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New York Yankees 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 · 1978-10-10 to 1978-10-17 · 6 games · attendance 337,304 · season overview
Champion · 22nd title
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Ballparks
Games
| # | Date | Away at Home | Series | Park | Attendance | Win | Loss | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1978-10-10 |  New York Yankees 5 at  Los Angeles Dodgers 11 | 0–1 | Dodger Stadium | 55,997 | Tommy John | Ed Figueroa | |
| 2 | 1978-10-11 | New York Yankees 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 | 0–2 | Dodger Stadium | 55,982 | Burt Hooton | Catfish Hunter | Bob Welch |
| 3 | 1978-10-13 | Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at New York Yankees 5 | 1–2 | Yankee Stadium I | 56,447 | Ron Guidry | Don Sutton | |
| 4 | 1978-10-14 | Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at New York Yankees 4 | 2–2 | Yankee Stadium I | 56,445 | Rich Gossage | Bob Welch | |
| 5 | 1978-10-15 | Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at New York Yankees 12 | 3–2 | Yankee Stadium I | 56,448 | Jim Beattie | Burt Hooton | |
| 6 | 1978-10-17 | New York Yankees 7 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 | 4–2 | Dodger Stadium | 55,985 | Catfish Hunter | Don Sutton |
The players
New York Yankees
| Batting | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurman Munson | 6 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .320 |
| Lou Piniella | 6 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 |
| Graig Nettles | 6 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .160 |
| Bucky Dent | 6 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .417 |
| Roy White | 6 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .333 |
| Reggie Jackson | 6 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .391 |
| Mickey Rivers | 5 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .333 |
| Brian Doyle | 4 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .438 |
| Jim Spencer | 4 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .167 |
| Chris Chambliss | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .182 |
| Paul Blair | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .375 |
| Fred Stanley | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Gary Thomasson | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Cliff Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Pitching | G | GS | W–L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catfish Hunter | 2 | 2 | 1–1 | 0 | 13.0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4.15 |
| Ron Guidry | 1 | 1 | 1–0 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Jim Beattie | 1 | 1 | 1–0 | 0 | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Ed Figueroa | 2 | 2 | 0–1 | 0 | 6.2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8.10 |
| Rich Gossage | 3 | 0 | 1–0 | 0 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dick Tidrow | 2 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 4.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.93 |
| Paul Lindblad | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 2.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.57 |
| Ken Clay | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 2.1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11.57 |
Los Angeles Dodgers
| Batting | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Russell | 6 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .423 |
| Davey Lopes | 6 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .308 |
| Reggie Smith | 6 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .200 |
| Steve Garvey | 6 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .208 |
| Ron Cey | 6 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .286 |
| Dusty Baker | 6 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .238 |
| Lee Lacy | 4 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .143 |
| Steve Yeager | 5 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .231 |
| Rick Monday | 5 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .154 |
| Bill North | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .125 |
| Joe Ferguson | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Vic Davalillo | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Johnny Oates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Manny Mota | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pitching | G | GS | W–L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy John | 2 | 2 | 1–0 | 0 | 14.2 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3.07 |
| Don Sutton | 2 | 2 | 0–2 | 0 | 12.0 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 7.50 |
| Burt Hooton | 2 | 2 | 1–1 | 0 | 8.1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6.48 |
| Charlie Hough | 2 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 5.1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8.44 |
| Bob Welch | 3 | 0 | 0–1 | 1 | 4.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6.23 |
| Terry Forster | 3 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lance Rautzhan | 2 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 |
| Doug Rau | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |