Baseball Historians

June 1, 1977 at Metropolitan Stadium
Twins 4, Yankees 3  (26-22)
A 3-1 lead turned into a 4-3 loss in a hurry as Ron Guidry and Sparky Lyle couldn’t get it done in the ninth inning.  After coasting through eight innings, Guidry gave up a run in the ninth and left two runners on before Sparky Lyle [...]

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 [...]

May 22, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Orioles 5, Yankees 1  (20-17)
The Yankees dropped their third straight game in the front end of a doubleheader with the Orioles.  The only run of the game for the Yankees came in the second inning when Graig Nettles doubled home Chris Chambliss.  Nettles was also the only Yankee with two [...]

May 17, 1977 at Oakland Coliseum
Yankees 5, Athletics 2  (19-14)
The Yankees won a tough one as they beat the Athletics in fifteen innings.  They took a 2-0 lead into the ninth only to have Ron Guidry finally get tagged for two runs to send the game into extra frames.  Then six innings later, the Yankees [...]

April 29, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 3, Mariners 0  (10-9)
Ron Guidry got his first start of the season and he pitched a gem.  He threw 8 1/3 shutout innings and he struck out eight Mariners.  Sparky Lyle got the final two batters out and he picked up his fifth save of the season.
Thurman Munson accounted [...]

April 24, 1977 at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees 10, Indians 1 (6-8)
The Yankees won their fourth straight behind an outstanding game by Chris Chambliss at the plate.  Chambliss went three for four with a double, a homerun, six RBIs and a run.  Carlos May also had a solid game.  He singled twice, drove in a run and scored [...]

April 19, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Blue Jays 8, Yankees 3  (2-8)
It’s never fun to lose and it’s even less fun to get blown out.  But to get blown out by an expansion team is even worse.  The Yankees dropped their fifth straight and they lost for the eighth time in nine games.  It wasn’t a [...]

April 15, 1977 at County Stadium
Brewers 7, Yankees 4 (2-4)
The Yankees lost for the fourth time in five games as Don Gullett was hit hard by the Brewers offense.  Gullett gave up two quick runs in the first, seemed to calm down, then gave up five in the fifth before he was pulled.  Dick Tidrow and [...]

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 [...]