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May 3, 2008

Three Yankees Homer In Fourth Straight Win

by @ 3:19 am. Filed under Graig Nettles, Reggie Jackson, Ed Figueroa, 1978 Yankees, Jim Spencer, 1978 Yankees Diary - May, Goose Gossage

May 3, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 6, Royals 5  (13-9)

The Yankees homered their way to a sweep over the Royals in what was their fourth straight win.  Jim Spencer, Reggie Jackson and Graig Nettles all went yard for the Yanks.  Spencer’s homer was a two run shot and Graig Nettles solo shot in the eighth broke a 5-5 tie to win it for the Yankees.

Ed Figueroa had a tough start but it was still good enough for the win.  He gave up five runs on ten hits and a walk with three strikeouts in eight innings.  Goose Gossage struck out two in a perfect ninth and he picked up his first save since joining the Yankees.

April 25, 2008

Jim Beattie Wins Major League Debut

by @ 3:55 am. Filed under Sparky Lyle, Chris Chambliss, 1978 Yankees, 1978 Yankees Diary - April, Jim Spencer, Jim Beattie

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 15, 2008

Mickey Rivers Powers Yankees to Win Over Cubs

by @ 3:23 am. Filed under Ed Figueroa, Mickey Rivers, 1978 Yankees, 1978 Yankees Diary - April, Jim Spencer

April 15, 1978 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 3, White Sox 2  (3-4)

Mickey Rivers belted a two run blast in the bottom of the eighth inning to turn a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 win for the Yankees.  Jim Spencer drove in the other run with a solo shot in fourth inning.  It was his second long ball of the season.

Ed Figueroa improved to 2-0 with a nice start.  He gave up two runs on twelve hits with two strikeouts in the complete game win.

April 12, 2008

Rich Gossage Is Hit Hard Again In Yankees Third Straight Loss

by @ 3:28 am. Filed under Graig Nettles, Mickey Rivers, Ken Holtzman, 1978 Yankees, 1978 Yankees Diary - April, Rich Gossage, Jim Spencer

April 12, 1978 at County Stadium
Brewers 5, Yankees 3  (1-3)

Rich Gossage’s start as a Yankee continued to be a rough one as he was shelled again to drop to 0-2 in just two relief appearances.  He gave up three runs on three hits with three strikeouts in three innings of work.  In the meantime, Ken Holtzman had a decent start go to waste.  He gave up two runs on four hits and four walks with two strikeouts in five frames.

Jim Spencer and Graig Nettles hit solo shots in the loss.  Mickey Rivers was the only Yankee with two hits with his pair of singles.

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