Reginald Martinez Jackson is an American former professional baseball right fielder who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics,Baltimore Orioles,New York Yankees,and California Angels. Jackson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1993.
George Howard Brett is an American former professional baseball third baseman who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals.
Bobby Lee Bonds Sr. was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1981. He played for the San Francisco Giants,New York Yankees,California Angels,Chicago White Sox,Texas Rangers,Cleveland Indians,St. Louis Cardinals,and Chicago Cubs.
Russell Earl "Bucky" Dent is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox,New York Yankees,Texas Rangers,and Kansas City Royals from 1973 to 1984. He managed the Yankees in 1989 and 1990.
Richard Michael "Goose" Gossage is an American former baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1972 and 1994. He pitched for nine different teams,spending his best years with the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres.
Albert Walter "Sparky" Lyle is an American professional baseball pitcher who spent sixteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1967 through 1982. He was a relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox,New York Yankees,Texas Rangers,Philadelphia Phillies,and Chicago White Sox.
The 1978 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1978 season. The 75th edition of the World Series,it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion New York Yankees and the National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers. In a rematch of the previous year's World Series,the Yankees won,four games to two,to repeat as champions and to win their 22nd World Series. As of 2023,it remains the most recent World Series to feature a rematch of the previous season's matchup.
The 1977 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1977 season. The 74th edition of the World Series,it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion New York Yankees and the National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Yankees defeated the Dodgers four games to two to win the franchise's 21st World Series championship,their first since 1962,and the first under the ownership of George Steinbrenner. Played from October 11 to 18,the Series was televised on ABC.
Lee Louis Mazzilli is an American former professional baseball player,coach,and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder for the New York Mets,Texas Rangers,New York Yankees,Pittsburgh Pirates,and Toronto Blue Jays from 1976 through 1989. He was an MLB All-Star in 1979. Mazzilli also managed the Baltimore Orioles from 2004 through 2005 and coached the Yankees from 2000 through 2003 and in 2006.
James Lloyd Spencer was an American Major League Baseball first baseman. Born in Hanover,Pennsylvania,the left-handed Spencer was recognized for his excellent fielding ability,but also served in later years as a designated hitter.
Eduardo Figueroa Padilla is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player. Listed at 6' 1" (1.86 m),190 lb. (86 k),Figueroa batted and threw right handed. He was born in Ciales,Puerto Rico.
Ronald Gene Davis is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played 11 years from 1978 to 1988. Davis played for the New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins of the American League and the Chicago Cubs,Los Angeles Dodgers,and San Francisco Giants of the National League. He was selected to the American League All-Star team in 1981.
Clifford "Heathcliff" Johnson,Jr. is an American former Major League Baseball player who played for the Houston Astros (1972–1977),New York Yankees (1977–1979),Cleveland Indians (1979–1980),Chicago Cubs (1980),Oakland Athletics (1981–82),Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers (1985). He batted and threw right-handed and split time between catcher,first baseman,and outfielder in the early part of his Major League career before becoming primarily a full-time designated hitter.
The 1978 New York Yankees season was the 76th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 100–63,finishing one game ahead of the Boston Red Sox to win their third American League East title. The two teams were tied after 162 games,leading to a one-game playoff,which the Yankees won. New York played home games at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx and was managed by Billy Martin,Dick Howser,and Bob Lemon.
The 1979 New York Yankees season was the 77th season for the franchise. The season was marked by the death of their starting catcher,Thurman Munson,on August 2. The team finished with a record of 89–71,finishing fourth in the American League East,13.5 games behind the Baltimore Orioles,ending the Yankees' three-year domination of the AL East. New York was managed by Billy Martin,and Bob Lemon. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.
The 1982 New York Yankees season was the 80th season for the Yankees. The team finished in fifth place in the American League East with a record of 79–83,finishing 16 games behind the AL Champion Milwaukee Brewers. As a result,the Yankees endured their first losing season since going 80–82 in 1973,the team's final season at the original Yankee Stadium before the 1976 renovations. The Yankees were managed by Gene Michael,Bob Lemon,and Clyde King. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium.
The Texas Rangers 1983 season involved the Rangers finishing third in the American League West with a record of 77 wins and 85 losses. The Rangers did break a Major League Baseball record for the most runs ever scored by one team during a single extra inning.
The 1978 American League East tie-breaker game was a one-game extension to Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1978 regular season. The game was played at Fenway Park in Boston on the afternoon of Monday,October 2 between the rival New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox to determine the winner of the American League's (AL) East Division.
On September 30,1984,Mike Witt of the California Angels threw a perfect game against the Texas Rangers at Arlington Stadium. It was the 11th perfect game in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. Witt threw 94 pitches,struck out 10 of the 27 batters he faced,and had a game score of 97.
The Bronx Zoo:The Astonishing Inside Story of the 1978 World Champion New York Yankees is a nonfiction book written by former Major League Baseball pitcher Sparky Lyle and Peter Golenbock. A memoir of Lyle's tenure with the New York Yankees,the book documents the 1978 New York Yankees season,including the 1978 World Series and conflicts between players. The book was published by Crown Publishers in 1979.
