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1978 New York Yankees (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1977/1979)
100-63, Finished 1st in AL Eastern Division
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World Series Champs
Scored 735 runs, Allowed 582 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 99-64
Managed by Billy Martin, Dick Howser, and Bob Lemon

Ballpark: Yankee Stadium II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,335,871 (1st of 14)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 97, Pitching - 96
  (one-year): Batting - 97, Pitching - 96
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

Postseason:  Won World Series (4-2) over Los Angeles Dodgers
Won AL Championship Series (3-1) over Kansas City Royals

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978 Stats / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups (1977/1979) / Batting Orders / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

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Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1.Sat,4/8 at TEX L (1-2)# Johnson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent Piniella Rivers Jackson Guidry Munson
2.Sun,4/9 at TEX W (7-1) Johnson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent White Rivers Jackson Figueroa Munson
3.Mon,4/10 at TEX L (2-5) Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent White Rivers Jackson Tidrow Spencer
4.Tue,4/11 at MIL L (6-9)# Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent Piniella Rivers Jackson Hunter Johnson
5.Wed,4/12 at MIL L (3-5) Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent White Rivers Jackson Holtzman Spencer
6.Thu,4/13 vs CHW W (4-2)# Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent Piniella Rivers Jackson Guidry White
7.Sat,4/15 vs CHW W (3-2) Johnson Chambliss Randolph Klutts Dent White Rivers Jackson Figueroa Spencer
8.Sun,4/16 vs CHW W (3-0)# Johnson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent Piniella Rivers Jackson Tidrow Munson
9.Mon,4/17 vs BAL L (1-6)# Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent Piniella Rivers Jackson Hunter Johnson
10.Tue,4/18 vs BAL W (4-3) Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent White Rivers Jackson Guidry Spencer
11.Wed,4/19 at TOR L (3-4)# Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent Piniella Rivers Jackson Holtzman Johnson
12.Fri,4/21 vs MIL L (2-9)# Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent Piniella Rivers Jackson Figueroa Johnson
13.Sat,4/22 vs MIL W (4-3)# Johnson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent White Rivers Jackson Tidrow Piniella
14.Sun,4/23 vs MIL L (2-3) Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent White Rivers Jackson Hunter Spencer
15.Mon,4/24 at BAL W (8-2)# Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent Piniella Rivers Jackson Guidry Johnson
16.Tue,4/25 at BAL W (4-3) Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent White Rivers Jackson Beattie Spencer
17.Fri,4/28 at MIN W (3-1) Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent White Rivers Jackson Figueroa Spencer
18.Sat,4/29 at MIN L (1-3)# Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent Piniella Blair Jackson Tidrow Johnson
19.Sun,4/30 at MIN W (3-2) Munson Chambliss Doyle Nettles Dent White Rivers Jackson Guidry Spencer
20.Mon,5/1 vs KCR W (8-4)# Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent Piniella Rivers Jackson Beattie Johnson
21.Tue,5/2 vs KCR W (4-2)# Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent Piniella Rivers Jackson Hunter Johnson
22.Wed,5/3 vs KCR W (6-5) Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent White Rivers Jackson Figueroa Spencer
23.Fri,5/5 vs TEX W (5-2)# Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent Piniella Rivers Jackson Guidry Johnson
24.Sat,5/6 vs TEX L (5-9)# Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent Piniella Rivers Jackson Tidrow Johnson
25.Sun,5/7 vs TEX W (3-2) Munson Spencer Randolph Nettles Dent White Rivers Jackson Beattie Chambliss
26.Tue,5/9 vs MIN W (3-1) Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent White Rivers Jackson Hunter Spencer
27.Fri,5/12 at KCR L (3-4)# Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent White Rivers Jackson Figueroa Piniella
28.Sat,5/13 at KCR W (5-2) Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent White Rivers Jackson Guidry Spencer
29.Sun,5/14 at KCR L (9-10)# Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent White Rivers Jackson Tidrow Piniella
30.Mon,5/15 at CHW W (4-1)# Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent White Blair Jackson Beattie Piniella
31.Tue,5/16 at CHW W (8-3)# Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent White Blair Piniella Holtzman Jackson
32.Wed,5/17 at CLE L (4-5)# Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent White Blair Piniella Figueroa Jackson
33.Thu,5/18 at CLE W (5-3)# Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent White Blair Piniella Guidry Jackson
34.Fri,5/19 at TOR W (11-3) Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent Piniella Rivers Jackson Tidrow Spencer
35.Sat,5/20 at TOR L (8-10) Munson Spencer Randolph Nettles Dent Piniella Rivers Jackson Beattie Chambliss
36.Sun,5/21 at TOR W (2-1)# Johnson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent Piniella Rivers Jackson Figueroa Munson
37.Sun,5/21 at TOR W (9-1)# Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent Piniella Rivers Jackson Clay Johnson
38.Tue,5/23 vs CLE W (10-1)# Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent Piniella Rivers Jackson Guidry Johnson
39.Thu,5/25 vs CLE W (9-3)# Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent Piniella Rivers Jackson Tidrow Johnson
40.Fri,5/26 vs TOR W (4-3)# Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent Piniella Rivers Jackson Beattie Johnson
41.Sat,5/27 vs TOR L (1-4) Munson Spencer Randolph Nettles Dent Piniella Rivers Jackson Figueroa Chambliss
42.Sun,5/28 vs TOR W (5-3) Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent Piniella Rivers Blair Guidry Spencer
43.Sun,5/28 vs TOR W (6-5) Johnson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent Piniella Rivers Blair Clay Munson
44.Mon,5/29 at CLE W (2-0)# Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent Piniella Rivers Blair Messersmith Johnson
45.Tue,5/30 at CLE L (1-5) Munson Spencer Randolph Nettles Dent Piniella Rivers Blair Tidrow Chambliss
46.Wed,5/31 vs BAL L (2-3)# Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent Piniella Rivers Blair Figueroa Johnson
47.Thu,6/1 vs BAL L (0-1) Johnson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent Piniella Rivers Blair Beattie Spencer
48.Fri,6/2 at OAK W (3-1)# Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent Piniella Rivers Blair Guidry Johnson
49.Sat,6/3 at OAK L (1-5) Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent White Rivers Jackson Messersmith Spencer
50.Sun,6/4 at OAK L (4-6)# Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Stanley Piniella Rivers Jackson Gullett Johnson
51.Mon,6/5 at SEA L (3-7)# Johnson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent Piniella Blair Jackson Figueroa Munson
52.Tue,6/6 at SEA L (3-4) Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent White Rivers Jackson Tidrow Spencer
53.Wed,6/7 at SEA W (9-1) Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent White Rivers Jackson Guidry Spencer
54.Fri,6/9 at CAL W (3-1)# Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent Piniella Rivers Jackson Figueroa Johnson
55.Sat,6/10 at CAL L (3-4) Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent White Rivers Jackson Gullett Spencer
56.Sun,6/11 at CAL L (6-9) Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Stanley White Rivers Jackson Tidrow Spencer
57.Mon,6/12 vs OAK W (2-0) Munson Spencer Randolph Nettles Stanley White Rivers Jackson Guidry Chambliss
58.Tue,6/13 vs OAK W (5-3)# Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Stanley White Blair Jackson Figueroa Piniella
59.Wed,6/14 vs SEA W (11-9)# Munson Chambliss Zeber Nettles Stanley White Blair Jackson Messersmith Piniella
60.Thu,6/15 vs SEA W (5-2) Munson Chambliss Doyle Nettles Stanley White Rivers Jackson Gullett Spencer
61.Fri,6/16 vs CAL L (7-10) Munson Chambliss Doyle Nettles Stanley White Rivers Jackson Beattie Spencer
62.Sat,6/17 vs CAL W (4-0) Munson Chambliss Doyle Nettles Stanley White Thomasson Jackson Guidry Spencer
63.Sun,6/18 vs CAL L (2-3) Johnson Spencer Randolph Nettles Dent White Thomasson Jackson Figueroa Chambliss
64.Mon,6/19 at BOS L (4-10) Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Dent White Thomasson Jackson Clay Spencer
65.Tue,6/20 at BOS W (10-4) Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Stanley White Thomasson Jackson Gullett Spencer
66.Wed,6/21 at BOS L (2-9) Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Stanley White Thomasson Jackson Beattie Johnstone
67.Thu,6/22 at DET W (4-2) Munson Chambliss Randolph Nettles Stanley White Thomasson Jackson Guidry Johnstone
68.Fri,6/23 at DET W (12-3) Munson Chambliss Doyle Nettles Stanley White Thomasson Jackson Figueroa Johnstone
69.Sat,6/24 at DET L (3-4) Munson Chambliss Doyle Nettles Stanley White Thomasson Jackson Clay Johnstone
70.Sun,6/25 at DET W (4-2) Munson Spencer Garcia Nettles Stanley White Thomasson Piniella Gullett Chambliss
71.Mon,6/26 vs BOS L (1-4) Munson Chambliss Garcia Nettles Stanley White Thomasson Piniella Messersmith Jackson
72.Tue,6/27 vs BOS W (6-4) Munson Chambliss Garcia Nettles Stanley White Thomasson Jackson Guidry Piniella
73.Wed,6/28 at MIL L (0-5)# Johnson Chambliss Garcia Nettles Stanley White Blair Piniella Tidrow Jackson
74.Wed,6/28 at MIL L (2-7)# Heath Chambliss Garcia Doyle Stanley Piniella Blair Jackson McCall White
75.Fri,6/30 vs DET W (10-2) Heath Chambliss Garcia Nettles Stanley Piniella Thomasson Johnstone Gullett Jackson
76.Sat,7/1 vs DET L (4-8) Munson Chambliss Garcia Nettles Stanley Piniella Thomasson Johnstone Messersmith Jackson
77.Sun,7/2 vs DET W (3-2) Munson Chambliss Garcia Nettles Stanley Piniella Thomasson Johnstone Guidry Jackson
78.Sun,7/2 vs DET W (5-3) Heath Chambliss Garcia Nettles Stanley Thomasson Rivers Johnstone Rajsich Jackson
79.Mon,7/3 at BOS L (5-9) Munson Chambliss Garcia Nettles Stanley Piniella Rivers Thomasson Figueroa Jackson
80.Wed,7/5 at TEX L (2-3)# Munson Chambliss Garcia Nettles Dent White Rivers Piniella Gullett Johnson
81.Thu,7/6 at TEX W (7-2) Munson Chambliss Stanley Nettles Dent White Rivers Thomasson Tidrow Jackson
82.Fri,7/7 at MIL L (0-6)# Munson Chambliss Stanley Nettles Dent White Rivers Piniella Guidry Jackson
83.Sat,7/8 at MIL L (5-6)# Munson Chambliss Garcia Stanley Dent White Rivers Piniella Rajsich Johnson
84.Sun,7/9 at MIL L (4-8)# Munson Chambliss Garcia Doyle Stanley White Rivers Piniella Gullett Johnson
85.Thu,7/13 vs CHW L (1-6)# Heath Chambliss Garcia Nettles Stanley Thomasson Rivers Munson Tidrow Jackson
86.Fri,7/14 vs CHW W (7-6)# Heath Chambliss Randolph