1978 American League Championship Series | ||||||||||
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Dates | October 3–7 | |||||||||
Umpires | Lou DiMuro Rich Garcia Ron Luciano Bill Kunkel Dave Phillips Terry Cooney | |||||||||
Broadcast | ||||||||||
Television | ABC WPIX (Yankees' broadcast) KBMA-TV (Royals' broadcast) | |||||||||
TV announcers | ABC: Keith Jackson, Howard Cosell and Jim Palmer WPIX: Phil Rizzuto, Frank Messer, and Bill White KBMA-TV: Denny Matthews, Steve Shannon and Fred White | |||||||||
Radio | CBS WINS (NYY) WIBW (KC) | |||||||||
Radio announcers | CBS: Ernie Harwell and Ned Martin WINS: Phil Rizzuto, Frank Messer, Bill White, and Fran Healy WIBW: Denny Matthews, and Fred White | |||||||||
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The 1978 American League Championship Series was a best-of-five playoff pitting the New York Yankees against the Kansas City Royals for the American League pennant and the right to represent the American League in the 1978 World Series. The Yankees defeated the Royals for the third straight year to win the pennant.
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