1978 New York Yankees season

Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees March 2026 November 2013 New York Yankees 1978 World Series championsAmerican League championsAmerican League East champions American League 100-63 (.613) East Yankee Stadium New York City George Steinbrenner Cedric Tallis Billy Martin – 52 42 yDick Howser – 0–1Bob Lemon – 48 20 y WPIX(Phil Rizzuto,Frank Messer, Bill White) WINS (AM)(Frank Messer, Phil Rizzuto,Bill White, Fran Healy) 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5ZczAAAAIBAJ&pg=6310%2C569314 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire service reports Yanks win playoff game on two homers October 2, 1978 1Dhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UOsyAAAAIBAJ&pg=6509%2C506324 Wilmington Morning Star North Carolina Associated Press Yankees edge BoSox; playoffs open tonight October 3, 1978 3Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GoEqAAAAIBAJ&pg=5683%2C1747681 Pittsburgh Press UPI Yankees Dent Red Sox, play Royals for pennant October 3, 1978 C1 New York played home games at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx and was managed by Billy Martin, Dick Howser, and Bob Lemon. In the best-of-five League Championship Series (ALCS), they defeated the Kansas City Royals in four games. In the World Series, they defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games in a rematch of the previous year's. The season was tumultuous for the Yankees, as Reggie Jackson was suspended in a mid-season showdown with Billy Martin, which resulted in Martin resigning a week later. For television viewers of the Bronx Bombers, it was the first season to be broadcast nationwide via satellite via WPIX, which that year became a superstation as well partly in response to Ted Turner's WTCG-TV nationwide broadcasts of the Atlanta Braves beginning on Opening Day of 1977. WPIX remained the team's exclusive broadcast partner for the Greater New York television viewers on FTA television and then by now superstation status and satellite broadcasts finally enabled millions all over the country to watch Yankees home and away games live as they happened. Offseason November 22, 1977: Goose Gossage was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.Goose Gossage at Baseball Reference December 5, 1977: Jesús Figueroa was drafted from the Yankees by the Chicago Cubs in the 1977 rule 5 draft.Jesús Figueroa at Baseball Reference December 9, 1977: Sergio Ferrer was traded by the Yankees to the New York Mets for Roy Staiger.Sergio Ferrer at Baseball Reference December 12, 1977: Stan Thomas and Ed Ricks (minors) were traded by the Yankees to the Chicago White Sox for Jim Spencer, Tommy Cruz, and Bob Polinsky (minors).Stan Thomas at Baseball Reference Regular season Lefthander Ron Guidry was the last Yankee pitcher to win at least 25 games in a season in the 20th century.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 99, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 In 35 starts in the regular season (including the playoff game), he pitched 273 2 3 innings, compiled a 25–3 record with 248 strikeouts, 1.74 ERA, and nine shutouts. Guidry won the Cy Young Award by unanimous vote.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Tt0hAAAAIBAJ&pg=4453%2C687186 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania Associated Press Guidry unanimous Cy Young winner November 1, 1978 65https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PvZLAAAAIBAJ&pg=4991%2C754486 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Suspense lacking for Ron Guidry November 2, 1978 32https://vault.si.com/vault/1979/01/22/yankee-from-louisiana-ron-guidry-the-cajun-with-the-shotgun-left-arm-mowed-down-american-league-hitters-last-season-now-hes-back-home-by-the-bayou-trying-to-be-just-another-guidry https://web.archive.org/web/20200323075417/https://vault.si.com/vault/1979/01/22/yankee-from-louisiana-ron-guidry-the-cajun-with-the-shotgun-left-arm-mowed-down-american-league-hitters-last-season-now-hes-back-home-by-the-bayou-trying-to-be-just-another-guidry dead March 23, 2020 Sports Illustrated Moses Sam Yankee from Louisiana January 22, 1979 60 Relief pitcher Goose Gossage won Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award, leading the American League with 27 saves. Season summary A week after the All-Star Game in July, the team was fourteen games behind Boston, but rallied to tie for first place. With a week to go, New York led by one game and won six straight,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5JczAAAAIBAJ&pg=6769%2C144515 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire service reports 'Miracle' Yanks go for it all today October 1, 1978 7B but lost the finale at home to struggling Cleveland on Sunday, October 1, while Boston won their final eight games.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3AZSAAAAIBAJ&pg=5513%2C192978 Nashua Telegraph New Hampshire UPI McMane Fred Rick Waits gives Sox another chance October 2, 1978 32https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SesyAAAAIBAJ&pg=6530%2C379711 Wilmington Morning Star North Carolina wire reports Bosox catch Yanks; playoff set today October 2, 1978 3Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TM1eAAAAIBAJ&pg=3226%2C592352 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Yankees lose a big one October 2, 1978 5B The Yankees traveled to Fenway Park and defeated the Red Sox 5–4 in the one-game playoff for the AL East title; the Monday afternoon game featured light-hitting shortstop Bucky Dent's famous three-run go-ahead home run in the seventh inning. Jackson's solo home run in the eighth was the winning margin. For decades, some have mistakenly thought the Yankees trailed by 14½ games, but the maximum deficit was fourteen games, after the July 17 loss and until the July 20 win.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QMhYAAAAIBAJ&pg=6567%2C4979634 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon How they stand July 18, 1978 4Chttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CfZLAAAAIBAJ&pg=6941%2C1482207 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Baseball standings: American League July 19, 1978 18 New York's biggest lead was 3½ games, after another victory over Boston on Saturday, September 16.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xflVAAAAIBAJ&pg=6650%2C4941841 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire service reports Yankees slip a 'Mickey' past Yaz September 17, 1978 8Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ppFVAAAAIBAJ&pg=4896%2C4002021 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania UPI Yankees fly to 3½-game lead September 17, 1978 85 The previous weekend, the Yankees swept a four-game series at Fenway, dubbed "The Boston Massacre" by the sports press;https://vault.si.com/vault/1978/09/25/seeing-aint-believing-the-yankee-players-continued-to-amaze-even-themselves-as-their-record-surge-carried-them-past-the-red-sox-and-into-first-place https://web.archive.org/web/20200322180640/https://vault.si.com/vault/1978/09/25/seeing-aint-believing-the-yankee-players-continued-to-amaze-even-themselves-as-their-record-surge-carried-them-past-the-red-sox-and-into-first-place dead March 22, 2020 Sports Illustrated Keith Larry Seeing ain't believing September 25, 1978 24 it left the teams tied at 86 56 y with three weeks remaining.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=r-BGAAAAIBAJ&pg=3184%2C1783228 The Day New London, Connecticut Associated Press Holy cow!! It's a new season September 11, 1978 25https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v_lVAAAAIBAJ&pg=6573%2C3083438 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire service reports Those Damn Yankees tie Red Sox for division lead September 11, 1978 3Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HxNSAAAAIBAJ&pg=6838%2C2161995 Nashua Telegraph New Hampshire UPI May Peter The Big Collapse: Part 4 is staged September 11, 1978 31 AL East tie-breaker game 1978 American League East tie-breaker game October 2, 1978 Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts New York Yankees NYY 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 5 8 0 Boston Red Sox BOS 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 11 0 Ron Guidry (25-3) Mike Torrez (16-13) Goose Gossage (27) Bucky Dent, Reggie Jackson Carl Yastrzemski Season standings New York Yankees Record vs. opponents NYY Notable transactions June 10: Ken Holtzman was traded by the Yankees to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later. Ron Davis was sent to the Yankees on June 12.Ken Holtzman at Baseball Reference June 14: Rawly Eastwick was traded by the Yankees to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bobby Brown and Jay Johnstone.Bobby Brown at Baseball Reference June 15: Mickey Klutts, Dell Alston and $50,000 were traded by the Yankees to the Oakland Athletics for Gary Thomasson.Mickey Klutts at Baseball Reference Draft picks June 6: 1978 Major League Baseball draft Rex Hudler was selected by the Yankees in the first round (18th pick), and he signed on June 20.Rex Hudler at Baseball Reference Steve Balboni was selected by the Yankees in the second round.Steve Balboni at Baseball Reference Roster 1978 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers 45 Jim Beattie 43 Ken Clay 53 Ron Davis 36 Rawly Eastwick 31 Ed Figueroa 54 Goose Gossage 49 Ron Guidry 35 Don Gullett 53 Ken Holtzman 29 Catfish Hunter 40 Bob Kammeyer 36 Paul Lindblad 28 Sparky Lyle 40,53 Larry McCall 47 Andy Messersmith 52 Dave Rajsich 19 Dick Tidrow Catchers 40 Fran Healy 46 Mike Heath 41 Cliff Johnson 15 Thurman Munson Infielders 10 Chris Chambliss 20 Bucky Dent 25 Brian Doyle 23 Dámaso García 24 Mickey Klutts  9 Graig Nettles 26 Domingo Ramos 30 Willie Randolph 18 Dennis Sherrill 11 Fred Stanley 25 George Zeber Outfielders  2 Paul Blair 44 Reggie Jackson 27 Jay Johnstone 14 Lou Piniella 17 Mickey Rivers 12 Jim Spencer 24 Gary Thomasson  6 Roy White Other batters 27 Dell Alston Manager  1 Billy Martin 34 Dick Howser 21 Bob Lemon Coaches  8 Yogi Berra {{MLBplayer|42|Art Fowler (Pitching)}} {{MLBplayer|32|Elston Howard (First base)}} {{MLBplayer|34|Dick Howser (Third base)}} 48 Clyde King 33 Gene Michael Notable events The defending World Series champions got off to a slow start in 1978, prompting owner George Steinbrenner to put pressure on manager Billy Martin. Compounding the issue was the already-tumultuous relationship between Martin and Reggie Jackson, and Steinbrenner was pressuring him as well. On July 17, with the team at 47 42 y and in fourth place in the American League East, it came to a head during a home contest with the Kansas City Royals on Monday, July 17. With the score tied in the bottom of the tenth inning and Thurman Munson on first, Martin sent Jackson to the plate with orders to lay down a sacrifice bunt. Jackson tried to bunt the first pitch, but failed. Martin then relayed to third-base coach Dick Howser for Jackson to swing and Howser passed it on, but Jackson ignored Howser and attempted another bunt. Howser called time and talked with Jackson, but to no avail. On his final bunt attempt, Jackson fouled out to the catcher. Martin then removed Jackson from the game and suspended him (owner Steinbrenner limited it to five days, Tuesday through Saturday), but Kansas City won in eleven innings and swept the three-game series. Tuesday was an open date; the Yankees traveled to Minnesota and Jackson went to California.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WQsiAAAAIBAJ&pg=997%2C2864936 The Day New London, Connecticut Associated Press Reggie Jackson suspended July 18, 1978 19https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QMhYAAAAIBAJ&pg=3334%2C4963897 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Billy's goat July 18, 1978 1C Jackson returned to the team in Chicago on Sunday, July 23; he did not take batting practice and remained on the bench as the Yankees swept the White Sox for their fifth consecutive win.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=J8ksAAAAIBAJ&pg=5750%2C4709796 Wilmington Morning Star North Carolina Associated Press Yankees' turmoil July 24, 1978 1C Martin commented in a post-game interview at the Chicago airport that (referring to Jackson and Steinbrenner, respectively) 'one's a born liar, and the other's convicted.' The Steinbrenner reference was alluding to a past incident where the Yankee owner made illegal U.S. presidential campaign contributions. The next day in Kansas City, Martin appeared on live television and tearfully announced his resignation as Yankees manager,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LMksAAAAIBAJ&pg=6712%2C4782633 Wilmington Morning Star North Carolina (New York Times) News Service Cass Murray Tempestuous Martin out as manager July 25, 1978 3Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RshYAAAAIBAJ&pg=2240%2C6984799 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire service reports Billy sheds a tear for himself July 25, 1978 1Dhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WwsiAAAAIBAJ&pg=4169%2C3924561 The Day New London, Connecticut (New York Times) Chass Murray Billy Martin tearfully quits job with Yankees July 25, 1978 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D_ZLAAAAIBAJ&pg=6050%2C4025634 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Odyssey ends: Billy quits July 25, 1978 17https://vault.si.com/vault/1978/07/31/a-bunt-that-went-boom-for-bunting-when-manager-billy-martin-ordered-him-to-swing-away-reggie-jackson-was-suspended-and-so-began-a-chain-of-tumultuous-events-that-culminated-in-martins-resignation https://web.archive.org/web/20200322180644/https://vault.si.com/vault/1978/07/31/a-bunt-that-went-boom-for-bunting-when-manager-billy-martin-ordered-him-to-swing-away-reggie-jackson-was-suspended-and-so-began-a-chain-of-tumultuous-events-that-culminated-in-martins-resignation dead March 22, 2020 Sports Illustrated Keith Larry A bunt that went boom! July 31, 1978 14 but most sources believed he was actually fired by Steinbrenner for the "convicted" comment.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WgsiAAAAIBAJ&pg=967%2C3843708 The Day New London, Connecticut Associated Press Remarks about boss may bring Martin's dismissal July 24, 1978 21 Howser was acting manager for one game on July 24, a 5–2 loss at Kansas City on ABC's Monday Night Baseball, then Bob Lemon arrived as manager for the rest of the season. In his first appearance since the bunting incident ten days earlier, Jackson started in right field on Thursday, July 27, and went three-for-three, with a home run, a walk, and three RBI. In the nightcap of the doubleheader, he had two hits.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NMksAAAAIBAJ&pg=5257%2C5399757 Wilmington Morning Star North Carolina Associated Press Yankees, Indians split July 28, 1978 3C During the Old-Timer's Day ceremony at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, July 29, Yankee public address announcer Bob Sheppard introduced Martin to the crowd and announced that Martin would return as manager for the 1980 season.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NsksAAAAIBAJ&pg=6629%2C5776391 Sunday Star-News Wilmington, North Carolina (New York Times) News Service Cass Murray Manager merry-go-round July 30, 1978 1Chttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DfUhAAAAIBAJ&pg=4692%2C5799714 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania Associated Press New York rehires Billy for '80 July 30, 1978 81 Martin returned ahead of schedule, in June 1979,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s5hVAAAAIBAJ&pg=4138%2C5365366 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania Associated Press Martin sees Jackson key to success June 19, 1979 22 and was fired again four months later, after a fight in a Minnesota hotel.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1p8tAAAAIBAJ&pg=5812%2C6637978 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania Associated Press Rappoport Ken Billy Martin axed again October 29, 1979 22https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JmIdAAAAIBAJ&pg=3469%2C6221962 Pittsburgh Press UPI Yankees fire Martin again October 29, 1979 B4 He went west to Oakland in 1980, then owned by Charlie O. Finley.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aTBPAAAAIBAJ&pg=7081%2C3466821 Toledo Blade Ohio Associated Press Martin missed game, happy with A's job February 22, 1978 21https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0_tLAAAAIBAJ&pg=3195%2C3168156 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington (Chicago Sun Times) Martin's back, thanks to Charlie O. February 22, 1980 21https://vault.si.com/vault/1980/03/10/berkeley-billy-comes-home-again-born-in-the-bay-area-51-years-ago-billy-martin-is-back-in-the-neighborhood-as-manager-of-charlie-finleys-downtrodden-oakland-as-an-assignment-that-given-the-personalities-of-the-principals-may-not https://web.archive.org/web/20200323075414/https://vault.si.com/vault/1980/03/10/berkeley-billy-comes-home-again-born-in-the-bay-area-51-years-ago-billy-martin-is-back-in-the-neighborhood-as-manager-of-charlie-finleys-downtrodden-oakland-as-an-assignment-that-given-the-personalities-of-the-principals-may-not dead March 23, 2020 Sports Illustrated Fimrite Ron Berkeley Billy comes home again March 10, 1980 18 Martin returned to the Yankees and managed the team in 1983, 1985, and 1988. Under Lemon in 1978, the Yankees were 47 20 y for the rest of the 162-game season to tie for the division title, after having been fourteen games back on July 19. They won the division in a one-game playoff on the road, and went on to repeat as World Series champions. On September 30, Ed Figueroa won his twentieth game of the season, which clinched a tie for the AL East title.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TesyAAAAIBAJ&pg=6924%2C147484 Sunday Star-News Wilmington, North Carolina Associated Press Yanks clinch AL East tie, but Boston wins, too October 1, 1978 5CHernández Lou https://books.google.com/books?id=nw7MDAAAQBAJ&q=ed+figueroa+20th+win+1978&pg=PA108 Chronology of Latin Americans in Baseball, 1871-2015 June 27, 2016 McFarland 9781476662275 Google Books As of 2018, Figueroa is the only native of Puerto Rico to win twenty games in a major league season.https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/750a1e46 Ed Figueroa - Society for American Baseball Research sabr.org Game log Regular season Legend Yankees win Yankees loss Postponement Clinched divisionBoldYankees team member background:#1c2841;color:white; 1978 regular season game log: 100–63 (Home: 55–26; Away: 45–37)1978 New York Yankees Schedule & Results https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYA/1978-schedule-scores.shtml Baseball Reference 2 April 2025 y background:white;color:#1c2841; April: 10–9 (Home: 5–3; Away: 5–6) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style=background:#fbb | 1 || April 8, 1978 || || style="Texas Rangers 1978 2;" |@ Rangers || L 1–2 || Matlack (1–0) || Gossage (0–1) || || || 40,078 || 0–1 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 2 || April 9, 1978 || || style="Texas Rangers 1978 2;" |@ Rangers || W 7–1 || Figueroa (1–0) || Alexander (0–1) || || || 20,243 || 1–1 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 3 || April 10, 1978 || || style="Texas Rangers 1978 2;" |@ Rangers || L 2–5 || D. Ellis (1–0) || Tidrow (0–1) || Moret (1) || || 14,299 || 1–2 || L1 |-style=background:#fbb | 4 || April 11 || @ Brewers || 6–9 || Augustine (2–0) || Hunter (0–1) || Caldwell (1) || County Stadium || 8,934 || 1–3 |-style=background:#fbb | 5 || April 12 || @ Brewers || 3–5 || Haas (2–0) || Gossage (0–2) || || County Stadium || 8,751 || 1–4 |-style=background:#bfb | 6 || April 13 || White Sox || 4–2 || Guidry (1–0) || Wood (0–2) || || Yankee Stadium || 44,667 || 2–4 |-style=background:#bfb | 7 || April 15 || White Sox || 3–2 || Figueroa (2–0) || Barrios (0–1) || || Yankee Stadium || 20,965 || 3–4 |-style=background:#bfb | 8 || April 16 || White Sox || 3–0 || Tidrow (1–1) || Kravec (1–1) || Lyle (1) || Yankee Stadium || 32,750 || 4–4 |-style=background:#fbb | 9 || April 17 || Orioles || 1–6 || Flanagan (1–2) || Hunter (0–2) || || Yankee Stadium || 15,674 || 4–5 |-style=background:#bfb | 10 || April 18 || Orioles || 4–3 || Lyle (1–0) || T. Martinez (0–1) || || Yankee Stadium || 15,628 || 5–5 |-style=background:#fbb | 11 || April 19 || @ Blue Jays || 3–4 || Murphy (1–0) || Gossage (0–3) || || Exhibition Stadium || 13,306 || 5–6 |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || April 20 || @ Blue Jays || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 20 |-style=background:#fbb | 12 || April 21 || Brewers || 2–9 || Augustine (3–1) || Figueroa (2–1) || || Yankee Stadium || 15,105 || 5–7 |-style=background:#bfb | 13 || April 22 || Brewers || 4–3 (12) || Lyle (2–0) || McClure (0–1) || || Yankee Stadium || 17,594 || 6–7 |-style=background:#fbb | 14 || April 23 || Brewers || 2–3 || Sorensen (2–1) || Hunter (0–3) || McClure (0–1) || Yankee Stadium || 26,291 || 6–8 |-style=background:#bfb | 15 || April 24 || @ Orioles || 8–2 || Guidry (2–0) || McGregor (0–3) || || Memorial Stadium || 18,053 || 7–8 |-style=background:#bfb | 16 || April 25 || @ Orioles || 4–3 || Beattie (1–0) || Palmer (2–1) || Lyle (2) || Memorial Stadium || 14,159 || 8–8 |-style=background:#bfb | 17 || April 28 || @ Twins || 3–1 || Figueroa (3–1) || Thormodsgard (1–2) || || Metropolitan Stadium || 11,674 || 9–8 |-style=background:#fbb | 18 || April 29 || @ Twins || 1–3 || Zahn (2–0) || Tidrow (1–2) || || Metropolitan Stadium || 10,543 || 9–9 |-style=background:#bfb | 19 || April 30 || @ Twins || 3–2 || Gossage (1–3) || Scarce (0–1) || || Metropolitan Stadium || 13,929 || 10–9 |- y background:white;color:#1c2841; May: 19–8 (Home: 11–3; Away: 8–5) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |20 || May 1, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |8:00p.m. EDT || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |Royals || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W 8–4 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Eastwick (1–0) || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |Splittorff (4–2) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Lyle (3) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:37 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |17,340 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |11–9 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |21 || May 2, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |8:00p.m. EDT || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |Royals || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W 4–2 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Hunter (1–3) || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |Gura (2–1) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Lyle (4) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:09 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |19,152 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |12–9 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |22 || May 3, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |8:00p.m. EDT || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |Royals || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W 6–5 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Figueroa (4–1) || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |Leonard (3–4) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Gossage (1) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:20 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |21,230 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |13–9 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W4 |-style=background:#bfb | 23 || May 5, 1978 || || style="Texas Rangers 1978 2;" |Rangers || W 5–2 || Guidry (3–0) || Matlack (2–4) || Gossage (2) || || 17,285 || 14–9 || W5 |-style=background:#fbb | 24 || May 6, 1978 || || style="Texas Rangers 1978 2;" |Rangers || L 5–9 || Umbarger (1–1) || Tidrow (1–3) || || || 19,788 || 14–10 || L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 25 || May 7, 1978 || || style="Texas Rangers 1978 2;" |Rangers || W 3–2 (12) || Gossage (2–3) || Barker (1–2) || || || 53,829 || 15–10 || W1 |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || May 8 || Twins || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 30 |-style=background:#bfb | 26 || May 9 || Twins || 3–1 || Hunter (2–3) || Thormodsgard (1–4) || Lyle (5) || Yankee Stadium || 11,271 || 16–10 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |27 || May 12, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |8:30p.m. EDT || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |@ Royals || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |L 3–4 || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |Bird (2–2) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Gossage (2–4) || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:28 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |33,061 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |16–11 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |28 || May 13, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |8:30p.m. EDT || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |@ Royals || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W 5–2 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Guidry (4–0) || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |Leonard (3–6) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Gossage (3) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2L27 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |40,903 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |17–11 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |29 || May 14, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:30p.m. EDT || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |@ Royals || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |L 9–10 || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |Hrabosky (1–0) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Clay (0–1) || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:57 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |36,034 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |17–12 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |L2 |-style=background:#bfb | 30 || May 15 || @ White Sox || 4–1 || Beattie (2–0) || Wortham (1–2) || Lyle (6) || Comiskey Park || 17,569 || 18–12 |-style=background:#bfb | 31 || May 16 || @ White Sox || 8–3 || Holtzman (1–0) || Wood (3–4) || Gossage (4) || Comiskey Park || 21,837 || 19–12 |-style=background:#fbb | 32 || May 17 || @ Indians || 4–5 (10) || Monge (1–0) || Lyle (2–1) || || Cleveland Stadium || 10,370 || 19–13 |-style=background:#bfb | 33 || May 18 || @ Indians || 5–3 || Guidry (5–0) || Kinney (0–2) || Gossage (5) || Cleveland Stadium || 13,625 || 20–13 |-style=background:#bfb | 34 || May 19 || @ Blue Jays || 11–3 || Tidrow (2–3) || Jefferson (2–5) || || Exhibition Stadium || 26,025 || 21–13 |-style=background:#fbb | 35 || May 20 || @ Blue Jays || 8–10 || Lemanczyk (1–7) || Clay (0–2) || || Exhibition Stadium || 30,550 || 21–14 |-style=background:#bfb | 36 || May 21 || @ Blue Jays || 2–1 || Figueroa (5–1) || Underwood (1–4) || Gossage (6) || Exhibition Stadium || – || 22–14 |-style=background:#bfb | 37 || May 21 || @ Blue Jays || 9–1 || Clay (1–2) || Garvin (2–2) || || Exhibition Stadium || 41,308 || 23–14 |-style=background:#bfb | 38 || May 23 || Indians || 10–1 || Guidry (6–0) || Hood (3–2) || || Yankee Stadium || 20,618 || 24–14 |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || May 24 || Indians || colspan=7| Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 27 |-style=background:#bfb | 39 || May 25 || Indians || 9–3 || Tidrow (3–3) || Waits (3–4) || || Yankee Stadium || 15,403 || 25–14 |-style=background:#bfb | 40 || May 26 || Blue Jays || 4–3 || Lyle (3–1) || Garvin (2–3) || || Yankee Stadium || 24,171 || 26–14 |-style=background:#fbb | 41 || May 27 || Blue Jays || 1–4 || Clancy (3–4) || Figueroa (5–2) || Murphy (3) || Yankee Stadium || 56,078 || 26–15 |-style=background:#bfb | 42 || May 28 || Blue Jays || 5–3 || Guidry (7–0) || Jefferson (3–6) || || Yankee Stadium || – || 27–15 |-style=background:#bfb | 43 || May 28 || Blue Jays || 6–5 (13) || Gossage (3–4) || Murphy (2–1) || || Yankee Stadium || 41,534 || 28–15 |-style=background:#bfb | 44 || May 29 || @ Indians || 2–0 || Eastwick (2–0) || Waits (3–5) || || Cleveland Stadium || 19,563 || 29–15 |-style=background:#fbb | 45 || May 30 || @ Indians || 1–5 || Wise (3–8) || Tidrow (3–4) || || Cleveland Stadium || 6,069 || 29–16 |-style=background:#fbb | 46 || May 31 || Orioles || 2–3 || Flanagan (6–4) || Figueroa (5–3) || || Yankee Stadium || 21,404 || 29–17 |- y background:white;color:#1c2841; June: 14–15 (Home: 7–4; Away: 7–11) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style=background:#fbb | 47 || June 1 || Orioles || 0–1 || Palmer (7–4) || Beattie (2–1) || || Yankee Stadium || 19,943 || 29–18 |-style=background:#bfb | 48 || June 2 || @ Athletics || 3–1 || Guidry (8–0) || Johnson (4–3) || Gossage (7) || Oakland Coliseum || 18,993 || 30–18 |-style=background:#fbb | 49 || June 3 || @ Athletics || 1–5 || Keough (3–4) || Messersmith (0–1) || || Oakland Coliseum || 14,499 || 30–19 |-style=background:#fbb | 50 || June 4 || @ Athletics || 4–6 || Lacey (5–2) || Eastwick (2–1) || Sosa (7) || Oakland Coliseum || 19,289 || 30–20 |-style=background:#fbb | 51 || June 5 || @ Mariners || 3–7 || House (4–4) || Figueroa (5–4) || || Kingdome || 15,189 || 30–21 |-style=background:#fbb | 52 || June 6 || @ Mariners || 3–4 || Rawley (3–5) || Gossage (3–5) || || Kingdome || 12,638 || 30–22 |-style=background:#bfb | 53 || June 7 || @ Mariners || 9–1 || Guidry (9–0) || Colborn (1–4) || || Kingdome || 12,544 || 31–22 |-style=background:#bfb | 54 || June 9 || @ Angels || 3–1 || Figueroa (6–4) || Tanana (9–3) || Gossage (8) || Anaheim Stadium || 29,415 || 32–22 |-style=background:#fbb | 55 || June 10 || @ Angels || 3–4 (12) || LaRoche (5–2) || Gossage (3–6) || || Anaheim Stadium || 37,848 || 32–23 |-style=background:#fbb | 56 || June 11 || @ Angels || 6–9 || D. Miller (2–0) || Clay (1–3) || || Anaheim Stadium || 31,646 || 32–24 |-style=background:#bfb | 57 || June 12 || Athletics || 2–0 || Guidry (10–0) || Heaverlo (2–2) || || Yankee Stadium || 28,457 || 33–24 |-style=background:#bfb | 58 || June 13 || Athletics || 5–3 || Figueroa (7–4) || Langford (1–3) || Gossage (9) || Yankee Stadium || 30,779 || 34–24 |-style=background:#bfb | 59 || June 14 || Mariners || 11–9 (10) || Lyle (4–1) || Montague (0–2) || || Yankee Stadium || 18,015 || 35–24 |-style=background:#bfb | 60 || June 15 || Mariners || 5–2 || Gullett (1–0) || Mitchell (2–7) || Lyle (7) || Yankee Stadium || 18,643 || 36–24 |-style=background:#fbb | 61 || June 16 || Angels || 7–10 || Aase (3–3) || Beattie (2–2) || || Yankee Stadium || 35,968 || 36–25 |-style=background:#bfb | 62 || June 17 || Angels || 4–0 || Guidry (11–0) || Hartzell (1–5) || || Yankee Stadium || 33,162 || 37–25 |-style=background:#fbb | 63 || June 18 || Angels || 2–3 || Knapp (7–5) || Figueroa (7–5) || || Yankee Stadium || 55,604 || 37–26 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |64 || June 19, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |7:30p.m. EDT || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |@ Red Sox || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |L 4–10 || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |Burgmeier (2–1) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Gossage (3–7) || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:48 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |33,163 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |37–27 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |65 || June 20, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |7:30p.m. EDT || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |@ Red Sox || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W 10–4 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Gullett (2–0) || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |Torrez (10–3) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |3:13 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |32,643 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |38–27 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |66 || June 21, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |7:30p.m. EDT || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |@ Red Sox || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |L 2–9 || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |Eckersley (7–2) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Beattie (2–3) || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:38 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |32,459 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |38–28 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 67 || June 22 || @ Tigers || 4–2 || Guidry (12–0) || Rozema (2–4) || Gossage (10) || Tiger Stadium || 33,971 || 39–28 |-style=background:#bfb | 68 || June 23 || @ Tigers || 12–3 || Lyle (5–1) || Wilcox (4–6) || || Tiger Stadium || 39,022 || 40–28 |-style=background:#fbb | 69 || June 24 || @ Tigers || 3–4 || Slaton (7–4) || Tidrow (3–5) || || Tiger Stadium || 37,681 || 40–29 |-style=background:#bfb | 70 || June 25 || @ Tigers || 4–2 || Gullett (3–0) || Baker (1–1) || Gossage (11) || Tiger Stadium || 34,014 || 41–29 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |71 || June 26, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |8:00p.m. EDT|| style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |Red Sox || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |L 1–4 || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |Eckersley (8–2) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Messersmith (0–2) || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |Campbell (3) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |3:01 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |52,124 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |41–30 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |72 || June 27, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |8:00p.m. EDT || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |Red Sox || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W 6–4 (14) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Lyle (6–1) || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |Drago (2–2) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |4:08 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |55,132 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |42–30 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 73 || June 28 || @ Brewers || 0–5 || Caldwell (8–5) || Tidrow (3–6) || || County Stadium || – || 42–31 |-style=background:#fbb | 74 || June 28 || @ Brewers || 2–7 || Augustine (9–8) || McCall (0–1) || || County Stadium || 39,283 || 42–32 |-style=background:#bfb | 75 || June 30 || Tigers || 10–2 || Gullett (4–0) || Baker (1–2) || || Yankee Stadium || 33,894 || 43–32 |- y background:white;color:#1c2841; July: 15–14 (Home: 8–8; Away: 7–6) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style=background:#fbb | 76 || July 1 || Tigers || 4–8 || Billingham (6–5) || Messersmith (0–3) || || Yankee Stadium || 37,260 || 43–33 |-style=background:#bfb | 77 || July 2 || Tigers || 3–2 || Guidry (13–0) || Hiller (6–4) || Gossage (12) || Yankee Stadium || – || 44–33 |-style=background:#bfb | 78 || July 2 || Tigers || 5–3 || Gossage (4–7) || Slaton (8–5) || || Yankee Stadium || 51,327 || 45–33 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |79 || July 3, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |7:30p.m. EDT || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |@ Red Sox || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |L 5–9 || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |Eckersley (9–2) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Figueroa (7–6) || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:54 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |34,722 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |45–34 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |L1 |- style="background:#bbb;" | style="New York Yankees 1961 2;" |— || July 4, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:00p.m. EDT || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |@ Red Sox || colspan=8 style="New York Yankees 1961 2;" |Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: September 7) |-style=background:#fbb | 80 || July 5, 1978 || || style="Texas Rangers 1978 2;" |@ Rangers || L 2–3 || Matlack (7–8) || Gullett (4–1) || || || 37,702 || 45–35 || L2 |-style=background:#bfb | 81 || July 6, 1978 || || style="Texas Rangers 1978 2;" |@ Rangers || W 7–2 || Tidrow (4–6) || Medich (3–4) || || || 37,930 || 46–35 || W1 |-style=background:#fbb | 82 || July 7 || @ Brewers || 0–6 || Caldwell (9–5) || Guidry (13–1) || || County Stadium || 40,216 || 46–36 |-style=background:#fbb | 83 || July 8 || @ Brewers || 5–6 || Rodríguez (1–3) || Gossage (4–8) || McClure (4) || County Stadium || 46,518 || 46–37 |-style=background:#fbb | 84 || July 9 || @ Brewers || 4–8 || Travers (5–4) || Gullett (4–2) || Stein (1) || County Stadium || 42,633 || 46–38 |-style=background:#bff |colspan="10"|49th All-Star Game in San Diego, California |-style=background:#fbb | 85 || July 13 || White Sox || 1–6 || Wood (10–5) || Tidrow (4–7) || || Yankee Stadium || 28,532 || 46–39 |-style=background:#bfb | 86 || July 14 || White Sox || 7–6 (11) || Gossage (5–8) || Hinton (1–3) || || Yankee Stadium || 21,981 || 47–39 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |87 || July 15, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |8:00p.m. EDT || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |Royals || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |L 2–8 || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |Leonard (10–11) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Figueroa (7–7) || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" | — || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:21 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |34,979 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |47–40 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |88 || July 16, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:00p.m. EDT || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |Royals || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |L 1–3 || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |Gura (7–2) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Beattie (2–4) || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |Hrabosky (13) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:36 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |45,089 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |47–41 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |89 || July 17, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |8:00p.m. EDT || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |Royals || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |L 7–9 (11) || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |Hrabosky (3–3) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Gossage (5–9) || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |3:21 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |27,020 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |47–42 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |L3 |-style=background:#bfb | 90 || July 19 || @ Twins || 2–0 || Figueroa (8–7) || Zahn (8–8) || || Metropolitan Stadium || 29,591 || 48–42 |-style=background:#bfb | 91 || July 20 || @ Twins || 4–0 || Guidry (14–1) || Jackson (2–3) || || Metropolitan Stadium || 30,660 || 49–42 |-style=background:#bfb | 92 || July 21 || @ White Sox || 7–4 || Lyle (7–1) || Hinton (1–4) || Gossage (13) || Comiskey Park || 30,348 || 50–42 |-style=background:#bfb | 93 || July 22 || @ White Sox || 7–2 || Hunter (3–3) || Wood (10–7) || || Comiskey Park || 32,163 || 51–42 |-style=background:#bfb | 94 || July 23 || @ White Sox || 3–1 || Figueroa (9–7) || Kravec (7–8) || Gossage (14) || Comiskey Park || 27,651 || 52–42 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |95 || July 24, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |8:30p.m. EDT || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |@ Royals || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |L 2–5 || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |Leonard (12–11) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Tidrow (4–8) || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:25 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |38,859 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |52–43 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |96 || July 25, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |8:30p.m. EDT || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |@ Royals || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W 4–0 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Guidry (15–1) || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |Splittorff (11–9) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:05 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |40,183 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |53–43 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W1 |-style=background:#bfb | 97 || July 26 || Indians || 3–1 || Gossage (6–9) || Waits (7–11) || || Yankee Stadium || 31,631 || 54–43 |-style=background:#bfb | 98 || July 27 || Indians || 11–0 || Figueroa (10–7) || Clyde (5–6) || || Yankee Stadium || – || 55–43 |-style=background:#fbb | 99 || July 27 || Indians || 5–17 || Hood (5–4) || Hunter (3–4) || || Yankee Stadium || 33,412 || 55–44 |-style=background:#fbb | 100 || July 28 || Twins || 5–7 (10) || Marshall (5–8) || Lyle (7–2) || || Yankee Stadium || 25,037 || 55–45 |-style=background:#bfb | 101 || July 29 || Twins || 7–3 || Clay (2–3) || Jackson (3–4) || Gossage (15) || Yankee Stadium || 46,711 || 56–45 |-style=background:#bfb | 102 || July 30 || Twins || 4–3 || Gossage (7–9) || Marshall (5–9) || || Yankee Stadium || – || 57–45 |-style=background:#fbb | 103 || July 30 || Twins || 0–2 || Goltz (10–7) || Beattie (2–5) || Marshall (14) || Yankee Stadium || 41,491 || 57–46 |-style=background:#bfb | 104 || July 31, 1978 || || style="Texas Rangers 1978 2;" |Rangers || W 6–1 || Figueroa (11–7) || Medich (5–6) || || || 15,419 || 58–46 || W1 |- y background:white;color:#1c2841; August: 19–8 (Home: 11–3; Away: 8–5) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style=background:#bfb | 105 || August 1, 1978 || || style="Texas Rangers 1978 2;" |Rangers || W 8–1 || Hunter (4–4) || Matlack (8–9) || || || 18,485 || 59–46 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |106 || August 2, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |8:00p.m. EDT || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |Red Sox || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |L 5–7 (17) || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |Stanley (6–1) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Clay (2–4) || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |5:00 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |52,701 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |59–47 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |107 || August 3, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |8:00p.m. EDT || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |Red Sox || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |L 1–8 (7) || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |Torrez (13–6) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Beattie (2–6) || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:15 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |53,379 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |59–48 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |L2 |-style=background:#fbb | 108 || August 4 || Orioles || 1–2 || Flanagan (14–9) || Guidry (15–2) || Stanhouse (15) || Yankee Stadium || 28,189 || 59–49 |-style=background:#bfb | 109 || August 5 || Orioles || 3–2 || Lyle (8–2) || T. Martinez (3–2) || || Yankee Stadium || 26,727 || 60–49 |-style=background:#bfb | 110 || August 6 || Orioles || 3–0 || Hunter (5–4) || Palmer (13–10) || || Yankee Stadium || 40,765 || 61–49 |-style=background:#bfb | 111 || August 8 || Brewers || 3–0 || Tidrow (5–8) || Caldwell (14–6) || Gossage (16) || Yankee Stadium || 22,549 || 62–49 |-style=background:#bfb | 112 || August 9 || Brewers || 8–7 || McCall (1–1) || McClure (2–3) || || Yankee Stadium || 27,172 || 63–49 |-style=background:#bfb | 113 || August 10 || Brewers || 9–0 || Guidry (16–2) || Augustine (10–11) || || Yankee Stadium || 35,127 || 64–49 |-style=background:#bfb | 114 || August 11 || @ Orioles || 2–1 (6) || Hunter (6–4) || D. Martínez (8–10) || || Memorial Stadium || 29,539 || 65–49 |-style=background:#fbb | 115 || August 12 || @ Orioles || 4–6 || Flanagan (15–10) || Beattie (2–7) || Stanhouse (17) || Memorial Stadium || 32,153 || 65–50 |-style=background:#fbb | 116 || August 13 || @ Orioles || 0–3 (6) || McGregor (12–10) || Figueroa (11–8) || || Memorial Stadium || 31,591 || 65–51 |-style=background:#bfb | 117 || August 14 || @ Orioles || 4–1 || Gossage (8–9) || Palmer (14–11) || || Memorial Stadium || 30,397 || 66–51 |-style=background:#bfb | 118 || August 15 || @ Athletics || 6–0 || Guidry (17–2) || Langford (6–8) || || Oakland Coliseum || 13,862 || 67–51 |-style=background:#bfb | 119 || August 16 || @ Athletics || 5–3 || Hunter (7–4) || Lacey (8–6) || Gossage (17) || Oakland Coliseum || 10,394 || 68–51 |-style=background:#bfb | 120 || August 18 || @ Mariners || 6–1 || Figueroa (12–8) || Mitchell (6–12) || || Kingdome || 19,824 || 69–51 |-style=background:#fbb | 121 || August 19 || @ Mariners || 1–4 || Colborn (4–8) || Tidrow (5–9) || || Kingdome || 29,915 || 69–52 |-style=background:#fbb | 122 || August 20 || @ Mariners || 4–5 || Romo (10–4) || Gossage (8–10) || || Kingdome || 21,834 || 69–53 |-style=background:#bfb | 123 || August 22 || @ Angels || 6–2 || Hunter (8–4) || Tanana (16–8) || || Anaheim Stadium || 35,644 || 70–53 |-style=background:#fbb | 124 || August 23 || @ Angels || 3–6 || Knapp (13–7) || Figueroa (12–9) || LaRoche (18) || Anaheim Stadium || 33,472 || 70–54 |-style=background:#bfb | 125 || August 25 || Athletics || 7–1 || Guidry (18–2) || Johnson (10–7) || || Yankee Stadium || 29,010 || 71–54 |-style=background:#bfb | 126 || August 26 || Athletics || 5–4 || Lyle (9–2) || Lacey (8–8) || || Yankee Stadium || 53,883 || 72–54 |-style=background:#bfb | 127 || August 27 || Athletics || 6–2 || Hunter (9–4) || Langford (6–10) || Gossage (18) || Yankee Stadium || 40,628 || 73–54 |-style=background:#bfb | 128 || August 28 || Angels || 4–1 || Figueroa (13–9) || Tanana (16–9) || Gossage (19) || Yankee Stadium || 22,481 || 74–54 |-style=background:#bfb | 129 || August 29 || Angels || 4–3 (11) || Gossage (9–10) || LaRoche (9–6) || || Yankee Stadium || 24,203 || 75–54 |-style=background:#bfb | 130 || August 30 || @ Orioles || 5–4 || Guidry (19–2) || T. Martinez (3–3) || Gossage (20) || Memorial Stadium || 20,501 || 76–54 |-style=background:#bfb | 131 || August 31 || @ Orioles || 6–2 || Tidrow (6–9) || McGregor (12–12) || Lyle (8) || Memorial Stadium || 15,579 || 77–54 |- y background:white;color:#1c2841; September: 22–8 (Home: 13–4; Away: 9–4) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style=background:#fbb | 132 || September 1 || Mariners || 0–3 || Mitchell (7–13) || Hunter (9–5) || || Yankee Stadium || 20,167 || 77–55 |-style=background:#bfb | 133 || September 2 || Mariners || 6–2 || Figueroa (14–9) || Colborn (4–10) || || Yankee Stadium || 18,530 || 78–55 |-style=background:#bfb | 134 || September 3 || Mariners || 4–3 || Beattie (3–7) || Honeycutt (5–8) || Gossage (21) || Yankee Stadium || 22,386 || 79–55 |-style=background:#bfb | 135 || September 4 || Tigers || 9–1 || Guidry (20–2) || Wilcox (12–9) || || Yankee Stadium || – || 80–55 |-style=background:#fbb | 136 || September 4 || Tigers || 4–5 || Hiller (7–4) || Lyle (9–3) || || Yankee Stadium || 46,896 || 80–56 |-style=background:#bfb | 137 || September 5 || Tigers || 4–2 || Tidrow (7–9) || Young (5–5) || Gossage (22) || Yankee Stadium || 16,891 || 81–56 |-style=background:#bfb | 138 || September 6 || Tigers || 8–2 || Figueroa (15–9) || Billingham (15–7) || || Yankee Stadium || 24,452 || 82–56 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |139 || September 7, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |7:30p.m. EDT || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |@ Red Sox || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W 15–3 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Clay (3–4) || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |Torrez (15–9) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |3:09 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |34,119 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |83–56 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |140 || September 8, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |7:30p.m. EDT || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |@ Red Sox || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W 13–2 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Beattie (4–7) || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |Wright (8–3) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:55 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |33,134 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |84–56 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |141 || September 9, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:00p.m. EDT || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |@ Red Sox || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W 7–0 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Guidry (21–2) || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |Eckersley (16–7) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:26 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |33,611 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |85–56|| style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |142 || September 10, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:00p.m. EDT || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |@ Red Sox || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W 7–4 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Figueroa (16–9) || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |Sprowl (0–2) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Gossage (23) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:57 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |32,786 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |86–56 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W6 |-style=background:#fbb | 143 || September 12 || @ Tigers || 4–7 || Young (6–5) || Tidrow (7–10) || Hiller (13) || Tiger Stadium || 14,162 || 86–57 |-style=background:#bfb | 144 || September 13 || @ Tigers || 7–3 || Beattie (5–7) || Billingham (15–8) || || Tiger Stadium || 16,841 || 87–57 |-style=background:#bfb | 145 || September 14 || @ Tigers || 4–2 || Figueroa (17–9) || Slaton (15–11) || Lyle (9) || Tiger Stadium || 17,118 || 88–57 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |146 || September 15, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |8:00p.m. EDT || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |Red Sox || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W 4–0 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Guidry (22–2) || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |Tiant (10–8) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:24 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |54,901 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |89–57 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |147 || September 16, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:00p.m. EDT || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |Red Sox || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W 3–2 || Hunter (10–5) || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |Torrez (15–11) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:38 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |55,091 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |90–57 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |148 || September 17, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:00p.m. EDT || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |Red Sox || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |L 3–7 || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |Eckersley (17–8) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Beattie (5–8) || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |Stanley (9) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:40 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |55,088 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |90–58 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |L1 |-style=background:#bfb | 149 || September 18 || Brewers || 4–3 || Figueroa (18–9) || Travers (10–11) || || Yankee Stadium || 20,557 || 91–58 |-style=background:#fbb | 150 || September 19 || Brewers || 0–2 || Caldwell (20–9) || Tidrow (7–11) || || Yankee Stadium || 26,682 || 91–59 |-style=background:#fbb | 151 || September 20 || @ Blue Jays || 1–8 || Willis (3–6) || Guidry (22–3) || || Exhibition Stadium || – || 91–60 |-style=background:#bfb | 152 || September 20 || @ Blue Jays || 3–2 || Gossage (10–10) || Cruz (7–3) || || Exhibition Stadium || 38,080 || 92–60 |-style=background:#bfb | 153 || September 21 || @ Blue Jays || 7–1 || Hunter (11–5) || Moore (6–8) || Gossage (24) || Exhibition Stadium || 28,653 || 93–60 |-style=background:#fbb | 154 || September 22 || @ Indians || 7–8 (10) || Monge (4–3) || Gossage (10–11) || || Cleveland Stadium || 10,035 || 93–61 |-style=background:#fbb | 155 || September 23 || @ Indians || 1–10 || Clyde (8–11) || Beattie (5–9) || || Cleveland Stadium || 17,452 || 93–62 |-style=background:#bfb | 156 || September 24 || @ Indians || 4–0 || Guidry (23–3) || Paxton (12–10) || || Cleveland Stadium || 15,855 || 94–62 |-style=background:#bfb | 157 || September 26 || Blue Jays || 4–1 || Figueroa (19–9) || Underwood (6–14) || Gossage (25) || Yankee Stadium || 20,535 || 95–62 |-style=background:#bfb | 158 || September 27 || Blue Jays || 5–1 || Hunter (12–5) || Willis (3–7) || || Yankee Stadium || 20,052 || 96–62 |-style=background:#bfb | 159 || September 28 || Blue Jays || 3–1 || Guidry (24–3) || Moore (6–9) || || Yankee Stadium || 30,480 || 97–62 |-style=background:#bfb | 160 || September 29 || Indians || 3–1 || Beattie (6–9) || Kern (10–10) || Gossage (26) || Yankee Stadium || 30,253 || 98–62 |-style=background:#bfb | 161 || September 30 || Indians || 7–0 || Figueroa (20–9) || Paxton (12–11) || || Yankee Stadium || 55,219 || 99–62 |- y background:white;color:#1c2841; October: 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Away: 1–0) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style=background:#fbb | 162 || October 1 || Indians || 2–9 || Waits (13–15) || Hunter (12–6) || || Yankee Stadium || 39,189 || 99–63 |- style="background:#090;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |163 || October 2, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:00p.m. EDT || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |@ Red Sox || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W 5–4 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Guidry (25–3) || style="Boston Red Sox 1978 2;" |Torrez (16–13) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Gossage (27) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:52 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |32,925 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |100–63 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W1 |- Detailed records American League Opponent W L WP RS Runs scored RA Runs against AL East Boston Red Sox 9 7 9 7 y 91 77 New York Yankees Div Total 9 7 9 7 y 91 77 AL West Kansas City Royals 5 6 5 6 y 51 52 Texas Rangers 6 4 6 4 y 46 28 Div Total 11 10 11 10 y 97 80 Season Total 20 17 20 17 y 188 157 Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Total Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home Away Total Postseason Game log Legend Yankees win Yankees lossBoldYankees team member background:#1c2841;color:white; 1978 Postseason game log: 7–3 (Home: 5–0; Away: 2–3) y background:white;color:#1c2841; AL Championship Series vs. Kansas City Royals 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Away: 1–1)1978 American League Championship Series https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1978_ALCS.shtml Baseball Reference 2 April 2025 # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Series Box/Streak |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |1 || October 3, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |8:30p.m. EDT || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |@ Royals || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W 7–1 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Beattie (1–0) || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |Leonard (0–1) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Clay (1) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:57 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |41,143 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |NYA 1–0 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2 || October 4, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |3:30p.m. EDT || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |@ Royals || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |L 4–10 || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |Gura (1–0) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Figueroa (0–1) || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:42 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |41,158 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Tied 1–1 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |3 || October 6, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |3:30p.m. EDT || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |Royals || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W 6–5 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Gossage (1–0) || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |Bird (0–1) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:13 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |55,445 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |NYA 2–1 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |4 || October 7, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |8:30p.m. EDT || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |Royals || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W 2–1 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Guidry (1–0) || style="Kansas City Royals 1978 2;" |Leonard (0–2) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Gossage (1) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:20 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |56,356 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |NYA 3–1 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W2 |- y background:white;color:#1c2841; World Series: vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Away: 1–2)1978 World Series https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1978_WS.shtml Baseball Reference 2 April 2025 # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Series Box/Streak |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |1 || October 10, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |8:30p.m. EDT || style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |@ Dodgers || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |L 5–11 || style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |John (1–0) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Figueroa (0–1) || style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:48 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |55,997 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |LAD 1–0 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2 || October 11, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |8:30p.m. EDT || style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |@ Dodgers || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |L 3–4 || style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |Hooton (1–0) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Hunter (0–1) || style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |Welch (1) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:37 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |55,982 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |LAD 2–0 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |3 || October 13, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |8:30p.m. EDT || style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |Dodgers || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W 5–1 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Guidry (1–0) || style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |Sutton(0–1) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |2:27 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |56,447 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |LAD 2–1 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |4 || October 14, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |3:30p.m. EDT || style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |Dodgers || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W 4–3 (10) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Gossage (1–0) || style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |Welch (0–1) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |3:17 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |56,445 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Tied 2–2 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |5 || October 15, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |4:30p.m. EDT || style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |Dodgers || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W 12–2 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Beattie (1–0) || style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |Hooton (1–1) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" | — || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" | 2:56 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |56,448 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" | NYA 3–2 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |6 || October 17, 1978 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |8:30p.m. EDT || style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |@ Dodgers || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W 7–2 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |Hunter (1–1) || style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1978 2;" |Sutton (0–2) || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" | — || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" | 2:34 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |55,985 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" | NYA 4–2 || style="New York Yankees 1978 2;" |W4 |- Player stats = Indicates team leader Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Thurman Munson 154 617 183 .297 6 71 1B Chris Chambliss 162 625 171 .274 12 90 2B Willie Randolph 134 499 139 .279 3 42 3B Graig Nettles 159 587 162 .276 27 93 SS Bucky Dent 123 379 92 .243 5 40 LF Lou Piniella 130 472 148 .314 6 69 CF Mickey Rivers 141 559 148 .265 11 48 RF Reggie Jackson 139 511 140 .274 27 97 DH Cliff Johnson Cliff Johnson (baseball) 76 174 32 .184 6 19 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Roy White 103 346 93 .269 8 43 Fred Stanley Fred Stanley (baseball) 81 160 35 .219 1 9 Jim Spencer 71 150 34 .227 7 24 Paul Blair Paul Blair (baseball) 75 125 22 .176 2 13 Gary Thomasson 54 116 32 .276 3 20 Mike Heath baseball 33 92 21 .228 0 8 Jay Johnstone 36 65 17 .262 1 6 Brian Doyle Brian Doyle (baseball) 39 52 10 .192 0 0 Dámaso García 18 41 8 .195 0 1 George Zeber 3 6 0 .000 0 0 Dell Alston 3 3 0 .000 0 0 Mickey Klutts 1 2 2 1.000 0 0 Dennis Sherrill 2 1 0 .000 0 0 Fran Healy Fran Healy (baseball) 1 1 0 .000 0 0 Domingo Ramos 1 0 0 ---- 0 0 Pitching = Indicates league leader Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Ron Guidry 35 273.2 25 3 1.74 248 Ed Figueroa 35 253.0 20 9 2.99 92 Dick Tidrow 31 185.0 7 11 3.84 73 Jim Beattie Jim Beattie (baseball) 25 128.0 6 9 3.73 65 Catfish Hunter 21 118.0 12 6 3.58 56 Don Gullett 8 44.2 4 2 3.63 28 Andy Messersmith 6 22.1 0 3 5.64 16 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Ken Clay 28 75.2 3 4 4.28 32 Paul Lindblad 7 18.1 0 0 4.42 9 Ken Holtzman 5 17.2 1 0 4.08 3 Larry McCall 5 16.0 1 1 5.63 7 Dave Rajsich 4 13.1 0 0 4.05 9 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Goose Gossage 63 10 11 27 2.01 122 Sparky Lyle 59 9 3 9 3.47 33 Rawly Eastwick 8 2 1 0 3.28 13 Bob Kammeyer 7 0 0 0 5.82 11 Ron Davis pitcher 4 0 0 0 11.57 0 Postseason ALCS 1978 American League Championship Series Game 1 October 3: Royals Stadium Team123456789RHENew York0110200307160Kansas City000001000122W: Jim Beattie (1–0)  L: Dennis Leonard (0–1)  S: Ken Clay (1)HRs: NYY – Reggie Jackson (1) Game 2 October 4: Royals Stadium Team123456789RHENew York0000002204121Kansas City14000032X10161W: Larry Gura (1–0)  L: Ed Figueroa (0–1)HRs: KCR – Freddie Patek (1) Game 3 October 6: Yankee Stadium Team123456789RHEKansas City1010100205101New York01020102X6100W: Goose Gossage (1–0)  L: Doug Bird (0–1)HRs: KCR – George Brett 3 (3)   NYY – Reggie Jackson (2) Thurman Munson (1) Game 4 October 7: Yankee Stadium Team123456789RHEKansas City100000000170New York01000100X240W: Ron Guidry (1–0)  L: Dennis Leonard (0–2)  S: Goose Gossage (1)HRs: NYY – Graig Nettles (1) Roy White (1) World Series 1978 World Series +AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Los Angeles Dodgers (2)GameScoreDateLocationAttendanceTime of Game1Yankees – 5, Dodgers – 11 October 10Dodger Stadium 55,997 2:482Yankees – 3, Dodgers – 4 October 11Dodger Stadium 55,982 2:373Dodgers – 1, Yankees – 5 October 13Yankee Stadium 56,447 2:274Dodgers – 3, Yankees – 4 (10 inns) October 14Yankee Stadium 56,445 3:175Dodgers – 2, Yankees – 12 October 15Yankee Stadium 56,448 2:566Yankees – 7, Dodgers – 2 October 17Dodger Stadium 55,985 2:34 Awards and honors Gold Glove Awards Chris Chambliss, first baseman Graig Nettles, third baseman Bucky Dent, Babe Ruth Award Bucky Dent, World Series MVP Goose Gossage, Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award Ron Guidry, AL Cy Young Franchise records Ron Guidry, Yankees single season record, most strikeouts in a season (248) All-Stars All-Star Game Guidry, Gossage, Reggie Jackson, Thurman Munson, and Graig Nettles represented the Yankees. Other team leaders Stolen Bases – Willie Randolph, 36 Walks – Willie Randolph, 82 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Tacoma Yankees Pacific Coast League Mike Ferraro AA West Haven Yankees Eastern League Stump Merrill A Fort Lauderdale Yankees Florida State League Doug Holmquist A-Short Season Oneonta Yankees New York–Penn League Art Mazmanian LEAGUE CO-CHAMPION: TacomaJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 Notes 2 References 1978 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference 1978 World Series 1978 New York Yankees at Baseball Almanac Category:New York Yankees seasons New York Yankees New York Yankees Category:1970s in the Bronx Category:American League East champion seasons Category:American League champion seasons Category:World Series champion seasons