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 25, 1978 at Tiger Stadium
Yankees 4, Tigers 2 (41-29)
The Yankees pulled off a win in their series finale with the Tigers and it was behind some exceptional hitting by Thurman Munson. He went three for four with two RBIs while Damasco Garcia went two for four with three runs.
Don Gullett improved to a perfect 3-0. […]
June 24, 1978 at Tiger Stadium
Tigers 4, Yankees 3 (40-29)
The Yankees managed three runs despite tallying just four hits but it wasn’t enough as they dropped their first game of the series with the Tigers. Thurman Munson had two of those four hits and Reggie Jackson drove in a run.
Ken Clay gave up three runs […]
June 9, 1978 at Anaheim Stadium
Yankees 3, Angels 1 (32-22)
The Yankees continued their west coast swing and they picked up their second win in a row as they opened up a series with the Angels. Ed Figueroa threw a solid game and he improved to 6-4. He gave up one run on seven hits and […]
June 5, 1978 at the Kingdome
Mariners 7, Yankees 3 (30-21)
The Yankees dropped their third straight as the Mariners racked up seventeen hits. Ed Figueroa took the brunt of the Mariners offensive attack and he fell to 5-4. He gave up six runs on nine hits and three walks with one strikeout in four innings.
Thurman Munson […]
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 21, 1978 at Exhibition Stadium
Yankees 2, Blue Jays 1 (22-14)
The Yankees ensured at least a split of their four game series with the Jays as they took the first game of their sunday doubleheader behind a nice outing by Ed Figueroa. He gave up just one run on eight hits with a walk and […]
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 5, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 5, Rangers 2 (14-9)
The Yankees won their fifth straight game as Ron Guidry and Goose Gossage combined to shut down the Rangers. Guidry improved to 3-0 and he gave up just one run on six hits and five walks with seven strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings. Gossage gave up […]
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 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 11, 1978 at County Stadium
Brewers 9, Yankees 6 (1-3)
The Yankees put six runs on the board and outhit the Brewers but still lost their for the third time in four games to open up the season. Catfish Hunter made his season debut and it was a rough one as he gave up six runs […]
October 1, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Tigers 10, Yankees 7 (99-62)
The Yankees dropped their third straight game but they finally clinched the American League East after the Red Sox lost to the Orioles. Mike Torrez was shelled for five runs in 2 2/3 innings and Larry McCall gave up five runs in 5 1/3 innings of relief […]
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 […]
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 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 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 13, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 4, Red Sox 2 (89-56)
In what very well may have been the biggest series of the years, the Yankees got it done in the opener behind a solid start by Ron Guidry. He gave up just two runs on five hits and three walks with nine strikeouts and the […]
September 9, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 2, Blue Jays 0 (87-54)
Mike Torrez improved to 16-12 with one of his best starts of the season. He gave up just three hits and two walks with five strikeouts in a complete game shutout.
Cliff Johnson drove in one of the two Yankees runs with a solo homerun. Thurman […]
September 7, 1977 at Cleveland Stadium
Yankees 4, Indians 3 (85-54)
The Yankees went into the top of the ninth inning down 3-0 but they rallied to tie the game up and send it into extra frames. Then Thurman Munson scored on Reggie Jackson’s single in the top of the tenth to complete the comeback. Mickey Rivers […]
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 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 17, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 7, Tigers 5 (68-50)
The Tigers scored four unanswered runs but the closest they could come is to within two runs as the Yankees won their fourth straight game. Ed Figueroa improved to 12-8 but his start was hardly spectacular. He gave up five runs on twelve hits and two […]
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 […]
August 6, 1977 at the Kingdome
Mariners 9, Yankees 2 (59-49)
Catfish Hunter had one of his worst starts of the season in the Yankees third straight loss. He fell to 6-7 and he gave up eight runs on nine hits and three walks with three strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.
Mickey Rivers went three for four wth […]
July 28, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 14, Orioles 2 (55-45)
The Yankees poured on the offense in a game where three different Yankees drove in three runs a piece. Chris Chambliss went three for three with two walks, three RBIs and two runs. Thurman Munson, Graig Nettles and Roy White all went yard in the win.
Mike […]
July 21, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 7, Brewers 0 (51-42)
Catfish Hunter got the Yankees off to a nice start at they opened up the second half with a shutout win over the Brewers in the first game of a doubleheader. Hunter gave up just five hits and two walks with three strikeouts and the complete […]
July 15, 1977 at Royals Stadium
Royals 7, Yankees 4 (50-40)
Ron Guidry had a tough time against the Royals and he fell to 6-5 with the loss. He gave up six runs on eight hits and one walk with four strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.
Thurman Munson was the hitting star in the loss. He went three […]
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