1978 Boston Red Sox season
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| Owner(s) | Buddy LeRoux, Haywood Sullivan, Jean Yawkey |
| General manager(s) | Haywood Sullivan |
| Manager(s) | Don Zimmer |
| Local television |
WSBK-TV, Ch. 38 (, Ken Harrelson) |
| Local radio |
WITS-AM 1510 (Ned Martin, Jim Woods) |
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The 1978 Boston Red Sox season was the 78th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League (AL) with a record of 99 wins and 64 losses, including the loss of a one-game playoff to the New York Yankees after both teams had finished the regular season with identical 99–63 records.
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Boston at one point in July held a 14-game lead over rival New York. However, after working their way back capped by a 4-game sweep at Fenway, the Yankees tied the division. Then, in a one-game playoff, the Yankees won 5-4 with the help of a home run by Bucky Dent. The Yankees went on to win the World Series in 6 games over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Although Dent became a Red Sox demon, the Red Sox would get retribution in 1990 when the Yankees fired Dent as their manager during a series at Fenway Park.
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