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1978 Boston Red Sox season

Index 1978 Boston Red Sox season

The 1978 Boston Red Sox season was the 78th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. [1]

89 relations: Al Jackson, Allen Ripley, American League, American League East, Andy Hassler, Bernie Carbo, Bill Campbell (baseball), Bill Lee (left-handed pitcher), Bill Slack, Bo Díaz, Bob Bailey (baseball), Bob Montgomery (baseball), Bob Ojeda, Bob Stanley (baseball), Bobby Sprowl, Boston, Boston Red Sox, Bristol Red Sox, Bucky Dent, Buddy LeRoux, Butch Hobson, Carl Yastrzemski, Carlton Fisk, Carolina League, Cleveland Indians, Dennis Eckersley, Denny Doyle, Dick Berardino, Dick Drago, Dick Stockton, Don Aase, Don Zimmer, Double-A (baseball), Dwight Evans, Eastern League (baseball), Eddie Yost, Elmira Pioneers, Fenway Park, Florida State League, Frank Duffy (baseball), Fred Kendall, Fred Lynn, Garry Hancock, George Scott (first baseman), Goose Gossage, Haywood Sullivan, International League, Jack Brohamer, Jean R. Yawkey, Jerry Remy, ..., Jim Rice, Jim Woods, Jim Wright (1970s pitcher), Joe Morgan (manager), John LaRose, Johnny Pesky, Ken Harrelson, Los Angeles Angels, Luis Tiant, Major League Baseball, Mike Paxton, Mike Torrez, Minor League Baseball, Ned Martin, New York–Penn League, Pawtucket Red Sox, Rac Slider, Reggie Cleveland, Reggie Jackson, Rick Burleson, Rick Wise, Ron Guidry, Sam Bowen, Ted Cox (baseball), Tom Burgmeier, Tony Torchia, Triple-A (baseball), Walt Hriniak, Winston-Salem Dash, Winter Haven Red Sox, WMEX (AM), WNAC-TV (defunct), WSBK-TV, 1978 American League East tie-breaker game, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers season, 1978 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, 1978 New York Yankees season, 1978 World Series, 1990 Boston Red Sox season. Expand index (39 more) »

Al Jackson

Alvin Neill Jackson (born December 26, 1935), affectionately referred to as "Little" Al Jackson, is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1959 to 1969.

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Allen Ripley

Allen Stevens Ripley (October 18, 1952 – November 7, 2014) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between the and seasons.

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American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League (AL), is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada.

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American League East

The American League East is one of Major League Baseball (MLB)'s six divisions (An East, Central, and West division for each of the two leagues).

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Andy Hassler

Andrew Earl Hassler (born October 18, 1951) is a retired Major League pitcher.

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Bernie Carbo

Bernardo 'Bernie' Carbo (born August 5, 1947 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former outfielder and designated hitter who played from through for the Cincinnati Reds (1969–72), St. Louis Cardinals (1972–73, 1979–80), Boston Red Sox (1974–76, 1977–78), Milwaukee Brewers (1976), Cleveland Indians (1978) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1980).

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Bill Campbell (baseball)

William Richard Campbell (born August 9, 1948) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played from 1973 to 1987.

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Bill Lee (left-handed pitcher)

William Francis Lee III (born December 28, 1946), nicknamed Spaceman, is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher.

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Bill Slack

William Henry Slack (born May 3, 1933, at Petrolia, Ontario) is a Canadian retired professional baseball pitcher, manager and coach, and a member of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Bo Díaz

Baudilio José Díaz Seijas (March 23, 1953 – November 23, 1990) was a Venezuelan professional baseball player.

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Bob Bailey (baseball)

Robert Sherwood Bailey (October 13, 1942 – January 9, 2018) was an American professional baseball third baseman.

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Bob Montgomery (baseball)

Robert Edward "Bob" Montgomery (born April 16, 1944) is a former American baseball catcher who played ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Bob Ojeda

Robert Michael Ojeda (born December 17, 1957) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher.

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Bob Stanley (baseball)

Robert William "Bob" Stanley (born November 10, 1954) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher who played for the Boston Red Sox.

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Bobby Sprowl

Robert John Sprowl (born April 14, 1956 in Sandusky, Ohio) is a retired professional baseball player who was a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1978 to 1981.

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Boston

Boston is the capital city and most populous municipality of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.

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Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Bristol Red Sox

The Bristol Red Sox baseball club was an American minor league baseball franchise.

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Bucky Dent

Russell Earl "Bucky" Dent (born Russell Earl O'Dey; November 25, 1951) is a former American Major League Baseball player and manager.

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Buddy LeRoux

Edward Guy "Buddy" LeRoux Jr. (August 17, 1930 – January 7, 2008) was an American businessman and a club owner in Major League Baseball.

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Butch Hobson

Clell Lavern "Butch" Hobson, Jr. (born August 17, 1951) is a former third baseman and manager in Major League Baseball and current manager of the Chicago Dogs.

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Carl Yastrzemski

Carl Michael Yastrzemski (nicknamed "Yaz"; born August 22, 1939) is an American former Major League Baseball player.

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Carlton Fisk

Carlton Ernest Fisk (born December 26, 1947), nicknamed "Pudge" and "The Commander", is a retired Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher and a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Carolina League

The Carolina League is a Minor League Baseball league which operates along the Atlantic Coast of the United States.

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Cleveland Indians

The Cleveland Indians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Dennis Eckersley

Dennis Lee Eckersley (born October 3, 1954), nicknamed "Eck", is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

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Denny Doyle

Robert Dennis "Denny" Doyle (born January 17, 1944) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman who played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1970–1973), California Angels (1974–1975) and Boston Red Sox (1975–1977).

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Dick Berardino

Richard John Berardino (born July 2, 1937, at Cambridge, Massachusetts) is a player development consultant for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball.

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Dick Drago

Richard Anthony "Dick" Drago (born June 25, 1945) is a former American League relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Kansas City Royals (-), Boston Red Sox (-, -), California Angels (-), Baltimore Orioles (1977) and Seattle Mariners.

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Dick Stockton

Dick Stockton (born Richard Edward Stokvis on November 22, 1942) is an American sportscaster.

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Don Aase

Donald William Aase (born September 8, 1954) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1990.

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Don Zimmer

Donald William Zimmer (January 17, 1931 – June 4, 2014) was an American infielder, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Double-A (baseball)

Double-A (or Class AA) is the second highest level of play in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) in the United States after Triple-A. There are thirty Double-A teams in three leagues at this classification: Eastern League, Southern League, and the Texas League.

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Dwight Evans

Dwight Michael "Dewey" Evans (born November 3, 1951) is an American former professional baseball right fielder and right-handed batter who played with the Boston Red Sox (1972–90) and Baltimore Orioles (1991) in Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Eastern League (baseball)

The Eastern League is a Minor League Baseball league, which operates primarily in the northeastern United States, although it has had a team in Ohio since 1989.

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Eddie Yost

Edward Frederick Joseph Yost (October 13, 1926 – October 16, 2012) was an American professional baseball player and coach.

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Elmira Pioneers

The Elmira Pioneers are an amateur baseball team based in Elmira, New York.

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Fenway Park

Fenway Park is a baseball park located in Boston, Massachusetts near Kenmore Square.

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Florida State League

The Florida State League is a Minor League Baseball league based in the state of Florida.

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Frank Duffy (baseball)

Frank Thomas Duffy (born October 14, 1946) is a retired American shortstop who spent all or part of ten seasons from 1970 to 1979 in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Cincinnati Reds (1970–1971), San Francisco Giants (1971), Cleveland Indians (1972–1977) and Boston Red Sox (1978–1979).

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Fred Kendall

Fred Kendall (born January 31, 1949 in Torrance, California) is a former catcher who played for parts of 12 seasons in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians, and Boston Red Sox.

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Fred Lynn

Fredric Michael Lynn (born February 3, 1952) is an American former professional baseball player who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1974 through 1990 as a center fielder with the Boston Red Sox, California Angels, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres.

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Garry Hancock

Ronald Garry Hancock (January 23, 1954 – October 10, 2015) was a reserve outfielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox and Oakland Athletics in parts of six seasons spanning 1978–1984.

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George Scott (first baseman)

George Charles Scott, Jr. (March 23, 1944 – July 28, 2013) was a first baseman in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox (1966–71, 1977–79), Milwaukee Brewers (1972–76), Kansas City Royals (1979) and New York Yankees (1979).

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Goose Gossage

Richard Michael "Goose" Gossage (born July 5, 1951) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher.

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Haywood Sullivan

Haywood Cooper Sullivan (December 15, 1930 – February 12, 2003) was an American college and professional baseball player who was a catcher, manager, general manager and club owner in Major League Baseball.

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International League

The International League (IL) is a Minor League Baseball league that operates in the eastern United States and is headquartered in Dublin, Ohio.

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Jack Brohamer

John Anthony Brohamer (born February 26, 1950) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) player.

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Jean R. Yawkey

Jean Remington Yawkey (January 24, 1909 – February 26, 1992) was the wife of Tom Yawkey and owner of the Boston Red Sox from 1976 to her death in 1992.

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Jerry Remy

Gerald Peter Remy, commonly known as Jerry Remy, (born November 8, 1952) is an American Major League Baseball broadcaster and former Major League Baseball second baseman.

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Jim Rice

James Edward Rice (born March 8, 1953), nicknamed "Jim Ed", is a former Major League Baseball left fielder and designated hitter who played his entire 16-year baseball career for the Boston Red Sox.

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Jim Woods

James M. "Jim" Woods (October 22, 1916 – February 20, 1988) was an American sportscaster, best known for his play-by-play work on Major League Baseball broadcasts.

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Jim Wright (1970s pitcher)

James Clifton Wright (born December 21, 1950) is a former professional baseball pitcher.

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Joe Morgan (manager)

Joseph Michael Morgan (born November 19, 1930) is a retired American infielder, manager, coach and scout in Major League Baseball.

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John LaRose

Henry John LaRose (born October 25, 1951) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the season.

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Johnny Pesky

John Michael Pesky (born John Michael Paveskovich; February 27, 1919 – August 13, 2012), nicknamed "The Needle" and "Mr.

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Ken Harrelson

Kenneth Smith Harrelson (born September 4, 1941), nicknamed "The Hawk" due to his distinctive profile, and also nicknamed "Yox" because of his facial expressions, is a former All-Star first baseman and outfielder in Major League Baseball.

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Los Angeles Angels

The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball franchise based in Anaheim, California.

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Luis Tiant

Luis Clemente Tiant Vega (born November 23, 1940) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) right-handed starting pitcher.

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Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization, the oldest of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.

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Mike Paxton

Michael De Wayne Paxton (born September 3, 1953 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher.

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Mike Torrez

Michael Augustine Torrez (born August 28, 1946) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

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Minor League Baseball

Minor League Baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball (MLB) and provide opportunities for player development and a way to prepare for the major leagues.

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Ned Martin

Edwin "Ned" Martin III (August 9, 1923 – July 23, 2002) was an American sportscaster, known primarily as a play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox from to.

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New York–Penn League

The New York–Penn League is a Minor League Baseball league which operates in the northeastern United States.

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Pawtucket Red Sox

The Pawtucket Red Sox (known colloquially as the PawSox) are the Minor League Baseball Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and a member of the International League since 1973.

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Rac Slider

Rachel Wayne "Rac" Slider (born December 23, 1933, at Simms, Texas) is a retired infielder and manager in American minor league baseball who also spent four seasons (1987–90) as a Major League Baseball coach with the Boston Red Sox.

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Reggie Cleveland

Reginald Leslie Cleveland (born May 23, 1948) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.

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Reggie Jackson

Reginald Martinez Jackson (born May 18, 1946) is an American former professional baseball right fielder who played 21 seasons for the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, and California Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Rick Burleson

Richard Paul "Rooster" Burleson (born April 29, 1951) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop.

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Rick Wise

Richard Charles Wise (born September 13, 1945) is a former professional baseball pitcher.

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Ron Guidry

Ronald Ames Guidry (born August 28, 1950), nicknamed "Louisiana Lightning" and "Gator", is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) left-handed pitcher.

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Sam Bowen

Samuel Thomas Bowen (born September 18, 1952) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played between 1977 and 1980 for the Boston Red Sox.

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Ted Cox (baseball)

William Ted Cox (born January 24, 1955 in Oklahoma City) is a former shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from through for the Boston Red Sox (1977), Cleveland Indians (1978–1979), Seattle Mariners (1980) and Toronto Blue Jays (1981).

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Tom Burgmeier

Thomas Henry Burgmeier (born August 2, 1943) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for the California Angels, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox and Oakland A's from 1968 to 1984.

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Tony Torchia

Anthony Lewis "Tony" Torchia (born December 13, 1943, in Chicago) is a former minor league baseball player and manager.

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Triple-A (baseball)

Triple-A (or Class AAA) is the highest level of play in Minor League Baseball in the United States and Mexico.

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Walt Hriniak

Walter John Hriniak (born May 22, 1943, at Natick, Massachusetts) is a former catcher in American Major League Baseball who—despite a very brief MLB playing career and a batting average of only.253—became one of the most prominent batting coaches in the game during the last two decades of the 20th century.

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Winston-Salem Dash

The Winston-Salem Dash are a minor league baseball team in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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Winter Haven Red Sox

The Winter Haven Red Sox were a minor league baseball team in the Florida State League (FSL), based in Winter Haven, Florida, from 1969–1992.

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WMEX (AM)

WMEX (1510 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to serve the Boston media market.

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WNAC-TV (defunct)

WNAC-TV, channel 7, was a television station located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

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WSBK-TV

WSBK-TV, virtual channel 38 (UHF digital channel 39), is a MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station licensed to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

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1978 American League East tie-breaker game

The 1978 American League East tie-breaker game was a one-game extension to Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1978 regular season, played between the rival New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox to determine the winner of the American League's (AL) East Division.

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1978 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1978 season ended with the Los Angeles Dodgers winning their second straight National League pennant and losing to the New York Yankees in the World Series again.

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1978 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 1978 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 49th midseason exhibition between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball.

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1978 New York Yankees season

The 1978 New York Yankees season was the 76th season for the Yankees.

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1978 World Series

The 1978 World Series matched the defending champions 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.

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1990 Boston Red Sox season

The 1990 Boston Red Sox season was the 90th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_Boston_Red_Sox_season

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