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The 1978 New York Yankees season was the 76th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 100–63, finishing one game ahead of the Boston Red Sox to win their third American League East title. The two teams were tied after 162 games, leading to a one-game playoff, which the Yankees won.
Win–loss records and final positions in league/division standings, by season, with playoff results and award winners Season Team League [11] Division [11] Finish [11] Wins [11] Losses [11] Win% [11] GB [11] Playoffs [12] Awards; New York Highlanders: 1903: 1903: AL — 4th: 72 62 .537 17 — — 1904: 1904: AL — 2nd: 92 59 .609 1½ ...
The win moves the Red Sox into a first-place tie and forces a one-game playoff against the New York Yankees at Fenway Park the following afternoon. San Diego's Gaylord Perry notches his 3,000 career strikeout when he fans Joe Simpson of the Dodgers in the eighth inning of a Padres' 4–3 victory.
The club began play in 1903 as the Highlanders, after owners Frank Farrell and William S. Devery had bought the defunct Baltimore Orioles and moved the team to New York City; in 1913, the team changed its nickname to the Yankees. [1] From 1903 to 2024, the franchise has won more than 10,000 games and 27 World Series championships. [2]
The New York Yankees have the highest all-time regular season win–loss percentage (.569) in Major League Baseball history.. Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization, which consists of a total of 30 teams—15 teams in the National League (NL) and 15 in the American League (AL).
The right-hander signed a two-year, $34 million deal with the Rangers before the season and went 12-5 with a 3.63 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 132 strikeouts during the season. Andrew Heaney. The Yankees ...
New York hasn't had any of its major pro sports teams win a championship since 2012. This 2024 Yankees team could end the drought. ... entering Wednesday with the AL’s best record, accomplished ...
The 1978 American League East tie-breaker game was a one-game extension to Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1978 regular season.The game was played at Fenway Park in Boston on the afternoon of Monday, October 2 between the rival New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox to determine the winner of the American League's (AL) East Division.