On This Day

Tuesday, October 17, 1978

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1978 World Series

New York wins series 4 - 2

New York Yankees 7
Los Angeles Dodgers 2
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bucky Dent 3
1 Brian Doyle 3
3 Joe Ferguson 2
3 Davey Lopes 2
5 8 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 1
1 Davey Lopes 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bucky Dent 3
2 Brian Doyle 2
2 Reggie Jackson 2
2 Davey Lopes 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Sutton 0.67
2 Catfish Hunter 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 6
2 Catfish Hunter 3
2 Doug Rau 3
4 Rich Gossage 2
4 Bob Welch 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Russell .423
2 Bucky Dent .417
3 Reggie Jackson .391
4 Roy White .333
5 Thurman Munson .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Lopes 3
2 Reggie Jackson 2
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 Ron Cey 1
3 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 8
2 Bucky Dent 7
2 Davey Lopes 7
2 Thurman Munson 7
5 Reggie Smith 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 2
1 Roy White 2
3 Steve Garvey 1
3 Thurman Munson 1
3 4 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
2 Ron Guidry 1.00
3 Jim Beattie 2.00
4 Tommy John 3.07
5 Catfish Hunter 4.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Beattie 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 Burt Hooton 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Beattie 8
1 Don Sutton 8
3 Terry Forster 6
3 Burt Hooton 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Welch 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .429
2 Bill Russell .419
3 Reggie Jackson .417
4 Brian Doyle .391
5 Larry Bowa .381

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 14
2 Davey Lopes 13
3 Bucky Dent 11
4 Steve Garvey 9
4 Thurman Munson 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 4
2 Davey Lopes 3
3 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 Doug Rau 2.57
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 7 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Beattie 11
1 Ron Guidry 11
1 Burt Hooton 11
1 Dennis Leonard 11
1 Bob Welch 11

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