The 1978 roster for the Braves included Phil Niekro at pitcher, Biff Pocoroba at catcher, Dale Murphy at first baseman, Jerry Royster at second baseman and Bob Horner at third baseman.
| NO. | NAME | POS | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | DOB | AGE | BIRTHPLACE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Asselstine | OF | 6'1" | 175 | 9/23/1953 | 24 | Santa Barbara, CA | |
| 2 | | B. Beall | 1B | 5'11" | 180 | 4/24/1948 | 30 | Portland, OR | |
| 3 | | R. Belloir | 3B | 5'10" | 155 | 7/13/1948 | 29 | Heidelberg, Germany | |
| 4 | | B. Benedict | C | 6'1" | 190 | 8/18/1955 | 22 | Birmingham, AL | |
| 5 | | T. Boggs | P | 6'2" | 200 | 10/25/1955 | 22 | Poughkeepsie, NY | |
| 6 | | B. Bonnell | OF | 6'3" | 200 | 10/27/1953 | 24 | Mariemont, OH | |
| 7 | | J. Bouton | P | 6'0" | 185 | 3/8/1939 | 39 | Newark, NJ | |
| 8 | | J. Burroughs | OF | 6'1" | 200 | 3/7/1951 | 27 | Long Beach, CA | |
| 9 | | R. Camp | P | 6'0" | 195 | 6/10/1953 | 25 | Trion, GA | |
| 10 | | D. Campbell | P | 6'3" | 210 | 9/3/1951 | 26 | Princeton, IN | |
| 11 | | D. Chaney | SS | 6'1" | 190 | 3/9/1948 | 30 | Hammond, IN | |
| 12 | | M. Davey | P | 6'2" | 190 | 6/2/1952 | 26 | Spokane, WA | |
| 13 | | A. Devine | P | 6'4" | 205 | 12/2/1951 | 26 | Galveston, TX | |
| 14 | | J. Easterly | P | 5'9" | 180 | 2/17/1953 | 25 | Houston, TX | |
| 15 | | G. Garber | P | 5'10" | 175 | 11/13/1947 | 30 | Lancaster, PA | |
| 16 | | C. Gaston | OF | 6'4" | 210 | 3/17/1944 | 34 | San Antonio, TX | |
| 17 | | R. Gilbreath | 3B | 6'2" | 185 | 9/24/1952 | 25 | Laurel, MS | |
| 18 | | P. Hanna | P | 6'1" | 195 | 9/10/1954 | 23 | Pensacola, FL | |
| 19 | | B. Horner | 3B | 6'1" | 210 | 8/6/1957 | 20 | Junction City, KS | |
| 20 | | G. Hubbard | 2B | 5'8" | 180 | 9/25/1957 | 20 | Hahn Air Force Base, Germany | |
| 21 | | F. LaCorte | P | 6'1" | 180 | 10/13/1951 | 26 | San Jose, CA | |
| 22 | | M. Leon | P | 5'11" | 170 | 2/4/1950 | 28 | Acula, Mexico | |
| 23 | | J. Maddox | 3B | 6'2" | 200 | 7/28/1953 | 24 | Whittier, CA | |
| 24 | | M. Mahler | P | 6'3" | 189 | 7/30/1952 | 25 | Montgomery, AL | |
| 25 | | G. Matthews | OF | 6'3" | 190 | 7/5/1950 | 27 | San Fernando, CA | |
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