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 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 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 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 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 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 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 19, 1978 at Exhibition Stadium
Yankees 11, Blue Jays 3 (21-13)
The Yankees trounced the Jays behind a nice game by Chris Chambliss. The first baseman went two for four with a homerun, four RBIs and two runs. Bucky Dent went three for five with his first homer of the season, two runs and two RBIs […]
May 16, 1978 at Comiskey Park
Yankees 8, White Sox 3 (19-12)
The Yankees finished up a two game sweep over the White Sox in a game that saw five Yankees have multihit games. Lou Piniella reached base all five times with two hits and three walks while Thurman Munson went two for four with a walk, […]
May 14, 1978 at Royals Stadium
Royals 10, Yankees 9 (17-12)
The Yankees lost a shootout as they combined with the Royals to score nineteen runs on twenty six hits. The Yankees were up 6-3 at one point then they were down 9-7 before they tie it in the eighth with two runs. Unfortunately, Ken Clay gave […]
May 12, 1978 at Royals Stadium
Royals 4, Yankees 3 (16-11)
Graig Nettles homered in his third straight game but it was enough as the Yankees lost to the Royals. Chris Chambliss finished two for four and he scored a run.
Ed Figueroa threw a solid game but it wasn’t enough as he came within one out of […]
May 7, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 3, Rangers 2 (15-10)
Rich Gossage had his best game to date the Yankees twelve inning win over the Rangers. After Sparky Lyle threw 2 2/3 innings of shutout relief through the end of the eighth, Goose took over and threw four no-hit innings to close the game out. He […]
May 1, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 8, Royals 4 (11-9)
Jim Beattie gave up four runs through the first innings but the Yankees came back to blowout the Royals. The Yanks tied it in the fifth with three runs then they busted the game open in the seventh with four more. Mickey Rivers went two for […]
April 30, 1978 at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees 3, Twins 2 (10-9)
Chris Chambliss singled home Reggie Jackson in the top of the ninth inning to break a 2-2 tie to provide the winning run. It was Chambliss’ second RBI of the day and he finished with a team high three hits. Reggie Jackson also had a nice […]
April 25, 1978 at Memorial Stadium
Yankees 4, Orioles 3 (8-8)
The Yankees evened up their record at eight wins and eight losses behind a solid start in rookie Jim Beattie’s major league debut. He gave up just a single run on five hits and three walks with three strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings. Sparky Lyle was […]
April 24, 1978 at Memorial Stadium
Yankees 8, Orioles 2 (7-8)
The Yankees ran up the scored on the Orioles and it was Chris Chambliss who led the way. He went two for five with a double, three RBIs and a run while five hitters had two hits. Also, all eight runs were scored by different Yankees […]
April 9, 1978 at Arlington Stadium
Yankees 7, Rangers 1 (1-1)
The Yankees won their first game of the season behind a nice hitting day by their World Series hero, Reggie Jackson. The slugger went four for five with two doubles, an RBI and two runs. Chris Chambliss also had a nice game and he went three […]
April 8, 1978 at Arlington Stadium
Rangers 2, Yankees 1 (0-1)
Goose Gossage’s debut in a Yankees’ uniform turned out to be a tough on as he gave up the losing run to the Rangers in the Yankees season opener. He pitched a shutout eighth inning but then he gave up a leadoff homer to Richie Zisk […]
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 […]
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 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. […]
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 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 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 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 […]
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