Yankees History

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.