- This was Richie Hebner's last year as a member of the Phillies. Hebner was the regular first baseman, but would occasionally give way to Jose Cardenal against left-handed starting pitchers. He played 3B during his time with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1968-1976), but when he came to the Phillies he had to move since they already had Mike Schmidt at third.
- After the season the Phillies signed Pete Rose and Hebner was expendable. During spring training in 1979 Richie was traded to the New York Mets for pitcher Nino Espinosa.
- 1978 Stats:
- Regular Season: .283, 17 HR, 71 RBI in 137 games
- NL Championship Series: .111 (1 for 9) in 3 games
- 1978 Highlights:
