October 18, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 8, Dodgers 4
Yankees Win Best of Seven Game Series 4-2
Reggie Jackson had a historic day as the Yankees won their first World Series since 1962. Jackson became the first player to homer three times in a World Series game with long balls in the fourth, fifth and eighth innings. […]
October 16, 1977 at Dodger Stadium
Dodgers 10, Yankees 4
Yankees Lead Best of Seven Game Series 3-2
Don Gullett was pummelled by the Dodgers as the Yankees failed to wrap up the World Series in game five. They still had two more chances at home you had to wonder whether a lot of people thought whether the […]
October 15, 1977 at Dodger Stadium
Yankees 4, Dodgers 2
Yankees Lead Best of Seven Game Series 3-1
The Yankees took game four and they gave themselves three chances to take home the World Series and they did it behind the solid arm of Ron Guidry. The lefthander gave up just a pair of runs on only four […]
October 14, 1977 at Dodger Stadium
Yankees 5, Dodgers 3
Yankees Lead Best of Seven Game Series 2-1
The Yankees scored a bunch of runs in the early innings and they got enough to take of the Dodgers in game three of the World Series. And while Mike Torrez had his bad inning, he pitched just well enough […]
October 12, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Dodgers 6, Yankees 1
Best of Seven Game Series Tied 1-1
The Yankees were taken to task by the Dodgers as Burt Hooten was held in check while Catfish Hunter was hammered for five early runs. Hunter didn’t even make it through the third inning and by then, the Dodgers had five […]
October 11, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 4, Dodgers 3
Yankees Lead Best of Seven Game Series 1-0
The Yankees needed extra innings to take care of the Dodgers but it was well worth it in front of a home crowd as took care of business to take a 1-0 lead. Things got off to a rough start […]
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 7, 1977 at Royals Stadium
Royals 6, Yankees 2
Royals Lead Best of Five Game Series 2-1
The Royals took it to Yankees’ starter Mike Torrez in a pivotal game three loss for the Yankees. With the loss, the Yankees now had to win two straight to advance to the World Series. Torrez was touched up for […]
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 […]
October 2, 1987 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 8, Tigers 7 (100-62)
The Yankees came from behind in their final regular season game to win a nice, even one hundred games on the season. Down 7-5, the Yankees scored three in the eighth to take the lead and win the game. Elrod Hendricks doubled home two runs in […]
October 1, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Tigers 10, Yankees 7 (99-62)
The Yankees dropped their third straight game but they finally clinched the American League East after the Red Sox lost to the Orioles. Mike Torrez was shelled for five runs in 2 2/3 innings and Larry McCall gave up five runs in 5 1/3 innings of relief […]
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 […]
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