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Originally Posted by DeweyintheHall
I've been looking through my 1978 Sporting News issues for that year's listing of non-roster invitees, but without luck.
I'll continue to investigate, but if anyone knows which issue they're contained in, it would be very helpful.
Thanks!
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I don't think The Sporting News had a single listing of non-roster invitees in 1978. I did a search on "non-roster" for Sporting News issues beginning in January, 1978 and lasting until well into the season. I found one article which mentioned that there were about 125 non-roster invitees that year. Through the search, I was only able to pick up a small percentage of the names of those NRI's, which appeared in many different issues of The Sporting News. They are as follows:
Astros -- Doug Konieczny, Randy Wiles
Pirates -- Anthony Nicely, Carl Morton, Randy Tate, Tom Walker
Cubs -- Larry Anderson, Duane Gustavson, Steve Keatley, Ed Putman
Mariners -- Karl "Bud" Anderson, Tom Brown, Juan Navarette, Rodolfo M. "Rudi" Arias (catcher), Jim Maler
Angels -- Carlos Perez, Dick Thon
Blue Jays -- Mike Cosgrove, Victor Cruz, Chuck Fore, Dave Wallace
Cardinals -- Gary Sutherland
Twins -- Steve Hargan, Mark Clapham
Royals -- Art Kusnyer
Dodgers -- Rick Sander
Brewers -- Gary Nolan, Ron Wrona, Bill Dick, Alvin Edge, Larry Montgomery, Willie Prall, Dave Smith, Jack Heidemann, Kevin Bass, Ron Jacobs
Updates: Please note that "Steve Keatley" is major leaguer Greg (Gregory Steven) Keatley; Mark Clapham added to Twins.
Second Update: Rick Wrona revised to Ron Wrona; more players added to Brewers' list.