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 his thirteenth homer and five RBIs. Lou Piniella went […]
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 28, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 5, Blue Jays 3 (27-15)
The Yankees got right back on track with a nice win the first game of their doubleheader with the Blue Jays. They scored three late runs to come back from a 3-2 deficit and it was Mickey Rivers two run homer in the seventh inning […]
May 18, 1978 at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees 5, Indians 3 (20-13)
The Yankees salvaged a split in their two game series with the Yankees despite an early three run deficit. Lou Piniella had the big hit with a two run triple that he later scored on while Thurman Munson was three for five with a run and […]
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 15, 1978 at Comiskey Park
Yankees 4, White Sox 1 (18-12)
Jim Beattie and Sparky Lyle combined to shut down the White Sox as the Yankees kicked off a two game series in Chicago. Beattie improved to 2-0 and he gave up the one run on four hits and a walk with two strikeouts in 5 […]
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 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 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 […]
September 27, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 2, Indians 1 (98-59)
The Yankees shaved their magic number down to three behind some solid pitching by Dick Tidrow and Sparky Lyle. Tidrow gave up just one run in 7 1/3 innings in a no-decision start while Sparky Lyle improved to 13-5 with 1 2/3 innings of shutout relief.
Thurman […]
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 16, 1977 at Tiger Stadium
Yankees 5, Tigers 4 (91-55)
The Yankees came up with four big runs in the eighth inning to overcome what was then a two run deficit to beat the Tigers to kick off a road trip. Paul Blair capped off the inning with a two run shot while Lou Piniella doubled […]
September 11, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 4, Blue Jays 3 (88-55)
Dick Tidrow pitched the Yankees to a win over the Blue Jays in the first game of their doubleheader. He gave up just two runs on six hits and one walk with one strikeout in seven innings of work. Sparky Lyle gave up one run in […]
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 […]
September 6, 1977 at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees 8, Indians 3 (84-54)
Reggie Jackson had a huge day at the plate as the Yankees got back on track with a win. He went two for four with a homerun and four RBIs. The homerun brings his season total up to 24 on the season. Lou Piniella also went […]
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. […]
September 2, 1977 at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees 4, Twins 0 (81-52)
The Yankees kicked off September just like the finished August with their fifth straight win. Ron Guidry was the star as he improved to 12-6. He gave up six hits with four strikeouts in the complete game shutout.
Lou Piniella and Roy White both went yard with […]
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 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 […]
July 24, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 3, Royals 1 (53-44)
Yesterday, it was Ron Guidry. Today is Don Gullett who pitched the Yankees to a win. Like Guidry, he gave up just one run. He gave up eight hits and five walks with five strikeouts in 8 2/3 innings. Dick Tidrow got the final out of […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
July 3, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 2, Tigers 0 (44-34)
Ron Guidry threw his second shutout of the season as he held the Tigers to six hits. He gave up just two walks and he struck out nine and the win pushed his record to 6-4 on the season.
Reggie Jackson went three for four with a […]
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 10, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 4, Twins 1 (33-24)
The Yankees got it done and won for the third straight time behind a solid outing by Ron Guidry. He improved to 4-2 and he gave up one run on seven hits and four walks with eight strikeouts in 8 1/3 innings. Sparky Lyle got the […]
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 28, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
White Sox 9, Yankees 4 (24-20)
Ron Guidry was hit hard and he took his first loss of the season in a tough start against the White Sox. He gave up six runs on six hits and four walks with three strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings of work.
Lou Piniella hit a […]
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