Baseball Historians

July 8, 1978 at County Stadium
Brewers 6, Yankees 5  (47-36)
The Yankees yielded a late inning lead and the result was their fourth loss in five games.  Up 5-4, Goose Gossage gave up two runs in the bottom of the eighth as he fell to 4-8.  It was his fourth inning of relief and all three […]

July 2, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 3, Tigers 2  (44-33)
The Yankees edged the Tigers in the first game of their Sunday doubleheader in a game that saw Ron Guidry improve to a perfect 13-0  He gave up two runs on six hits and two walks with six strikeouts in eight innings.  Goose Gossage threw a […]

June 27, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 6, Red Sox 4  (42-30)
It took fourteen innings but the Yankees evened up their series with the first place Red Sox.  Graig Nettles blasted a huge walk off homer to win and Thurman Munson was three for six with a double, two runs and an RBI.
Ron Guidry looked mortal […]

June 25, 1978 at Tiger Stadium
Yankees 4, Tigers 2  (41-29)
The Yankees pulled off a win in their series finale with the Tigers and it was behind some exceptional hitting by Thurman Munson.  He went three for four with two RBIs while Damasco Garcia went two for four with three runs.
Don Gullett improved to a perfect 3-0.  […]

June 10, 1978 at Anaheim Stadium
Angels 4, Yankees 3  (32-23)
Goose Gossage gave up a run in the bottom of the twelth inning as the Yankees lost to the Angels by just a single run.  It was Gossage’s fourth inning of work and it followed three pitchers who all gave up one run a piece.
Chris Chambliss […]

June 9, 1978 at Anaheim Stadium
Yankees 3, Angels 1  (32-22)
The Yankees continued their west coast swing and they picked up their second win in a row as they opened up a series with the Angels.  Ed Figueroa threw a solid game and he improved to 6-4.  He gave up one run on seven hits and […]

June 6, 1978 at the Kingdome
Mariners 4, Yankees 3  (30-22)
Goose Gossage lost his fifth game of the season and the Yankees lost their fourth straight when he gave up a run in the bottom of the ninth against the Mariners.  It was Gossage’s third inning of work and up until then he had been fantastic.  […]

June 2, 1978 at the Oakland Coliseum
Yankees 3, Athletics 1  (30-18)
Ron Guidry improved to a perfect 8-0 in a game in which he struck out eleven batters.  He gave up just one run on six hits and two walks in 8 1/3 innings.  Goose Gossage got the final two batters out and he picked up […]

June 1, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Orioles 1, Yankees 0 (29-18)
The Yankees managed just two hits in a loss that saw a solid outing by Jim Beattie go to waste.  He gave up one unearned run on four hits and six walks with four strikeouts in seven innings.  Goose Gossage kept up the great pitching with […]

May 28, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 5, Blue Jays 3  (27-15)
The Yankees got right back on track with a nice win the first game of their doubleheader with the Blue Jays.  They scored three late runs to come back from a 3-2 deficit and it was Mickey Rivers two run homer in the seventh inning […]

May 21, 1978 at Exhibition Stadium
Yankees 2, Blue Jays 1  (22-14)
The Yankees ensured at least a split of their four game series with the Jays as they took the first game of their sunday doubleheader behind a nice outing by Ed Figueroa.  He gave up just one run on eight hits with a walk and […]

May 18, 1978 at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees 5, Indians 3  (20-13)
The Yankees salvaged a split in their two game series with the Yankees despite an early three run deficit.  Lou Piniella had the big hit with a two run triple that he later scored on while Thurman Munson was three for five with a run and […]

May 16, 1978 at Comiskey Park
Yankees 8, White Sox 3  (19-12)
The Yankees finished up a two game sweep over the White Sox in a game that saw five Yankees have multihit games.  Lou Piniella reached base all five times with two hits and three walks while Thurman Munson went two for four with a walk, […]

May 13, 1978 at Royals Stadium
Yankees 5, Royals 2  (17-11)
Reggie Jackson put the Yankees on his back and he played a role in four of the Yankees five runs.  He went two for three with his seventh homer, three RBIs and two runs.  Willie Randolph had just one hit, but it was double in which […]

May 12, 1978 at Royals Stadium
Royals 4, Yankees 3  (16-11)
Graig Nettles homered in his third straight game but it was enough as the Yankees lost to the Royals.  Chris Chambliss finished two for four and he scored a run.
Ed Figueroa threw a solid game but it wasn’t enough as he came within one out of […]

May 5, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 5, Rangers 2  (14-9)
The Yankees won their fifth straight game as Ron Guidry and Goose Gossage combined to shut down the Rangers.  Guidry improved to 3-0 and he gave up just one run on six hits and five walks with seven strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.  Gossage gave up […]

May 3, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 6, Royals 5  (13-9)
The Yankees homered their way to a sweep over the Royals in what was their fourth straight win.  Jim Spencer, Reggie Jackson and Graig Nettles all went yard for the Yanks.  Spencer’s homer was a two run shot and Graig Nettles solo shot in the eighth […]