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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José RamÃrez doubles in 3 straight at-bats as the Guardians beat the Yankees 9-4
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Yankees slugger Aaron Judge out of lineup with bone bruise in right rib and may miss a few days
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The Yankees use a 13-run 3rd inning to beat the Athletics 13-8
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The Yankees score 13 runs in an inning for the 1st time in 21 years
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Athletics get wrong end of an apparent ABS mistake against the Yankees
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
41 | 20 | .672 | ||
31 | 29 | .517 | 9.5 | |
31 | 31 | .500 | 10.5 | |
28 | 34 | .452 | 13.5 | |
26 | 35 | .426 | 15.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
37 | 21 | .638 | ||
33 | 28 | .541 | 5.5 | |
31 | 28 | .525 | 6.5 | |
32 | 29 | .525 | 6.5 | |
31 | 29 | .517 | 7.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
39 | 22 | .639 | ||
32 | 27 | .542 | 6.0 | |
32 | 28 | .533 | 6.5 | |
24 | 38 | .387 | 15.5 | |
23 | 38 | .377 | 16.0 |
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Giants| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
36 | 22 | .621 | ||
36 | 24 | .600 | 1.0 | |
29 | 32 | .475 | 8.5 | |
29 | 32 | .475 | 8.5 | |
25 | 34 | .424 | 11.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
35 | 27 | .565 | ||
32 | 29 | .525 | 2.5 | |
29 | 33 | .468 | 6.0 | |
24 | 38 | .387 | 11.0 | |
23 | 38 | .377 | 11.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
33 | 29 | .532 | ||
30 | 31 | .492 | 2.5 | |
29 | 31 | .483 | 3.0 | |
27 | 35 | .435 | 6.0 | |
23 | 39 | .371 | 10.0 |
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