1978 Yankee roster: 18 non-pitchers in one game. Only seven pitchers? No, Yanks had September call ups. Duh.

Update: a friend pointed out that rosters expand in September, which we call know except when we don't consider that a game is played in September. Cancel the red alert.

In writing the previous post I noticed something inexplicable.

Thursday, September 7, 1978 Yankees 15, Red Sox 3

Friday, September 8, 1978 Yankees 13, Red Sox 2

In that first game, Yanks substituted for six non-pitchers. Including the DH that's 15 players, suggesting that they had only ten pitchers.

In the second games all nine Yankee batters had substitutes: 18 players. I even counted them. How can that be? Only seven pitchers?

Click the links and see for yourself. Explanations welcome.