1978 Virginia Slims of Boston, Finals, Doubles
Billie Jean King /  Martina Navratilova defeated  Evonne Goolagong Cawley /  Betty Stöve 6–3, 6–2


1978 Virginia Slims of Chicago
The 1978 Virginia Slims of Chicago  was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the International Amphitheatre  in Chicago, Illinois in the United States that was part of the 1978 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from January 30 through February 5, 1978. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.


1978 Virginia Slims of Chicago, Finals, Doubles
Betty Stöve /  Evonne Goolagong Cawley defeated  Rosie Casals /  JoAnne Russell 6–1, 6–4


1978 Virginia Slims of Dallas
The 1978 Virginia Slims of Dallas  was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Moody Coliseum  in Dallas, Texas in the United States that was part of the 1978 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from March 6 through March 12, 1978. Second-seeded Evonne Goolagong Cawley won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.


1978 Virginia Slims of Dallas, Finals, Doubles
Martina Navratilova /  Anne Smith defeated  Evonne Goolagong Cawley /  Betty Stöve 6–3, 7–6(5–2)


1978 Virginia Slims of Detroit
The 1978 Virginia Slims of Detroit  was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Cobo Hall & Arena  in Detroit, Michigan in the United States that was part of the 1978 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from February 21 through February 26, 1978. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won her second consecutive singles title at the event and earned $20,000 first-prize money.


1978 Virginia Slims of Detroit, Finals, Doubles
Billie Jean King /  Martina Navratilova defeated  Kerry Reid /  Wendy Turnbull 6–3, 6–4


1978 Virginia Slims of Hollywood
The 1978 Virginia Slims of Hollywood  was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Sportatorium  in Hollywood, Florida, United States, that was part of the 1978 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from January 9 through January 15, 1978. Second-seeded Evonne Goolagong Cawley won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.


1978 Virginia Slims of Hollywood, Winners, Doubles
Rosie Casals /  Wendy Turnbull defeated  Françoise Dürr /  Virginia Wade 6–2, 6–4


1978 Virginia Slims of Houston
The 1978 Virginia Slims of Houston  was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Astro Arena  in Houston, Texas in the United States that was part of the 1978 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from January 16 through January 22, 1978. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money. The doubles event was sponsored as the Bridgestone Doubles of Houston.


1978 Virginia Slims of Houston, Finals, Doubles
Billie Jean King /  Martina Navratilova defeated  Mona Guerrant /  Greer Stevens 7–6(5–4), 4–6, 7–6(5–4)


1978 Virginia Slims of Kansas
The 1978 Virginia Slims of Kansas  was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Municipal Auditorium  in Kansas City, Missouri in the United States that was part of the 1978 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the first edition of the tournament and was held from February 27 through March 5, 1978. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.


1978 Virginia Slims of Kansas, Finals, Doubles
Billie Jean King /  Martina Navratilova defeated  Kerry Melville /  Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 6–4


1978 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles
The 1978 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles  was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Memorial Sports Arena  in Los Angeles, California in the United States that was part of the 1978 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from January 23 through January 29, 1978. Second-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.


1978 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles, Finals, Doubles
Betty Stöve /  Virginia Wade defeated  Pam Teeguarden /  Greer Stevens 6–3, 6–2


1978 Virginia Slims of Philadelphia
The 1978 Virginia Slims of Philadelphia  was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States that was part of the 1978 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from March 20 through March 26, 1978. First-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.


1978 Virginia Slims of Philadelphia, Winners, Doubles
Kerry Melville /  Anne Smith defeated  Françoise Dürr /  Virginia Wade 6–3, 7–5


1978 Virginia Slims of Philadelphia – Doubles
Françoise Dürr and Virginia Wade were the defending champions, but lost in the final to Kerry Reid and Wendy Turnbull. The score was 6–3, 7–5.


1978 Virginia Slims of Philadelphia – Singles
Chris Evert was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, by defeating Billie Jean King 6–0, 6–4 in the final.


1978 Virginia Slims of Seattle
The 1978 Virginia Slims of Seattle  was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Seattle Center Arena  in Seattle, Washington in the United States that was part of the 1978 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from February 6 through February 12, 1978. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.


1978 Virginia Slims of Seattle, Finals, Doubles
Kerry Melville Reid /  Wendy Turnbull defeated  Patricia Bostrom /  Marita Redondo 6–2, 6–3


1978 Virginia Slims of Washington
The 1978 Virginia Slims of Washington  was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the GWU Charles Smith Center and the Capital Centre in Washington D.C., District of Columbia in the United States that was part of the 1978 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from January 2 through January 8, 1978. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.


1978 Virginia Slims of Washington, Finals, Doubles
Billie Jean King /  Martina Navratilova defeated  Betty Stöve /  Wendy Turnbull 6–3, 7–5


1978 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team
The 1978 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season.


1978 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team, Players
The following players were members of the 1978 football team.


1978 Virginia ballot measures
The 1978 Virginia State Elections took place on Election Day, November 7, 1978, the same day as the U.S. House elections in the state. The only statewide elections on the ballot were one constitutional referendums  to amend the Virginia State Constitution and one statutory referendum. Because Virginia state elections are held on off-years, no statewide officers or state legislative elections were held. All referendums were referred to the voters by the Virginia General Assembly.


1978 Virginia ballot measures, Question 1
This amendment asked voters to give the Virginia General Assembly the ability to permit certain tax exemptions for property which has undergone substantial renovation, rehabilitation or replacement necessitated by age and use.


1978 Virginia ballot measures, Question 2
This referendum asked voters to legalize and regulate parimutuel betting on horse racing in Virginia. Although this measure was rejected by voters, it was approved 10 years later in 1988.


1978 Volta a Catalunya
The 1978 Volta a Catalunya was the 58th edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycle race and was held from 7 to 14 September 1978. The race started and finished in Sitges. The race was won by Francesco Moser of the Sanson–Campagnolo team.


1978 Volvo International
The 1978 Volvo International was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in North Conway, New Hampshire in the United States and was part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. The tournament began on July 31, 1978. First-seeded Eddie Dibbs won the singles title.


1978 Volvo International, Finals, Doubles
Robin Drysdale /  Van Winitsky defeated  Mike Fishbach /  Bernard Mitton 6–3, 6–4


1978 Volvo International – Singles
John Alexander was the defending champion but lost in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Eddie Dibbs.


1978 Volvo International – Singles, Seeds
All sixteen seeds received a bye to the second round.


1978 Vuelta a España
The 33rd Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 25 April to 14 May 1978. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 2,995 km (1,861 mi), and was won by Bernard Hinault of the Renault-Elf-Gitane cycling team. Ferdi Van Den Haute won the points classification and Andrés Oliva won the mountains classification.


1978 Vuelta a España, Prologue to Stage 10
The 1978 Vuelta a España was the 33rd edition of the Vuelta a España, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Vuelta began in Gijón, with a prologue individual time trial on 25 April, and Stage 10 occurred on 5 May with a stage to Calafell. The race finished in San Sebastián on 14 May.


1978 Vuelta a España, Prologue to Stage 10, Prologue
25 April 1978 — Gijón to Gijón, 8.6 km (5.3 mi) (ITT)


1978 Vuelta a España, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 1
26 April 1978 — Gijón to Gijón, 144 km (89 mi)


1978 Vuelta a España, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 2
27 April 1978 — Gijón to Cangas de Onís, 94 km (58 mi)


1978 Vuelta a España, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 3
28 April 1978 — Cangas de Onís to León, 187 km (116 mi)


1978 Vuelta a España, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 4
29 April 1978 — León to Valladolid, 171 km (106 mi)


1978 Vuelta a España, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 5
30 April 1978 — Valladolid to Ávila, 136 km (85 mi)


1978 Vuelta a España, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 6
1 May 1978 — Torrelaguna to Torrejón de Ardoz, 46 km (29 mi)


1978 Vuelta a España, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 7
2 May 1978 — Torrejón de Ardoz to Cuenca, 160 km (99 mi)


1978 Vuelta a España, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 8
3 May 1978 — Cuenca to Benicàssim, 249 km (155 mi)


1978 Vuelta a España, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 9
4 May 1978 — Benicàssim to Tortosa, 156 km (97 mi)


1978 Vuelta a España, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 10
5 May 1978 — Tortosa to Calafell, 201 km (125 mi)


1978 Vuelta a España, Stage 11a to Stage 19b
The 1978 Vuelta a España was the 33rd edition of the Vuelta a España, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Vuelta began in Gijón, with a prologue individual time trial on 25 April, and Stage 10 occurred on 6 May with a stage from Calafell. The race finished in San Sebastián on 14 May.


1978 Vuelta a España, Stage 11a to Stage 19b, Stage 11a
6 May 1978 — Calafell to Barcelona, 67 km (42 mi)


1978 Vuelta a España, Stage 11a to Stage 19b, Stage 11b
6 May 1978 — Barcelona to Barcelona, 3.8 km (2.4 mi) (ITT)


1978 Vuelta a España, Stage 11a to Stage 19b, Stage 12
7 May 1978 — Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès) to La Tossa de Montbui (Santa Margarida de Montbui), 205 km (127 mi)


1978 Vuelta a España, Stage 11a to Stage 19b, Stage 13
8 May 1978 — Igualada to Jaca, 243 km (151 mi)


1978 Vuelta a España, Stage 11a to Stage 19b, Stage 14
9 May 1978 — Jaca to Logroño, 219 km (136 mi)


1978 Vuelta a España, Stage 11a to Stage 19b, Stage 15
10 May 1978 — Logroño to Miranda de Ebro, 131 km (81 mi)


1978 Vuelta a España, Stage 11a to Stage 19b, Stage 16
11 May 1978 — Miranda de Ebro to Bien Aparecida Sanctuary, 208 km (129 mi)


1978 Vuelta a España, Stage 11a to Stage 19b, Stage 17
12 May 1978 — Ampuero to Bilbao, 123 km (76 mi)


1978 Vuelta a España, Stage 11a to Stage 19b, Stage 18
13 May 1978 — Bilbao to Amurrio, 154 km (96 mi)


1978 Vuelta a España, Stage 11a to Stage 19b, Stage 19a
14 May 1978 — Amurrio to San Sebastián, 84 km (52 mi)


1978 Vuelta a España, Stage 11a to Stage 19b, Stage 19b
14 May 1978 — San Sebastián to San Sebastián (ITT)


1978 WANFL season
The 1978 WANFL season was the 94th season of the Western Australian National Football League in its various incarnations, and the second-last under that moniker.


1978 WANFL season
In many respects this season proved the end of an era before the power balance in the WA(N)FL would drastically alter. Although apart from an almost rainless August less dry than the previous two seasons, 1978 saw numerous high-scoring records broken owing to the introduction from the eighth round of the interchange bench (initially called “switch-play”) allowing players to be rotated and create a much faster game than possible when substituted players could not be returned to play. The average score of 113.92 points per team per game was four points higher than the previous record of 1977.


1978 WANFL season
Claremont, after five years as a chopping block due to the absence of Graham Moss with only 28 wins from 105 games with Essendon, and rejuvenated by many young players who would star in their 1981 premiership and/or with VFL clubs began superbly and missed fourth place by a minuscule 0.1 percent after a remarkable final round, whilst West Perth, after a bad start with four losses, won ten in a row to become the frontrunner along with reigning champion Perth.


1978 WANFL season
Tailenders Subiaco and Swan Districts were trying desperately to win and avoid the wooden spoon, whilst powerhouses West Perth and East Perth battled with Claremont and South Fremantle for the last three places in the four. A near-record attendance at Leederville saw East Perth, who had won only six of their first fourteen matches, miraculously take the double chance after having been out of the four for almost the entire season as the Tigers and Bulldogs lost.


1978 WANFL season
The finals continued the brilliant performance by East Perth to win by nineteen goals in the preliminary and then the Royals upset frontrunners Perth in a game where the weather seemed to change several times a quarter from sunny to torrential downpours.


1978 WANFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 9
In an amazing game in showery and very windy conditions, Subiaco, failing to allow for the strong northwesterly wind when shooting for goal, kick only 1.12 (18) in the first half but 6.5 (41) in third before rain intensifies.


1978 WANFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 13
Despite kicking only a total of 3.17 (35) in the first and final quarters, Stephen Michael’s superb ruck play gives South Fremantle a deserved win after controlling the game until three-quarter time.


1978 WANFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 15
Wasteful play by West Perth and superb roving by Neil Randall and Neil Taylor ensures the Cardinals’ first loss since Round 4 and Subiaco’s first win since Round 7 – a win that in effect avoided the wooden spoon for Subiaco.


1978 WANFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 17
John Todd’s sermon in a violent thunderstorm on Monday night drives Swans to a huge upset after only two wins in thirty-two games, as youngsters Phil Narkle and Simon Beasley show the form that would later make them VFL stars.


1978 WANFL season, Finals, First semi-final
Mal Brown’s reorganisation of his team’s defence produces a surprising recovery from their last round defeat by the wooden-spooners.


1978 WANFL season, Finals, Second semi-final
A dour win in windy conditions makes Perth firm favourites for a second hat-trick of flags in a decade, despite the loss of key forward Murray Couper after he was suspended for throwing the ball in an umpire’s face after believing he was wrongly denied a free kick for holding the ball.


1978 WANFL season, Grand final
In a game of fluctuating weather varying from sunshine to almost monsoon-like rain, East Perth hold on to record only their second win from ten grand finals since 1961


1978 WANFL season, Notes
Held by Bob Johnson in the 1962 Preliminary Final and Eric Gorman in the 1963 Grand Final, and subsequently broken by Darren Bennett in the 1986 Second Semi and Warren Ralph in the corresponding match of 1987.


1978 WBF World Championships
The 1978 WBF World Championships took place in November 1978 in Bangkok, Thailand. This event was followed by Invitational Championships which took place in the month of February earlier this year in Hong Kong. It was the first of the two editions of the world championships organised by the WBF, which was a rival organisation of the Badminton World Federation.


1978 WBF World Invitational Championships
The 1978 WBF World Invitational Badminton Championships sanctioned by former governing body World Badminton Federation (WBF) took place in the month of February in Hong Kong. This invitational tournament was held prior to the first official WBF World Championships which was held in Bangkok later in that year. The individual competitions were conducted. At the end of day, China won all the disciplines except Mixed doubles which was won by host Hong Kong.


1978 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 1978 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 19th conference playoff in league history. The tournament was played between March 10 and March 15, 1978. All games were played at home team campus sites, including each of the two regional final series. By winning the regional tournaments, both Wisconsin and Colorado College were invited to participate in the 1978 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


1978 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Though not official designations, Wisconsin is considered as the East Regional Champion† and Colorado College as the West Regional Champion‡.


1978 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
The top eight teams in the WCHA, according to their final conference standings, were eligible for the tournament and were seeded No. 1 through No. 8. In the first round the first and eighth seeds, the second and seventh seeds, the third and sixth seeds and the fourth and fifth seeds were matched in two-game series where the school that scored the higher number of goals was declared the winner. After the first round the remaining teams were reseeded No. 1 through No. 4 according to their final conference standings and advanced to the second round. In the second round the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds competed in an additional two-game, total goal series with the winners of each being declared as co-conference champions.


1978 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format, Conference Standings
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against


1978 WCT Tournament of Champions
The 1978 WCT Tournament of Champions, also known by its sponsored name Shakey's Tournament of Champions,  was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor carpet courts at the Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas, USA. The event was part of the 1978 World Championship Tennis (WCT) tour, which in turn was part of the 1978 Grand Prix circuit, but was classified as a special event and as such did not count towards the Grand Prix rankings. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from March 20 through March 26, 1978. Björn Borg won the singles title and the accompanying $60,000 first prize money.


1978 WCT Tournament of Champions – Singles
Harold Solomon was the defending champion, but lost in semifinals to Vitas Gerulaitis.


1978 WCT Tournament of Champions – Singles
Björn Borg won the title by defeating Vitas Gerulaitis 6–5, 5–6, 6–4, 6–5 in the final.


1978 WCT World Doubles
The 1978 WCT World Doubles was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Kansas City, United States that was part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was the tour finals for the doubles season of the WCT Tour section. The tournament was held from May 3 through May 7, 1978. It was the first edition to operate a Round Robin system.


1978 WCT World Doubles, Final, Doubles
Wojtek Fibak /  Tom Okker defeated  Robert Lutz /  Stan Smith 6–7, 6–4, 6–0, 6–3


1978 WDF Europe Cup
The 1978 WDF Europe Cup was the 1st edition of the WDF Europe Cup darts tournament, organised by the World Darts Federation. It was held in Copenhagen, Denmark from 1 to 3 September.


1978 WTA Christchurch
The 1978 WTA Christchurch (sponsored as the Colgate International) was a tennis tournament organised for female professional tennis players. It was the 3rd edition of the WTA Christchurch tournament, and the 1st since 1972, as it was cancelled during 1972–77, and this was the first time the event was a professional tournament and offered prize money and ranking points, upgraded from the non-tour event in the first two editions.


1978 WTA Christchurch
Although held from 20–26 November 1978, it was part of the 1979 women's tennis season.


1978 WTA Christchurch
Regina Maršíková of Czechoslovakia won the singles, and Australian–American duo Lesley Hunt and Sharon Walsh won the doubles.


1978 WTA Tour
The 1978 WTA Tour consisted of a number of tennis tournaments for female tennis players. It was composed of the newly streamlined version of the Virginia Slims Circuit (which was now an 11-week tour of the USA) and the Colgate Series. The tour was administered by the Women's International Professional Tennis Council.


1978 WTA Tour, Schedule
This is a calendar of all events which were part of either the Virginia Slims circuit or the Colgate Series in the year 1978, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. Also included are the Grand Slam tournaments, the 1978 Virginia Slims Championships, the 1978 Federation Cup and a number of events not affiliated with either tour.


1978 WTA Tour, Colgate Series, Draw and seeding
Wild cards for the tournament had to be given to either local players or players who had won Wimbledon, the US Open, the Virginia Slims or Colgate Series championships or were previous winners of the tournament. All tournaments used a seeded draw with the number of seeds depending on the draw size.


1978 WTA Tour, Colgate Series, Points system
The tournaments of the Colgate Series were divided into four groups – AAAA, AAA, AA and A – based on prize money. Points were allocated based on these groups and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. The points allocation – with doubles points listed in brackets – was:


1978 WTA Tour, Colgate Series, Points standings and bonus pool
The total bonus pool for the Colgate Series was $675,000, an increase of $75,000 compared to the previous year, and was divided over singles ($540,000) and doubles ($135,000). The 35 highest points ranking singles players and the top 20 in doubles qualified to receive a share of the bonus pool. The distribution ranged from $100,000 for the first placed singles player to $3,000 for the 35th placed player. The first placed doubles player received $22,000 bonus while the 20th placed player received $2,000.


1978 WTA Tour, Colgate Series, Points standings and bonus pool
In order to be eligible for a share of the respective bonus pools players had to a) participate in a minimum of seven singles or three doubles tournaments and b) accept invitation for the series championships if qualified based on merit. Players who ended on equal points were ranked in order of the number of tournaments played.


1978 WTA Tour, Virginia Slims Circuit, Points standings and prize money
Combined prize money for singles and doubles events. The points, named 'Silver Ginny Points', were allocated as follows:


1978 WTA Tour, WTA Tour, Year-end rankings
Below are the 1978 WTA year-end rankings (December 10, 1978) in both singles and doubles competition:


1978 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
The 1978 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach John Mackovic, the Demon Deacons compiled a 1–10 record and finished in sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.


1978 Wales rugby union tour of Australia
The 1978 Wales rugby union tour of Australia was a series of nine matches played by the Wales national rugby union team in Australia in May and June 1978. The Welsh team won five matches and lost four, including losing both of their international matches against the Australia national rugby union team.


1978 Wales rugby union tour of Australia, Test matches, First test
AUSTRALIA: Laurie Monaghan, Paddy Batch, Andrew Slack, Phil Crowe, Martin Knight, Paul McLean, Rod Hauser, Stan Pilecki, Peter Horton, Steve Finnane, Garrick Fay, David Hillhouse, Greg Cornelsen, Mark Loane, Tony Shaw (c)


1978 Wales rugby union tour of Australia, Test matches, First test
WALES: J. P. R. Williams, Gerald Davies, Steve Fenwick, Ray Gravell, J. J. Williams, Gareth Davies, Brynmor Williams, Graham Price, Bobby Windsor, Charlie Faulkner, Geoff Wheel, Allan Martin, Jeff Squire, Derek Quinnell, Terry Cobner (c)


1978 Wales rugby union tour of Australia, Test matches, Second test
AUSTRALIA: Laurie Monaghan, Paddy Batch, Andrew Slack, Phil Crowe, Martin Knight, Paul McLean, Rod Hauser, Stan Pilecki, Peter Horton, Steve Finnane, Garrick Fay, David Hillhouse, Greg Cornelsen, Mark Loane, Tony Shaw (c)


1978 Wales rugby union tour of Australia, Test matches, Second test
WALES: Alun Donovan (rep Gareth Evans), Gerald Davies (c), Steve Fenwick, Ray Gravell, J. J. Williams, Gareth Davies, Terry Holmes, Graham Price (rep John Richardson), Bobby Windsor, Charlie Faulkner, Geoff Wheel, Allan Martin, J. P. R. Williams, Clive Davis, Stuart Lane


1978 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election
The 1978 Waltham Forest Council election took place on 4 May 1978 to elect members of Waltham Forest London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.


1978 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
The 1978 Wandsworth Council election took place on 4 May 1978 to elect members of Wandsworth London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council.


1978 Washington Huskies football team
The 1978 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under fourth-year head coach Don James, the team compiled a 7–4 record, tied for second in the Pacific-10 Conference, and outscored its opponents 270 to 155. Linebacker Michael Jackson was selected as the team's most valuable player. The team captains were Jackson, Nesby Glasgow, Scott Greenwood, and Jeff Toews.


1978 Washington Huskies football team
In the newly-expanded Pac-10, the defending champion Huskies returned eighteen starters, but not at quarterback. Washington defeated the two new members, Arizona and Arizona State, and did not play California. The two losses were to UCLA and USC, and the Huskies defeated Washington State in the Apple Cup for the fifth consecutive year.


1978 Washington Huskies football team
An unexpected non-conference loss at unranked Indiana in September likely kept Washington out of a bowl game.


1978 Washington Huskies football team, NFL Draft selections
Five University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1979 NFL Draft, which lasted twelve rounds with 330 selections.


1978 Washington Redskins season
The 1978 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 47th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 42nd in Washington, D.C. The team failed to improve on their 9–5 record from 1977, finishing 8-8.


1978 Washington Redskins season
This was the first of Jack Pardee's three seasons as head coach of the Redskins. This was also the first season in which the NFL expanded from a 14-game season to a 16-game schedule. The Redskins started the season 6-0 and got to 8-3, but ended the season with a five-game losing streak and missed the playoffs. The losing streak began with a loss to a Cardinals team which had started 0-8. The Cardinals would not win again at RFK Stadium until 1993, their sixth season in Arizona.


1978 Washington Redskins season
Quarterback and longtime Redskins favorite Billy Kilmer, who primarily served as backup to Joe Theismann during this season, would retire when it was over.


1978 Washington Star International
The 1978 Washington Star International was a men's tennis tournament and was played on outdoor clay courts. The event was part of the 1978 Grand Prix circuit. It was the 10th edition of the tournament and was held in Washington, D.C. from July 17 through July 23, 1978. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title.


1978 Washington Star International, Finals, Doubles
Arthur Ashe /  Bob Hewitt defeated  Fred McNair /  Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 6–3


1978 Washington State Cougars football team
The 1978 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under new head coach Jim Walden, the Cougars compiled a 4–6–1 record (2–6 in Pac-10, last), and were outscored 296 to 276.


1978 Washington State Cougars football team
The team's statistical leaders included Jack Thompson with 2,333 passing yards, Tali Ena with 728 rushing yards, and Mike Wilson with 451 receiving yards.


1978 Washington State Cougars football team
This was the first football season in the newly expanded Pac-10; the Cougars met the two new members, Arizona and Arizona State, but did not play the USC Trojans.


1978 Washington State Cougars football team
Senior quarterback Thompson was ninth in the balloting for the Heisman Trophy, and was the third overall selection of the 1979 NFL Draft, taken by the Cincinnati Bengals.


1978 Washington State Cougars football team
The offensive backs coach in 1977 under Warren Powers, Walden was promoted that December and became the Cougars' fourth head coach in four seasons (Jim Sweeney (1975), Jackie Sherrill (1976), and Powers). He led the WSU program for nine years.


1978 Washington State Cougars football team
After this season, the running track in Martin Stadium was removed, the playing field was lowered, and the capacity was expanded with new lower seating.


1978 Washington summit
The 1978 Washington summit was the 5th NATO summit bringing the leaders of member nations together at the same time. The formal sessions and informal meetings in Washington, D.C. took place on May 30–31, 1978. This event was only the fifth meeting of the NATO heads of state following the ceremonial signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on April 4, 1949.


1978 Washington summit, Background
In this period, the organization faced unresolved questions concerned whether a new generation of leaders would be as committed to NATO as their predecessors had been.


1978 Washington, D.C. mayoral election
The 1978 election for Washington, D.C. mayor was the second mayoral election under DC Home Rule. The Democratic primary election (the most important contest in the DC mayoral race, as 90% of the District's voters were registered Democrats) took place on Tuesday, September 12, with At-Large Councilman Marion Barry defeating incumbent mayor Walter E. Washington and Council Chair Sterling Tucker to become the Democratic nominee for Mayor. Barry defeated Republican nominee Arthur Fletcher and two marginal candidates in the general election on November 7, 1978.


1978 Washington, D.C. mayoral election, Campaign, Democratic primary
Walter Washington had been the last appointed head of the city, serving as Mayor-Commissioner under President Lyndon Johnson, before being elected DC's first home rule mayor. By 1978, though he still had the support of the city's unions, Washington was largely seen as a caretaker mayor who served to transition the city from federal oversight to local independence. Washington had appointed white politicians to his high-level administration positions, alienating the black majority who felt that blacks should run the city, and his position as a Johnson appointee raised suspicions that he was too closely tied to the city's former federal custodians.


1978 Washington, D.C. mayoral election, Campaign, Democratic primary
DC Council Chair Sterling Tucker was the early favorite in the race. Like Washington, Tucker had been in Johnson's appointed DC government, the president's choice for council chair in 1967; previously he had been head of the DC chapter of the Urban League and was seen as a moderate crusader for civil rights. Tucker had the support of the city's black ministers, one of the most influential political blocs, and the business community.


1978 Washington, D.C. mayoral election, Campaign, Democratic primary
Marion Barry, then incumbent as At-Large member of the DC Council, had come to the District in 1965 as head of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and had evolved into radical civil rights activism on the local DC level by the end of the 1960s, founding the activist group Pride, Inc. to provide employment for the city's poor black community. However, he had gained the support of the city's wealthy white liberal establishment and had begun to move through the city's public ranks when elected president of the school board in 1972, then to the Council two years later. Barry kept the white liberal support in his mayoral race, as well as that of the gay community, civil rights movement veterans, and the DC Board of Trade. However, he remained in third place until The Washington Post endorsed Barry on August 30, two weeks before the election.


1978 Washington, D.C. mayoral election, Campaign, Democratic primary
On the September 12 primary, Barry beat Tucker by an extremely small margin of 1400 votes, close enough that Tucker did not concede until after a recount had taken place. Incumbent Mayor Washington finished third, with just under 3,000 votes less than Barry.


1978 Washington, D.C. mayoral election, Campaign, General election
In the November general election, Barry faced Arthur Fletcher, an African-American Republican who had served as an Assistant Secretary in Richard Nixon's Department of Labor. Fletcher approached the race by accusing Barry of being the "white man's candidate," a tactic which The Washington Post criticized as "unforgivably shabby." On November 7, Barry won a landslide election with 70% of the vote.


1978 Werriwa by-election
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Werriwa on 23 September 1978. It was triggered by the resignation of Labor Party leader and former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.


1978 Werriwa by-election
The by-election was won by Labor candidate John Kerin, who had previously served as the member for Macarthur during the Whitlam government, from 1972 to 1975.


1978 West Texas State Buffaloes football team
The 1978 West Texas State Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented West Texas State University (now known as West Texas A&M University) as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Bill Yung, the team compiled a 3–8 record (1–5 in the MVC).


1978 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
The 1978 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 86th overall season and they competed as an NCAA Division I-A independent. The team was led by head coach Frank Cignetti Sr., in his third year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record 2–9.


1978 Western Isles Area Council election
The second election to Western Isles Council was held on 8 May 1978 as part of the wider 1978 Scottish regional elections. All candidates stood as Independents, and 23 candidates were elected unopposed.


1978 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
The 1978 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University in the inaugural 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season and were led by head coach Jimmy Feix. The NCAA had formed NCAA Division I-AA for football and Western Kentucky, along with the rest of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC), moved up from Division II to I-AA. The Hilltoppers won the OVC championship, but just missed the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs. The team finished the season tied for fourth in final national NCAA poll.


1978 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
Western Kentucky's roster included future National Football League (NFL) players Carl Brazley, Darryl Drake, Ray Farmer, Ricky Gwinn, Lamont Meacham, Eddie Preston, Phil Rich, Troy Snardon, Brad Todd, Tony Towns, and Pete Walters. Towns was selected to play in the Blue-Gray Football Classic and Coach Feix was named OVC Coach of the Year for the second time. The All-Conference Team included Brazley, John Hall, Reginald Hayden, Preston, and Towns.


1978 Western Michigan Broncos football team
The 1978 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Elliot Uzelac, the Broncos compiled a 7–4 record (5–4 against MAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MAC, and outscored their opponents, 220 to 152. The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.


1978 Western Michigan Broncos football team
The team's statistical leaders included Albert Little with 828 passing yards, Jerome Persell with 1,346 rushing yards, and Tim Clysdale with 213 receiving yards. Tailback Jerome Persell, fullback Keith Rogien, and safety Greg Williams were the team captains. For the third consecutive year, tailback Jerome Persell received the team's most outstanding player award. Persell was also named MAC offensive player of the year for the third consecutive year.


1978 Westminster City Council election
The 1978 Westminster Council election took place on 4 May 1978 to elect members of Westminster City Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.


1978 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship
The 1978 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship was the 68th staging of the Wexford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Wexford County Board in 1889. The championship began on 22 April 1978 and ended on 17 September 1978.


1978 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship
The final was played on 17 September 1978 at Wexford Park, between Rapparees and Rathnure, in what was their first meeting in a final in six years. Rapparees won the match by 0-16 to 2-07 to claim their first ever championship title.


1978 Whippoorwill tornado
The 1978 Whippoorwill tornado also known as the Whippoorwill Disaster was a tornado that struck on June 17, 1978. The tornado, which was on the ground for 8 miles (13 km), struck a tourist boat called the Whippoorwill, causing it to capsize and drowning 16 out of the 58 passengers and crew. In the United States, the 1978 Whippoorwill tornado is the deadliest F1 rated tornado on the Fujita Scale.


1978 Whippoorwill tornado, Storm history
The tornado formed at 7 p.m. (CST) and moved erratically eastward for 8 miles before dissipating near the small town of Michigan Valley. The tornado was too small to be detected on radar, and eyewitnesses stated that the tornado was only 150 yards wide but had a multiple vortex structure. Some reported another tornado in the area although it was not confirmed by the National Weather Service.


1978 Whippoorwill tornado, Impact
At the time of the tornado, the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Franklin County, Kansas. At the same time, the showboat, Whippoorwill left its mooring at Pomona Lake carrying 58 passengers and crew. Eyewitnesses of the disaster stated that they saw the tornado forming at the west end of the lake. The tornado strengthened as it raced toward the boat. The tornado struck the boat and capsized it before moving on to land.


1978 Whippoorwill tornado, Impact
After the tornado moved away, rescuers began to pick survivors off from the hull of the capsized ship. One rescuer The owner of Lighthouse Bay Marina, and diver, Lawrence Stadel, dove under the boat found two more survivors, trapped in air pockets. The tornado that capsized the boat later caused minimal damage to mobile homes before dissipating.


1978 Whippoorwill tornado, Aftermath
The Whippoorwill was bought by Lawrence Stadel and was restored to a houseboat, and the name changed. The owners of the ship closed down their dinner theater a few years after the disaster.


1978 Whitbread Awards
The Whitbread Awards (1971–2005), called Costa Book Awards since 2006, are literary awards in the United Kingdom, awarded both for high literary merit but also for works considered enjoyable reading. This page gives details of the awards given in the year 1978.


1978 Wichita State Shockers football team
The 1978 Wichita State Shockers football team was an American football team that represented  Wichita State as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Jim Wright, the team compiled a 4–7 record.


1978 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election
Elections to Wigan Council were held on 4 May 1978, with one third of the council up for election as well as vacancies in Ward 2 and 17. Previous to the election, a Labour councillor in Ward 9 defected to become an Independent Labour, reducing Labour's majority to 38. This seat was up for vote and became the only Labour gain of the night, as they suffered five losses to the Conservatives, and their majority reduced to 30 - half of what it was in 1973. The election seen a first of all wards being contested, with turnout rising marginally to 34.7%.


1978 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election result
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:


1978 Wightman Cup
The 1978 Wightman Cup was the 50th edition of the annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain. It was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London in England in the United Kingdom. This was the final time the Great Britain team won the competition prior to its discontinuation following the 1989 edition.


1978 William & Mary Tribe football team
The 1978 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Jim Root in his seventh year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 5–5–1.


1978 Wimbledon Championships
The 1978 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 26 June until 8 July. It was the 92nd staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1978.


1978 Wimbledon Championships, Prize money
The total prize money for 1978 championships was £279,023. The winner of the men's title earned £19,000 while the women's singles champion earned £17,100.


1978 Wimbledon Championships, Champions, Seniors, Men's Doubles
Bob Hewitt /  Frew McMillan defeated  John McEnroe /  Peter Fleming, 6–1, 6–4, 6–2


1978 Wimbledon Championships, Champions, Seniors, Women's Doubles
Kerry Reid /  Wendy Turnbull defeated  Mima Jaušovec /  Virginia Ruzici, 4–6, 9–8(12–10), 6–3


1978 Wimbledon Championships, Champions, Seniors, Mixed Doubles
Frew McMillan /  Betty Stöve defeated  Ray Ruffels /  Billie Jean King, 6–2, 6–2


1978 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Singles
Ivan Lendl defeated Jeff Turpin in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the Boys' Singles tennis title at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships.


1978 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


1978 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles
Tracy Austin defeated Hana Mandlíková in the final, 6–0, 3–6, 6–4 to win the Girls' Singles tennis title at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships.


1978 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Ross Case and Geoff Masters were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Mark Edmondson and John Marks.


1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan defeated Peter Fleming and John McEnroe in the final, 6–1, 6–4, 6–2 to win the Gentlemen's Doubles title at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships.


1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
Two-time defending champion Björn Borg successfully defended his title, defeating Jimmy Connors in a repeat of the previous year's final, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships.


1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Qualifying
Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held one week before the event. Several players withdrew from the main draw after qualifying had commenced, leading to the highest ranked players who lost in the final qualifying round to be entered into the main draw as lucky losers.


1978 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles
Bob Hewitt and Greer Stevens were the defending champions but did not compete.


1978 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles
Frew McMillan and Betty Stöve defeated Ray Ruffels and Billie Jean King in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the Mixed Doubles tennis title at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships.


1978 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


1978 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles
Helen Cawley and JoAnne Russell were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Françoise Dürr and Virginia Wade.


1978 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles
Kerry Reid and Wendy Turnbull defeated Mima Jaušovec and Virginia Ruzici in the final, 4–6, 9–8(12–10), 6–3 to win the Ladies' Doubles tennis title at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships.


1978 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


1978 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Martina Navratilova defeated her rival Chris Evert in the final, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships. Virginia Wade was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Chris Evert. This was Navratilova's first of 18 Grand Slam singles titles and a record nine Wimbledon singles titles. This was the first time Wimbledon seeded 16 players for the ladies' championship, increasing the number from 12 in 1977. There have been at least 16 seeds in every championship since.


1978 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


1978 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles, Seeds
As originally published Rosie Casals was seeded 14th and Sue Barker was seeded 16th. The withdrawal of Casals before the draw was made allowed for a redrafting of the seeding list.


1978 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Qualifying
Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held one week before the event.


1978 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
The 1978 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in 3rd place in the Western Conference with a 9–7 record. They appeared in the Western Semi-Final but lost 38–4 to the Calgary Stampeders.


1978 Winter Universiade
The 1978 Winter Universiade, the IX Winter Universiade, took place in Špindlerův Mlýn, Czechoslovakia.


1978 Winter Universiade, Medal table
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1978 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 1978 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 1978 to elect members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.


1978 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council election, Notes
• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate


1978 Wisconsin Badgers football team
The 1978 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1978 Big Ten Conference football season.


1978 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
The 1978 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978. Republican Lee S. Dreyfus won the election with 54% of the vote, winning his first term as Governor of Wisconsin and defeating incumbent Democrat Martin J. Schreiber.


1978 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 1978 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election for the City of Wolverhampton Council was held on Thursday 4 May.


1978 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election
Following the elections no single party had overall control of Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council, the WAR candidates voted with Labour at the mayor making a few weeks later but control passed to the Conservative group following the February 1979 Low Hill by election when the Conservatives gained a seat from Labour.


1978 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 1978 election is notable in that two future Wolverhampton Members of Parliament, Dennis Turner (Bilston East) and Ken Purchase (Eastfield) were both elected to the council.


1978 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election
A vacant seat in St Peters meant two seats were contested in that ward.


1978 Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council election
The composition of the council prior to the election was:


1978 Women's British Open Squash Championship
The 1978 Women's British Open Squash Championships was held at Wembley in London from 24 February - 2 March 1978. Heather McKay (née Blundell) announced that she was semi-retired and would not compete in the British Open again after a remarkable run of sixteen consecutive title wins. The 1978 event was won by Sue Newman who defeated Vicky Hoffman in the final.


1978 Women's College World Series
The 1978 AIAW Women's College World Series (WCWS) was held in Omaha, Nebraska on May 25–28. Sixteen fastpitch softball teams emerged from regional tournaments to  meet in the national collegiate softball championship.


1978 Women's College World Series, Teams
UCLA won its first national championship by holding all five of its opponents scoreless through the tournament and beating Northern Colorado, 3-0, in the final game. Lady Bruins' center fielder Sue Enquist was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.


1978 Women's Cricket World Cup
The 1978 Women's Cricket World Cup was an international cricket tournament played in India from 1 to 13 January 1978. Hosted by India for the first time, it was the second edition of the Women's Cricket World Cup, after the inaugural 1973 World Cup in England.


1978 Women's Cricket World Cup
It was originally proposed that South Africa host the World Cup, but this was abandoned to conform with the sporting boycott of the country. The Women's Cricket Association of India (WCAI) then made a successful bid, and served as the primary organiser, with the International Women's Cricket Council (IWCC) providing only limited oversight. Along with India, which was making its debut, five other teams were originally invited – Australia, England, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the West Indies. The Netherlands and the West Indies, which had both not previously participated, were forced to withdraw due to financial issues. The four teams that did compete (the lowest number in the tournament's history) played a round-robin tournament of three matches each, with Australia going undefeated to claim its first title. Australia's captain, Margaret Jennings, led the tournament in runs, while her teammate, Sharyn Hill, led the tournament in wickets.


1978 Women's Cricket World Cup, Squads
Information is only available for players who played at least one match at the tournament.


1978 Women's Cricket World Cup, Warm-up matches
At least five warm-up matches were played against various local Indian teams, all but one of which came before the tournament.


1978 Women's Cricket World Cup, Matches, England vs Australia
Both Australia and England went into the last match of the tournament undefeated, which meant it functioned as a de facto final, akin to the Uruguay v Brazil match at the 1950 Football World Cup. England's Megan Lear later recounted that the "most memorable part of [the] tournament was playing in front of crowds of 40,000 plus".


1978 Women's Cricket World Cup, Statistics, Most runs
The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average.


1978 Women's Cricket World Cup, Statistics, Most wickets
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.


1978 Women's Hockey World Cup
The 1978 Women's Hockey World Cup was the third edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup. It took place from 17 to 24 March in Madrid, Spain.


1978 Women's Hockey World Cup
The Netherlands won the title for the second time, defeating West Germany 1–0 in the final.


1978 Women's Hockey World Cup, Statistics, Final standings
As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.


1978 Women's Nordic Football Championship
1978 Women's Nordic Football Championship was the fifth edition of the Women's Nordic Football Championship tournament. It was held from 7 July to 9 July in Denmark. This was the first time as Norway joined the tournament.


1978 Women's Nordic Football Championship
The match between Norway and Sweden on 7 July was the first ever international for Norway women's national football team.


1978 World 600
The 1978 World 600, the 19th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that was held on May 28, 1978, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.


1978 World 600, Race report
Zsa Zsa Gabor served as the celebrity grand marshall. There were 40 drivers on the starting grid. An audience of 125,000 fans would see 43 lead changes along with 32 laps under a caution flag. The entire race from green flag to checkered flag lasted for four hours and twenty minutes.


1978 World 600, Race report
During the first 100 laps, David Pearson, Darrell Waltrip, and Donnie Allison were fighting for the lead. The final laps would become a battle between Donnie Allison, Darrell Waltrip, and Benny Parsons. Waltrip would eventually defeat Donnie Allison by two seconds in his 1978 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Joining him on victory lane would be his wife Stevie. Jerry Jolly would be the last-place finisher due to problems with his suspension on lap 20. The lowest driver to actually finish the race was D.K. Ulrich.


1978 World 600, Race report
After the race, Cale Yarborough would only be 30 points behind Benny Parsons in the overall championship standings. The number of points for Dale Earnhardt and Ron Hutcherson were never recorded. Earnhardt got the #98 car ride when Willy T. Ribbs got fired from it because he was arrested for reckless driving; Ribbs had qualified the vehicle in 28th place but Earnhardt would finish the race in 17th place.


1978 World 600, Race report
The entire prize purse for this race was $310,491 ($1,217,093 when adjusted for inflation); Waltrip received $48,608 ($190,538 when adjusted for inflation) while Jerry Jolly took home $1,090 ($4,273 when adjusted for inflation).


1978 World 600, Race report
Roland Wlodyka would end his professional driving career with the NASCAR Cup Series after the end of this racing event.


1978 World 600, Race report, Racial controversy
Willy T. Ribbs was expected to be at this NASCAR Cup Series event, being a popular African-American race car driver of the time. After failing to appear at two special practice sessions, he was sacked and replaced with then-obscure driver Dale Earnhardt; who back then specialized in short track racing and was not yet a serious championship contender. A lot of traditionalists chided the opportunities that Ribbs received; getting into the higher levels of NASCAR simply because he was black.


1978 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
The World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men took place on 25 and 26 February 1978 in Gothenburg at the Ruddalens IP ice rink.


1978 World Allround Speed Skating Championships for women
The 39th edition of the World Allround Speed Skating Championships 1978 took place on 4 and 5 March in Helsinki, at the Oulunkylä Ice Rink.


1978 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 1978 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia from May 6 to 20. The second edition of this competition, held two years before the Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA.


1978 World Amateur Snooker Championship
The 1978 World Amateur Snooker Championship was the eighth edition of the world championship for amateurs, the first championship having been held in 1963. The 1978 tournament was played from 6 to 25 November.


1978 World Amateur Snooker Championship
Cliff Wilson of England defeated Joe Johnson of England 11–5 in the final to win the title. They had finished their first session level at 5–5, then Wilson won six consecutive frames. Johnson made the highest break of the tournament, 101. Wilson received £1,00 prize money as winner.


1978 World Aquatics Championships
The 1978 World Aquatics Championships took place in the free city of West Berlin between August 20 and August 28, 1978.


1978 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 19th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Strasbourg, France, in 1978 from October 23 to October 29.


1978 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
This was the first world championships to make use of video replays. A video control system was installed near each apparatus to help judges in disputable situations. The system had first been used at the 1977 European Championships.


1978 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
For the first time eight gymnasts were allowed to qualify to each of the apparatus finals, rather than six. This became the standard going forward.


1978 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Results
Kurt Thomas and Marica Frederick's gold medals were the first at world championship level for the American men and women.


1978 World Championship Tennis Finals
The 1978 World Championship Tennis Finals was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 8th edition of the WCT Finals and was part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix, as the World Championship Tennis and the Grand Prix circuits were now combined. It was played at the Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas in the United States and was held from May 9 through May 14, 1978. Third-seeded Vitas Gerulaitis won the title and $100,000 first-prize money.


1978 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles
Jimmy Connors was the defending champion but did not compete that year.


1978 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles
Vitas Gerulaitis won in the final 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 against Eddie Dibbs.


1978 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


1978 World Cup (men's golf)
The 1978 World Cup took place November 30 – December 3 at the Makai Golf Club in Hanalei in Kauaʻi County, Hawaii. It was the 26th World Cup event. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 48 teams. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. The United States team of John Mahaffey and Andy North won by ten strokes over the Australian team of Wayne Grady and Greg Norman.


1978 World Cup (men's golf)
The individual competition for The International Trophy was won by Mahaffey two strokes ahead of North. Greg Norman and Thailand's Sukree Onsham tied for third.


1978 World Fencing Championships
The 1978 World Fencing Championships were held in Hamburg, West Germany. The event took place from July 12 to July 22, 1978, and was held at Alsterdorfer Sporthalle.


1978 World Field Archery Championships
The 1978 World Field Archery Championships were held in Geneva, Switzerland.


1978 World Figure Skating Championships
The 1978 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada from March 1 to 6. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


1978 World Figure Skating Championships
The ISU Representative was Jacques Favart of France. The ISU Technical Delegates were Josef Dědič of Czechoslovakia and Charles DeMore of the United States. Vern Taylor of Canada became the first person to land a triple axel (albeit over rotated), in competition.


1978 World Junior Curling Championships
The 1978 World Junior Curling Championships were held from March 10 to 17 in Grindelwald, Switzerland for men's teams only.


1978 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
The 1978 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were held on March 21–26, 1978 in Megève, France. Sanctioned by the International Skating Union, it was the third edition of an annual competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of world junior champion. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


1978 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 1978 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1978 WJHC) was the second edition Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was held from December 22, 1977, until January 3, 1978. The tournament was held in Canada, mainly in Montreal and Quebec City. The Soviet Union won its second consecutive gold medal, while Sweden won the silver, and Canada the bronze.


1978 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Final standings
The 1978 tournament divided participants into two divisions of four teams, each playing three games. The top two teams in each division advanced to the medal round (Group A), while the bottom two were placed in Group B. Each division played another round robin. The top two teams in the medal round played a one-game final for the gold medal.


1978 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Final standings
This is the aggregate standings, ordered according to final placing. The four teams in the medal round (Group A) were ranked one through four, while the four teams in Group B were ranked five through eight regardless of overall record.


1978 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Final standings
Switzerland was relegated to Pool B for the 1979 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.


1978 World Juniors Track Cycling Championships
The 1978 UCI Juniors Track World Championships were the fourth annual Junior World Championship for track cycling held in Washington, D.C., United States in August 1978. Washington, DC was the host city for the 1978 Junior World Championships, but the track events were held at the Trexlertown Velodrome (PA). It was the first championship to be held outside Europe


1978 World Juniors Track Cycling Championships
The Championships had five events for men only, Sprint, Points race, Individual pursuit, Team pursuit and 1 kilometre time trial.


1978 World Lacrosse Championship
The 1978 World Lacrosse Championship was the third edition of the international men's lacrosse tournament. The event took place at Edgeley Park in Stockport, England under the auspices of the International Lacrosse Federation. Four teams competed in the tournament: Australia, Canada, England, and the United States. Canada defeated the United States 17-16 in overtime in the final to win the tournament.


1978 World Lacrosse Championship, Overview
In the finals, Canada captured the 1978 World Championship with a shocking 17-16 overtime victory over the United States team.


1978 World Lacrosse Championship, Overview
The underdog label was given to the Canadian team due to their lack of field lacrosse experience, and also following a round-robin American annihilation of the Canadians, 28-4. However, two individuals with previous field experience would prove to be key factors in the longshot victory. Hall of Famers Stan Cockerton from North Carolina State and Mike French from Cornell had great tournaments. In the first game of the 1978 tournament, Cockerton whipped in seven goals with French adding three more plus seven assists to move past the host English squad 21-15.


1978 World Lacrosse Championship, Overview
The U.S. took Australia 22-17 the first day and then drubbed Canada 28-4. U.S. scored the first 14 goals even before French put Canada on the board; but the rout on the rain-drenched field continued - 17-2 at halftime and 22-3 after three periods. Meanwhile, Australia downed England 16-10. Down 4-3 early in game three against Australia, Canada whipped in six straight on the road to a 16-13 victory that set up a rematch with the Americans, who had narrowly squeaked past England 12-11.


1978 World Lacrosse Championship, Overview
The Americans opened the finals intent on repeating their earlier conquest of Canada with Cornell great Bill Marino rifling home a shot just 15 seconds after the opening faceoff. But Team Canada stunned the Americans with six unanswered goals to take an 8-4 lead after one period. The U.S. rallied to tie the contest and then moved ahead only to see Cockerton knot up the contest 16-16 with seconds remaining.


1978 World Lacrosse Championship, Overview
Stan Shillington wrote: "with the entire crowd of 3,500-plus chanting for the Canadians, both teams went through a scoreless overtime session and all but 20 seconds of a second extra period. That's when Cockerton scooped in the winner, his sixth goal of the game, that gave Canada a 17-16 victory."


1978 World Lacrosse Championship, Overview
Stan Cockerton led the tourney in scoring with 18 goals and 9 assists in the four games. Mike French, with 6 goals and 15 assists, was named the "Best and Fairest Player." Other awards were given to Bob Flintoff, Canada, Goalkeeper; Steve Bevington, England, Defender; John Butkiewicz, Australia, Midfielder; and Peter Cann, Australia, Attackman.


1978 World Men's Handball Championship
The 1978 World Men's Handball Championship was the ninth team handball World Championship. It was held in Denmark between 26 January-5 February 1978. West Germany won the championship.


1978 World Modern Pentathlon Championships
The 1978 World Modern Pentathlon Championships were held in Jönköping, Sweden.


1978 World Orienteering Championships
The 1978 World Orienteering Championships, the 7th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Kongsberg, Norway, 15–17 September 1978.


1978 World Orienteering Championships
The championships had four events; individual contests for men and women, and relays for men and women.


1978 World Rally Championship
The 1978 World Rally Championship was the sixth season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). The schedule remained largely similar to the previous year, with the exception of the removal of the Rally New Zealand from the schedule.


1978 World Rally Championship
1978 was the last season with an official world championship only for manufacturers. Scoring was modified in 1977 to a more complex system including points both for overall and group placement. A car would still have to place in the overall top 10 to score points. In addition to the Championship for Manufacturers, the FIA awarded the FIA Cup for Rally Drivers. All rallies of the WRC, in addition to another ten events, were counted towards the drivers' totals. In 1979, the Cup for Drivers was incorporated into the WRC as the World Rally Championship for Drivers.


1978 World Rowing Championships
The 1978 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 30 October to 5 November at Lake Karapiro near Cambridge, New Zealand. Twenty-eight countries were represented at the regatta. In the history of the World Rowing Championships, 1978 was the only year when the lightweight rowing championships were not held in conjunction with the open men and women event; the lightweight events had already been held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in August.


1978 World Rowing Championships, Background
Lake Karapiro was formed in 1947 through a hydroelectric project on the Waikato River. It was soon recognised as the best rowing venue in New Zealand, and was used for the 1950 British Empire Games. World rowing championships had been held since 1962 by FISA, the World Rowing Federation, and in 1974 New Zealand was provisionally awarded the 1978 world event.


1978 World Rowing Championships, Background
Don Rowlands, who had won rowing medals at British Empire and Commonwealth Games in the 1950s and would later become chairman of the 1978 World Rowing Championships organising committee, had lobbied for the event to come to New Zealand; prior to 1978, the event had always been held in the Northern Hemisphere. He found a supporter in Thomas Keller, the president of FISA.


1978 World Rowing Championships, Background
There was also some curiosity amongst the rowing fraternity how a small island nation from the South Pacific managed to win gold medals at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics, in men's coxed four and men's eight, respectively. But it was not until the 1976 Summer Olympics that 1978 event was confirmed, which left only two years to organise the event.


1978 World Rowing Championships, Background
The entire event was organised by volunteers; the organising committee had no people in employment. Cyril Hilliard was the secretary of the organising committee. Volunteer labour erected a grandstand; all built with scaffolding. As Rowlands was a marine engineer, he designed the starting pontoon himself and the construction was carried out by James Hill, a former Olympic rower who was a joiner by trade. Hill also built the start and finish towers. A company donated 13 kit houses, and these were used as offices. Catering for the competitors was done by the New Zealand Army. It is estimated that in total, close to 100,000 spectators attended the four days of racing. Keller called it afterwards "the greatest regatta in living memory". Former British rower Dickie Burnell, who worked at Karapiro as a correspondent for The Times, labelled the event "the greatest show on water".


1978 World Rowing Championships, Background
Twenty-eight countries were represented by their rowers in 140 boats, and this was the largest international sports competition that the country had organised up to that time. The event made a profit of NZ$155,000, which was used to fund a rowing foundation.


1978 World Rowing Championships, Medal summary, Men's events
In the single sculls and coxless pair boat classes, the first three boats from each heat qualified for the semi-final, and three further semi-finalists were determined via a repechage. In all other boat classes, the first from each heat qualified for the final, with the other finalists determined via a repechage.


1978 World Rowing Championships, Medal summary, Men's lightweight events
In the history of the World Rowing Championships, 1978 was the only year when the lightweight rowing championships were not held in conjunction with the open men and women event. The 1978 FISA Lightweight Championships were held in Copenhagen, Denmark, during August.


1978 World Rowing Championships, Medal summary, Women's events
There were six boats nominated in the coxless pair and they went to the final without heats. In all other boat classes, the winner of each heat qualified for the final and all other finalists were determined via a repechage.


1978 World Rowing Championships, Medal summary, Event codes
New Zealand officials had expected their men to win three or four medals, and Rowlands stated that he expected the men's eight to win gold. In the end, the bronze won by New Zealand's eight was the host's only medal. This table does not include the lightweight events.


1978 World Rowing Championships, Finals
The Soviet Union were disqualified in the final of the women's coxed four.


1978 World Rowing Championships, Great Britain
Six men's teams and only one women's team from Great Britain competed at the championships.


1978 World Series
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. As of 2020, it remains the most recent World Series to feature a rematch of the previous season's matchup.


1978 World Series
The 1978 series was the first of 10 consecutive years that saw 10 different teams win the World Series. The Los Angeles Dodgers would break the string with a World Series win in 1988, having won in 1981.


1978 World Series
This series had two memorable confrontations between Dodgers rookie pitcher Bob Welch and the Yankees' Reggie Jackson. In Game 2, Welch struck out Jackson in the top of the ninth with two outs and the tying and go-ahead runs on base to end the game. Jackson would avenge the strikeout, when in Game 4 he singled off Welch which moved Roy White to second, from which White would score the game winning run on a Lou Piniella single to tie the series at 2-2. In Game 6, Jackson smashed a two-run homer off Welch in the seventh to increase the Yankees' lead to 7–2 and a Yankees' victory to win the series.


1978 World Series, Background, New York Yankees
The New York Yankees were as far back as 14 games behind the Boston Red Sox at mid-July suffering from injuries to pitchers Catfish Hunter and Jim Beattie. A public display of antipathy between manager Billy Martin and slugger Reggie Jackson resulted in the replacement of Martin by the amenable, easygoing Bob Lemon on July 17. With time running out, the Yankees, four games behind the Red Sox in the American League East, began a crucial four-game series at Fenway Park in Boston.


1978 World Series, Background, New York Yankees
On September 7, the Yanks began the "Boston Massacre" with a 15–3 drubbing of the BoSox, with second baseman Willie Randolph driving in five runs. (Randolph was sidelined in the postseason, due to a pulled hamstring in late September.) The assault continued with the Yankees winning game two  13–2, game three 7–0 (Ron Guidry winning his 21st—a two-hitter), and an 18-hit, 7–4 victory in game four, completing the sweep. The Yankees and Red Sox were now tied for first place with 20 games remaining for both clubs.


1978 World Series, Background, New York Yankees
New York went 48–20 (.706) in their last 68 scheduled games, but lost on the final day to Cleveland to finish the regular season in a dead-heat with Boston at 99–63 (.611). The Yanks had to travel to Fenway for the one-game playoff on Monday, October 2. Down 2–0 after six innings, they won 5–4, made famous by light-hitting Bucky Dent's clutch three-run homer in the seventh inning (his fifth of the year). Ron Guidry won his 25th game (against only three losses) and Goose Gossage recorded the last eight outs for his 27th save, retiring Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski with the tying run at third base for the final out.


1978 World Series, Background, Los Angeles Dodgers
In the National League the Los Angeles Dodgers were locked in a tight three-way race with the rival San Francisco Giants and Cincinnati Reds falling as far as 6+1⁄2 games back. Taking a lesson from the in-fighting Yankees, this normally close-knit group caught fire after a clubhouse fight between teammates Steve Garvey and Don Sutton in August, ultimately finishing 2+1⁄2 games ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. Unlike the 1977 Dodgers with four 30+ home run hitters, this squad's leader in home runs was Reggie Smith with 29. No pitcher won 20 or more games but five pitchers did win . Rookie Bob Welch was a key after being promoted from the minors, winning seven games and saving three while being utilized as both a starter and reliever.


1978 World Series, Background, Los Angeles Dodgers
During the World Series the Dodgers wore on their uniforms a black patch with the number 19 in dedication to coach Jim Gilliam, who died from a brain hemorrhage two days before the start of the Series. His uniform number was retired by the Dodgers prior to the start of Game 1. Davey Lopes, the Dodgers player closest to Gilliam, led the Series in home runs (3) and the team in slugging percentage (.654), on-base plus slugging (1.011) and runs scored and batted in (7 each). His inspired play left Reggie Jackson saying, "Lopes is blatantly penetrated by the spirit of Gilliam."


1978 World Series, Background, League Championship Series
In a repeat of the 1977 playoffs the Yankees again dispatched the Kansas City Royals, this time three games to one as the Dodgers did the same to the Philadelphia Phillies by the same margin. After losing the first two games of the World Series, the Yankees would become the first team to come back to win the Series in six. The Dodgers would duplicate that feat against the Yankees in the 1981 World Series.


1978 World Series, Summary
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Los Angeles Dodgers (2)


1978 World Series, Matchups, Game 1
With Yankee ace Ron Guidry unavailable at least until Game 3, the Dodgers pounded 20-game winner Ed Figueroa. Figueroa left after two innings, allowing home runs to Dusty Baker and Davey Lopes. Lopes would add a three-run shot in the fourth off Ken Clay to make it 6–0. Another Dodger run crossed the plate in the fifth; Ron Cey scoring on a Clay wild pitch.


1978 World Series, Matchups, Game 1
The Yankees tried to claw back in the seventh as Reggie Jackson homered and Bucky Dent singled in two runs, but the Dodgers bounced back with three of their own, two coming on a Bill North double. The Dodgers would cruise to an easy Game 1 win from there.


1978 World Series, Matchups, Game 2
Ron Cey drove in all the Dodgers' runs with a single in the fourth and a three-run homer in the sixth off Yankee starter Catfish Hunter. Reggie Jackson would try to keep pace by batting in all three of the Yankee runs with a two-run double and RBI groundout, but this game would be remembered for one memorable Jackson at-bat.


1978 World Series, Matchups, Game 2
Rookie Bob Welch was brought in to pitch the ninth to save the game for Burt Hooton. He allowed Bucky Dent and Willie Randolph to reach base between outs, bringing up Jackson. Welch ran the count to 3–2. Jackson fouled off several pitches before Welch finally got a fastball by him, sending the Dodger Stadium crowd into a frenzy.


1978 World Series, Matchups, Game 2
In post-game interviews, Jackson initially blamed his striking out on Bucky Dent running from second with the 3–2 pitch and distracting him from focusing on Welch. In later interviews, however, Jackson would give Welch his proper due.


1978 World Series, Matchups, Game 3
With the Yankees desperately needing a win, ace Ron Guidry provided a victory aided by the stunning defense of third baseman Graig Nettles.


1978 World Series, Matchups, Game 3
Guidry pitched a complete game, even though he allowed eight hits, walked seven, and struck out only four. Nettles' defense saved at least four runs.


1978 World Series, Matchups, Game 3
The Yankees got on the board in the first off Don Sutton on a Roy White homer and added a run in the second on an RBI forceout by Bucky Dent.


1978 World Series, Matchups, Game 3
In the third, the Dodgers began to come back against Guidry, who clearly did not have his best stuff. Bill North led off with a walk, stole second, then went to third on a Steve Yeager groundout. Davey Lopes hit a hard liner Nettles snared to turn a certain extra-base hit into a key out and temporarily save a run. Bill Russell followed with an infield single to score North and drive in the Dodgers' only run. The next batter, Reggie Smith, hit a hard ground ball to third. Nettles made a diving stop to save another extra-base hit and probable run, and threw Smith out at first to end the inning.


1978 World Series, Matchups, Game 3
In the fifth, the Dodgers had runners on first and second with two outs when Smith came up to bat. Nettles knocked down Smith's sharply hit ground ball down the third base line. Smith reached first, but no runs scored. Steve Garvey, the next batter up, hit another hard ground ball down the third base line, and Nettles made a backhanded stop and forced Smith at second base to end the inning. The Dodgers loaded the bases again with two outs in the sixth inning, but Nettles again made a great stop on a ball hit by Davey Lopes, and threw to second to complete the inning-ending force play.


1978 World Series, Matchups, Game 3
The Yankees would later add three more runs. Thurman Munson and Reggie Jackson had RBI singles in the rally that put the game out of reach.


1978 World Series, Matchups, Game 4
Starters Ed Figueroa and Tommy John were locked in a scoreless duel before Reggie Smith struck with a three-run homer in the top of the fifth inning. John continued his shutout through the fifth, but, in the Yankees' half of the sixth, they scored.


1978 World Series, Matchups, Game 4
Reggie Jackson finally got the Yankees on the board with a one-out RBI single. With Thurman Munson on second and Jackson on first, Lou Piniella hit a low, soft liner that shortstop Bill Russell fumbled (some claim intentionally). Russell recovered the ball, then stepped on second to force Jackson, then his attempted throw to first to complete the double play struck a "confused" Jackson in the right hip and caromed into foul territory. Munson scored, partially because first baseman Steve Garvey stopped to yell at the first-base umpire over the non-interference call before retrieving the ball.


1978 World Series, Matchups, Game 4
The Dodgers' protests went for naught but would not  have been necessary if Russell had made the proper play. Thinking Russell was going to catch Piniella's liner, Munson retreated towards second and was on second base when Russell picked up the ball. Munson then turned to third and Russell stepped on second to force Jackson and threw to first.


1978 World Series, Matchups, Game 4
The inning would have been over if Russell had tagged Munson (out #2) and stepped on second (out #3) to force Jackson or Russell steps on second to force Jackson (out #2) and gets Munson in a rundown between second and third (out #3); the score would have remained 3–1, instead the score was then 3–2. But of course, Russell had no reason to the think his throw would not reach first base.


1978 World Series, Matchups, Game 4
Later review of the play clearly showed Jackson had stopped midway between first and second when Russell had made his throw to first. As the ball carried very close to Jackson's immediate right, Jackson had moved his hips to the right just as the ball sailed past, deflecting the ball down the first base line. While Jackson continued to deny it, Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, along with other eyewitnesses, steadfastly believed the Yankees outfielder purposefully interfered in the play.


1978 World Series, Matchups, Game 4
The Yankees tied it in the eighth when Munson doubled home Paul Blair. The score remained tied until the bottom of the tenth inning. Dodgers rookie and Game 2 hero Bob Welch walked Roy White with one out. After Welch retired Munson, Jackson strode to the plate for his first confrontation with Welch since Game 2. This time, Jackson got the better end by singling White to second. Lou Piniella then lined a single to center, scoring White and tying the series.


1978 World Series, Matchups, Game 4
The bungled Russell/Jackson play changed the game and the entire Series; instead of the Dodgers going up 3–1 in games, the Series was then tied and the momentum shifted to the Yankees who outscored the Dodgers 19–4 in the final two games.


1978 World Series, Matchups, Game 5
The Yankees took one step closer to a repeat World Series championship on the strength of an unexpected complete game victory by young Jim Beattie. Beattie scattered nine Dodgers hits and was buoyed by an 18-hit Yankees performance, including a World Series-record 16 singles.


1978 World Series, Matchups, Game 5
Early on, the Dodgers tried to run to take advantage of a sore-shouldered Thurman Munson behind the plate. Davey Lopes led off the game with a single, stole second, and scored on a Reggie Smith single. The Dodgers stretched their lead to 2–0 in the third when Lopes scored again on a double by Bill Russell.


1978 World Series, Matchups, Game 5
But, that would be it as Beattie settled down and shut out the Dodgers the rest of the way. In the bottom of the third, after a leadoff walk and single, Roy White's RBI single cut the Dodgers' lead to 2–1. After a double steal, Munson's two-run single put the Yankees up 3–2. One out later, Lou Piniella's RBI single made it 4–2 Yankees and knocked starter Burt Hooton out of the game. Next inning, after two one-out singles, Mickey Rivers's RBI single and White's sacrifice fly made it 6–2 Yankees.


1978 World Series, Matchups, Game 5
Charlie Hough relieved Lance Rautzhan and allowed an RBI single to Munson. In the seventh, with runners on second and third and two outs, a strike three wild pitch by Hough to Rivers allowed a run to score and Rivers to reach first. White's RBI single made it 9–2 Yankees, then Munson's two-run double increased their lead to 11–2. They scored one more run in the eighth on Bucky Dent's RBI double off Hough as their 12–2 win gave them a 3–2 series lead heading back to Los Angeles.


1978 World Series, Matchups, Game 6
Game 6 turned out to be the Bucky Dent–Brian Doyle show.


1978 World Series, Matchups, Game 6
Davey Lopes gave the Dodgers home crowd a ray of hope with a leadoff home run off Catfish Hunter. Dent and Doyle put the Yankees ahead in the second; Doyle with an RBI double, Dent with an RBI single and an additional run scoring on an error on the play. Lopes had an RBI single in the third to cut it to 3–2 through the fifth inning, but that would be it for the Dodgers. Sutton pitched well until the sixth inning.


1978 World Series, Matchups, Game 6
Dent and Doyle pushed the score to 5–2 in the sixth with RBI singles and Reggie Jackson put the final nail in the Dodgers coffin with a tremendous two-run blast in the seventh inning to get revenge against his Game 2 nemesis, Bob Welch.


1978 World Series, Matchups, Game 6
Dent would be named World Series MVP, batting .417 with ten hits, seven RBI, and three runs scored. Doyle would make a claim for the MVP himself with a .438 average, seven hits, two RBI, and four runs.


1978 World Series, Matchups, Game 6
While Lopes had a monster series with three homers and seven RBIs and Bill Russell had 11 hits, the Dodgers power hitters lack of production and the Dodgers shoddy defense was their downfall. Steve Garvey (5–for–24, no RBIs) was no factor, and neither were Dusty Baker (5–for–21, one RBI) or Ron Cey (no RBIs after Game 2) and the Dodgers defense committed seven errors.


1978 World Series, Matchups, Game 6
Thurman Munson caught the final out of the game on a foul pop by Cey. This would be the final post-season game for Thurman Munson before his death during the 1979 season.


1978 World Series, Composite box
1978 World Series (4–2): New York Yankees (A.L.) over Los Angeles Dodgers (N.L.)


1978 World Series, Aftermath
This Series is tied with the 1980 World Series for the highest overall television ratings to date, with the six games averaging a Nielsen rating of 32.8 and a share of 56.


1978 World Series, Aftermath
The Yankees became the last repeat World Champions until 15 years later (1992–1993; Toronto Blue Jays). This was the last time the Yankees won a World Series until 1996. The Dodgers won the World Series in 1981, against the Yankees in the same way the Yankees won this series (losing the first two games, then winning the next four), and 1988, against the Oakland Athletics. For the Yankees, they again lost the first two games of the World Series in 1996 against the Atlanta Braves, then won the next four games.


1978 World Series, Aftermath
This was the last World Series championship for the city of New York until the Yankees' cross-town rivals, the Mets, won in 1986 when they defeated the Red Sox four games to three.


1978 World Series, Aftermath
This was the final World Series that Curt Gowdy called/hosted for NBC. Joe Garagiola called the World Series two years later. Dick Enberg in 1982 (with Garagiola), Vin Scully in 1984, 1986, and 1988 (also with Garagiola), and Bob Costas in 1995 (split coverage with ABC), 1997 and 1999.


1978 World Series of Poker
The 1978 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held in May 1978 at Binion's Horseshoe. and was the first WSOP that was not a winner-take-all prize. Instead the tournament had a progressive prize structure, as follows 50 percent for the Winner then 20 for second, 15 for third, 10 for fourth, and 5 percent for fifth place.


1978 World Series of Poker, Main event
There were 42 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. The 1978 Main Event was the first of its kind to pay prize money to any players other than the winner.


1978 World Shooting Championships
The 1978 World Shooting Championships was the 42nd edition of the global shooting competition World Shooting Championships, organised by the International Shooting Sport Federation.


1978 World Snooker Championship
The 1978 World Snooker Championship (also known as the 1978 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 17 and 29 April 1978 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.


1978 World Snooker Championship
The final was contested by Ray Reardon and Perrie Mans. Reardon led 5–2 after the first session, before Mans levelled the match at 8–8 after the first day's play. After the third interval Reardon led 12–11 and won the 24th frame with a 64 break to lead 13–11. After the second day Reardon led 18–14, and eventually won the match 25–18. Reardon became the oldest winner of the World Championship aged 45 years and 203 days this passed the previous record of Joe Davis who was aged 45 years and 33 days in 1946. This record still stands to this day. This was Reardon's sixth and last world title. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer  Embassy.


1978 World Snooker Championship, Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


1978 World Snooker Championship, Century breaks
There were seven century breaks at championship, the highest being 138 by John Spencer.


1978 World Sports Acrobatics Championships
The 3rd World Sports Acrobatics Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 1978.


1978 World Sportscar Championship
The 1978 World Sportscar Championship season was the 26th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured the 1978 World Championship for Makes, which was contested from 4 February to 3 September 1978 over an eight race series. The 24 Hours of Daytona and the 1000 km Nürburgring were part of the inaugural FIA World Challenge for Endurance Drivers.


1978 World Sportscar Championship
The championship was open to cars in Groups 1 to 5, i.e. :


1978 World Sportscar Championship
Porsche was awarded the overall championship  and the Division 2 title for cars with an engine capacity of over 2 litres. BMW was awarded the Division 1 title for cars with an engine capacity of up to 2 litres  and Porsche won the GT Cup.


1978 World Sportscar Championship, Points system
Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in each division on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis. Manufacturers were only allocated points for their highest finishing car with no points awarded for positions filled by any other car from that manufacturer.


1978 World Sportscar Championship, Points system
Only the best six points finishes could be retained towards the championship, with any other points earned not included in the total.


1978 World Sportscar Championship, Championship results
The overall championship was awarded to the winner of Division 2 (Over 2000cc), Porsche thus scoring their third straight World Championship for Makes victory.


1978 World University Cycling Championship
The 1978 World University Cycling Championship was the 1st Word University Cycling Championship sponsored by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The championship was hosted by the Belgian city of Antwerp. Male athletes contested a road race and the individual pursuit on the track.


1978 World University Cycling Championship, Road cycling
The men's road race took place in Bornem in the province of Antwerp. Both the start and finish were in Bornem. The event was won by Theo de Rooij from the Netherlands who became the first World University Road Champion.


1978 World University Cycling Championship, Track cycling
Male athletes competed on the track in the 4000 m individual pursuit. The Jean-Jacques Rebière from France won the competition and became the first World University Track Champion.


1978 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1978 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States from October 4 to October 8, 1978. There were 185 men in action from 35 nations.


1978 World Weightlifting Championships, Medal table
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)


1978 World Women's Handball Championship
The 1978 World Women's Handball Championship took place in Czechoslovakia from between 30 November-10 December 1978. East Germany won the tournament ahead of Soviet Union and Hungary.


1978 World Wrestling Championships
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1978 World Wrestling Championships
The 1978 World Wrestling Championships were held in Mexico City, Mexico. Greco-Roman event on 20–23, and freestyle on 24–27 August respectively.


1978 World's Strongest Man
The 1978 World's Strongest Man was the second edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Bruce Wilhelm from the United States. It was his second title. Don Reinhoudt also from the United States finished second, and Lars Hedlund from Sweden third. The contest was held at the Universal Studios, California.


1978 Wycombe by-election
The Wycombe by-election of 27 April 1978 was held after the death of Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) John Hall. The Conservatives held on to the seat in the by-election.


1978 Wyler's Classic
The 1978 Wyler's Classic was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Alexander Memorial Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States. The event was part of the AAA category of the 1978 Colgate Series. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from September 25 through October 1, 1978. Second-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.


1978 Wyler's Classic, Finals, Doubles
Françoise Dürr /  Virginia Wade defeated  Martina Navratilova /  Anne Smith 4–6, 6–2, 6–4


1978 Wyoming Cowboys football team
The 1978 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its second season under head coach Bill Lewis, the team compiled a 5–7 record, outscored opponents by a total of 253 to 245, and played its home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.


1978 Wyoming gubernatorial election
The 1978 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Democratic Governor Edgar Herschler ran for re-election to a second term. After winning a contested Democratic primary, he advanced to the general election, where he faced former State Senator John Ostlund, the Republican nominee. Despite the strong Republican performance nationwide, Herschler's personal popularity allowed him to narrowly win re-election to Ostlund, making him the first Democratic Governor to win re-election since Lester C. Hunt in 1946.


1978 Wyoming state elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Wyoming on Tuesday, November 3, 1978. All of the state's executive officers—the Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, and Superintendent of Public Instruction—were up for election. Democratic Governor Edgar Herschler won a narrow re-election to a second term, and Democrat Lynn Simons was elected Superintendent of Public Instruction, narrowly defeating incumbent Republican Robert G. Schroder. Republicans won the remainder of the statewide offices.


1978 Wyoming state elections, Governor
Incumbent Democratic Governor Edgar Herschler ran for re-election to a second term, and faced former State Senator John Ostlund, the Republican nominee, in the general election. Herschler's margin of victory narrowed considerably from 1974, but he narrowly won re-election over Ostlund.


1978 Wyoming state elections, Secretary of State
Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Thyra Thomson ran for re-election to a fifth term. � She faced Ed Sencabaugh, an executive with the Union Pacific Railroad and a former State Representative, in the Republican primary. She handily defeated him, and advanced to the general election. No Democratic candidates filed to oppose Thomson, though Robert Warburton, a college student, received 54 write-in votes and was offered the nomination. He ultimately declined it, leaving the Democrats with no candidate and Thomson with no opponent, enabling her to win re-election unopposed.