The New York Yankees were 100-63 in 1978. They finished 1st in the AL East. They won in the 1978 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4 games to 2, to win their twenty-second championship.
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Dodgers and Yankees rained out, rescheduled as part of day-night doubleheader Sunday
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Dodgers edge Yankees 2-1
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Max Muncy hits 2-run homer off Gerrit Cole in 7th to lift Dodgers over Yankees 2-1 in series opener
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Aaron Judge's rib not fully healed, Yankees captain still not cleared for baseball activities
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Shohei Ohtani to be available for Dodgers' weekend series at Yankees after fluid drained from knee
1978 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 163 | 5,583 | 735 | 1,489 | 228 | 38 | 125 | 693 | 505 | 42 | 695 | 98 | 42 | .267 | .329 | .388 |
Team Rank | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 15th | 15th | 9th | 4th | 17th | 2nd | 6th | 14th | 2nd | 5th | 10th | 8th |
1978 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 163 | 100 | 63 | 3.18 | 817 | 12 | 36 | 1460.2 | 1,321 | 516 | 582 | 111 | 478 | 32 |
Team Rank | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 8th | 7th | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 14th | 7th | 15th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
56 | 41 | .577 | ||
55 | 44 | .556 | 2.0 | |
52 | 47 | .525 | 5.0 | |
49 | 50 | .495 | 8.0 | |
41 | 58 | .414 | 16.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
61 | 37 | .622 | ||
55 | 43 | .561 | 6.0 | |
51 | 46 | .526 | 9.5 | |
51 | 48 | .515 | 10.5 | |
44 | 53 | .454 | 16.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
62 | 36 | .633 | ||
50 | 48 | .510 | 12.0 | |
48 | 50 | .490 | 14.0 | |
42 | 56 | .429 | 20.0 | |
40 | 60 | .400 | 23.0 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
56 | 41 | .577 | ||
54 | 43 | .557 | 2.0 | |
49 | 48 | .505 | 7.0 | |
48 | 51 | .485 | 9.0 | |
46 | 53 | .465 | 11.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
52 | 46 | .531 | ||
52 | 47 | .525 | 0.5 | |
49 | 50 | .495 | 3.5 | |
46 | 52 | .469 | 6.0 | |
40 | 59 | .404 | 12.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
50 | 48 | .510 | ||
49 | 50 | .495 | 1.5 | |
47 | 53 | .470 | 4.0 | |
42 | 56 | .429 | 8.0 | |
38 | 61 | .384 | 12.5 |