The matched the defending champion New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a rematch of the 1977 Series , with the Yankees winning in six games to repeat as champions.
Billy Martin (New York), Tommy Lasorda (Los Angeles)
Ed Vargo (NL), Bill Haller (AL), John Kibler (NL), Marty Springstead (AL), Frank Pulli (NL), Joe Brinkman (AL)
Bucky Dent (New York)
NBC ( Joe Garagiola , Tony Kubek and Tom Seaver announcing)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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New York Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 9 1
Los Angeles Dodgers 0 3 0 3 1 0 3 1 X 11 15 2
PITCHERS: NYY - Figueroa, Clay (2), Lindblad (5), Tidrow (7)
LAD - John, Forster (8)
WP - John
LP - Figueroa
SAVE - none
HOME RUNS: NYY - Jackson
LAD - Baker, Lopes (2)
ATTENDANCE: 55,997
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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New York Yankees 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 11 0
Los Angeles Dodgers 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 X 4 7 0
PITCHERS: NYY - Hunter, Gossage (7)
LAD - Hooton, Forster (7), Welch (9)
WP - Hooton
LP - Hunter
SAVE - Welch
HOME RUNS: NYY - none
LAD - Cey
ATTENDANCE: 55,982
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Los Angeles Dodgers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
New York Yankees 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 X 5 10 1
PITCHERS: LAD - Sutton, Rautzhan (7), Hough (8)
NYY - Guidry
WP - Guidry
LP - Sutton
SAVE - none
HOME RUNS: LAD - none
NYY - White
ATTENDANCE: 56,447
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
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Los Angeles Dodgers 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1
New York Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 4 9 0
PITCHERS: LAD - John, Forster (8), Welch (8)
NYY - Figueroa, Tidrow (6), Gossage (9)
WP - Gossage
LP - Welch
SAVE - none
HOME RUNS: LAD - Smith
NYY - none
ATTENDANCE: 56,445
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Los Angeles Dodgers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 3
New York Yankees 0 0 4 3 0 0 4 1 X 12 18 0
PITCHERS: LAD - Hooton, Rautzhan (3), Hough (4)
NYY - Beattie
WP - Beattie
LP - Hooton
SAVE - none
HOME RUNS: LAD - none
NYY - none
ATTENDANCE: 56,448
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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New York Yankees 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 7 11 0
Los Angeles Dodgers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
PITCHERS: NYY - Hunter, Gossage (8)
LAD - Sutton, Welch (6), Rau (8)
WP - Hunter
LP - Sutton
SAVE - none
HOME RUNS: NYY - Jackson
LAD - Lopes
ATTENDANCE: 55,985
- This Series became most well-known for a controversial play in which Reggie Jackson broke up a double play by using his hip to deflect the ball heading to First Base , allowing Thurman Munson to score from Second Base on the error.
- The Yankees became the last repeat World Champions until fifteen years later ( 1992 - 93 Toronto Blue Jays ).
- The Yankees won the last four games of the series after losing the first two. Coincidentally enough, the Dodgers would do that against them Three Years Later .
- This would be the last time the Yankees would win a world series until 1996 , the longest drought for that team to this date
- 1978 was the first of ten consecutive years that see ten different teams win the World Series, a string unprecedented in Major League history.
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