Baseball Historians

October 9, 1977 at Royals Stadium
Yankees 5, Royals 3 
Yankees Win Best of Five Game Series 3-2
The Yankees won the American League pennant for the second straight season with an exciting come from behind win over the Royals.  Ron Guidry got the nod for the Yankees and the Royals tagged him early.  In the first inning, […]

October 8, 1977 at Royals Stadium
Yankees 6, Royals 4
Best of Five Game Series Tied 2-2
The Yankees came up big and forced a game five behind some nice pitching by Sparky Lyle and some early hitting by Mickey Rivers and Thurman Munson.  The Yankees scored a run in the first to take an early lead and […]

October 6, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 6, Royals 2
Best of Seven Game Series Tied 1-1
Ron Guidry had a nice start and the Cliff Johnson had a nice day at the plate as the Yankees evened their series with the Royals at a game a piece.  The game was actually close through the top of the […]