Baseball Historians

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…

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 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 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 [...]

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 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 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 [...]

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 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 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 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 22, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 4, Brewers 3  (6-7)
The Yankees scored runs in the tenth and twelth inning to walk away with an extra inning win over the Brewers.  Roy White singled home the winning run in the twelth in the exciting contest.  Willie Randolph also had a big at bat with a sac. [...]

April 16, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 3, White Sox 0  (4-4)
The Yankees finished up a sweep over the White Sox, won their third straight and evened their record at 4-4 behind some nice pitching by the duo of Dick Tidrow and Sparky Lyle.  Tidrow improved to 1-1 and he gave up four hits and three [...]

April 12, 1978 at County Stadium
Brewers 5, Yankees 3  (1-3)
Rich Gossage’s start as a Yankee continued to be a rough one as he was shelled again to drop to 0-2 in just two relief appearances.  He gave up three runs on three hits with three strikeouts in three innings of work.  In the meantime, Ken [...]

April 10, 1978 at Arlington Stadium
Rangers 5, Yankees 2  (1-2)
Dick Tidrow was roughed up as the Yankees lost their opening series of the season to the Rangers.  He gave up five runs on six hits and two walks with one strikeout in just 5 2/3 innings.  Sparky Lyle threw a nice game and he gave [...]

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 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 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 [...]

August 31, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 5, Mariners 4  (80-52)
Graig Nettles belted a walk off solo homerun in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Yankees their fourth straight win and their 22nd win in the month of August.  Nettles had a huge game and he went three for five with two homers [...]

August 30, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 6, Mariners 5  (79-52)
Mickey Rivers led off the bottom of the eleventh inning with a walk off solo homerun as the Yankees won their third straight game.  It was River tenth homerun and he scored three runs in the win.  Graig Nettles had a great game and he went [...]

August 28, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 1, Rangers 0  (77-52)
The Yankees won again in the month of August and this time it was behind the arm of the young Ron Guidry.  He improved to 11-6 and he gave up just two hits with eight strikeouts in the complete game shutout.
Graig Nettles tripled, drew a walk [...]

August 27, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Rangers 8, Yankees 2  (76-52)
The Yankees four game winning streak came to an end as not one, but two pitchers were knocked around by the Ranger hitters.  Mike Torrez and Ken Clay combined to give up five homeruns and it was Torrez who fell to 15-11 with the loss.
Thurman Munson [...]

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 23, 1977 at Comiskey Park
Yankees 8, White Sox 3  (73-51)
Mickey Rivers had five hits and three RBIs as the Yankees got right back on track in their win over the White Sox.  Graig Nettles also had a great game and he went three for four with a double, a homerun, three runs and three RBIs.  [...]

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 15, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 6, White Sox 2  (66-50)
The Yankees won their second straight game as the opened up with a win in their series opener against the White Sox.  Mike Torrez got it done on the mound and he improved to 13-10 with the win.  He gave up two runs on six [...]

August 10, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 6, Athletics 3  (61-49)
Ron Guidry improved to 9-6 on the season with a nice start in the Yankees second straight win.  He gave up just one run on four hits and one walk with eight strikeouts in seven innings of work. 
Graig Nettles belted a solo homer, his 26th of [...]

August 7, 1977 at the Kingdome
Yankees 7, Mariners 1  (60-49)
The Yankees ended their three game skid behind a nice outing by Mike Torrez.  He improved to 11-10 and he gave up one run on six hits and one walk with three strikeouts in a complete game win.
Paul Blair homered, drew two walks and he drove [...]