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1978 in baseball

The following are the baseball events of the year 1978 throughout the world.

Champions

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Major League Baseball

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League Championship Series
(ALCS, NLCS)
World Series
EastNY Yankees7462
WestKansas City11051
ALNY Yankees535410*127
NLLos Angeles1141322
EastPhiladelphia944410*
WestLos Angeles5093

*Denotes walk-off

Other champions

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Winter Leagues

Awards and honors

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MLB statistical leaders

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American League National League
AVG Rod Carew .333 Dave Parker .334
HR Jim Rice 46 George Foster 40
RBI Jim Rice 139 George Foster 120
Wins Ron Guidry 25 Gaylord Perry 21
ERA Ron Guidry 1.74 Craig Swan 2.43
Ks Nolan Ryan CAL 260 J. R. Richard HOU 303

Major league baseball final standings

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Events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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Movies

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Births

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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All-Star Jason Marquis

August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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Deaths

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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References

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  1. ^ Gammons, Peter (May 24, 1978). "Red Sox Sold to a Group Led by Jean Yawkey". bostonglobe.com. The Boston Globe. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  2. ^ Baseball Almanac – Grand Slam Records
  3. ^ Blume, Andrew (2015). "Bernie Carbo". sabr.org. The Society for American Baseball Research Biography Project. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  4. ^ "Tom Seaver Top Performances", Retrosheet
  5. ^ A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story. IMDb. Retrieved on May 27, 2019.
  6. ^ Carl Reynolds. Article written by Bill Nowlin. SABR Biography Project. Retrieved on May 26, 2019.
  7. ^ June 1, 1937: Bill Dietrich no-hitter lifts White Sox in a race for first place. Article written by Gregory H. Wolf. SABR Biography Project. Retrieved on May 27, 2019.
  8. ^ Lyman Bostock. Article written by Tim Connaughton. SABR Biography Project. Retrieved on May 30, 2019.
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