Baseball Historians

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 [...]

May 30, 1978 at Cleveland Stadium
Indians 5, Yankees 1  (29-16)
The Yankees were held to just four hits and Sparky Lyle was roughed up as the Yankees three game winning streak came to an end.  The lone Yankee run came on a solo homer by Chris Chambliss.
Sparky Lyle was roughed up for three runs in 2 [...]

May 26, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 4, Blue Jays 3  (26-14)
The Yankees scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to come back from two run downs to nab their fifth straight win.  The big blast came off of the bat of Jim Spencer and his grand slam accounted for all four Yankees’ [...]

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 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 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 14, 1978 at Royals Stadium
Royals 10, Yankees 9  (17-12)
The Yankees lost a shootout as they combined with the Royals to score nineteen runs on twenty six hits.  The Yankees were up 6-3 at one point then they were down 9-7 before they tie it in the eighth with two runs.  Unfortunately, Ken Clay gave [...]

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 6, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Rangers 9, Yankees 5  (14-10)
The Yankees five game winning streak came to an abrupt end as Dick Tidrow and the Yankees pen were pummelled by the Rangers’ hitters.  Tidrow fell to 1-3 and he gave up five runs on six hits and four walks with one strikeout in 5 1/3 [...]

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 [...]

May 1, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 8, Royals 4  (11-9)
Jim Beattie gave up four runs through the first innings but the Yankees came back to blowout the Royals.  The Yanks tied it in the fifth with three runs then they busted the game open in the seventh with four more.  Mickey Rivers went two for [...]

April 25, 1978 at Memorial Stadium
Yankees 4, Orioles 3  (8-8)
The Yankees evened up their record at eight wins and eight losses behind a solid start in rookie Jim Beattie’s major league debut.  He gave up just a single run on five hits and three walks with three strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.  Sparky Lyle was [...]

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 18, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 4, Orioles 3  (5-5)
Reggie Jackson broke a 3-3 tie with a ninth inning walk off solo homer to win it for the Yankees.  Jackson also drew two walks and he finished the game with two runs.  Roy White and Thurman Munson each had two hits and an RBI in [...]

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 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 [...]

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 26, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 4, Indians 2  (97-59)
The Yankees shaved their magic number down to four with their with their fourth straight win.  Mike Torrez got the Yankees through the sixth inning and he picked up the win.  He gave up two runs on six hits and four walks with one strikeout in [...]

September 15, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Red Sox 7, Yankees 3  (90-57)
The almost always reliable Sparky Lyle was tagged for six runs in the sixth inning as the Red Sox salvaged the final game against the Yankees.  Lyle dropped to 12-5 after he came in to relieve Mike Torrez.
Thurman Munson belted a two run homer, his [...]

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 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 [...]

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 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 25, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 6, Twins 4  (75-51)
It was another game, another August win as the Yankees continued to tear up their opponents in the summer month.  Mickey Rivers played a role in three of the Yankees five runs and he went three for four with two RBIs and a run.  Thurman Munson [...]

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 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 20, 1977 at Arlington Stadium
Yankees 6, Rangers 2  (71-50)
Dick Tidrow improved to 8-4 on the season with a nice start in the Yankees 6-2 win over the Rangers.  He gave up two runs on five hits and a walk with three strikeouts in seven solid innings.  Sparky Lyle didn’t give up a hit in [...]