Major League Baseball season 1978
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The 1978 Major League Baseball season was a professional baseball campaign highlighted by the dramatic American League East race between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, culminating in a one-game playoff.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1978 Major League Baseball season | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | Major League Baseball season ⓘ |
| ALChampion | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALChampionBallpark | Yankee Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALChampionCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALChampionManager | Bob Lemon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALCyYoungAwardWinner | Ron Guidry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALCyYoungAwardWinnerTeam | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALDivision |
American League East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
American League West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALMVP | Jim Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALMVPTeam | Boston Red Sox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALRookieOfTheYear | Lou Whitaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALRookieOfTheYearTeam | Detroit Tigers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALRunnerUp | Boston Red Sox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALRunnerUpBallpark | Fenway Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALRunnerUpCity | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALRunnerUpManager | Don Zimmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1978-10-17 ⓘ |
| featuredLeague |
American League
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1979 Major League Baseball season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highlight |
dramatic American League East pennant race
ⓘ
one-game playoff between New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| NLChampion | Los Angeles Dodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLChampionBallpark | Dodger Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLChampionCity | Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLChampionManager | Tommy Lasorda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLCyYoungAwardWinner | Gaylord Perry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLCyYoungAwardWinnerTeam | San Diego Padres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLDivision |
National League East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National League West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLMVP | Dave Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLMVPTeam | Pittsburgh Pirates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLRookieOfTheYear | Bob Horner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLRookieOfTheYearTeam | Atlanta Braves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableGame | 1978 American League East tie-breaker game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayerPerformance |
Jim Rice 46 home runs and 139 RBIs
ⓘ
Ron Guidry 25–3 win–loss record ⓘ |
| numberOfGamesPerTeam | 162 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 26 ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1977 Major League Baseball season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| startDate | 1978-04-06 ⓘ |
| tieBreakerDate | 1978-10-02 ⓘ |
| tieBreakerParticipants |
Boston Red Sox
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tieBreakerResult | New York Yankees defeated Boston Red Sox 5–4 ⓘ |
| tieBreakerVenue | Fenway Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesChampion | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesEdition | 75th World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesMVP | Bucky Dent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesMVPTeam | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesResult | New York Yankees defeated Los Angeles Dodgers 4–2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesRunnerUp | Los Angeles Dodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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1978 Major League Baseball season