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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.
Bucky Dent Game: October 2, 1978 New York Yankees: 5–4 Boston Red Sox: 1978 American League East tie-breaker game: Named after light-hitter Bucky Dent's three-run home run to give the Yankees a 3–2 lead and ultimately win the game. [14] [15] [16] Disco Demolition Night: July 12, 1979 Detroit Tigers: 4–1 Chicago White Sox
1978 American League East Tiebreaker - New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox #11 March 7, 2011 Bucky Dent and Lou Piniella: 1988 World Series Game 1 - Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angeles #10 [15] March 14, 2011 Kirk Gibson and Dave Stewart: 2001 World Series Game 7 - New York Yankees vs. Arizona Diamondbacks #9 March 21, 2011 Joe Torre and Tim McCarver
July 11 – At San Diego, the National League wins the All-Star Game over the American League, 7–3. Dodgers first baseman Steve Garvey earns the MVP trophy. Vida Blue starts for the NL, becoming the first pitcher to start for both leagues in the All-Star Game. Blue also started in 1971 and 1975 for the American League.
The Chicago White Sox celebrate after defeating the Minnesota Twins 1–0 to win the 2008 American League Central. A tie-breaker was required in Major League Baseball (MLB) when two or more teams were tied at the end of the regular season for a postseason position such as a league pennant (prior to the introduction of the League Championship Series in 1969), a division title, or a wild card spot.
1978 American League East tie-breaker game; 1978 Atlanta Braves season; B. 1978 Baltimore Orioles season; 1978 Boston Red Sox season; The Bronx Zoo (book) C.
Prior to the start of this game, both teams had to deal with bad news. Ron Guidry, he of the incredible 25–3 Cy Young Award-winning season, would be unavailable to start until Game 4, if played, at least. Guidry pitched the AL East division tie-breaker game against the Boston Red Sox and was starting to have arm
Baseball writers have long posited that the American League East is the toughest division in MLB; [1] [2] during its 50-year existence, an AL East team has gone on to play in the World Series 28 times, and 16 of those teams have been crowned World Series champions.