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1979 New York Yankees Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978 / 1980)
89-71, Finished 4th in AL East
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Scored 734 runs, Allowed 672 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 86-74
Manager: Bob Lemon (34-31) and Billy Martin (55-40)
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,537,765 (1st of 14)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 98, Pitching - 96;   one-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 95

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1978 / 1980 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

Season Summary 89-71, Final Rank:4, GB: 13.5
Days in First1last on Apr 20, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day
 2last on Apr 20, counts all days of the season including off days
Biggest Leadnever led
Farthest Behind18.5last on Sep 21, for days on which they played
Most Games over .50018last on Sep 30
Most Games under .5002last on May 4
Longest Winning Streak8Sep 22 to Sep 30
Longest Losing Streak5Apr 25 to Apr 30
Most Runs Allowed16Jul 11 and Sep 18
Most Runs Scored17Aug 20
Longest Game (innings)13Jun 9 and Jun 29
Times Shutout by Opponent9 
Times Opponent Shutout10 

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
SplitWLRSRAWP
Overall 89 71 734 672 .556
Home/Road
SplitWLRSRAWP
Home 51 30 360 308 .630
Road 38 41 374 364 .481
Month by Month
SplitWLRSRAWP
April 10 11 76 80 .476
May 16 12 141 123 .571
June 15 13 122 107 .536
July 16 12 134 120 .571
August 15 11 120 112 .577
September 17 12 141 130 .586
By Season Half
SplitWLRSRAWP
First Half 49 43 403 378 .533
Second Half 40 28 331 294 .588
Extra-Innings
SplitWLRSRAWP
9-Inning Games 78 66 646 594 .542
ExtraInning 11 5 88 78 .688
One-Run Games
SplitWLRSRAWP
One Run 29 26 227 224 .527
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
SplitWLRSRAWP
Blowout 22 16 230 192 .579
Opponent
SplitWLRSRAWP
BAL 6 5 46 40 .545
BOS 8 5 65 45 .615
CAL 5 7 57 63 .417
CHW 8 4 56 54 .667
CLE 8 5 55 63 .615
DET 6 7 57 50 .462
KCR 7 5 86 63 .583
MIL 4 9 36 58 .308
MIN 5 7 38 47 .417
OAK 9 3 59 39 .750
SEA 6 6 60 56 .500
TEX 8 4 50 55 .667
TOR 9 4 69 39 .692

Team Game-by-Game Schedule and Results

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Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
1 1 Apr 5 boxscore NYY MIL L 1 5 0-1 5 1.0 Caldwell Guidry 2:02 52,719 -
2 2 Apr 7 boxscore NYY MIL L 3 4 0-2 6 2.0 McClure Figueroa Cleveland 2:52 17,387 --
3 3 Apr 8 boxscore NYY MIL W 2 1 1-2 4 1.0 John Sorensen Gossage 1:50 26,954 +
4 4 Apr 10 boxscore NYY @ BAL W 7 6 2-2 2 1.0 Gossage Stewart Tidrow 2:58 16,721 ++
5 5 Apr 11 boxscore NYY @ BAL L 5 6 10 2-3 4 1.5 Stanhouse Gossage 2:49 16,249 -
6 6 Apr 12 boxscore NYY @ BAL W 5 0 3-3 3 0.5 John Flanagan 2:12 18,367 +
7 7 Apr 13 boxscore NYY @ CHW L 2 12 3-4 4 1.5 Wortham Tiant 2:32 21,124 -
8 8 Apr 14 boxscore NYY @ CHW W 8 5 4-4 4 1.5 Tidrow Robinson Guidry 2:19 43,373 +
9 9 Apr 15 boxscore NYY @ CHW W 6 5 5-4 3 1.5 Figueroa Proly Gossage 2:38 18,681 ++
10 10 Apr 17 boxscore NYY BAL W 5 1 6-4 2 0.5 Guidry Flanagan 2:00 20,135 +++
11 11 Apr 18 boxscore NYY BAL W 3 1 7-4 2 0.5 John Martinez Gossage 2:20 25,562 ++++
12 12 Apr 19 boxscore NYY BAL L 3 6 7-5 2 0.5 Palmer Mirabella 2:38 21,201 -
13 13 Apr 20 boxscore NYY TEX W 5 3 8-5 1 Tied Figueroa Comer Tidrow 2:08 26,651 +
14 14 Apr 21 boxscore NYY TEX L 0 5 8-6 2 1.0 Jenkins Hunter 2:04 25,530 -
15 15 Apr 22 boxscore NYY TEX W 5 1 9-6 2 1.0 Guidry Ellis 2:05 35,250 +
16 16 Apr 24 boxscore NYY @ OAK W 3 1 10-6 2 1.0 John Johnson 2:35 9,158 ++
17 17 Apr 25 boxscore NYY @ OAK L 0 1 10-7 2 2.0 Minetto Figueroa Todd 1:59 7,135 -
18 18 Apr 27 boxscore NYY @ SEA L 5 6 10-8 3 2.5 Parrott Tidrow Rawley 2:26 24,658 --
19 19 Apr 28 boxscore NYY @ SEA L 2 3 10-9 4 2.5 Rawley Hunter Montague 2:03 35,048 ---
20 20 Apr 29 boxscore NYY @ SEA L 5 6 10-10 4 3.5 Vasquez Mirabella 2:48 29,041 ----
21 21 Apr 30 boxscore NYY @ CAL L 1 2 10-11 4 3.5 LaRoche Figueroa 2:06 37,180 -----
22 22 May 1 boxscore NYY @ CAL W 12 8 11 11-11 4 3.0 John LaRoche 3:46 38,858 +
23 23 May 2 boxscore NYY @ CAL L 0 1 11-12 4 4.0 Ryan Guidry 2:02 40,648 -
24 24 May 4 boxscore NYY OAK L 5 11 11-13 4 4.5 Norris Beattie Lacey 2:48 17,705 --
25 25 May 5 boxscore NYY OAK W 5 4 12-13 4 4.5 John Heaverlo 2:37 30,167 +
26 26 May 6 boxscore NYY OAK W 6 5 10 13-13 4 4.5 Guidry Heaverlo 2:58 46,750 ++
27 27 May 7 boxscore NYY SEA L 4 12 13-14 4 4.5 Honeycutt Mirabella 3:06 14,065 -
28 28 May 8 boxscore NYY SEA W 5 3 14-14 4 4.5 Beattie Bannister Guidry 2:21 15,981 +
29 29 May 9 boxscore NYY SEA W 5 0 15-14 4 3.5 Figueroa Abbott 2:01 14,738 ++
30 30 May 10 boxscore NYY SEA W 8 1 16-14 4 3.5 John Jones 2:16 14,394 +++
31 31 May 11 boxscore NYY CAL L 1 4 16-15 4 4.5 Barr Hunter 1:56 37,988 -
32 32 May 12 boxscore NYY CAL W 6 5 17-15 4 4.5 Tidrow Frost 3:14 28,783 +
33 33 May 13 boxscore NYY CAL W 12 10 18-15 4 4.0 Beattie Knapp 3:07 30,083 ++
34 34 May 14 boxscore NYY DET L 1 3 18-16 4 4.5 Wilcox Figueroa 2:31 15,650 -
35 35 May 15 boxscore NYY DET W 11 3 19-16 4 4.0 John Baker 2:15 18,876 +
36 36 May 16 boxscore NYY DET W 6 2 20-16 3 3.5 Guidry Fidrych 1:59 43,843 ++
37 37 May 18 boxscore NYY @ BOS W 10 0 21-16 3 3.0 Beattie Torrez 2:39 33,694 +++
38 38 May 19 boxscore NYY @ BOS L 3 4 21-17 3 4.0 Campbell Figueroa Drago 2:31 33,224 -
39 39 May 20 boxscore NYY @ BOS W 2 0 22-17 3 4.0 John Eckersley 1:58 33,932 +
40 40 May 21 boxscore NYY @ DET L 1 3 22-18 3 4.5 Billingham Guidry 2:03 26,153 -
41 41 May 22 boxscore NYY @ DET W 12 8 23-18 3 3.5 Tiant Fidrych 3:03 33,497 +
42 42 May 23 boxscore NYY @ DET L 3 4 23-19 3 4.5 Hiller Clay 2:30 21,671 -
43 43 May 26 boxscore NYY @ CLE L 4 8 23-20 4 6.0 Waits John 2:15 27,710 --
44 44 May 27 boxscore NYY @ CLE L 0 5 23-21 4 5.0 Wise Guidry 2:18 0 ---
45 45 May 27 boxscore NYY @ CLE W 5 4 24-21 4 5.0 Burris Monge 2:54 40,648 +
46 46 May 28 boxscore NYY @ MIL W 2 1 10 25-21 3 4.0 Davis Travers 2:56 39,291 ++
47 47 May 29 boxscore NYY @ MIL L 3 7 25-22 4 5.0 Haas Hunter 2:02 21,891 -
48 48 May 30 boxscore NYY @ MIL W 5 2 11 26-22 3 4.0 Davis McClure 3:53 27,338 +
49 49 May 31 boxscore NYY @ MIL L 4 5 26-23 4 4.5 Augustine Burris 2:53 24,707 -
50 50 Jun 1 boxscore NYY CHW W 4 0 27-23 4 3.5 Guidry Barrios 1:52 33,230 +
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
51 51 Jun 2 boxscore NYY CHW L 0 7 27-24 4 4.5 Kravec Beattie 2:06 53,539 -
52 52 Jun 3 boxscore NYY CHW W 3 2 11 28-24 3 3.5 Davis Scarbery 3:09 55,073 +
53 53 Jun 4 boxscore NYY KCR W 8 3 29-24 3 3.5 John Gale 2:45 30,164 ++
54 54 Jun 5 boxscore NYY KCR L 1 3 29-25 4 3.5 Gura Tiant 2:22 24,968 -
55 55 Jun 6 boxscore NYY MIN W 3 2 30-25 4 3.5 Guidry Koosman 2:15 34,075 +
56 56 Jun 7 boxscore NYY MIN L 1 4 30-26 4 4.5 Zahn Beattie Marshall 2:25 20,722 -
57 57 Jun 8 boxscore NYY @ KCR W 11 10 10 31-26 4 4.5 Clay Rodriguez 3:33 35,589 +
58 58 Jun 9 boxscore NYY @ KCR L 8 9 13 31-27 4 5.5 Pattin Clay 4:08 38,025 -
59 59 Jun 10 boxscore NYY @ KCR W 10 4 32-27 3 5.5 Tiant Mingori 2:30 41,095 +
60 60 Jun 12 boxscore NYY @ MIN W 4 1 33-27 3 5.0 Davis Koosman 2:26 27,733 ++
61 61 Jun 13 boxscore NYY @ MIN L 7 8 33-28 3 6.0 Redfern Burris Marshall 2:31 19,660 -
62 62 Jun 14 boxscore NYY @ MIN L 2 4 33-29 4 6.5 Zahn John Marshall 2:02 24,129 --
63 63 Jun 15 boxscore NYY @ TEX L 5 9 33-30 4 7.5 Matlack Figueroa 2:08 35,452 ---
64 64 Jun 16 boxscore NYY @ TEX W 3 2 10 34-30 4 7.0 Davis Lyle 2:32 41,097 +
65 65 Jun 17 boxscore NYY @ TEX L 3 6 34-31 4 8.0 Comer Hunter 2:08 37,405 -
66 66 Jun 19 boxscore NYY TOR L 4 5 34-32 4 9.5 Huffman John Buskey 2:27 36,211 --
67 67 Jun 20 boxscore NYY TOR W 2 1 35-32 4 10.0 Hood Underwood Davis 2:20 0 +
68 68 Jun 20 boxscore NYY TOR L 2 3 35-33 4 10.0 Moore Burris 2:09 32,129 -
69 69 Jun 21 boxscore NYY TOR W 3 1 36-33 4 9.5 Tiant Lemanczyk Davis 2:02 19,278 +
70 70 Jun 22 boxscore NYY CLE W 3 2 37-33 4 9.5 Hunter Wilkins Clay 2:34 33,776 ++
71 71 Jun 23 boxscore NYY CLE W 6 5 10 38-33 4 10.0 John Cruz 3:00 35,818 +++
72 72 Jun 24 boxscore NYY CLE W 8 2 39-33 4 9.0 Kaat Waits Davis 3:06 55,409 ++++
73 73 Jun 25 boxscore NYY @ TOR L 1 3 39-34 4 10.0 Underwood Clay 2:06 37,612 -
74 74 Jun 26 boxscore NYY @ TOR W 11 2 40-34 4 10.0 Tiant Lemanczyk 2:37 38,696 +
75 75 Jun 28 boxscore NYY @ TOR W 5 3 10 41-34 4 9.5 Davis Lemongello 2:37 39,347 ++
76 76 Jun 29 boxscore NYY BOS L 2 3 13 41-35 4 11.0 Drago Kaat 3:50 53,306 -
77 77 Jun 30 boxscore NYY BOS L 2 3 41-36 4 12.0 Stanley Tiant 2:03 50,253 --
78 78 Jul 1 boxscore NYY BOS W 6 5 42-36 4 12.0 Davis Eckersley Kaat 2:30 51,246 +
79 79 Jul 2 boxscore NYY BOS W 7 2 43-36 4 11.0 John Finch 2:26 51,211 ++
80 80 Jul 3 boxscore NYY MIL L 2 7 43-37 4 11.0 Caldwell Clay 2:37 35,158 -
81 81 Jul 4 boxscore NYY MIL W 4 3 44-37 4 10.0 Tiant Travers Davis 2:43 20,084 +
82 82 Jul 5 boxscore NYY MIL L 0 3 44-38 4 10.5 Sorensen Guidry 1:49 31,878 -
83 83 Jul 6 boxscore NYY @ OAK W 4 3 45-38 4 9.0 Davis McCatty 2:45 0 +
84 84 Jul 6 boxscore NYY @ OAK W 3 0 46-38 4 9.0 John Hamilton 2:04 19,538 ++
85 85 Jul 7 boxscore NYY @ OAK W 8 3 47-38 4 8.0 Hood Morgan Clay 2:40 10,413 +++
86 86 Jul 8 boxscore NYY @ OAK W 2 0 48-38 4 8.0 Tiant Kingman 2:03 13,483 ++++
87 87 Jul 10 boxscore NYY @ SEA L 1 5 48-39 4 8.5 Honeycutt Guidry 1:49 20,375 -
88 88 Jul 11 boxscore NYY @ SEA L 1 16 48-40 4 9.5 Bannister John 2:19 31,186 --
89 89 Jul 12 boxscore NYY @ SEA W 14 2 49-40 4 9.0 Hunter Parrott 2:25 23,774 +
90 90 Jul 13 boxscore NYY @ CAL L 1 6 49-41 4 9.0 Ryan Tiant 2:53 41,805 -
91 91 Jul 14 boxscore NYY @ CAL L 7 8 12 49-42 4 10.0 Clear Davis 3:32 41,693 --
92 92 Jul 15 boxscore NYY @ CAL L 4 5 49-43 4 11.0 Barr Guidry 2:19 40,739 ---
93 93 Jul 19 boxscore NYY OAK W 10 2 50-43 4 10.5 Tiant Morgan 2:38 22,648 +
94 94 Jul 20 boxscore NYY OAK L 1 5 50-44 4 11.5 Kingman John Hamilton 2:09 30,481 -
95 95 Jul 21 boxscore NYY OAK W 12 4 51-44 4 11.5 Guidry Minetto 2:20 49,284 +
96 96 Jul 22 boxscore NYY SEA W 4 0 52-44 4 11.5 Kaat Honeycutt 2:19 38,956 ++
97 97 Jul 23 boxscore NYY SEA W 6 2 53-44 4 11.5 Figueroa Abbott Gossage 2:20 20,674 +++
98 98 Jul 24 boxscore NYY CAL W 6 5 54-44 4 12.0 Davis LaRoche Gossage 2:57 33,497 ++++
99 99 Jul 25 boxscore NYY CAL L 5 9 54-45 4 12.0 Botting John Clear 3:01 47,449 -
100 100 Jul 26 boxscore NYY CAL W 2 0 55-45 4 12.0 Guidry Barr 2:03 43,136 +
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
101 101 Jul 27 boxscore NYY @ MIL L 5 6 55-46 4 13.0 McClure Gossage 2:42 47,928 -
102 102 Jul 28 boxscore NYY @ MIL L 2 9 55-47 4 13.0 Sorensen Tiant 2:39 51,952 --
103 103 Jul 29 boxscore NYY @ MIL L 3 5 55-48 4 14.0 Travers Hunter McClure 2:18 49,842 ---
104 104 Jul 30 boxscore NYY @ CHW W 7 2 56-48 4 14.0 John Wortham Davis 2:34 22,486 +
105 105 Jul 31 boxscore NYY @ CHW W 7 3 57-48 4 14.0 Guidry Scarbery Gossage 2:33 24,972 ++
106 106 Aug 1 boxscore NYY @ CHW W 9 1 58-48 4 14.0 Hood Kravec 2:21 21,109 +++
107 107 Aug 3 boxscore NYY BAL L 0 1 58-49 4 15.0 McGregor Tiant Martinez 2:22 51,151 -
108 108 Aug 4 boxscore NYY BAL L 4 5 58-50 4 16.0 Ford Kaat Martinez 3:14 46,407 --
109 109 Aug 5 boxscore NYY BAL W 3 2 59-50 4 15.0 John Flanagan 2:20 54,478 +
110 110 Aug 6 boxscore NYY BAL W 5 4 60-50 4 14.0 Guidry Martinez 2:26 36,314 ++
111 111 Aug 7 boxscore NYY CHW L 5 9 60-51 4 14.0 Scarbery Clay Farmer 2:40 33,513 -
112 112 Aug 8 boxscore NYY CHW W 4 3 61-51 4 13.0 Tiant Trout Davis 2:12 20,048 +
113 113 Aug 9 boxscore NYY CHW L 1 5 61-52 4 14.0 Wortham Hunter 2:18 21,535 -
114 114 Aug 10 boxscore NYY @ BAL L 6 8 61-53 4 15.0 Martinez Davis 2:58 44,646 --
115 115 Aug 13 boxscore NYY TEX W 3 2 62-53 4 14.0 Guidry Jenkins 2:01 24,977 +
116 116 Aug 14 boxscore NYY TEX W 6 5 63-53 4 14.0 Tiant Kern Gossage 2:43 24,125 ++
117 117 Aug 15 boxscore NYY TEX W 4 3 64-53 4 14.0 John Gleaton Gossage 2:18 25,905 +++
118 118 Aug 16 boxscore NYY MIN L 1 5 64-54 4 14.0 Zahn Hunter 2:31 22,036 -
119 119 Aug 17 boxscore NYY MIN L 2 5 64-55 4 14.0 Koosman Beattie 2:14 30,372 --
120 120 Aug 18 boxscore NYY MIN W 5 3 65-55 4 14.0 Davis Marshall Gossage 2:44 38,695 +
121 121 Aug 19 boxscore NYY MIN W 4 3 66-55 4 13.0 Guidry Jackson Gossage 2:16 47,723 ++
122 122 Aug 20 boxscore NYY @ KCR W 17 4 67-55 4 13.0 Tiant Gale Hood 3:02 41,305 +++
123 123 Aug 21 boxscore NYY @ KCR W 6 2 68-55 4 12.0 Gossage Splittorff 2:21 38,514 ++++
124 124 Aug 22 boxscore NYY @ KCR L 1 3 68-56 4 12.5 Gura Beattie 2:32 34,400 -
125 125 Aug 24 boxscore NYY @ MIN W 7 5 69-56 4 12.5 Guidry Zahn Gossage 2:32 29,800 +
126 126 Aug 25 boxscore NYY @ MIN L 1 4 69-57 4 13.0 Koosman Tiant Marshall 2:38 36,363 -
127 127 Aug 27 boxscore NYY @ TEX W 7 4 70-57 4 13.5 John Jenkins Davis 2:28 24,922 +
128 128 Aug 28 boxscore NYY @ TEX L 2 10 70-58 4 14.0 Kern Clay 2:46 23,339 -
129 129 Aug 29 boxscore NYY @ TEX W 7 5 71-58 4 14.5 Guidry Rajsich Gossage 2:27 18,117 +
130 130 Aug 30 boxscore NYY KCR L 3 8 71-59 4 15.5 Gura Tiant 2:27 30,717 -
131 131 Aug 31 boxscore NYY KCR W 7 3 72-59 4 14.5 John Splittorff 2:23 35,229 +
132 132 Sep 1 boxscore NYY KCR L 8 9 72-60 4 14.5 Hrabosky Kaat Martin 3:08 30,130 -
133 133 Sep 2 boxscore NYY KCR W 6 5 10 73-60 4 14.5 Gossage Mingori 3:03 34,008 +
134 134 Sep 3 boxscore NYY BOS W 10 6 74-60 4 15.0 Guidry Eckersley Davis 2:42 46,298 ++
135 135 Sep 4 boxscore NYY BOS W 3 2 75-60 4 14.5 Tiant Torrez Gossage 2:05 37,259 +++
136 136 Sep 5 boxscore NYY BOS L 0 5 75-61 4 15.0 Stanley John 2:05 38,644 -
137 137 Sep 6 boxscore NYY @ DET W 3 1 10 76-61 4 15.0 Gossage Wilcox 2:54 19,196 +
138 138 Sep 7 boxscore NYY @ DET L 0 6 76-62 4 16.0 Billingham Clay 2:20 28,943 -
139 139 Sep 8 boxscore NYY @ DET W 5 4 77-62 4 16.0 Guidry Morris Gossage 2:16 30,069 +
140 140 Sep 9 boxscore NYY @ DET L 1 3 77-63 4 17.0 Chris John Lopez 2:06 30,836 -
141 141 Sep 11 boxscore NYY @ BOS W 8 3 78-63 4 15.5 Davis Burgmeier Gossage 2:48 35,689 +
142 142 Sep 12 boxscore NYY @ BOS L 2 9 78-64 4 15.5 Rainey Hunter 2:08 34,336 -
143 143 Sep 13 boxscore NYY @ BOS W 10 3 79-64 4 15.5 Guidry Torrez 2:36 32,474 +
144 144 Sep 15 boxscore NYY DET L 3 4 79-65 4 15.5 Morris John Lopez 2:21 0 -
145 145 Sep 15 boxscore NYY DET W 7 1 80-65 4 15.5 Davis Chris Kaat 2:15 30,050 +
146 146 Sep 16 boxscore NYY DET L 4 8 12 80-66 4 16.5 Lopez Gossage 3:31 40,192 -
147 147 Sep 17 boxscore NYY @ CLE L 1 5 80-67 4 18.0 Waits Beattie 2:30 0 --
148 148 Sep 17 boxscore NYY @ CLE L 5 6 80-68 4 18.0 Monge Hood 2:19 14,063 ---
149 149 Sep 18 boxscore NYY @ CLE L 3 16 80-69 4 18.0 Paxton Mirabella 2:30 8,908 ----
150 150 Sep 19 boxscore NYY @ CLE W 2 0 81-69 4 17.0 John Wise Davis 2:33 8,216 +
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
151 151 Sep 20 boxscore NYY @ MIN L 1 3 81-70 4 18.0 Zahn Righetti 2:06 5,357 -
152 152 Sep 21 boxscore NYY @ TOR L 2 3 81-71 4 18.5 Underwood Guidry Buskey 2:18 22,331 --
153 153 Sep 22 boxscore NYY @ TOR W 7 4 82-71 4 17.5 Tiant Edge Gossage 2:15 37,408 +
154 154 Sep 23 boxscore NYY @ TOR W 7 5 83-71 4 17.0 John Huffman Gossage 2:16 28,137 ++
155 155 Sep 25 boxscore NYY CLE W 7 5 84-71 4 16.0 Davis Wise Gossage 2:57 15,699 +++
156 156 Sep 26 boxscore NYY CLE W 6 3 85-71 4 16.0 Guidry Paxton 2:25 16,354 ++++
157 157 Sep 27 boxscore NYY CLE W 5 2 86-71 4 15.5 Gossage Monge 2:28 12,111 +++++
158 158 Sep 28 boxscore NYY TOR W 7 3 87-71 4 15.5 Tiant Edge 2:15 17,647 ++++++
159 159 Sep 29 boxscore NYY TOR W 9 4 88-71 4 14.5 John Huffman 2:22 30,016 +++++++
160 160 Sep 30 boxscore NYY TOR W 9 2 89-71 4 13.5 Davis Stieb Griffin 2:29 28,150 ++++++++
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Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.

1978 / 1980 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits