Tm links to franchise history.
Division links to team status for 1978
Team Name links to list of players who played for that team during 1978 sorted by career value
| Tm | Div | Team Name | W-L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | NLW | Atlanta Braves | 69-93 | |
| CIN | NLW | Cincinnati Reds | 92-69 | |
| HOU | NLW | Houston Astros | 74-88 | |
| LAN | NLW | Los Angeles Dodgers | 95-67 | WS LOSE |
| SDN | NLW | San Diego Padres | 84-78 | |
| SFN | NLW | San Francisco Giants | 89-73 | |
| CHN | NLE | Chicago Cubs | 79-83 | |
| NYN | NLE | New York Mets | 66-96 | |
| PHI | NLE | Philadelphia Phillies | 90-72 | NLCS |
| PIT | NLE | Pittsburgh Pirates | 88-73 | |
| SLN | NLE | St. Louis Cardinals | 69-93 | |
| WAS | NLE | Montreal Expos | 76-86 | |
| CHA | ALW | Chicago White Sox | 71-90 | |
| KCA | ALW | Kansas City Royals | 92-70 | ALCS |
| ANA | ALW | California Angels | 87-75 | |
| MIN | ALW | Minnesota Twins | 73-89 | |
| OAK | ALW | Oakland Athletics | 69-93 | |
| SEA | ALW | Seattle Mariners | 56-104 | |
| TEX | ALW | Texas Rangers | 87-75 | |
| BAL | ALE | Baltimore Orioles | 90-71 | |
| BOS | ALE | Boston Red Sox | 99-64 | |
| CLE | ALE | Cleveland Indians | 69-90 | |
| DET | ALE | Detroit Tigers | 86-76 | |
| MIL | ALE | Milwaukee Brewers | 93-69 | |
| NYA | ALE | New York Yankees | 100-63 | WS WIN |
| TOR | ALE | Toronto Blue Jays | 59-102 |
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