1978 World Series
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The 1978 World Series matched the defending champion New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a rematch of the 1977 Series, with the Yankees winning in six games to repeat as champions.
Managers: Billy Martin (New York), Tommy Lasorda (Los Angeles)
Umpires: Ed Vargo (NL), Bill Haller (AL), John Kibler (NL), Marty Springstead (AL), Frank Pulli (NL), Joe Brinkman (AL)
Series MVP: Bucky Dent (New York)
Television: NBC (Joe Garagiola, Tony Kubek and Tom Seaver announcing)
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Game 1
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October 10, 1978 at Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles Dodgers)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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New York Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 9 1
Los Angeles Dodgers 0 3 0 3 1 0 3 1 X 11 15 2
PITCHERS: NYY - Figueroa, Clay (2), Lindblad (5), Tidrow (7)
LAD - John, Forster (8)
WP - John
LP - Figueroa
SAVE - none
HOME RUNS: NYY - Jackson
LAD - Baker, Lopes (2)
ATTENDANCE: 55,997
Game 2Edit
October 11, 1978 at Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles Dodgers)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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New York Yankees 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 11 0
Los Angeles Dodgers 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 X 4 7 0
PITCHERS: NYY - Hunter, Gossage (7)
LAD - Hooton, Forster (7), Welch (9)
WP - Hooton
LP - Hunter
SAVE - Welch
HOME RUNS: NYY - none
LAD - Cey
ATTENDANCE: 55,982
Game 3Edit
October 13, 1978 at Yankee Stadium (New York Yankees)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Los Angeles Dodgers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
New York Yankees 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 X 5 10 1
PITCHERS: LAD - Sutton, Rautzhan (7), Hough (8)
NYY - Guidry
WP - Guidry
LP - Sutton
SAVE - none
HOME RUNS: LAD - none
NYY - White
ATTENDANCE: 56,447
Game 4Edit
October 14, 1978 at Yankee Stadium (New York Yankees)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
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Los Angeles Dodgers 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1
New York Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 4 9 0
PITCHERS: LAD - John, Forster (8), Welch (8)
NYY - Figueroa, Tidrow (6), Gossage (9)
WP - Gossage
LP - Welch
SAVE - none
HOME RUNS: LAD - Smith
NYY - none
ATTENDANCE: 56,445
Game 5Edit
October 15, 1978 at Yankee Stadium (New York Yankees)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Los Angeles Dodgers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 3
New York Yankees 0 0 4 3 0 0 4 1 X 12 18 0
PITCHERS: LAD - Hooton, Rautzhan (3), Hough (4)
NYY - Beattie
WP - Beattie
LP - Hooton
SAVE - none
HOME RUNS: LAD - none
NYY - none
ATTENDANCE: 56,448
Game 6Edit
October 17, 1978 at Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles Dodgers)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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New York Yankees 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 7 11 0
Los Angeles Dodgers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
PITCHERS: NYY - Hunter, Gossage (8)
LAD - Sutton, Welch (6), Rau (8)
WP - Hunter
LP - Sutton
SAVE - none
HOME RUNS: NYY - Jackson
LAD - Lopes
ATTENDANCE: 55,985
TriviaEdit
- This Series became most well-known for a controversial play in which Reggie Jackson broke up a double play by using his hip to deflect the ball heading to first base, allowing Thurman Munson to score from second base on the error.
- The Yankees became the last repeat World Champions until fifteen years later (1992-93 Toronto Blue Jays).
- The Yankees won the last four games of the series after losing the first two. Coincidentally enough, the Dodgers would do that against them three years later.
- This would be the last time the Yankees would win a world series until 1996, the longest drought for that team to this date
- 1978 was the first of ten consecutive years that see ten different teams win the World Series, a string unprecedented in Major League history.
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