1978 Baseball Cards
Vintage EraComplete guide to 1978 MLB baseball cards — rookie cards, notable sets, player debuts, and current collectible values.
1978
MLB Season
148
Players Debuted
—
Notable Card Sets
Vintage Era Context
1978 falls in the Vintage Era of baseball cards (pre-1981). Cards from this period were printed in smaller quantities and have survived decades with natural attrition — making high-grade copies genuinely scarce and valuable.
1978 MLB Debuts 148 players
B
Butch Alberts
Debut 1978-09-07
J
Jim Anderson
Debut 1978-07-02
C
Chuck Baker
Debut 1978-04-07
S
Steve Baker
Debut 1978-05-25
R
Reggie Baldwin
Debut 1978-05-25
R
Ross Baumgarten
Debut 1978-08-16
C
Charlie Beamon
Debut 1978-09-11
J
Jim Beattie
Debut 1978-04-25
B
Bruce Benedict
Debut 1978-08-18
B
Butch Benton
Debut 1978-09-14
J
Juan Berenguer
Debut 1978-08-17
D
Dwight Bernard
Debut 1978-06-29
J
Jim Beswick
Debut 1978-08-09
B
Bruce Bochy
Debut 1978-07-19
D
Dan Boitano
Debut 1978-10-01
M
Mark Bomback
Debut 1978-09-12
D
Doe Boyland
Debut 1978-09-04
T
Tom Brown
Debut 1978-09-14
M
Mike Bruhert
Debut 1978-04-09
M
Mark Budaska
Debut 1978-06-06
B
Britt Burns
Debut 1978-08-05
S
Sheldon Burnside
Debut 1978-09-04
W
Wayne Cage
Debut 1978-04-22
T
Tony Castillo
Debut 1978-09-22
H
Harry Chappas
Debut 1978-09-07
M
Mike Colbern
Debut 1978-07-18
S
Steve Comer
Debut 1978-04-15
T
Tim Conroy
Debut 1978-06-23
M
Mardie Cornejo
Debut 1978-04-08
D
Dave Cripe
Debut 1978-09-10
T
Todd Cruz
Debut 1978-09-04
V
Victor Cruz
Debut 1978-06-24
D
Danny Darwin
Debut 1978-09-08
R
Ron Davis
Debut 1978-07-29
A
Arturo DeFreites
Debut 1978-09-07
B
Brian Doyle
Debut 1978-04-30
K
Keith Drumright
Debut 1978-09-01
D
Dave Edwards
Debut 1978-09-11
J
Juan Eichelberger
Debut 1978-09-07
R
Roger Erickson
Debut 1978-04-06
B
Barry Evans
Debut 1978-09-04
J
John Flinn
Debut 1978-05-06
M
Marv Foley
Debut 1978-09-11
D
Dave Ford
Debut 1978-09-02
G
George Frazier
Debut 1978-05-25
J
Jerry Fry
Debut 1978-09-04
R
Rich Gale
Debut 1978-04-30
D
Damaso Garcia
Debut 1978-06-24
Showing 48 of 148 players who debuted in 1978.