September 30, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Tigers 5, Yankees 2 (99-61)
With just two games left in the season, the Yankees still had not clinched the division outright because the Red Sox won another game to stave off elimination. In the meantime, the Yankees were shut down by Tigers starter John Hiller and they were held to […]
September 29, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Indians 4, Yankees 1 (99-60)
The Yankees didn’t get any help nor did they help themselves because after a Red Sox win and their loss to the Indians, the Yankees still had not clinched the American League East. Ed Figueroa fell to 16-11 with the loss although he just gave up […]
September 28, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 10, Blue Jays 0 (99-59)
The Yankees won their sixth straight game and with the Red Sox loss, the Yankees magic number was now down to one. Four Yankees went yard in the win. Reggie Jackson had just one hit but it was a grand slam and Thurman Munson, Graig […]
September 27, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 2, Indians 1 (98-59)
The Yankees shaved their magic number down to three behind some solid pitching by Dick Tidrow and Sparky Lyle. Tidrow gave up just one run in 7 1/3 innings in a no-decision start while Sparky Lyle improved to 13-5 with 1 2/3 innings of shutout relief.
Thurman […]
September 25, 1977 at Exhibition Stadium
Yankees 15, Blue Jays 0 (95-59)
The Yankees tore up the Blue Jays in the first game of their doubleheader. Cliff Johnson led the way with a pair of homers while Reggie Jackson went yard with his 31st of the season and he drove in four runs. Lou Piniella and Dave […]
September 26, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 4, Indians 2 (97-59)
The Yankees shaved their magic number down to four with their with their fourth straight win. Mike Torrez got the Yankees through the sixth inning and he picked up the win. He gave up two runs on six hits and four walks with one strikeout in […]
September 23, 1977 at Exhibition Stadium
Yankees 5, Blue Jays 3 (94-59)
Don Gullett improved to 13-4 with a nice start as the Yankees came one step closer to clinching the American League East. He gave up three runs on five hits with an impressive thirteen strikeouts in the win.
Graig Nettles was the hitting star. He went […]
September 21, 1977 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 3, Yankees 2 (93-59)
The Red Sox took their final over the Yankees as once again, the Yankees magic number was stuck at nine. Mike Torrez threw a decent enough game, he just didn’t get the run support. He gave up three runs (two earned) on seven hits and […]
September 19, 1977 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 6, Yankees 3 (93-58)
The Red Sox and Yankees kicked off their final series of the season as the Red Sox gave themselves some renewed hope by knocking around Ed Figueroa. He fell to 15-10 and he gave up six runs on eleven hits and one walk with four […]
September 18, 1977 at Tiger Stadium
Yankees 6, Tigers 5 (93-57)
The Yankees held back a late inning surge by the Tigers to squeak out a sweep over the Tigers. Ron Guidry threw eight shutout innings before he got into trouble in the ninth inning. It didn’t help that Bucky Dent and Cliff Johnson made back to […]
September 17, 1977 at Tiger Stadium
Yankees 9, Tigers 4 (92-57)
The Yankees turned up the offense and belted five homeruns as they blew out the Tigers for their second straight win. Two of those long balls came off the bat of Reggie Jackson and his season total improved to 29. Graig Nettles hit his 35th and […]
September 16, 1977 at Tiger Stadium
Yankees 5, Tigers 4 (91-55)
The Yankees came up with four big runs in the eighth inning to overcome what was then a two run deficit to beat the Tigers to kick off a road trip. Paul Blair capped off the inning with a two run shot while Lou Piniella doubled […]
September 15, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Red Sox 7, Yankees 3 (90-57)
The almost always reliable Sparky Lyle was tagged for six runs in the sixth inning as the Red Sox salvaged the final game against the Yankees. Lyle dropped to 12-5 after he came in to relieve Mike Torrez.
Thurman Munson belted a two run homer, his […]
September 14, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 2, Red Sox 0 (90-56)
Ed Figueroa improved to 15-9 on the season with an incredible start as the Yankees took their second straight game over the Red Sox. He gave up seven hits and three walks with two strikeouts in the complete game shutout.
Reggie Jackson drove in both Yankee […]
September 13, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 4, Red Sox 2 (89-56)
In what very well may have been the biggest series of the years, the Yankees got it done in the opener behind a solid start by Ron Guidry. He gave up just two runs on five hits and three walks with nine strikeouts and the […]
September 11, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 4, Blue Jays 3 (88-55)
Dick Tidrow pitched the Yankees to a win over the Blue Jays in the first game of their doubleheader. He gave up just two runs on six hits and one walk with one strikeout in seven innings of work. Sparky Lyle gave up one run in […]
September 10, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Blue Jays 19, Yankees 3 (87-55)
Yankees fans were stunned as the expansion Blue Jays ran up the scored on the Yankees in complete blowout. Catfish Hunter was tagged for six runs in 3 1/3 innings but he had a lot of help in the loss because all five Yankee pitchers […]
September 9, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 2, Blue Jays 0 (87-54)
Mike Torrez improved to 16-12 with one of his best starts of the season. He gave up just three hits and two walks with five strikeouts in a complete game shutout.
Cliff Johnson drove in one of the two Yankees runs with a solo homerun. Thurman […]
September 8, 1967 at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees 4, Indians 3 (86-54)
Ed Figueroa improved to 14-9 on the season with a solid start as the Yankees picked up their third straight win. He gave up three runs on eight hits with two strikeouts in the complete game win.
Mickey Rivers singled twice and scored a run. Chris Chambliss […]
September 7, 1977 at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees 4, Indians 3 (85-54)
The Yankees went into the top of the ninth inning down 3-0 but they rallied to tie the game up and send it into extra frames. Then Thurman Munson scored on Reggie Jackson’s single in the top of the tenth to complete the comeback. Mickey Rivers […]
September 6, 1977 at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees 8, Indians 3 (84-54)
Reggie Jackson had a huge day at the plate as the Yankees got back on track with a win. He went two for four with a homerun and four RBIs. The homerun brings his season total up to 24 on the season. Lou Piniella also went […]
September 5, 1977 at Cleveland Stadium
Indians 4, Yankees 3 (83-53)
The Yankees seven game winning streak came to an end as they dropped the first game of their doubleheader with the Indians. Catfish Hunter took the loss and he fell to 9-8 on the season. He gave up four runs on nine hits and three walks […]
September 4, 1977 at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees 4, Twins 0 (83-52)
Don Gullett improved to 11-3 on the season with a complete game three hit shutout as the Yankees won their seventh straight. He walked one and struck out six.
The Yankees scored all four of their runs in the very first inning on Cliff Johnson’s grand slam. […]
September 3, 1977 at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees 7, Twins 4 (82-52)
Lou Piniella was one of the hiting stars as the Yankees took care of the Twins 7-4. He went two for four with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs. Chris Chambliss singled twice and he scored two runs.
Ed Figueroa improved to 13-9 with the win. […]
September 2, 1977 at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees 4, Twins 0 (81-52)
The Yankees kicked off September just like the finished August with their fifth straight win. Ron Guidry was the star as he improved to 12-6. He gave up six hits with four strikeouts in the complete game shutout.
Lou Piniella and Roy White both went yard with […]
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