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Sunday, October 15, 1978

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1978 World Series

New York leads series 3 - 2

Los Angeles Dodgers 2
New York Yankees 12
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bucky Dent 3
1 Brian Doyle 3
1 Thurman Munson 3
1 Mickey Rivers 3
5 3 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Thurman Munson 5
2 Roy White 3
3 Bucky Dent 1
3 Lou Piniella 1
3 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 1
1 Mickey Rivers 1
1 Bill Russell 1
1 Roy White 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Beattie 0.62
2 Burt Hooton 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Beattie 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Beattie 8
2 Charlie Hough 5
3 Burt Hooton 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Jackson .444
2 Bill Russell .435
3 Bucky Dent .350
3 Thurman Munson .350
3 Roy White .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Lopes 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 Reggie Jackson 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Thurman Munson 7
2 Reggie Jackson 6
3 Davey Lopes 5
3 Reggie Smith 5
5 4 tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy White 2
2 Steve Garvey 1
2 Davey Lopes 1
2 Thurman Munson 1
2 4 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.00
2 Jim Beattie 2.00
3 Tommy John 3.07
4 Catfish Hunter 6.00
5 Burt Hooton 6.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Beattie 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 Burt Hooton 1
1 Tommy John 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Beattie 8
2 Terry Forster 6
2 Burt Hooton 6
2 Tommy John 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Welch 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Jackson .452
2 Mickey Rivers .440
3 George Brett .429
4 Bill Russell .425
5 Larry Bowa .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Garvey 4
1 Davey Lopes 4
3 George Brett 3
3 Reggie Jackson 3
5 3 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 12
2 Davey Lopes 11
3 Steve Garvey 9
3 Thurman Munson 9
5 Bucky Dent 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 4
2 Davey Lopes 2
2 Roy White 2
4 Larry Bowa 1
4 10 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.04
2 Jim Beattie 1.88
3 Tommy John 1.90
4 Bob Welch 2.45
5 Dick Tidrow 3.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Beattie 2
1 Rich Gossage 2
1 Ron Guidry 2
1 Tommy John 2
5 6 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Beattie 11
1 Ron Guidry 11
1 Burt Hooton 11
1 Dennis Leonard 11
5 Tommy John 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Clay 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Bob Welch 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 100 63 .613 --
Red Sox 99 64 .607 1.0
Brewers 93 69 .574 6.5
Orioles 90 71 .559 9.0
Tigers 86 76 .531 13.5
Indians 69 90 .434 29.0
Blue Jays 59 102 .366 40.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 92 70 .568 --
Angels 87 75 .537 5.0
Rangers 87 75 .537 5.0
Twins 73 89 .451 19.0
White Sox 71 90 .441 20.5
Athletics 69 93 .426 23.0
Mariners 56 104 .350 35.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 90 72 .556 --
Pirates 88 73 .547 1.5
Cubs 79 83 .488 11.0
Expos 76 86 .469 14.0
Cardinals 69 93 .426 21.0
Mets 66 96 .407 24.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 95 67 .586 --
Reds 92 69 .571 2.5
Giants 89 73 .549 6.0
Padres 84 78 .519 11.0
Astros 74 88 .457 21.0
Braves 69 93 .426 26.0