Baseball Historians

May 9, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 3, Twins 1  (16-10)
Catfish Hunter threw six shutout innings as he tried to get back on track after a rough start to the season.  He improved to 2-3 and he gave up one hit and two walks with the three strikeouts.  Sparky Lyle gave up one run on three […]

May 2, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 4, Royals 2  (12-9)
The Yankees made it three straight wins behind Catfish Hunter’s first win of the season.  He gave up just two runs on five hits with two walks and four strikeouts in seven frames.  Sparky Lyle held the Royals scoreless in the final two innings and he […]

April 23, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Brewers 3, Yankees 2  (6-8)
The Yankees had a tough time at the plate as the Brewers squeaked out a win as the Yankees dropped their series two games to one.  Mickey Rivers was the only hitter with two hits and he drove in a run while Reggie Jackson pitched in […]

April 17, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Orioles 6, Yankees 1  (4-5)
The Yankees lost their first home game of the season as Catfish Hunter was knocked around for the second straight time.  He fell to 0-2 and he gave up five runs on six hits and five walks with two strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.  Goose Gossage […]

April 11, 1978 at County Stadium
Brewers 9, Yankees 6  (1-3)
The Yankees put six runs on the board and outhit the Brewers but still lost their for the third time in four games to open up the season.  Catfish Hunter made his season debut and it was a rough one as he gave up six runs […]

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 […]

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 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 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 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 […]

July 21, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 7, Brewers 0  (51-42)
Catfish Hunter got the Yankees off to a nice start at they opened up the second half with a shutout win over the Brewers in the first game of a doubleheader.  Hunter gave up just five hits and two walks with three strikeouts and the complete […]

July 13, 1977 at County Stadium
Brewers 9, Yankees 8  (49-39)
The Yankees scored five runs in the eighth inning to make a 9-3 deficit into a one run game but they fell just short of sending the game into extra frames.  Mickey Rivers was the big run producer of the game. He belted two homers and […]

July 7, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 8, Indians 2  (47-35)
The Yankees got plenty of offense in this one, but it was Catfish Hunter who led the way for the Yankees as they finished up a three game sweep over the Indians.  Hunter gave up two runs on just four hits and two walks with three […]

June 30, 1977 at Exhibition Stadium
Yankees 11, Blue Jays 5  (42-33)
The Yankees salvaged a split in their four game series with the Blue Jays behind the bit stick of Cliff Johnson.  He homered three times and drove in four runs to lead the way for the Yankees.  Thurman Munson homered and drove in four runs […]

June 24, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 6, Red Sox 5  (38-31)
The Yankees had a huge come from behind win here against the Red Sox.  With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Roy White belted a two run homer to tie the game and send it into extra frames and then Reggie Jackson singled home Graig Nettles in the […]

June 6, 1977 at Arlington Stadium
Yankees 9, Rangers 2  (30-23)
Reggie Jackson led the Yankees in a blowout win against the Rangers in their series opener.  He went two for five with two homeruns and four RBIs.  Willie Randolph went three for five with a double, two runs and two RBIs. 
Catfish Hunter went the distance and […]

May 27, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 8, White Sox 6  (24-19)
Thurman Munson had a big day at the plate in the Yankees win in their series opener with the White Sox.  He went two for four with a double, a triple, three RBIs and a run.  Reggie Jackson homered and drove in two runs while […]

May 22, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Orioles 5, Yankees 1  (20-17)
The Yankees dropped their third straight game in the front end of a doubleheader with the Orioles.  The only run of the game for the Yankees came in the second inning when Graig Nettles doubled home Chris Chambliss.  Nettles was also the only Yankee with two […]

May 12, 1977 at the Kingdome
Mariners 8, Yankees 6  (16-12)
The Yankees lost their second straight game to the Mariners in a game that saw the Yankees make five errors which led to six unearned runs.  Catfish Hunter took it on the chin though and while only two of the seven runs he gave up were […]

May 5, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Athletics 5, Yankees 2  (13-10)
Catfish Hunter gave up five runs in a complete game and he dropped his first game of the season as the Yankees five game winning streak came to an end. He gave up eight hits and he walked three with four strikeouts.
Bucky Dent went two for […]

April 7, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 3, Brewers 0  (1-0)

The Yankees won their home and season opener behind a strong pitching performance by Jim “Catfish” Hunter.  The righthander held the Brewers to just three hits in seven shutout innings and he struck out five.  Sparky Lyle pitched the final two frames and he picked up […]