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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.
The Yankees overcame a midseason deficit of 14 games and went on to win a one-game playoff against the Boston Red Sox to win the Eastern crown and finish with 100 wins. Unlike the prior two ALCS which went five games, this one took the Yankees only four games to wrap up, and the Yankees went on to represent the American League in the 1978 World ...
The Yankees–Red Sox rivalry is a Major League Baseball (MLB) rivalry between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox.Both teams have competed in MLB's American League (AL) for over 120 seasons and have since developed what is arguably the fiercest rivalry in all of American sports.
The following year, Boston and New York met again in the ALCS, with Boston becoming the first team in major league history—as well as just the third team in American professional sports history—to come back to win a playoff series after being down three games to none; [65] they then swept the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series to win ...
Sep 12, 2024; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees right fielder Juan Soto (22) is rushed by teammates after getting the game winning hit against the Boston Red Sox during the tenth inning at ...
[1] The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox went on to meet in the AL Championship Series (ALCS). The Red Sox became the American League champion, and defeated the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals in the 2004 World Series for their first World Championship since 1918.
Getty. Boston Red Sox players celebrate on the field after their 10-3 victory over the New York Yankees in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium.
Tonight’s New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox game featured one of the worst strike three calls of the Major League Baseball season. New York and Boston were tied, 4-4, in the bottom of the ...