Yankees History

May 12, 1978 at Royals Stadium
Royals 4, Yankees 3  (16-11)

Graig Nettles homered in his third straight game but it was enough as the Yankees lost to the Royals.  Chris Chambliss finished two for four and he scored a run.

Ed Figueroa threw a solid game but it wasn’t enough as he came within one out of going the distance.  He gave up three runs on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 8 2/3 innings.  Goose Gossage took the loss when he gave up a solo homer to Amos Otis, the only batter he faced in the game.  The loss dropped his record to 2-4 on the season.

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 improved to 2-3 and he had four walks with five strikeouts.

Chris Chambliss had the big hit with a walk off solo homer in the bottom of the twelth.  Graig Nettles accounted for the other two runs with a two run shot in the third inning.  It was Nettles third homer of the season and for Chambliss, it was his first.

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 five with a triple, two RBIs and two runs while Chris Chambliss singled, drove in two and scored once.

The bullpen did a really nice job in this one as Rawly Eastwick picked up the win with 4 1/3 shutout innings of relief.  He improved to 1-0 and he gave up five hits while he struck out three.  Sparky Lyle threw 1 2/3 shutout innings and he picked up his third save of the season.

April 30, 1978 at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees 3, Twins 2  (10-9)

Chris Chambliss singled home Reggie Jackson in the top of the ninth inning to break a 2-2 tie to provide the winning run.  It was Chambliss’ second RBI of the day and he finished with a team high three hits.  Reggie Jackson also had a nice day at the plate and he went three for four with a stolen base, two runs and an RBI.

Ron Guidry gave up two unearned runs in 6 1/3 innings in a solid start that resulted in a no decision.  Rich Gossage had his best outing of the season and he improved to 1-3.  He gave up just two hits with two strikeouts in 2 2/3 shutout innings.

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 touched up for two runs in the ninth but he held on to pick up his second save of the season.

Jim Spencer had two hits including a solo homer.  It was his third homerun of the season.  Chris Chambliss singled twice, scored a run, drove in one and stole a base in the win.

April 24, 1978 at Memorial Stadium
Yankees 8, Orioles 2  (7-8)

The Yankees ran up the scored on the Orioles and it was Chris Chambliss who led the way.  He went two for five with a double, three RBIs and a run while five hitters had two hits.  Also, all eight runs were scored by different Yankees and all eight runs came in the fifth inning.

Ron Guidry improved to 2-0 with a nice start and all of the run support.  He gave up one unearned run on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts in seven innings.  Rich Gossage gave up a run in his two innings of work.

April 9, 1978 at Arlington Stadium
Yankees 7, Rangers 1  (1-1)

The Yankees won their first game of the season behind a nice hitting day by their World Series hero, Reggie Jackson.  The slugger went four for five with two doubles, an RBI and two runs.  Chris Chambliss also had a nice game and he went three for four with two RBIs and a run.

Ed Figueroa got it done on the mound and he improved to 1-0.  He gave up one run on three hits with two strikeouts in the complete game win.

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 in the bottom of the ninth that broke a 1-1 tie.  A very nice start by Ron Guidry went to waste and he gave up one run on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts in seven innings.

It didn’t help that the Yankees pushed just one runner across the plate.  In the fifth inning, Lou Piniella led off things with a triple and then he later scored on Chris Chambliss’ single.  Chambliss and Bucky Dent were the only Yankees with more then one hit in the game.

October 2, 1987 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 8, Tigers 7  (100-62)

The Yankees came from behind in their final regular season game to win a nice, even one hundred games on the season.  Down 7-5, the Yankees scored three in the eighth to take the lead and win the game.  Elrod Hendricks doubled home two runs in the inning while the game winner was an Alston sac. fly that scored Chris Chambliss.

Graig Nettles was three for five with a run and two doubles.  Mickey Klutts belted a two run homer, the first of his career, while Gene Locklear went three for five with two RBIs and a run.

Ken Clay gave up two runs in four innings of work in his start.  Stan Thomas picked up the win despite some rocky relief innings.  He improved to 3-6 and he gave up four runs on four hits and four walks with a strikeout in four innings.

Next up for the Yankees was the ALCS and it would be the Kansas City Royals as their opponents.  Things would kick off in three days in Yankee Stadium.

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 complete game win pushed his record to 14-6 on the season.

Mickey Rivers went two for four and he had the big hit of the game with a two run homer in the fifth inning.  Thurman Munson was the other Yankee hitter with a pair of hits and Chris Chambliss doubled, drove in a run and scored.

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.  He gave up four runs on eight hits and one walk with four strikeouts in the complete game win.

August 24, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 11, Twins 1  (74-51)

The Yankees put on an impressive offensive display as they got home and continued their impressive month of August.  Chris Chambliss, Bucky Dent, Mickey Rivers and Roy White all went yard in the game.  White had three hits and three runs while Chambliss’ shot was a three run homer.

Lost in all the offense was a great start by Catfish Hunter.  He gave up just one run on four hits and three walks with two strikeouts in the complete game win. 

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 two runs in the seventh and two more in the eighth as he fell to 12-9.  Even Sparky Lyle was touched up in that eighth inning and he gave up an insurance while also allowing the inherited go ahead run to score.

The Yankees scored all three of their runs on solo homers. Chris Chambliss, Mickey Rivers and Lou Piniella all went yard and for Chambliss, it was his fourteenth of the season.

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 strikeouts in seven innings of work.  Sparky Lyle threw two shutout innings to close the game out and he picked up his 20th save of the season.

Graig Nettles homered and drove in both Yankees runs in the win.  Chris Chambliss singled and he scored a run.

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 walks with seven strikeouts in 8 1/3 innings.  Sparky Lyle got the final two outs and he picked up his seventeenth save of the season.

Chris Chambliss tripled twice, drove in a run and scored two runs.  Thurman Munson went three for five with a double, a run and an RBI.  Mickey Rivers homered and drove in two runs.

August 16, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 11, White Sox 10  (67-50)

The Yankees blew a five run lead in the top of ninth only to come back and win it with a two run walk off homer in the bottom of the ninth by Chris Chambliss.   Chris Chambliss finished the game with three runs and three RBIs while Buck Dent went two for four with a double, three RBIs and a run.

Ron Guidry and Sparky Lyle each gave up three runs in that disastrous ninth inning.  It was Ken Clay who got the final out and he picked up his first win of the season.

August 14, 1987 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 15, Angels 3  (65-50)

Just about everyone was a hitting star in the Yankees 15-3 blowout win over the Angels but leadoff hitter Mickey Rivers led the way for the team.  He had a team high four hits with a homerun, three RBIs and three runs.  Reggie Jackson tripled, walked, drove in three and scored while Chris Chambliss went three for five with two RBIs and a run.

Dick Tidrow improved to 7-4 on the season with a nice start.  He gave up two hits and he struck out four in six shutout innings.  Rookie Gil Patterson gave up three runs in the final three frames but he picked up his first and only career save.

August 13, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Angels 6, Yankees 5  (64-50)

The Yankees five game winning streak came to an end in a twelve inning loss to the Angels.  Sparky Lyle was called on to throw more innings in a game since mid-May and he finally caved in and gave up a run in his sixth inning of work.  The loss dropped Lyle to 8-4 on the season.

Chris Chambliss belted a three run homer off of Nolan Ryan in the loss.  Carlos May went three for six and he drove in a run.

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 Thurman Munson had a team high three hits and two runs.

Catfish Hunter went the distance and he improved to 7-7 on the season.  He gave up one run on six hits and a walk with two strikeouts.

August 12, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 9, Angels 3  (64-49)

Reggie Jackson homered twice and he scored three runs as the Yankees not only swept their doubleheader over the Angels, they also won their fifth straight.  The homers brought his season total up to 21 on the season.  Lou Piniella also had a nice game and he went three for four with three runs.

Ed Figueroa improved to 11-8 on the season with a complete game.  He gave up three runs on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

August 11, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 3, Athletics 0  (62-49)

The Yankees made it three straight wins and the got this one behind one of Mike Torrez’s best starts of the season.  He gave up just two hits and he struck out four in the complete game shutout and the win improved his record to 12-10 on the season.

Chris Chambliss went two for three with a double, a run and an RBI.  Reggie Jackson singled, stole a base, drove in a run and scored.

August 5, 1977 at the Kingdome
Mariners 5, Yankees 3 (59-48)

Ed Figueroa fell to 10-8 on the season with a rough start in the Yankees loss in their series opener to the Mariners. He gave up five runs on eighth hits with two strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.

Reggie Jackson belted a two run homer in the loss. It was his nineteenth long ball of the season. Chris Chambliss doubled and scored a run.

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 Torrez picked up the win and he improved to 9-10 on the season.  He gave up two runs on four hits and four walks with six strikeouts in the complete game.

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 the game and he picked up his fourth save of the season.

Chris Chambliss went three for four with two doubles and a run.  Lou Piniella singled and drove in two runs.

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 game shutout pushed his record to 6-4 on the season.

Graig Nettles provided a lot of the offense with a big three run homer.  It was his 21st homerun of the season.  Roy White went three for five with an RBI.  Chris Chambliss went two for four with a triple, an RBI and two runs.

July 21, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Brewers 5, Yankees 4  (51-43)

The Yankees blew a big lead and in the process, failed to sweep a doubleheader over the Brewers.  Up 4-0 for pretty much the entire game, the Brewers tagged Ed Figueroa and Sparky Lyle in the ninth for four runs to send the game into extra frames and then Dick Tidrow gave up a run in the tenth as the Brewers completed the comeback.  Tidrow took the loss and he fell to 6-4 on the season.

Thurman Munson went three for five with a run.  Paul Blair singled and he drove in two runs in the loss.

July 16, 1977 at Royals Stadium
Royals 5, Yankees 1  (50-41)

Mike Torrez had a tough time and the Royals tagged him for single runs in the first four frames as the Yankees lost their second straight game.  Torrez gave up four runs on ten hits and two walks in 5 1/3 innings and the loss dropped him to 8-9 on the season.

Offense was the big problem and the Yankees didn’t get much of it.  Chris Chambliss went three for four and Bucky Dent singled and he scored the only run.

July 13, 1977 at County Stadium
Brewers 9, Yankees 8  (49-39)

The Yankees scored five runs in the eighth inning to make a 9-3 deficit into a one run game but they fell just short of sending the game into extra frames.  Mickey Rivers was the big run producer of the game. He belted two homers and he drove in four runs.  Chris Chambliss went three for five with a run.

Catfish Hunter took the loss and he fell to 5-4 on the season.  He gave up six runs on eight hits and two walks with four strikeouts in five innings of work.

July 5, 1977 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 5, Indians 4  (46-35)

The Yankees played a back and forth game against the Indians, but once Sparky Lyle came into the pitch, the Indians were pretty much completely shut down.  He held the Indians to just a single hit in 4 1/3 shutout innings to close out the game and he improved to 7-2 on the season.

Reggie Jackson went three for four with two doubles, a run and an RBI.  Chris Chambliss went two for four with a double and two runs.

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 up the win and he improved to 8-6 on the season.  He gave up three runs on six hits and five walks with three strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings.

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 runs.

Ed Figueroa coasted to an easy win with a good enough start.  He gave up three runs on nine hits and six walks with two strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.  Sparky Lyle didn’t retired ten straight hitters and he picked up save number nine.

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 came in and let them both score.  Guidry took the loss and he fell to 3-2 on the season.

Chris Chambliss hit a solo homerun in the loss.  Roy White was the only Yankee with two hits in the game.