Baseball Historians

July 9, 1978 at County Stadium Brewers 8, Yankees 4  (47-37) The Yankees limped into the All Star Break with their fifth loss in six games after a three game sweep at the hands of the Brewers.  Don Gullett was pummelled and he didn’t even last …

July 6, 1978 at Arlington Stadium Yankees 7, Ranges 2  (47-34) Dick Tidrow helped the Yankees end their two game skid with a solid outing that gave the pen a rest.  He gave up two runs on eight hits and four walks with four strikeouts in the complete…

July 3, 1978 at Fenway Park Red Sox 9, Yankees 5  (45-34) The Yankees went up against the first place Red Sox but unfortunately they began with a whimper.  Ed Figueroa gave up the bulk of the damage and he gave up six runs (five earned) on seven hits…

July 2, 1978 at Yankee Stadium Yankees 3, Tigers 2  (44-33) The Yankees edged the Tigers in the first game of their Sunday doubleheader in a game that saw Ron Guidry improve to a perfect 13-0  He gave up two runs on six hits and two walks with six st…

July 1, 1978 at Yankee Stadium Tigers 8, Yankees 4  (43-33) Andy Messersmith and Ken Clay were roughed up as the Tigers doubled up the Yankees in front of big crowd.  Messersmith dropped to 0-3 and he gave up three runs in 1 1/3 innings when Clay too…

June 30, 1978 at Yankee Stadium Yankees 10, Tigers 2  (43-32) The Yankees got out of Milwaukee and picked up a win as they decimated the Tigers in front of a home crowd.  Reggie Jackson had a monster day at the plate.  He went three for five with hi…

June 28, 1978 at County Stadium
Brewers 5, Yankees 0  (42-31)
The Yankees were held to just six hits in a shutout loss to the Brewers in the first game of their doubleheader.  Roy White had three of those hits and Fred Stanley went two for three with a double.
Dick Tidrow fell to 3-6 with a rough [...]

June 27, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 6, Red Sox 4  (42-30)
It took fourteen innings but the Yankees evened up their series with the first place Red Sox.  Graig Nettles blasted a huge walk off homer to win and Thurman Munson was three for six with a double, two runs and an RBI.
Ron Guidry looked mortal [...]

June 26, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Red Sox 4, Yankees 1  (41-30)
The Yankees lost round one of a big series with the first place Red Sox in a game where they were held to just a single run.  Chris Chambliss went two for two with a walk and an RBI while Fred Stanley singled twice in [...]

June 25, 1978 at Tiger Stadium
Yankees 4, Tigers 2  (41-29)
The Yankees pulled off a win in their series finale with the Tigers and it was behind some exceptional hitting by Thurman Munson.  He went three for four with two RBIs while Damasco Garcia went two for four with three runs.
Don Gullett improved to a perfect 3-0.  [...]

June 24, 1978 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 4, Yankees 3  (40-29)
The Yankees managed three runs despite tallying just four hits but it wasn’t enough as they dropped their first game of the series with the Tigers.  Thurman Munson had two of those four hits and Reggie Jackson drove in a run.
Ken Clay gave up three runs [...]

June 11, 1978 at Anaheim Stadium
Angels 9, Yankees 6  (32-24)
The Yankees lost their third straight series out on the west coast as Dick Tidrow and the pen all had a rough outing.  Tidrow gave up three runs in 1 2/3 innings while Ken Clay fell to 1-3 and he gave up four runs in 2 [...]

June 10, 1978 at Anaheim Stadium
Angels 4, Yankees 3  (32-23)
Goose Gossage gave up a run in the bottom of the twelth inning as the Yankees lost to the Angels by just a single run.  It was Gossage’s fourth inning of work and it followed three pitchers who all gave up one run a piece.
Chris Chambliss [...]

June 9, 1978 at Anaheim Stadium
Yankees 3, Angels 1  (32-22)
The Yankees continued their west coast swing and they picked up their second win in a row as they opened up a series with the Angels.  Ed Figueroa threw a solid game and he improved to 6-4.  He gave up one run on seven hits and [...]

June 7, 1978 at the Kingdome
Yankees 9, Mariners 1  (31-22)
The Yankees snapped their four game skid in their series finale with the Mariners.  Reggie Jackson had a big game with a pair of homers and three RBIs.  Roy White and Bucky Dent both went yard in the game as well.
Ron Guidry proved to be the [...]

June 6, 1978 at the Kingdome
Mariners 4, Yankees 3  (30-22)
Goose Gossage lost his fifth game of the season and the Yankees lost their fourth straight when he gave up a run in the bottom of the ninth against the Mariners.  It was Gossage’s third inning of work and up until then he had been fantastic.  [...]

June 5, 1978 at the Kingdome
Mariners 7, Yankees 3  (30-21)
The Yankees dropped their third straight as the Mariners racked up seventeen hits.  Ed Figueroa took the brunt of the Mariners offensive attack and he fell to 5-4.  He gave up six runs on nine hits and three walks with one strikeout in four innings.
Thurman Munson [...]

June 4, 1978 at the Oakland Coliseum
Athletics 6, Yankees 4  (30-20)
The Yankees lost their rubber game against the Athletics in a game that saw starter Don Gullett not even make it through the first inning.  The offense brought the Yankees back but Rawley Eastwick had a tough time and he fell to 2-1.  He gave [...]

June 3, 1978 at the Oakland Coliseum
Athletics 5, Yankees 1  (30-19)
The Yankees hitters were held in check again as they managed just a single run on four hits in a loss to Oakland.  Jim Spencer doubled and drove in the lone run while Graig Nettles singled and scored.
Andy Messersmith fell to 0-1 on the season [...]

June 2, 1978 at the Oakland Coliseum
Yankees 3, Athletics 1  (30-18)
Ron Guidry improved to a perfect 8-0 in a game in which he struck out eleven batters.  He gave up just one run on six hits and two walks in 8 1/3 innings.  Goose Gossage got the final two batters out and he picked up [...]

June 1, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Orioles 1, Yankees 0 (29-18)
The Yankees managed just two hits in a loss that saw a solid outing by Jim Beattie go to waste.  He gave up one unearned run on four hits and six walks with four strikeouts in seven innings.  Goose Gossage kept up the great pitching with [...]

May 31, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Orioles 3, Yankees 2  (29-17)
For the second straight game, the Yankees’ hitters we held in check to the tune of just two runs on three hits.  The Yankees big inning came in the second when Paul Blair doubled home a pair of runs but it went downhill from there as [...]

May 30, 1978 at Cleveland Stadium
Indians 5, Yankees 1  (29-16)
The Yankees were held to just four hits and Sparky Lyle was roughed up as the Yankees three game winning streak came to an end.  The lone Yankee run came on a solo homer by Chris Chambliss.
Sparky Lyle was roughed up for three runs in 2 [...]

May 29, 1978 at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees 2, Indians 0  (29-15)
The Yankees made it three straight wins and eight wins in their last nine games behind a combined one hit shutout with Andy Messersmith and Rawly Eastwick getting it done on the mound.  Messersmith gave up the one hit in five shutout innings while Eastwick didn’t [...]

May 27, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Blue Jays 4, Yankees 1  (26-15)
The Yankees bats failed them as their five game winning streak came to an end against the Blue Jays.  The Yankees managed just five hits and their lone run came on an RBI single by Reggie Jackson in the first inning.
Ed Figueroa took the loss [...]

May 26, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 4, Blue Jays 3  (26-14)
The Yankees scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to come back from two run downs to nab their fifth straight win.  The big blast came off of the bat of Jim Spencer and his grand slam accounted for all four Yankees’ [...]

May 25, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 9, Indians 3  (25-14)
The Yankees ran up the score once again on the Indians in what was their fourth straight win.  Bucky Dent had a nice day at the plate with two singles and two RBIs while Reggie Jackson went two for four with a walk, a triple, a [...]

May 23, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 10, Indians 1  (24-14)
The Yankees moved to within a half game of first place with their third straight win, a decisive blowout over the Indians.  Ron Guidry improved to a perfect 6-0 with a very impressive start.  He gave up just one run on five hits and two walks [...]

May 21, 1978 at Exhibition Stadium
Yankees 2, Blue Jays 1  (22-14)
The Yankees ensured at least a split of their four game series with the Jays as they took the first game of their sunday doubleheader behind a nice outing by Ed Figueroa.  He gave up just one run on eight hits with a walk and [...]

May 20, 1978 at Exhibition Stadium
Blue Jays 10, Yankees 8  (21-14)
This time it was the Blue Jays who ran up the score as Sparky Lyle was roughed up in another tough outing.  He gave up three runs in 2/3 of an inning while starter Jim Beattie was hammered for four runs in three frames.
Graig Nettles [...]