- This was George Scott's last year as a starting first baseman. He was out for about five weeks from late April to early June. He initially went out due to back trouble. George came back from the disabled list on May 15 and broke the middle finger on his throwing hand and was out for another couple of weeks. Scott slumped to his lowest offensive numbers since 1968. He appears to be in a jovial mood on this card though.
- Scott passed away on July 28, 2013.
- 1978 Stats: .233, 12 HR, 54 RBI in 120 games
- 1978 Highlights:
- Aug 29 - Hit a grand slam in the 5th inning of Boston's 10-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners
- Aug 30 - Went 3 for 5 with a triple and a run scored as Boston beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1. He also had two hits in the second game of the doubleheader, but the Red Sox lost that one 7-6.
- Sept 27 - Had three hits, including a 2-run home run, as Boston beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3.
- Dave Rozema was originally drafted by the San Francisco Giants in 1974. The Giants didn't offer him a signing bonus, so he turned them down. In 1975 Rozema was drafted by the hometown Detroit Tigers. Dave signed with the Tigers and had two great seasons in the minors.
- When Mark Fidrych was injured during spring training in 1977, a spot was opened up for Rozema. He made the most of his opportunity, going 15-7 with a 3.09 ERA and finishing fourth in AL Rookie of the Year voting. Dave finished behind Eddie Murray, Mitchell Page, and Bump Wills in the balloting.
- Rozema wasn't a hard thrower. He relied on his control and a great changeup. Dave led the league in walks per nine innings in his rookie season and finished his career with a nice 2.1 walks per nine innings mark.
- Although Dave didn't throw very hard, he was still susceptible to injuries. Dave had two three-week stretches in 1977 in which he didn't make a start due to tendinitis. In 1978 Rozema had shoulder woes that made him miss a few starts. Dave went 9-12 with a 3.18 ERA in 28 starts in 1978.
- In 1979 Rozema missed three months with a shoulder injury. He went 4-4 with a 3.51 ERA in 16 starts.
- Dave had several off-field incidents that got him in trouble. In 1980 he had been up late judging a wet T-shirt contest. Rozema overslept and missed a flight to San Juan, Puerto Rico. He caught a later flight and then got roughed up in that night's game. In 1982 he and his future brother-in-law Kirk Gibson were goofing around in a bar. Gibson kicked a chair out from under Rozema and he fell. Dave had a bottle of medicine in his back pocket and it shattered. Just before the opening of the 1982 season Dave playfully shoved Alan Trammell at a bar. Trammell's face hit the rim of a beer mug and the injury required 40 stitches.
- In 1980 Dave began the season as a starting pitcher. After six starts Rozema was converted to a relief pitcher. He still made occasional spot starts over the next few years. Dave ended up with a 6-9 record with four saves and had a 3.92 ERA in 42 games (13 starts).
- Rozema had a similar role in 1981 (5-5, 3 saves, 3.63 ERA in 28 games (9 starts).
- Dave got off to a good start in 1982. In the middle of May he had a 3-0 record with a 1.63 ERA. Unfortunately he severely injured his knee during an on-field brawl on May 14. Rozema had surgery and missed the rest of the season.
- Rozema came back in 1983 and had a pretty good year (8-3, 3.43 ERA in 29 games/16 starts).
- Dave started off the 1984 season well. Rozema was 7-0 in mid-July, but he tailed off and finished with a 7-6, 3.74 ERA line. Dave wasn't used in the postseason.
- After the 1984 season Rozema became a free agent. He wasn't sure about what his role would be in Detroit, so he signed a 2-year deal with the Texas Rangers. Dave didn't have a good experience in Texas. The team was struggling and so did Dave (3-7, 4 saves, 4.19 ERA in 34 games / 4 starts).
- The 1986 season was Rozema's final season. He had a 5.91 ERA in six appearances when he was released on May 6. Dave was signed by the Chicago White Sox two weeks later, but he spent the year in AAA. Rozema pitched in the minors in 1987 and in 1988 but he never got back to the majors.
- After his playing career Rozema worked for a diagnostic imaging company and has made some occasional TV and radio appearances with the Tigers.
- 1978 Stats: 9-12, 3.14 ERA in 28 starts
- 1978 Highlights:
- April 29 - Allowed seven hits and shut out the Seattle Mariners 5-0.
- Sept 15 - Pitched a 4-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians.
- This was the last of four seasons that Manny Trillo spent as the Chicago Cubs' starting second baseman. After the 1978 season Trillo was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies.
- In 1978 Trillo was right at league average in fielding percentage, but he would improve his defense and win three Gold Gloves in the next four seasons in Philadelphia.
- 1978 Stats: .261, 4 HR, 55 RBI in 152 games
- 1978 Highlights:
- April 9 - Had four hits in Chicago's 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates
- May 2 - Went 2 for 4 and doubled in the winning run in the 10th inning as the Cubs beat the LA Dodgers 5-4.
- July 23 - Went 2 for 4 and scored two runs to help the Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 4-3.
- Alvis Woods started the 1978 season with the Toronto Blue Jays. After going 2 for 17 (.113) in six games Woods was sent to AAA in mid April. Alvis played well for Syracuse and was brought back up in late July. Woods was the starting left fielder for most of the last 2 1/2 months of the 1978 season.
- 1978 Stats:
- Toronto Blue Jays: .241, 3 HR, 25 RBI in 62 games
- Syracuse Chiefs (AAA): .310, 11 HR, 49 RBI in 81 games
- 1978 Highlights:
- Aug 8: Went 3 for 4 and scored the go-ahead run in the top of the 9th inning of Toronto's 5-4 win over the Kansas City Royals.
- Aug 25: Had a home run and two doubles and knocked in four runs as the Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 7-3.
- Gary Carter was real close to succeeding Johnny Bench as the National League's best catcher in 1978. From 1979-1988 Carter would be an All Star catcher for the NL every year.
- Gary slipped a bit offensively in 1978. It was more of a pitcher's year as baseball adjusted to the 1977 expansion. Carter did have one career high -- he stole 10 bases during the season.
- 1978 Stats: .255, 20 HR, 72 RBI in 157 games
- 1978 Highlights:
- May 3 - Hit a grand slam and knocked in a total of five runs in Montreal's 10-3 win over the Houston Astros.
- July 30 - Went 4 for 5 with 4 runs scored as the Expos hammered the Atlanta Braves 19-0.
- Sept 11 - Hit a 2-run home run in the 4th inning to help the Expos beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1.
- Dennis Martinez had a good year in 1978. It was his first season as a full-time starter. Martinez was part of a good rotation with ace Jim Palmer, Mike Flanagan, and Scott McGregor. All four won 15 or more games and each starter pitched 13 or more complete games.
- 1978 Stats: 16-11, 3.52 ERA in 40 games (38 starts)
- 1978 Highlights:
- June 16: Pitched a shutout against the Oakland A's. Baltimore won the game 6-0.
- Aug 25: Pitched a 2-hit shutout against the Seattle Mariners as the Orioles won the game 5-0.
- Oct 1: Allowed two runs and got his 16th win of the year as the Orioles beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2. The game capped off an amazing run in which Martinez pitched 12 complete games in 14 starts between July 29 and October 1. One of Dennis' "non-complete" games was an 11-inning game in which Martinez pitched 11 innings and allowed no runs (the Orioles lost 1-0 but Dennis didn't get the decision). Martinez went nine innings in the other game and didn't get the decision.
- Terry Harmon was released at the end of spring training in 1978 and retired. Harmon had managed to stay with the same team for ten years. He endured some lean times in his career, such as in 1974 when he spent the whole year with the Phillies but got in only 27 games and batted only 15 times. Three infielders (Dave Cash, Larry Bowa, and Mike Schmidt) played in 162 games that year, so Terry had a hard time getting into games.
