SDN | premium | premium | premium |
| Dwayne Murphy | 1978-04-08 | boxscore | 23.027 | OF | 6-1 | 185 | L | R | 1955-03-18 | Merced,CA | MLB | 1978-1989 | 1976-1989 | 1973- 15- 359-OAK | premium | premium | premium |
| Philip Nastu | 1978-09-15 | boxscore | 23.197 | P | 6-2 | 180 | L | L | 1955-03-08 | Bridgeport,CT | MLB | 1978-1980 | 1977-1982 | 1976- UDFA -SFN | premium | premium | premium |
| Steve Nicosia | 1978-07-08 | boxscore | 22.342 | C | 5-10 | 185 | R | R | 1955-08-06 | Paterson,NJ | MLB | 1978-1985 | 1976-1985 | 1973- 1- 24-PIT | premium | premium | premium |
| Nelson Norman | 1978-05-20 | boxscore | 20.032 | SS | 6-2 | 160 | B | R | 1958-04-23 | San Pedro de Macoris,DR | MLB | 1978-1987 | 1977-1989 | 1975- UDFA -PIT | premium | premium | premium |
| Dan O'Brien | 1978-09-04 | boxscore | 24.141 | P | 6-4 | 215 | R | R | 1954-04-22 | St. Petersburg,FL | MLB | 1978-1979 | 1975-1981 | 1976- 3- 61-SLN | premium | premium | premium |
| Jim Obradovich | 1978-09-12 | boxscore | 28.006 | 1B | 6-2 | 200 | L | L | 1949-09-13 | Fort Campbell,KY | MLB | 1978-1978 | 1977-1979 | 1967- 24- 472-MIN | premium | premium | premium |
| Ron Oester | 1978-09-10 | boxscore | 22.133 | 2B | 6-2 | 190 | B | R | 1956-05-05 | Cincinnati,OH | MLB | 1978-1990 | 1977-1990 | 1974- 9- 215-CIN | premium | premium | premium |
| Karl Pagel | 1978-09-21 | boxscore | 23.182 | 1B | 6-2 | 190 | L | L | 1955-03-29 | Madison,WI | MLB | 1978-1983 | 1976-1984 | 1976- 1- 20-CHN | premium | premium | premium |
| David Palmer | 1978-09-09 | boxscore | 21.026 | P | 6-1 | 205 | R | R | 1957-08-19 | Glens Falls,NY | MLB | 1978-1989 | 1977-1990 | 1976- 21- 489-MON | premium | premium | premium |
| Bill Paschall | 1978-09-20 | boxscore | 24.157 | P | 6-0 | 175 | R | R | 1954-04-22 | Norfolk,VA | MLB | 1978-1981 | 1977-1981 | 1976- 3- 53-KCA | premium | premium | premium |
| Broderick Perkins | 1978-07-07 | boxscore | 23.232 | 1B | 5-10 | 180 | L | L | 1954-11-23 | Pittsburg,CA | MLB | 1978-1984 | 1977-1985 | 1976- 15- 341-SDN | premium | premium | premium |
| Gerry Pirtle | 1978-07-02 | boxscore | 30.219 | P | 6-1 | 185 | R | R | 1947-12-03 | Tulsa,OK | MLB | 1978-1978 | 1976-1979 | 1967- 7- 128-NYA | premium | premium | premium |
| Ed Plank | 1978-09-06 | boxscore | 26.156 | P | 6-1 | 205 | R | R | 1952-04-09 | Chicago,IL | MLB | 1978-1979 | 1973-1980 | 1973- 10- 222-SFN | premium | premium | premium |
| Hosken Powell | 1978-04-05 | boxscore | 22.332 | OF | 6-1 | 185 | L | L | 1955-05-14 | Selma,AL | MLB | 1978-1983 | 1977-1984 | 1975- 1- 3-MIN | premium | premium | premium |
| Dave Rajsich | 1978-07-02 | boxscore | 26.284 | P | 6-5 | 175 | L | L | 1951-09-28 | Youngstown,OH | MLB | 1978-1980 | 1977-1988 | 1974- UDFA -NYA | premium | premium | premium |
| Bobby Ramos | 1978-09-26 | boxscore | 22.331 | C | 5-11 | 205 | R | R | 1955-11-05 | Calabazar de Sagua,CU | MLB | 1978-1984 | 1977-1988 | 1974- 7- 153-MON | premium | premium | premium |
| Domingo Ramos | 1978-09-08 | boxscore | 20.168 | SS-3B | 5-10 | 155 | R | R | 1958-03-29 | Santiago,DR | MLB | 1980-1990 | 1976-1990 | 1975- UDFA -NYA | premium | premium | premium |
| Mike Ramsey | 1978-09-04 | boxscore | 24.165 | SS-2B | 6-1 | 170 | B | R | 1954-03-29 | Roanoke,VA | MLB | 1978-1985 | 1977-1986 | 1975- 3- 64-SLN | premium | premium | premium |
| Shane Rawley | 1978-04-06 | boxscore | 22.259 | P | 6-0 | 180 | R | L | 1955-07-27 | Racine,WI | MLB | 1978-1989 | 1977-1989 | 1974- 2- 29-MON | premium | premium | premium |
| Bob Reece | 1978-04-22 | boxscore | 27.114 | C | 6-1 | 190 | R | R | 1951-01-05 | Sacramento,CA | MLB | 1978-1978 | 1970-1981 | 1973- UDFA -MON | premium | premium | premium |
| Andy Replogle | 1978-04-11 | boxscore | 24.192 | P | 6-5 | 205 | R | R | 1953-10-07 | South Bend,IN | MLB | 1978-1979 | 1973-1981 | 1975- 9- 208-SLN | premium | premium | premium |
| Dave Revering | 1978-04-08 | boxscore | 25.061 | 1B | 6-4 | 210 | L | R | 1953-02-12 | Roseville,CA | MLB | 1978-1982 | 1976-1982 | 1971- 7- 172-CIN | premium | premium | premium |
| Don Reynolds | 1978-04-07 | boxscore | 24.362 | OF | 5-8 | 178 | R | R | 1953-04-16 | Arkadelphia,AR | MLB | 1978-1979 | 1972-1981 | 1975- 18- 410-SDN | premium | premium | premium |
| Allen Ripley | 1978-04-10 | boxscore | 25.180 | P | 6-3 | 190 | R | R | 1952-10-18 | Norwood,MA | MLB | 1978-1982 | 1976-1982 | 1972- UDFA -BOS | premium | premium | premium |
| Bruce Robinson | 1978-08-19 | boxscore | 24.131 | C | 6-1 | 185 | L | R | 1954-04-16 | La Jolla,CA | MLB | 1978-1980 | 1973-1984 | 1975- 1- 21-OAK | premium | premium | premium |
| Don Robinson | 1978-04-10 | boxscore | 20.311 | P | 6-4 | 230 | R | R | 1957-06-08 | Ashland,KY | MLB | 1978-1992 | 1977-1992 | 1977- 17- 430-HOU | premium | premium | premium |
| Chico Ruiz | 1978-07-29 | boxscore | 26.277 | 3B-2B | 6-0 | 170 | R | R | 1951-11-01 | Santurce,PR | MLB | 1978-1980 | 1976-1984 | 1969- UDFA -ATL | premium | premium | premium |
| Bill Sample | 1978-09-02 | boxscore | 23.159 | OF | 5-9 | 175 | R | R | 1955-04-02 | Roanoke,VA | MLB | 1978-1986 | 1977-1986 | 1976- 10- 228-TEX | premium | premium | premium |
| Scott Sanderson | 1978-08-06 | boxscore | 22.020 | P | 6-5 | 200 | R | R | 1956-07-22 | Dearborn,MI | MLB | 1978-1996 | 1975-1996 | 1977- 3- 54-MON | premium | premium | premium |
| Kevin Saucier | 1978-10-01 | boxscore | 22.058 | P | 6-1 | 195 | L | L | 1956-08-09 | Pensacola,FL | MLB | 1978-1982 | 1977-1982 | 1974- 2- 27-PHI | premium | premium | premium |
| Dennis Sherrill | 1978-09-04 | boxscore | 22.190 | SS-3B | 6-0 | 165 | R | R | 1956-03-03 | Miami,FL | MLB | 1978-1980 | 1976-1980 | 1974- 1- 12-NYA | premium | premium | premium |
| Luis Silverio | 1978-09-09 | boxscore | 21.326 | OF | 5-11 | 165 | R | R | 1956-10-23 | Villa Gonzalez,DR | MLB | 1978-1978 | 1977-1982 | 1974- UDFA -KCA | premium | premium | premium |
| Hank Small | 1978-09-27 | boxscore | 25.064 | 1B | 6-3 | 205 | R | R | 1953-07-31 | Atlanta,GA | MLB | 1978-1978 | 1972-1979 | 1975- 4- 90-ATL | premium | premium | premium |
| Lonnie Smith | 1978-09-02 | boxscore | 22.260 | LF-OF | 5-9 | 170 | R | R | 1955-12-22 | Chicago,IL | MLB | 1978-1994 | 1976-1994 | 1974- 1- 3-PHI | premium | premium | premium |
| Ozzie Smith | 1978-04-07 | boxscore | 23.108 | SS | 5-11 | 150 | B | R | 1954-12-26 | Mobile,AL | MLB | 1978-1996 | 1977-1996 | 1977- 4- 86-SDN | premium | premium | premium |
| Tom Spencer | 1978-07-17 | boxscore | 27.146 | OF | 6-0 | 170 | R | R | 1951-02-28 | Gallipolis,OH | MLB | 1978-1978 | 1976-1981 | 1969- 20- 470-CIN | premium | premium | premium |
| Harry Spilman | 1978-09-11 | boxscore | 24.061 | 1B | 6-1 | 190 | L | R | 1954-07-18 | Albany,GA | MLB | 1978-1989 | 1977-1990 | 1974- UDFA -CIN | premium | premium | premium |
| Bobby Sprowl | 1978-09-05 | boxscore | 22.149 | P | 6-2 | 190 | L | L | 1956-04-14 | Sandusky,OH | MLB | 1978-1981 | 1977-1984 | 1977- 2- 39-BOS | premium | premium | premium |
| Dave Stegman | 1978-09-04 | boxscore | 24.223 | OF | 5-11 | 190 | R | R | 1954-01-30 | Inglewood,CA | MLB | 1978-1984 | 1976-1986 | 1976- 1- 2-DET | premium | premium | premium |
| Randy Stein | 1978-04-17 | boxscore | 25.047 | P | 6-4 | 210 | R | R | 1953-03-07 | Pomona,CA | MLB | 1978-1982 | 1976-1983 | 1971- 1- 23-BAL | premium | premium | premium |
| Dave Stewart | 1978-09-22 | boxscore | 21.220 | P | 6-2 | 200 | R | R | 1957-02-19 | Oakland,CA | MLB | 1978-1995 | 1977-1995 | 1975- 16- 384-LAN | premium | premium | premium |
| Sammy Stewart | 1978-09-01 | boxscore | 23.314 | P | 6-3 | 208 | R | R | 1954-10-28 | Asheville,NC | MLB | 1978-1987 | 1977-1987 | 1974- 28- 591-KCA | premium | premium | premium |
| Rick Sweet | 1978-04-08 | boxscore | 25.219 | C | 6-1 | 200 | B | R | 1952-09-07 | Longview,WA | MLB | 1978-1983 | 1973-1983 | 1975- 3- 65-SDN | premium | premium | premium |
| Greg Thayer | 1978-04-07 | boxscore | 28.173 | P | 5-11 | 182 | R | R | 1949-10-23 | Cedar Rapids,IA | MLB | 1978-1978 | 1977-1980 | 1971- 32- 702-SFN | premium | premium | premium |
| Bobby Thompson | 1978-04-16 | boxscore | 24.170 | OF | 5-11 | 175 | B | R | 1953-11-03 | Charlotte,NC | MLB | 1978-1978 | 1976-1978 | 1972- 19- 436-TEX | premium | premium | premium |
| Scot Thompson | 1978-09-03 | boxscore | 22.276 | OF-1B | 6-3 | 195 | L | L | 1955-12-07 | Grove City,PA | MLB | 1978-1985 | 1977-1985 | 1974- 1- 7-CHN | premium | premium | premium |
| Dave Tobik | 1978-08-26 | boxscore | 25.183 | P | 6-1 | 195 | R | R | 1953-03-02 | Euclid,OH | MLB | 1978-1985 | 1973-1985 | 1975- 1- 2-DET | premium | premium | premium |
| Alex Trevino | 1978-09-11 | boxscore | 21.021 | C | 5-11 | 170 | R | R | 1957-08-26 | Monterrey,MX | MLB | 1978-1990 | 1977-1992 | 1974- UDFA -NYN | premium | premium | premium |
| Steve Trout | 1978-07-01 | boxscore | 20.341 | P | 6-4 | 195 | L | L | 1957-07-30 | Detroit,MI | MLB | 1978-1989 | 1977-1990 | 1976- 1- 8-CHA | premium | premium | premium |
| Willie Upshaw | 1978-04-09 | boxscore | 20.352 | 1B | 6-0 | 185 | L | L | 1957-04-27 | Blanco,TX | MLB | 1978-1988 | 1977-1988 | 1975- 5- 115-NYA | premium | premium | premium |
| La Rue Washington | 1978-09-07 | boxscore | 24.006 | OF | 6-0 | 170 | R | R | 1953-09-07 | Long Beach,CA | MLB | 1978-1979 | 1977-1981 | 1975- 23- 540-TEX | premium | premium | premium |
| Bob Welch | 1978-06-20 | boxscore | 21.234 | P | 6-3 | 190 | R | R | 1956-11-03 | Detroit,MI | MLB | 1978-1994 | 1975-1994 | 1977- 1- 20-LAN | premium | premium | premium |
| Myron White | 1978-09-04 | boxscore | 21.039 | OF | 5-11 | 180 | L | L | 1957-08-01 | Long Beach,CA | MLB | 1978-1978 | 1977-1981 | 1975- 2- 48-LAN | premium | premium | premium |
| Jim Wilhelm | 1978-09-04 | boxscore | 25.355 | OF | 6-3 | 190 | R | R | 1952-09-20 | San Rafael,CA | MLB | 1978-1979 | 1974-1979 | 1974- 7- 145-SDN | premium | premium | premium |
| Rick Williams | 1978-06-12 | boxscore | 25.221 | P | 6-1 | 180 | R | R | 1952-11-09 | Merced,CA | MLB | 1978-1979 | 1977-1982 | 1970- 27- 648-NYN | premium | premium | premium |
| Alan Wirth | 1978-04-09 | boxscore | 21.127 | P | 6-4 | 190 | R | R | 1956-12-08 | Mesa,AZ | MLB | 1978-1980 | 1977-1982 | 1974- 3- 67-SFN | premium | premium | premium |
| Darrell Woodard | 1978-08-06 | boxscore | 21.244 | 2B | 5-11 | 160 | R | R | 1956-12-10 | Wilmar,AR | MLB | 1978-1978 | 1977-1982 | 1974- 12- 286-OAK | premium | premium | premium |
| Rich Wortham | 1978-05-03 | boxscore | 24.199 | P | 6-0 | 185 | R | L | 1953-10-22 | Odessa,TX | MLB | 1978-1983 | 1973-1983 | 1976- 2- 27-CHA | premium | premium | premium |
| Jim Wright | 1978-04-15 | boxscore | 27.122 | P | 6-1 | 165 | R | R | 1950-12-21 | Reed City,MI | MLB | 1978-1979 | 1976-1982 | 1969- 4- 85-BOS | premium | premium | premium |
| Kip Young | 1978-07-21 | boxscore | 23.271 | P | 5-11 | 175 | R | R | 1954-10-29 | Georgetown,OH | MLB | 1978-1979 | 1977-1982 | 1976- 23- 529-DET | premium | premium | premium |
| Jeff Yurak | 1978-09-15 | boxscore | 24.207 | OF | 6-3 | 195 | B | R | 1954-02-26 | Pasadena,CA | MLB | 1978-1978 | 1977-1979 | 1974- 24- 536-SFN | premium | premium | premium |
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