- 1878 in sports
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c=19th century
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yp2=1876
yp3=1877
year=1878
ya1=1879
ya2=1880
ya3=1881
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dn3=1900s|Baseball
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Harry Wright leads Boston to another pennant, once again with brother George Wright at shortstop andAndy Leonard in the outfield --six in seven years for them all, and the three men were one-third of the 1869-1870Cincinnati Red Stockings Football (American)
*First match, Philips Andover versus Philips Exeter, the oldest high school rivalry in the U.S.
Football (soccer)
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March 23 -Wanderers FC beatRoyal Engineers 3-1, its fifth and finalFA Cup Golf *British Open - Jamie Anderson
Horse Racing *
May 21 -Day Star wins theKentucky Derby Rowing
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Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford
*TheHarvard-Yale Regatta moves to its permanent location on the Thames River in New London. In the 26 preceding years with various course locations and lengths, Harvard has 12 wins and Yale 5.Births
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March 27 -Miller Huggins , American baseball manager (d.1929 )
*June 15 -Wollmar Boström , Swedish tennis player (d.1956 )
*August 8 -Eric Green , British field hockey player (d.1972 )
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