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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…

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 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 [...]

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 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 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 17, 1978 at Cleveland Stadium
Indians 5, Yankees 4  (19-13)
The Yankees blew an early three run lead as they lost their series opener to the Indians in ten innings.  With two runs in the first and two more in the third, the Yankees had a three run lead after three innings but the Indians scored [...]

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 3, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 6, Royals 5  (13-9)
The Yankees homered their way to a sweep over the Royals in what was their fourth straight win.  Jim Spencer, Reggie Jackson and Graig Nettles all went yard for the Yanks.  Spencer’s homer was a two run shot and Graig Nettles solo shot in the eighth [...]

April 28, 1978 at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees 3, Twins 1  (9-8)
The Yankees won their third straight and it was the first time this season where they had a winning record.  Ed Figueroa was the player of the game with a solid complete game win.  He gave up just one run on five hits and three walks with [...]

April 21, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Brewers 9, Yankees 2  (5-7)
Ed Figueroa dropped his first decision of the season and was roughed up the Brewers.  He gave up eight runs (five earned) on eight hits with five strikeouts in five innings and the loss dropped him to 2-1 on the season.
Willie Randolph was the hitting star.  [...]

April 15, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 3, White Sox 2  (3-4)
Mickey Rivers belted a two run blast in the bottom of the eighth inning to turn a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 win for the Yankees.  Jim Spencer drove in the other run with a solo shot in fourth inning.  It was his second long [...]

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 [...]

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 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 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 26, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 6, Rangers 5  (76-51)
The Yankees overcame a 5-1 deficit and beat the Rangers in their series opener.  The game winning run came on a one run triple off the bat of Graig Nettles.  Both Lou Piniella and Willie Randolph were a perfect three for three in the contest.
Ed Figueroa [...]

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 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 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 5, 1977 at the Kingdome
Mariners 5, Yankees 3 (59-48)
Ed Figueroa fell to 10-8 on the season with a rough start in the Yankees loss in their series opener to the Mariners. He gave up five runs on eighth hits with two strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.
Reggie Jackson belted a two run homer in the [...]

July 31, 1977 at the Oakland Colliseum
Yankees 9, Athletics 2  (58-45)
The Yankees blew out the Athletics for their fourth straight win and it was Cliff Johnson and Mickey Rivers who came up with the big hits.  Johnson belted a three run homer and he scored twice while Rivers singled and drove in three runs.  Graig [...]

July 26, 1967 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 5, Orioles 4  (54-44)
Reggie Jackson hit a tenth inning walk off solo homer to win it in dramatic fashion for the Yankees in their extra inning win over the Orioles.  They needed a two run pinch hit homer in the bottom of the ninth to win it as well [...]

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 14, 1967 at County Stadium
Yankees 6, Brewers 3  (50-39)
Reggie Jackson had a big day at the plate as he led the Yankees in their win over the Brewers.  He went two for four with two homers and three RBIs and the two longballs bring his season total to fifteen.  Rookie George Zeber also made [...]

July 10, 1977 at Memorial Stadium
Orioles 6, Yankees 0  (48-37)
The Yankees didn’t get much done at the plate in their 6-0 loss to the Orioles.  Lou Piniella was the only hitter who really put together a nice game and he had three of the five singles that the Yankees had in the game.
Ed Figueroa dropped [...]

July 4, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 7, Indians 5  (45-35)
The Yankees took care of the Indians on Independence Day and they did it with the long ball.  Graig Nettles, Roy White, Chris Chambliss and Lou Piniella all hit solo homeruns in the win while Thurman Munson doubled, singled and drove in two runs.
Ed Figueroa picked [...]

June 7, 1967 at Arlington Stadium
Rangers 7, Yankees 3  (30-24)
Ed Figueroa fell to 7-4 on the season with a rough start in the Yankees loss to the Rangers.  He gave up seven runs (six earned) on ten hits and seven walks with two strikeouts in seven innings.
Bucky Dent drove two of the Yankees’ three runs [...]

June 2, 1977 at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees 10, Twins 3  (27-22)
The Yankees poured on the hits as they blew out the Twins 10-3.  Lou Piniella had a nice game and he went two for four with a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.  Chris Chambliss went two for four with a triple, one RBI and three [...]

May 29, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 5, White Sox 2  (25-20)
The Yankees won their first three game series in a couple of weeks by beating the White Sox.  Ed Figueroa threw a nice game and he improved to 6-3 on the season with another complete game. He gave up two runs on six hits and [...]