1978 World Series

The 1978 World Series matched the defending champion New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a rematch of the 1977 Series, with the Yankees winning in six games to repeat as champions.

Managers: Billy Martin (New York), Tommy Lasorda (Los Angeles)

Umpires: Ed Vargo (NL), Bill Haller (AL), John Kibler (NL), Marty Springstead (AL), Frank Pulli (NL), Joe Brinkman (AL)

Series MVP: Bucky Dent (New York)

Television: NBC (Joe Garagiola, Tony Kubek and Tom Seaver announcing)

Game 1
October 10, 1978 at Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles Dodgers) 1 2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  - New York Yankees            0  0  0    0  0  0    3  2  0     5  9  1 Los Angeles Dodgers         0  3  0    3  1  0    3  1  X    11 15  2

PITCHERS: NYY - Figueroa, Clay (2), Lindblad (5), Tidrow (7) LAD - John, Forster (8)

WP - John LP - Figueroa SAVE - none

HOME RUNS: NYY - Jackson LAD - Baker, Lopes (2)

ATTENDANCE: 55,997

Game 2
October 11, 1978 at Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles Dodgers) 1 2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  - New York Yankees            0  0  2    0  0  0    1  0  0     3 11  0 Los Angeles Dodgers         0  0  0    1  0  3    0  0  X     4  7  0

PITCHERS: NYY - Hunter, Gossage (7) LAD - Hooton, Forster (7), Welch (9)

WP - Hooton LP - Hunter SAVE - Welch

HOME RUNS: NYY - none LAD - Cey

ATTENDANCE: 55,982

Game 3
October 13, 1978 at Yankee Stadium (New York Yankees) 1 2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  - Los Angeles Dodgers         0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0     1  8  0 New York Yankees            1  1  0    0  0  0    3  0  X     5 10  1

PITCHERS: LAD - Sutton, Rautzhan (7), Hough (8) NYY - Guidry

WP - Guidry LP - Sutton SAVE - none

HOME RUNS: LAD - none NYY - White

ATTENDANCE: 56,447

Game 4
October 14, 1978 at Yankee Stadium (New York Yankees) 1 2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9   10     R  H  E                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -    -     -  -  - Los Angeles Dodgers         0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  0    0     3  6  1 New York Yankees            0  0  0    0  0  2    0  1  0    1     4  9  0

PITCHERS: LAD - John, Forster (8), Welch (8) NYY - Figueroa, Tidrow (6), Gossage (9)

WP - Gossage LP - Welch SAVE - none

HOME RUNS: LAD - Smith NYY - none

ATTENDANCE: 56,445

Game 5
October 15, 1978 at Yankee Stadium (New York Yankees) 1 2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  - Los Angeles Dodgers         1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0     2  9  3 New York Yankees            0  0  4    3  0  0    4  1  X    12 18  0

PITCHERS: LAD - Hooton, Rautzhan (3), Hough (4) NYY - Beattie

WP - Beattie LP - Hooton SAVE - none

HOME RUNS: LAD - none NYY - none

ATTENDANCE: 56,448

Game 6
October 17, 1978 at Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles Dodgers) 1 2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  - New York Yankees            0  3  0    0  0  2    2  0  0     7 11  0 Los Angeles Dodgers         1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0     2  7  1

PITCHERS: NYY - Hunter, Gossage (8) LAD - Sutton, Welch (6), Rau (8)

WP - Hunter LP - Sutton SAVE - none

HOME RUNS: NYY - Jackson LAD - Lopes

ATTENDANCE: 55,985

Trivia

 * This Series became most well-known for a controversial play in which Reggie Jackson broke up a double play by using his hip to deflect the ball heading to first base, allowing Thurman Munson to score from second base on the error.
 * The Yankees became the last repeat World Champions until fifteen years later (1992-93 Toronto Blue Jays).
 * The Yankees won the last four games of the series after losing the first two. Coincidentally enough, the Dodgers would do that against them three years later.
 * This would be the last time the Yankees would win a world series until 1996, the longest drought for that team to this date
 * 1978 was the first of ten consecutive years that see ten different teams win the World Series, a string unprecedented in Major League history.