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1978 New York Yankees

100-63 • .613 Win% • 1st in AL E

The 1978 New York Yankees went 100-63 (.613) finishing 1st in the AL E division. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 735 runs, allowed 582, and played home games at Yankee Stadium II. Team leaders included Reggie Jackson (27 HR, 97 RBI) and Ron Guidry (25-3, 1.74 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

100 Wins
63 Losses
.613 Win %
1st Rank
735 R 582 RA
Diff +153

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⚡ Quick Stats

735 Runs Scored
582 Runs Allowed
+153 Run Diff
2,382K Attendance

📈 vs. 1978 AL Average

Batting Avg .266 2% above the 1978 league average (.261)
OBP .329 1% above the 1978 league average (.326)
SLG .388 1% above the 1978 league average (.384)
Team ERA 3.18 16% better than the 1978 league average (3.76)
Runs Scored 735 8% above the 1978 league average (679 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,382,055
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Avg per Game 29,408

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1978

Batting Avg

1 Lou Piniella 0.314 2 Thurman Munson 0.297 3 Willie Randolph 0.279 4 Graig Nettles 0.276 5 Gary Thomasson 0.276

Home Runs

1 Reggie Jackson 27 2 Graig Nettles 27 3 Chris Chambliss 12 4 Mickey Rivers 11 5 Roy White 8

RBI

1 Reggie Jackson 97 2 Graig Nettles 93 3 Chris Chambliss 90 4 Thurman Munson 71 5 Lou Piniella 69
1978 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Chris Chambliss 162 625 81 171 26 3 12 90 41 60 2 0.274
Thurman Munson 154 617 73 183 27 1 6 71 35 70 2 0.297
Graig Nettles 159 587 81 162 23 2 27 93 59 69 1 0.276
Mickey Rivers 141 559 78 148 25 8 11 48 29 51 25 0.265
Reggie Jackson 139 511 82 140 13 5 27 97 58 133 14 0.274
Willie Randolph 134 499 87 139 18 6 3 42 82 51 36 0.279
Lou Piniella 130 472 67 148 34 5 6 69 34 36 3 0.314
Bucky Dent 123 379 40 92 11 1 5 40 23 24 3 0.243
Roy White 103 346 44 93 13 3 8 43 42 35 10 0.269
Cliff Johnson 76 174 20 32 9 1 6 19 30 32 0 0.184
Fred Stanley 81 160 14 35 7 0 1 9 25 31 0 0.219
Jim Spencer 71 150 12 34 9 1 7 24 15 32 0 0.227
Paul Blair 75 125 10 22 5 0 2 13 9 17 1 0.176
Gary Thomasson 55 116 20 32 4 1 3 20 13 22 0 0.276
Mike Heath 33 92 6 21 3 1 0 8 4 9 0 0.228
Jay Johnstone 36 65 6 17 0 0 1 6 4 10 0 0.262
Brian Doyle 39 52 6 10 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.192
Damaso Garcia 18 41 5 8 0 0 0 1 2 6 1 0.195
George Zeber 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dell Alston 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Mickey Klutts 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Fran Healy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dennis Sherrill 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Beattie 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Clay 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Davis 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rawly Eastwick 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Figueroa 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Gossage 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Guidry 37 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Gullett 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Holtzman 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Catfish Hunter 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Kammeyer 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Lindblad 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sparky Lyle 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry McCall 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Andy Messersmith 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Rajsich 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Domingo Ramos 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Tidrow 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1978

ERA

1 Ron Guidry 1.74 2 Rich Gossage 2.01 3 Ed Figueroa 2.99 4 Sparky Lyle 3.47 5 Catfish Hunter 3.58

Wins

1 Ron Guidry 25 2 Ed Figueroa 20 3 Catfish Hunter 12 4 Rich Gossage 10 5 Sparky Lyle 9

Strikeouts

1 Ron Guidry 248 2 Rich Gossage 122 3 Ed Figueroa 92 4 Dick Tidrow 73 5 Jim Beattie 65
1978 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ron Guidry 25 3 1.74 35 35 0 273.2 187 53 72 248
Ed Figueroa 20 9 2.99 35 35 0 253.0 233 84 77 92
Dick Tidrow 7 11 3.84 31 25 0 185.1 191 79 53 73
Rich Gossage 10 11 2.01 63 0 27 134.1 87 30 59 122
Jim Beattie 6 9 3.73 25 22 0 128.0 123 53 51 65
Catfish Hunter 12 6 3.58 21 20 0 118.0 98 47 35 56
Sparky Lyle 9 3 3.47 59 0 9 111.2 116 43 33 33
Ken Clay 3 4 4.28 28 6 0 75.2 89 36 21 32
Don Gullett 4 2 3.63 8 8 0 44.2 46 18 20 28
Rawly Eastwick 2 1 3.28 8 0 0 24.2 22 9 4 13
Andy Messersmith 0 3 5.64 6 5 0 22.1 24 14 15 16
Bob Kammeyer 0 0 5.82 7 0 0 21.2 24 14 6 11
Paul Lindblad 0 0 4.42 7 1 0 18.1 21 9 8 9
Ken Holtzman 1 0 4.08 5 3 0 17.2 21 8 9 3
Larry McCall 1 1 5.63 5 1 0 16.0 20 10 6 7
Dave Rajsich 0 0 4.05 4 2 0 13.1 16 6 6 9
Ron Davis 0 0 11.57 4 0 0 2.1 3 3 3 0

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
NYA def. KCA 3-1
World Series
NYA def. LAN 4-2

👥 Roster (41)

Dell Alston Jim Beattie Paul Blair Chris Chambliss Ken Clay Ron Davis Bucky Dent Brian Doyle Rawly Eastwick Ed Figueroa Damaso Garcia Rich Gossage +29 more

41 players

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The 1978 New York Yankees in brief

The 1978 New York Yankees won 100 games and lost 63, ending up 1st in the AL East. This was a year in which the New York Yankees won the World Series and took the division title. The run column shows 735 for and 582 against. The team batting average of .266 was 2% above the 1978 league mark of .261.

The New York Yankees staff finished with a 3.18 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.76. Reggie Jackson topped the New York Yankees with 27 home runs. On the mound, Ron Guidry won 25 games to lead the staff. In the AL Championship Series, the New York Yankees beat KCA 3-1. In the World Series, the New York Yankees beat LAN 4-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1978 New York Yankees

What was the 1978 New York Yankees record?
The 1978 New York Yankees finished 100-63 (.613 win pct).
Did the 1978 New York Yankees win the World Series?
Yes. The 1978 New York Yankees won the World Series.
Who led the 1978 New York Yankees in home runs?
Reggie Jackson led the 1978 New York Yankees with 27 home runs.
What was the 1978 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1978 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.18.
Where did the 1978 New York Yankees play?
The 1978 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium II.
Who led the 1978 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Reggie Jackson (27 HR, 97 RBI) and Ron Guidry (25-3, 1.74 ERA).
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