Baseball Historians

August 31, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 5, Mariners 4  (80-52)
Graig Nettles belted a walk off solo homerun in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Yankees their fourth straight win and their 22nd win in the month of August.  Nettles had a huge game and he went three for five with two homers [...]

August 30, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 6, Mariners 5  (79-52)
Mickey Rivers led off the bottom of the eleventh inning with a walk off solo homerun as the Yankees won their third straight game.  It was River tenth homerun and he scored three runs in the win.  Graig Nettles had a great game and he went [...]

August 29, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 5, Royals 3  (78-52)
A one run deficit turned into a two run win in a hurry as Chris Chambliss belted a huge three run, pinch hit homerun in the bottom of the eighth to give the Yankees the win.  Cliff Johnson pitched in with a solo homer in the [...]

August 28, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 1, Rangers 0  (77-52)
The Yankees won again in the month of August and this time it was behind the arm of the young Ron Guidry.  He improved to 11-6 and he gave up just two hits with eight strikeouts in the complete game shutout.
Graig Nettles tripled, drew a walk [...]

August 27, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Rangers 8, Yankees 2  (76-52)
The Yankees four game winning streak came to an end as not one, but two pitchers were knocked around by the Ranger hitters.  Mike Torrez and Ken Clay combined to give up five homeruns and it was Torrez who fell to 15-11 with the loss.
Thurman Munson [...]

August 26, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 6, Rangers 5  (76-51)
The Yankees overcame a 5-1 deficit and beat the Rangers in their series opener.  The game winning run came on a one run triple off the bat of Graig Nettles.  Both Lou Piniella and Willie Randolph were a perfect three for three in the contest.
Ed Figueroa [...]

August 25, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 6, Twins 4  (75-51)
It was another game, another August win as the Yankees continued to tear up their opponents in the summer month.  Mickey Rivers played a role in three of the Yankees five runs and he went three for four with two RBIs and a run.  Thurman Munson [...]

August 24, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 11, Twins 1  (74-51)
The Yankees put on an impressive offensive display as they got home and continued their impressive month of August.  Chris Chambliss, Bucky Dent, Mickey Rivers and Roy White all went yard in the game.  White had three hits and three runs while Chambliss’ shot was a [...]

August 23, 1977 at Comiskey Park
Yankees 8, White Sox 3  (73-51)
Mickey Rivers had five hits and three RBIs as the Yankees got right back on track in their win over the White Sox.  Graig Nettles also had a great game and he went three for four with a double, a homerun, three runs and three RBIs.  [...]

August 22, 1977 at Comiskey Park
White Sox 5, Yankees 3  (72-51)
The Yankees eight game winning streak came to an end as Ed Figueroa had a couple of rough late innings in the Yankees loss in their series opener to the White Sox.  He had shut out the Sox through six but then he gave up [...]

August 21, 1977 at Arlington Stadium
Yankees 2, Rangers 1  (72-50)
The Yankees hot streak continued as they won their eight straight game behind some solid pitching by Ron Guidry and Sparky Lyle and a homerun by Graig Nettles.  Guidry improved to 10-6 and he gave up one run on four hits and four walks with eight [...]

August 20, 1977 at Arlington Stadium
Yankees 6, Rangers 2  (71-50)
Dick Tidrow improved to 8-4 on the season with a nice start in the Yankees 6-2 win over the Rangers.  He gave up two runs on five hits and a walk with three strikeouts in seven solid innings.  Sparky Lyle didn’t give up a hit in [...]

August 19, 1977 at Tiger Stadium
Yankees 8, Tigers 1  (70-50)
The Yankees blew out the Rangers to win their sixth straight game and it was behind a solid outing by Mike Torrez.  He gave up one run on four hits and five walks with two strikeouts in the complete game win.  He improved his record to [...]

August 18, 1977 at Tiger Stadium
Yankees 5, Tigers 4  (69-50)
The Yankees won their fifth straight game and it was their tenth win in eleven games.  This time it was Mickey Rivers who got it done from the leadoff spot.  He went three for five with three RBIs and a run.  Willie Randolph also had a [...]

August 17, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 7, Tigers 5  (68-50)
The Tigers scored four unanswered runs but the closest they could come is to within two runs as the Yankees won their fourth straight game.  Ed Figueroa improved to 12-8 but his start was hardly spectacular.  He gave up five runs on twelve hits and two [...]

August 16, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 11, White Sox 10  (67-50)
The Yankees blew a five run lead in the top of ninth only to come back and win it with a two run walk off homer in the bottom of the ninth by Chris Chambliss.   Chris Chambliss finished the game with three runs and three [...]

August 15, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 6, White Sox 2  (66-50)
The Yankees won their second straight game as the opened up with a win in their series opener against the White Sox.  Mike Torrez got it done on the mound and he improved to 13-10 with the win.  He gave up two runs on six [...]

August 14, 1987 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 15, Angels 3  (65-50)
Just about everyone was a hitting star in the Yankees 15-3 blowout win over the Angels but leadoff hitter Mickey Rivers led the way for the team.  He had a team high four hits with a homerun, three RBIs and three runs.  Reggie Jackson tripled, walked, [...]

August 13, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Angels 6, Yankees 5  (64-50)
The Yankees five game winning streak came to an end in a twelve inning loss to the Angels.  Sparky Lyle was called on to throw more innings in a game since mid-May and he finally caved in and gave up a run in his sixth inning [...]

August 12, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 10, Angels 1  (63-49)
The Yankees made it four straight with an impressive offensive performance by Chris Chambliss.  The first baseman homered twice and drove in three runs in the win.  Reggie Jackson went two for three with a walk, a double, a triple, three RBIs and a run and [...]

August 11, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 3, Athletics 0  (62-49)
The Yankees made it three straight wins and the got this one behind one of Mike Torrez’s best starts of the season.  He gave up just two hits and he struck out four in the complete game shutout and the win improved his record to 12-10 [...]

August 10, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 6, Athletics 3  (61-49)
Ron Guidry improved to 9-6 on the season with a nice start in the Yankees second straight win.  He gave up just one run on four hits and one walk with eight strikeouts in seven innings of work. 
Graig Nettles belted a solo homer, his 26th of [...]

August 7, 1977 at the Kingdome
Yankees 7, Mariners 1  (60-49)
The Yankees ended their three game skid behind a nice outing by Mike Torrez.  He improved to 11-10 and he gave up one run on six hits and one walk with three strikeouts in a complete game win.
Paul Blair homered, drew two walks and he drove [...]

August 6, 1977 at the Kingdome
Mariners 9, Yankees 2  (59-49)
Catfish Hunter had one of his worst starts of the season in the Yankees third straight loss.  He fell to 6-7 and he gave up eight runs on nine hits and three walks with three strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings. 
Mickey Rivers went three for four wth [...]

August 5, 1977 at the Kingdome
Mariners 5, Yankees 3 (59-48)
Ed Figueroa fell to 10-8 on the season with a rough start in the Yankees loss in their series opener to the Mariners. He gave up five runs on eighth hits with two strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.
Reggie Jackson belted a two run homer in the [...]

August 3, 1977 at Anaheim Stadium
Angels 5, Yankees 3  (59-47)
Ron Guidry had a couple of bad innings but hit led to a loss against the Angels.  He fell to 8-6 and he gave up five runs on seven hits and three walks with nine strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings.
Mickey Rivers was the hitting star in [...]

August 2, 1977 at Anaheim Stadium
Yankees 9, Angels 3  (59-46)
The Yankees racked up nineteen hits as they pummelled Angels’ pitching in a blowout win.  Seven different Yankees had multi-hit games and three had at least three hits.  Reggie Jackson went three for four with two RBIs while Bucky Dent went three for five with a [...]

August 1, 1977 at Anaheim Stadium
Angels 4, Yankees 1  (58-46)
The Yankees could manage just one run against Angels’ starter Ken Brett in the Yankees series opener against.  Mickey Rivers went two for three with a double and he drove in the only run for the Yankees.  Willie Randolph singled and he scored the only run.
Catfish [...]