1978 – In Game 5 of the World Series, the Yankees pummel the Dodgers with 18 hits to win, 12 – 2. Bucky Dent, Mickey Rivers and Brian Doyle have three hits each.

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1978 – In Game 5 of the World Series, the Yankees pummel the Dodgers with 18 hits to win, 12 – 2. Bucky Dent, Mickey Rivers and Brian Doyle have three hits each.

1978 – New York Yankees third baseman Graig Nettles puts on a fielding clinic and prevents seven runs as the Yankees beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5 – 1, in Game 3 of the World Series. Nettles makes four spectacular stops and gives the Yankees their first victory of the series.

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1978 – New York Yankees third baseman Graig Nettles puts on a fielding clinic and prevents seven runs as the Yankees beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5 – 1, in Game 3 of the World Series. Nettles makes four spectacular stops and gives the Yankees their first victory of the series.

Rookie right-hander Bob Welch strikes out Reggie Jackson with two men on base and two out in the top of the ninth inning, dramatically preserving a 4-3 Dodger victory over the Yankees in Game 2 of the Fall Classic. The relief performance will put the 21 year-old in the national spotlight.

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Rookie right-hander Bob Welch strikes out Reggie Jackson with two men on base and two out in the top of the ninth inning, dramatically preserving a 4-3 Dodger victory over the Yankees in Game 2 of the Fall Classic. The relief performance will put the 21 year-old in the national spotlight.

Steve Garvey hits two home runs and a triple to pace the Dodgers to a 9 – 5 victory over the Phillies in Game 1 of the NLCS. Davey Lopes and Steve Yeager also homer at Veterans Stadium.

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Steve Garvey hits two home runs and a triple to pace the Dodgers to a 9 – 5 victory over the Phillies in Game 1 of the NLCS. Davey Lopes and Steve Yeager also homer at Veterans Stadium.

At Fenway Park, Dennis Eckersley notches his 20th win of the year as the Red Sox defeat the Blue Jays, 5 – 1. Eck allows just four hits, including Roy Howell’s 8th homer, in completing his 16th start.

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At Fenway Park, Dennis Eckersley notches his 20th win of the year as the Red Sox defeat the Blue Jays, 5 – 1. Eck allows just four hits, including Roy Howell’s 8th homer, in completing his 16th start.

Baltimore 2B Rich Dauer makes his only error of the season in the final game, a 5 – 4 loss to Detroit. Dauer’s 86 games and 425 chances without a miscue are American League records.

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Baltimore 2B Rich Dauer makes his only error of the season in the final game, a 5 – 4 loss to Detroit. Dauer’s 86 games and 425 chances without a miscue are American League records.

At Three Rivers Stadium, the Phillies clinch their third consecutive NL East title, defeating the Pirates, 10-8. The victory, which features winning pitcher Randy Lerch hitting two home runs, snaps Pittsburgh’s 24-game home winning streak.

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At Three Rivers Stadium, the Phillies clinch their third consecutive NL East title, defeating the Pirates, 10-8. The victory, which features winning pitcher Randy Lerch hitting two home runs, snaps Pittsburgh’s 24-game home winning streak.

1978 – At Fenway Park, Carlton Fisk lines a 2-run triple in the 1st inning and the Red Sox top the Tigers, 5 – 2. George Scott hits his first homer in a month and collects his 1000th RBI to back Luis Tiant’s win. New York maintains its lead by beating the Blue Jays, 5 – 1, at Yankee Stadium.

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1978 – At Fenway Park, Carlton Fisk lines a 2-run triple in the 1st inning and the Red Sox top the Tigers, 5 – 2. George Scott hits his first homer in a month and collects his 1000th RBI to back Luis Tiant’s win. New York maintains its lead by beating the Blue Jays, 5 – 1, at Yankee Stadium.