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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 New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the Bronx, New York. They compete in the East Division of Major League Baseball 's (MLB) American League (AL). 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 ...
Tommy Lasorda: Los Angeles Dodgers, 1978 Cubs manager Lee Elia wins the award for most NSFW tirade by a major league manager to reporters. However, a close second is probably Tommy Lasorda's ...
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 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 ...
The Yankees made three huge fielding mistakes in the top of the inning, opening the door for the Los Angeles Dodgers to come back and ultimately win the World Series. New York, leading 5-0, gave ...