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World Series · 1978

1978 World Series

New York Yankees beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4–2

The widest gap was a 10-run game. 59 runs across six games.

6
Games
4–2
Result
59
Total runs
10 runs
Widest margin
Champions: New York Yankees Runners-up: Los Angeles Dodgers

New York Yankees won the 1978 World Series, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 4–2.

Quick answers

Who won the 1978 World Series?
The New York Yankees won the 1978 World Series, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 4–2.
What was the result of the 1978 World Series?
The New York Yankees beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4–2.
How many games were played in the 1978 World Series?
6 games were played.

The clincher

Game 6 (1978-10-17): New York Yankees 7 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2.

Source: Retrosheet World Series game logs (glws.zip), 1978 World Series, game 6 (1978-10-17). The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. — source

Game by game

GameDateScore
11978-10-10New York Yankees 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 11
21978-10-11New York Yankees 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4
31978-10-13Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at New York Yankees 5
41978-10-14Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at New York Yankees 4
51978-10-15Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at New York Yankees 12
61978-10-17New York Yankees 7 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Source: Retrosheet World Series game logs (glws.zip), 1978 World Series. The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. — source

Every fact computed from Retrosheet World Series game logs — retrosheet.org. Not written by anyone.

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