October 10-17, 1978 - 75th Anniversary
New York Yankees (Yankees Stadium) -- Los Angeles Dodgers (Dodger Stadium)
Yankees defeat the Dodgers 4 games to 2
MVP: Bucky Dent - Yankees shortstop
Batting ave: .417, 10 hits, 7 RBI, 3 runs scored
Memorable moments:
Dodgers rookie pitcher Bob Welch and the Yankees Reggie Jackson: Game 2 - Welch struck out Jackson in the top of the ninth with 2 outs and the tying and go-ahead runs on base to end the game.
Game 4 - Jackson would single off Welch, moving Roy white to second. White would score the game winning run on a Lou Pinella single to tie the series at 2-2
Game 6 - Jackson hit a 2-run homer off Welch in the 7th inning to increase the Yankees' lead to 702 and a Yankee victory
No comments:
Post a Comment