1978 New York Yankees
1978 AL East Champions
1978 AL Champions
1978 World Series Champions
Major league affiliations
Location
1978 Information
Owner(s) George Steinbrenner
Manager(s) Billy Martin, Dick Howser, and Bob Lemon
Local television WPIX
Local radio WINS (AM)
(Frank Messer, Phil Rizzuto, Bill White)

The New York Yankees' 1978 season was the 76th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 100-63, finishing 1 game ahead of the Boston Red Sox to win their third AL East title.

In July, the team was 14.5 games behind the Boston, but rallied in the second half of the season to finish tied for first place. The Yankees were victorious over the Red Sox in the one-game playoff for the AL East title. This game featured Bucky Dent's infamous 3-run go-ahead home run in the 7th inning.

In the ALCS, they won the series in 4 games. In the World Series, they defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in 6 games in a rematch of 1977 World Series. New York was managed by Billy Martin, Dick Howser and Bob Lemon. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.

Contents

Offseason

Regular Season

During the season, Ron Guidry would be the last pitcher to win at least 25 games in one season for the Yankees in the 20th Century.[3]

Standings

AL West W L Pct. GB
New York Yankees 100 63 .613 --
Boston Red Sox 99 64 .607 1
Milwaukee Brewers 93 69 .574 6.5
Baltimore Orioles 90 71 .559 9
Detroit Tigers 86 76 .531 13.5
Cleveland Indians 69 90 .434 29
Toronto Blue Jays 59 102 .366 40


Transactions

  • June 10, 1978: Ken Holtzman was traded by the Yankees to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later. The Chicago Cubs completed the deal by sending Ron Davis to the Yankees on June 12.[4]

Draft Picks

  • June 6, 1978: Rex Hudler was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1978 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 1978. [5]
  • June 6, 1978: Steve Balboni was drafted by the Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1978 amateur draft.[6]

Roster

1978 New York Yankees roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = position; G = Games not played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Thurman Munson 154 617 183 .297 6 71
RF Reggie Jackson 139 511 140 .274 27 97

Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Dennis Sherrill 2 1 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

Relief pitchers

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Rich Gossage 63 10 11 27 2.01 122
Bob Kammeyer 7 0 0 0 5.82 11

ALCS

Game 1

Main article: 1978 American League Championship Series

October 3: Royals Stadium

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 7 16 0
Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2
W: Jim Beattie (1-0)  L: Dennis Leonard (0-1)  S: Ken Clay (1)
HRs: NYY – Reggie Jackson (1)

Game 2

October 4: Royals Stadium

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 12 1
Kansas City 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 X 10 16 1
W: Larry Gura (1-0)  L: Ed Figueroa (0-1)
HRs: KCR – Freddie Patek (1)

Game 3

October 6: Yankee Stadium

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 5 10 1
New York 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 X 6 10 0
W: Rich Gossage (1-0)  L: Doug Bird (0-1)
HRs: KCR – George Brett 3 (3)   NYY – Reggie Jackson (2) Thurman Munson (1)

Game 4

October 7: Yankee Stadium

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
New York 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 2 4 0
W: Ron Guidry (1-0)  L: Dennis Leonard (0-2)  S: Rich Gossage (1)
HRs: NYY – Graig Nettles (1) Roy White (1)

World Series

AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Los Angeles Dodgers (2)

Game Score Date Location Attendance Time of Game
1 Yankees – 5, Dodgers – 11 October 10 Dodger Stadium 55,997 2:48
2 Yankees – 3, Dodgers – 4 October 11 Dodger Stadium 55,982 2:37
3 Dodgers – 1, Yankees – 5 October 13 Yankee Stadium 56,447 2:27
4 Dodgers – 3, Yankees – 4 (10 inns) October 14 Yankee Stadium 56,445 3:17
5 Dodgers – 2, Yankees – 12 October 15 Yankee Stadium 56,448 2:56
6 Yankees – 7, Dodgers – 2 October 17 Dodger Stadium 55,985 2:34

Awards and Honors

All-Star Game

Team Leaders

  • Home Runs - Graig Nettles, Reggie Jackson (27)
  • RBI - Reggie Jackson (97)
  • Batting Average - Lou Piniella (.314)
  • Hits - Thurman Munson (183)
  • Stolen Bases - Willie Randolph, 36
  • Walks - Willie Randolph, 82
  • Wins - Ron Guidry (25)
  • Strikeouts - Ron Guidry (248)

References

  1. ^ Rich Gossage page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Stan Thomas page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.99, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
  4. ^ Ken Holtzman page at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hudlere01.shtml
  6. ^ Steve Balboni page at Baseball Reference

External links

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