Baseball Historians

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 [...]

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 24,  1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 6, Red Sox 5  (22-18)
The Yankees scored four runs in the seventh inning and they needed everyone of them as they edged the Red Sox in a one run game.  Graig Nettles and Carlos May hit solo homeruns in the seventh but you had a nice team effort.  All [...]

May 11, 1977 at the Kingdome
Mariners 5, Yankees 2  (16-11)
The Yankees three game winning streak came to an end at the hands of the expansion Mariners.  Ken Holtzman was knocked around and he dropped to 2-2 on the season.  He gave up five runs (four earned) on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts [...]

May 7, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 11, Athletics 2  (15-10)
The Yankees won their second straight game with a ton of offense in a blowout win over the A’s.  Roy White led the way and he went two for three with a homerun and four RBIs.  Mickey Rivers went two for three with his first homerun, [...]

April 25, 1977 at Memorial Stadium
Yankees 9, Orioles 6 (8-8)
The Yankees pitching didn’t get the job done but the hitting did and the net result was the Yankees sixth straight win.  Reggie Jackson brought a big bat.  He went three for four with two double, his second homerun, two RBIs and three runs.  Mickey Rivers [...]

April 23, 1977 at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees 9, Indians 3 (5-8)
A six run third inning was all the Yankees needed as they won their third straight game.  Thurman Munson had three hits and three RBIs in the win and Mickey Rivers had two doubles, a stolen base, an RBI and a run.  Willie Randolph contributed as [...]

April 18, 1977 at Yankees Stadium
Blue Jays 5, Yankees 1 (2-7)
The first game ever between the Yankees and Blue Jays didn’t go well for the men in pinstripes at the Yankees managed only four hits and a run against the expansion team.  The only run for the Yankees came in the third when Willie Randolph [...]

April 17, 1977 at County Stadium
Brewers 2, Yankees 0  (2-6)
The Yankees continued to struggle and this time they were held scoreless.  It was their third straight loss and their sixth loss in the last seven games.  This time, a great start by Dock Ellis went to waste.  He gave up only two runs on six [...]

April 13, 1977 at Royals Stadium
Yankees 5, Royals 3 (2-3)
The Yankees snapped their three game losing streak today with a win over the Kansas City Royals.  Mickey Rivers and Willie Randolph led the way with the bats.  Rivers went three for five with two stolen bases, a run and an RBI while Randolph went three [...]

April 9, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Brewers 3, Yankees 2  (1-1)
A three run fifth inning that started with an error by Reggie Jackson cost the Yankees the win in this one.  Ed Figueroa threw a nice game but those three unearned runs came back to haunt him.  He gave up seven hits and a walk with [...]