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Home Attendance Figures
Dodgers:    3,347,845
Phillies:   2,583,389
Reds:       2,532,497
Yankees:    2,335,871
Red Sox:    2,320,643
Royals:     2,255,493
Angels:     1,755,386
Giants:     1,740,477
Tigers:     1,714,893
Padres:     1,670,107
Brewers:    1,601,406
Blue Jays:  1,562,585
Cubs:       1,525,311
White Sox:  1,491,100
Rangers:    1,447,963
Expos:      1,427,007
Cardinals:  1,278,215
Astros:     1,126,145
Orioles:    1,051,724
Mets:       1,007,328
Pirates:      964,106
Braves:       904,494
Mariners:     877,440
Indians:      800,584
Twins:        787,878
A's:          526,999
MVP Awards
American League (top 10)

Jim Rice              352
Ron Guidry            291
Larry Hisle           201
Amos Otis              90
Rusty Staub            88
Graig Nettles          86
Don Baylor             51
Eddie Murray           50
Carlton Fisk           49
Darrell Porter         48


National League (top 10)

Dave Parker           320
Steve Garvey          194
Larry Bowa            189
Reggie Smith          164
Jack Clark            107
George Foster         104
Greg Luzinski          48
Gaylord Perry          45
Willie Stargell        39
Dave Winfield          37

No Hitters
Bob Forsch (STL) vs. Phillies, 4/16/78       5-0
Tom Seaver (CIN) vs. Cardinals, 6/16/78      4-0


1978 World Series
  1:  Dodgers 11, Yankees 5  W: John       L: Figueroa 
  2:  Dodgers 4, Yankees 3   W: Hooton     L: Hunter  
  3:  Yankees 5, Dodgers 1   W: Guidry     L: Sutton    
  4:  Yankees 4, Dodgers 3   W: Gossage    L: Welch      
  5:  Yankees 12, Dodgers 2  W: Beattie    L: Hooton     
  6:  Yankees 7, Dodgers 2   W: Hunter     L: Sutton     

1978 All-Star Game
(at San Diego)
Nationals 7, Americans 3
  W: Sutter  L: Gossage

The AL blew a 3-0 lead, then Goose Gossage gave up 
four runs in the eighth inning to seal the defeat.

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