 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Gore ravo ra1978 risati rasvika, maYankees akawedzera mudhudhudhu wokubatsira Goose Gossage, kunyange zvazvo akanga ava pedyo akanga ari mukundi weCy Young Award Lyle. Pakazosvika pakati paJuly, chikwata chacho chakanga chiri shure kweRed Sox nemitambo 14 uye kurwisana mukati kwakanga kwatangazve. Pashure pokuita tsinhiro kuvatori venhau vachitsoropodza vose vari vaviri Jackson naSteinbrenner, Martin akasiya basa uye Bob Lemon akapiwa basa somutarisiri. Yankees yakavhara musiyano wakavhurwa neBoston pavari, uye pakatanga nhevedzano yemitambo mina paFenway Park musi waGunyana 7, kutungamira kweRed Sox kwakaderera kusvika pamitambo mina. Mumutambo wacho, wainzi The Boston Massacre, maYankees akakunda maRed Sox 429, achikunda mutambo mumwe nomumwe. Zvikwata zvakapedza mwaka wenguva dzose nemarekodhi akafanana, uye mutambo weAL East tie-breaker wakaitwa muna Gumiguru 2. Kurasikirwa ne2-0 muchikamu chechinomwe, maYankees akatungamira pamutambo wemitambo mitatu ne shortstop Bucky Dent, uye pakupedzisira vakakunda 5-4. Pashure pokurova Kansas City Royals kwegore rechitatu rakatevedzana muALCS, maYankees akatarisana neDodgers zvakare mu1978 World Series. Vakarasikirwa nemitambo miviri yokutanga vari parwendo, asi ipapo vakadzokera kuYankee Stadium ndokukunda mitambo mitatu yakatevedzana vasati vatora Series championship muGame 6 muLos Angeles. Pitcher Ron Guidry ndiye akahwina mubairo weCy Young Award muna 1978, achinge akunda makumi maviri neshanu achipesana nekurasikirwa katatu aine 1.74 ERA, uye 248 strikeouts. Makumi gumi nemasere ekurova kwake kwakauya mukuratidzwa kwake kwaJune 17 kurwisa California Angels, iyo yakaputsa rekodhi refranchise. 