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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instanceOf Major League Baseball season
ALChampion New York Yankees
ALChampionBallpark Yankee Stadium
ALChampionCity New York City
ALChampionManager Bob Lemon
ALCyYoungAwardWinner Ron Guidry
ALCyYoungAwardWinnerTeam New York Yankees
ALDivision American League East
American League West
ALMVP Jim Rice
ALMVPTeam Boston Red Sox
ALRookieOfTheYear Lou Whitaker
ALRookieOfTheYearTeam Detroit Tigers
ALRunnerUp Boston Red Sox
ALRunnerUpBallpark Fenway Park
ALRunnerUpCity Boston
ALRunnerUpManager Don Zimmer
endDate 1978-10-17
featuredLeague American League
National League
followedBy 1979 Major League Baseball season
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
NLChampionBallpark Dodger Stadium
NLChampionCity Los Angeles
NLChampionManager Tommy Lasorda
NLCyYoungAwardWinner Gaylord Perry
NLCyYoungAwardWinnerTeam San Diego Padres
NLDivision National League East
National League West
NLMVP Dave Parker
NLMVPTeam Pittsburgh Pirates
NLRookieOfTheYear Bob Horner
NLRookieOfTheYearTeam Atlanta Braves
notableGame 1978 American League East tie-breaker game
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
sport baseball
startDate 1978-04-06
tieBreakerDate 1978-10-02
tieBreakerParticipants Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
tieBreakerResult New York Yankees defeated Boston Red Sox 5–4
tieBreakerVenue Fenway Park
WorldSeriesChampion New York Yankees
WorldSeriesEdition 75th World Series
WorldSeriesMVP Bucky Dent
WorldSeriesMVPTeam New York Yankees
WorldSeriesResult New York Yankees defeated Los Angeles Dodgers 4–2
WorldSeriesRunnerUp Los Angeles Dodgers

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Don Robinson participatedIn Major League Baseball season 1978
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linked to: Major League Baseball season 1978
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1979 Major League Baseball season previousSeason 1978 Major League Baseball season
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