1978
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| 1978 in baseball
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Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 1978.
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[edit] Club competitions
- Further information: List of champions in 1978
[edit] Professional
[edit] Asia and Australia
- Nippon Professional Baseball
- Nippon Series: Yakult Swallows (CL) over the Hankyu Braves (PL), 4 - 3 - 0 (Details)
- Claxton Shield: Western Australia
[edit] Europe
[edit] North America
- Major League Baseball
- World Series: New York Yankees (AL) over the Los Angeles Dodgers (NL), 4 - 2 (Details)
- Minor League Baseball
- American Association: Omaha Royals
- International League: Richmond Braves
- Pacific Coast League: Albuquerque Dukes/Tacoma Yankees - the championship series was canceled due to weather at one of the semifinal series
- Liga Mexicana de Béisbol: Rieleros de Aguascalientes defeated the Algodoneros del Unión Laguna in the finals, 4 - 2
- Cuban Serie Nacional: Vegueros (Details)
[edit] Winter Leagues
- Serie del Caribe: in Mazatlán, México; Indios de Mayagüez (Puerto Rico) (Details)
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana: Águilas Cibaeñas defeated the Tigres del Licey in the finals, 5 - 2
- Liga Mexicana del Pacífico: Tomateros de Culiacán
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico: Indios de Mayagüez
- Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional: Leones del Caracas defeated the Águilas del Zulia in the finals, 4 - 3
[edit] Amateur
- All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series: Meiji University defeated the Senshu University in the final, 5 - 0 (Details)
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
- College World Series (Division I): The University of Southern California defeated Arizona State University in the finals, 10 - 3 (Details)
- Division II Baseball Championship: Florida Southern College over the Delta State University, 7 - 2 in the finals
- Division III Baseball Championship: Rowan University over the Marietta College, 5 - 3 in the finals
- NAIA College World Series: Emporia State University over the Missouri Southern State University, 8 - 6 in the finals
- Community College League of California: Los Angeles Harbor College over the College of San Mateo in the finals
- Japan High School Baseball Federation
- National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament: Hamamatsu High School (Shizuoka) defeat Fukui High School (Fukui), 2 - 1 in the championship (Details)
- National High School Baseball Championship: PL Gakuen (Osaka) defeat Kochi High School (Kochi), 3 - 2 in the championship (Details)
- Little League
- Little League World Series: Pin-Kuang (Pin-Tung, Taiwan) defeat San Ramon Valley (Danville, CA), 11 - 1 in the championship (Details)
[edit] International competitions
- Baseball World Cup in Italy (Details)
- Cuba (Gold); United States (Silver); South Korea (Bronze)
- Central American Games in Medellin, Colombia (Details)
- Cuba (Gold); Nicaragua (Silver); Puerto Rico (Bronze)
[edit] Events
[edit] Culture
[edit] Literature
[edit] Song
[edit] Film
[edit] Births
- Further information: Births in 1978
[edit] Deaths
- Further information: Deaths in 1978
Categories: Years | 1978
