1977 New York Yankees season

Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees March 2026 November 2013 New York Yankees 1977 World Series championsAmerican League championsAmerican League East champions American League 100-62 (.617) East Yankee Stadium New York City George Steinbrenner Gabe Paul Billy Martin WMCA–AM 570(Frank Messer, Phil Rizzuto, Bill White, Pam Boucher) WPIX–TV 11(Phil Rizzuto, Frank Messer, Bill White) The 1977 New York Yankees season was the 75th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 100–62 and won the World Series. The series victory was the 21st title in franchise history and the first under the ownership of George Steinbrenner. New York was managed by Billy Martin and played at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx. The season was brought to life years later in the book and drama-documentary The Bronx is Burning. The Yankees also hosted the 1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. To date, this is the most recent time the All-Star Game host team has won the World Series the same year. Offseason The Yankees signed Reggie Jackson to a five-year contract, totaling $2.96 million, on November 29, 1976. Upon arriving in New York, Jackson asked for uniform number 9, which he had worn in Oakland and Baltimore. However, that number was being worn by third baseman Graig Nettles. So, noting that then-all-time home run leader Hank Aaron had just retired, Jackson asked for and received number 44, Aaron's number. Notable transactions November 5, 1976: Jim Mason was drafted from the Yankees by the Toronto Blue Jays as the 30th pick in the 1976 MLB expansion draft.Jim Mason at Baseball Reference January 11, 1977: Willie McGee was drafted by the Yankees in the first round (15th pick) of the 1977 Major League Baseball draft (secondary phase) and he signed on June 6.Willie McGee at Baseball Reference January 20, 1977: Elliott Maddox and Rick Bladt were traded by the Yankees to the Baltimore Orioles for Paul Blair.Paul Blair at Baseball Reference February 17, 1977: Sandy Alomar Sr. was traded by the Yankees to the Texas Rangers for Brian Doyle, Greg Pryor and cash.Brian Doyle at Baseball Reference March 26, 1977: Kerry Dineen was traded by the Yankees to the Philadelphia Phillies for Sergio Ferrer.Kerry Dineen at Baseball Reference Regular season The team finished in first place in the American League East with a record of 100 62 y, 2½ games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles to successfully defend their division title. In the best-of-five League Championship Series (ALCS), they beat the Kansas City Royals in five games. In the World Series, New York defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games. Season standings New York Yankees Record vs. opponents NYY Notable transactions April 5: Oscar Gamble, LaMarr Hoyt, minor leaguer Bob Polinsky, and $200,000 were traded by the Yankees to the Chicago White Sox for Bucky Dent.Oscar Gamble at Baseball Reference April 27: Dock Ellis, Larry Murray, and Marty Perez were traded by the Yankees to the Oakland Athletics for Mike Torrez.Dock Ellis at Baseball Reference August 2: The Yankees acquired Stan Thomas from the Seattle Mariners for future considerations.Stan Thomas at Baseball Reference Draft picks June 7: 1977 Major League Baseball draft Joe Lefebvre was selected by the Yankees in the third round, and signed on July 6.Joe Lefebvre at Baseball Reference Chuck Hensley was selected by the Yankees in the tenth round.Chuck Hensley at Baseball Reference Chris Welsh was selected by the Yankees in the 21st round.Chris Welsh at Baseball Reference All-Star game Yankee Stadium hosted the All-Star Game on July 19, less than a week after the blackout. Four Yankees were in the game: Willie Randolph and Reggie Jackson were in the starting lineup at second base and right field, while relief pitcher Sparky Lyle and third baseman Graig Nettles were part of the roster as reserves. The National League defeated the American League 7–5. Roster 1977 New York Yankees Roster Pitchers 50 Ken Clay 36 Dock Ellis 31 Ed Figueroa 35 Don Gullett 49 Ron Guidry 53 Ken Holtzman 29 Catfish Hunter 28 Sparky Lyle 51 Larry McCall 22 Gil Patterson 36 Stan Thomas 19 Dick Tidrow 48,24 Mike Torrez Catchers 40 Fran Healy 18 Elrod Hendricks 41 Cliff Johnson 15 Thurman Munson Infielders 10 Chris Chambliss 20 Bucky Dent 39 Mickey Klutts  9 Graig Nettles 27 Marty Perez 30 Willie Randolph 11 Fred Stanley 25 George Zeber Outfielders 27,59 Dell Alston 54 Dave Bergman  2 Paul Blair 44 Reggie Jackson 46 Gene Locklear 38 Carlos May 14 Lou Piniella 17 Mickey Rivers  6 Roy White 24 Jimmy Wynn Other batters 48 Dave Kingman Manager  1 Billy Martin Coaches  8 Yogi Berra 21 Cloyd Boyer 33 Bobby Cox 42 Art Fowler 32 Elston Howard 34 Dick Howser Characters Reggie Jackson Jackson's first season with the Yankees was a difficult one. Although team owner George Steinbrenner and several players, most notably catcher and team captain Thurman Munson and outfielder Lou Piniella, were excited about his arrival, Martin was not. He had managed the Detroit Tigers in 1972 when Jackson's A's beat them in the league playoffs. Jackson was once quoted as saying of Martin, "I hate him, but if I played for him, I'd probably love him." The relationship between Jackson and his new teammates was strained due to an interview with SPORT magazine writer Robert Ward. During spring training at the Yankees' camp in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Jackson and Ward were having drinks at a nearby bar. Jackson's version of the story is that he noted that the Yankees had won the pennant the year before, but lost the World Series to the Reds, and suggested that they needed one thing more to win it all, and pointed out the various ingredients in his drink. Ward suggested that Jackson might be "the straw that stirs the drink." But when the story appeared in the May 1977 issue of SPORT, Ward quoted Jackson as saying, "This team, it all flows from me. I'm the straw that stirs the drink. Maybe I should say me and Munson, but he can only stir it bad." Thurman Munson Thurman Munson was "uncharacteristically happy" about the team getting Jackson in large part because he believed he had received "a verbal agreement from Steinbrenner that, with the exception of Catfish Hunter (who'd signed a five-year, $3.75 million contract with the Yankees before the 1975 season), he [Munson] would always be the highest-paid player on the team." But, Steinbrenner did not follow through and adjust Munson's contract upward. As the baseball book Stars and Strikes: Baseball and America in the Bicentennial Summer of ‘76 puts it, "But the Yankee captain wouldn't be smiling for long, once he realized that Steinbrenner had no intention of making good on their agreement."Stars and Strikes: Baseball and America in the Bicentennial Summer of ‘76, Dan Epstein, St. Martin's Press, 2014, pages 365-66. An article in The New York Times in January 1977 reported, "Munson, however, has continued to be disturbed with Steinbrenner because of what he said first was the owner's denial of any verbal agreement and secand [second] was Steinbrenner's misleading him on Jackson's salary."Chass Murray Verbal Agreements Cited by Catcher The New York Times 1977-01-19 https://www.nytimes.com/1977/01/19/archives/verbal-agreements-cited-by-catcher-munson-says-yankees-renege-on.html 2025-03-21 Billy Martin Martin feuded publicly with both Yankee owner Steinbrenner and star outfielder Jackson. In one especially infamous incident on Saturday, June 18, in the second game of a three-game sweep by the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, Martin pulled Jackson off the field in mid-inning for failing to hustle on a check-swing pop double by Boston's Jim Rice. Replaced in right field by Paul Blair, Jackson confronted Martin when he returned to the dugout, and Martin had to be restrained by his coaches (Elston Howard and Yogi Berra) from fighting with Jackson during the nationally televised Game of the Week.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qYAcAAAAIBAJ&pg=5982%2C946393 Pittsburgh Press UPI Martin, Jackson clash as Yanks lose, 10-4 June 20, 1977 D5https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8cdVAAAAIBAJ&pg=3930%2C5210134 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire service reports Martin might be fighting to save his job June 20, 1977 1Dhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BNshAAAAIBAJ&pg=2027%2C5877218 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania Associated Press Shouting match! June 19, 1977 69 In popular culture Jonathan Mahler wrote a bestselling book entitled Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bronx Is Burning about the turmoil in New York City in 1977, including the Son of Sam, the blackout, and how Yankees season rallied the people of New York. The book was adapted for an ESPN miniseries, The Bronx Is Burning The 1977 Yankees season provides a backdrop in the Spike Lee film Summer of Sam. Game log Regular season Legend Yankees win Yankees loss Postponement Clinched divisionBoldYankees team member New York Yankees 1977 1977 regular season game log: 100–62 (Home: 55–26; Away: 45–36)1977 New York Yankees Schedule & Results https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYA/1977-schedule-scores.shtml Baseball Reference 28 March 2025 y New York Yankees 1977 April: 11–9 (Home: 5–4; Away: 6–5) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || April 11, 1977 || 8:40p.m. EST || @ Royals || 4–5 (13) || Littell (1–0) || Tidrow (0–1) || — || 3:34 || 39,460 || 1–3 || L3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 || April 13, 1977 || 8:30p.m. EST || @ Royals || 5–3 || Guidry (1–0) || Hassler (1–1) || — || 2:58 || 20,089 || 2–3 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 16 || April 25, 1977 || 8:40p.m. EDT || @ Orioles || 9–6 || Tidrow (2–1) || D. Martínez (0–1) || Lyle (4) || 3:06 || 17,624 || 8–8 || W6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 17 || April 26, 1977 || 7:31p.m. EDT || @ Orioles || 2–6 || May (2–2) || Holtzman (1–1) || — || 2:15 || 12,884 || 8–9 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 18 || April 27, 1977 || 7:32p.m. EDT || @ Orioles || 4–3 || Lyle (1–1) || D. Martínez (0–2) || — || 2:51 || 15,647 || 9–9 || W1 |- y New York Yankees 1977 May: 15–12 (Home: 8–7; Away: 4–8) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- style="background:#bfb;" | 34 || May 19, 1977 || 8:00p.m. EDT || Orioles || 9–1 || Figueroa (5–2) || Flanagan (1–2) || — || 2:09 || 15,909 || 20–14 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 35 || May 20, 1977 || 8:00p.m. EDT || Orioles || 5–6 || D. Martínez (2–2) || Tidrow (2–2) || — || 3:01 || 25,872 || 20–15 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 36 || May 21, 1977 || 2:00p.m. EDT || Orioles || 3–4 (12) || T. Martinez (1–0) || Lyle (2–2) || — || 3:12 || 19,968 || 20–16 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 37 (1) || May 22, 1977 || 1:00p.m. EDT || Orioles || 1–5 || May (5–4) || Hunter (1–3) || — || 2:23 || — || 20–17 || L3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 38 (2) || May 22, 1977 || 3:48p.m. EDT || Orioles || 8–2 || Guidry (3–0) || McGregor (1–1) || — || 2:19 || 43,285 || 21–17 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |39 || May 23, 1977 || || style="Boston Red Sox 1975thru1978 1977 2;" |Red Sox |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |40 || May 24, 1977 || || style="Boston Red Sox 1975thru1978 1977 2;" |Red Sox |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |41 (1) || May 25, 1977 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |5:30p.m. EDT || style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1977 2;" |Rangers || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |W 3–2 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |Patterson (1–1) || style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1977 2;" |Blyleven (4–5) || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |Lyle (7) || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |2:35 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |23–18 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |42 (2) || May 25, 1977 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |8:30p.m. EDT || style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1977 2;" |Rangers || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |L 0–1 || style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1977 2;" |Perry (4–4) || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |Torrez (5–3) || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |2:23 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |19,693 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |23–19 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |43 || May 27, 1977 || || style="Chicago White Sox 1976thru1986 1977 2;" |White Sox |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |44 || May 28, 1977 || || style="Chicago White Sox 1976thru1986 1977 2;" |White Sox |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |45 || May 29, 1977 || || style="Chicago White Sox 1976thru1986 1977 2;" |White Sox |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |46 || May 30, 1977 || || style="Boston Red Sox 1975thru1978 1977 2;" |@ Red Sox |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |47 || May 31, 1977 || || style="Boston Red Sox 1975thru1978 1977 2;" |@ Red Sox |- y New York Yankees 1977 June: 16–12 (Home: 7–2; Away: 9–10) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |50 || June 3, 1977 || || style="Chicago White Sox 1976thru1986 1977 2;" |@ White Sox |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |51 || June 4, 1977 || || style="Chicago White Sox 1976thru1986 1977 2;" |@ White Sox |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |52 || June 5, 1977 || || style="Chicago White Sox 1976thru1986 1977 2;" |@ White Sox |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |53 || June 6, 1977 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |8:40p.m. EDT || style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1977 2;" |@ Rangers || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |W 9–2 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;"|Hunter (2–3) || style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1977 2;" |Alexander (6–3) || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |2:24 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |21,978 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |30–23 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |54 || June 7, 1977 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |8:35p.m. EDT || style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1977 2;" |@ Rangers || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |L 3–7 || style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1977 2;" |Lindblad (2–3) || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |Figueroa (7–4) || style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1977 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |2:40 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |18,075 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |30–24 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 60 || June 13, 1977 || 8:00p.m. EDT || Royals || 3–8 || Splittorff (5–4) || Torrez (7–5) || Mingori (2) || 2:25 || 22,420 || 34–26 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 61 || June 14, 1977 || 8:00p.m. EDT || Royals || 4–2 || Gullett (6–2) || Hassler (3–2) || — || 2:19 || 19,559 || 35–26 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 62 || June 16, 1977 || 8:00p.m. EDT || Royals || 7–0 || Guidry (5–2) || Leonard (4–7) || — || 2:02 || 26,391 || 36–26 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |63 || June 17, 1977 || || style="Boston Red Sox 1975thru1978 1977 2;" |@ Red Sox |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |64 || June 18, 1977 || || style="Boston Red Sox 1975thru1978 1977 2;" |@ Red Sox |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |65 || June 19, 1977 || || style="Boston Red Sox 1975thru1978 1977 2;" |@ Red Sox |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |69 || June 24, 1977 || || style="Boston Red Sox 1975thru1978 1977 2;" |Red Sox |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |70 || June 25, 1977 || || style="Boston Red Sox 1975thru1978 1977 2;" |Red Sox |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |71 || June 26, 1977 || || style="Boston Red Sox 1975thru1978 1977 2;" |Red Sox |- y New York Yankees 1977 July: 16–12 (Home: 10–5; Away: 6–7) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- style="background:#bfb;" | 83 || July 8, 1977 || 7:37p.m. EDT || @ Orioles || 7–5 || Gullett (7–3) || May (10–8) || Lyle (14) || 2:52 || 33,738 || 48–35 || W4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 84 || July 9, 1977 || 7:38p.m. EDT || @ Orioles || 5–6 || T. Martinez (2–0) || Lyle (7–3) || Drago (4) || 2:34 || 44,193 || 48–36 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 85 || July 10, 1977 || 2:11p.m. EDT || @ Orioles || 0–6 || Grimsley (8–4) || Figueroa (8–7) || — || 2:12 || 34,299 || 48–37 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 86 || July 11, 1977 || 8:39p.m. EDT || @ Orioles || 3–4 || Flanagan (6–8) || Torrez (8–8) || — || 2:56 || 42,603 || 48–38 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 90 || July 15, 1977 || 8:30p.m. EDT || @ Royals || 4–7 || Splittorff (7–5) || Guidry (6–5) || Mingori (3) || 2:26 || 36,743 || 50–40 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 91 || July 16, 1977 || 8:30p.m. EDT || @ Royals || 1–5 || Leonard (9–9) || Torrez (8–9) || — || 2:20 || 40,054 || 50–41 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 92 || July 17, 1977 || 2:30p.m. EDT || @ Royals || 4–8 || Hassler (6–2) || Clay (0–1) || — || 2:51 || 38,699 || 50–42 || L3 |-style=background:#bbbfff | ASG || July 19, 1977 || 8:15p.m. EDT || 48th All-Star Game in Bronx, NYNL @ AL || 5–7 || – || – || – || 2:34 || 56,683 || – || ASG |- style="background:#bfb;" | 97 || July 24, 1977 || 2:00p.m. EDT || Royals || 3–1 || Gullett (9–3) || Hassler (6–3) || Tidrow (4) || 2:30|| 41,060 || 53–44 || W2 |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || July 25, 1977 || 8:00p.m. EDT || Royals || colspan="8"|Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: August 29) |- style="background:#bfb;" | 98 || July 26, 1977 || 8:00p.m. EDT || Orioles || 5–4 (10) || Lyle (8–3) || McGregor (1–2) || — || 2:48 || 32,097 || 54–44 || W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 99 || July 27, 1977 || 8:00p.m. EDT || Orioles || 4–6 || Palmer (12–8) || Hunter (6–5) || T. Martinez (5) || 3:15 || 47,271 || 54–45 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 100 || July 28, 1977 || 2:00p.m. EDT || Orioles || 14–2 || Torrez (9–10) || May (11–9) || — || 2:40 || 40,818 || 55–45 || W1 |- y New York Yankees 1977 August: 22–9 (Home: 12–2; Away: 10–7) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |116 || August 15, 1977 || || style="Chicago White Sox 1976thru1986 1977 2;" |White Sox |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |117 || August 16, 1977 || || style="Chicago White Sox 1976thru1986 1977 2;" |White Sox |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |120 || August 19, 1977 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |8:35p.m. EDT || style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1977 2;" |@ Rangers || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |W 8–1 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |Torrez (14–10) || style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1977 2;" |Moret (2–1) || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |2:15 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |31,159 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |70–50 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |W6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |121 || August 20, 1977 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |8:35p.m. EDT || style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1977 2;" |@ Rangers || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |W 6–2 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |Tidrow (8–4) || style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1977 2;" |Perry (10–10) || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |Lyle (19) || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |2:35 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |34,004 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |71–50 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |W7 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |122 || August 21, 1977 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |8:35p.m. EDT || style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1977 2;" |@ Rangers || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |W 2–1 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |Guidry (10–6) || style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1977 2;" |Alexander (13–8) || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |Lyle (20) || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |2:26 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |27,004 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |72–50 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |W8 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |123 || August 22, 1977 || || style="Chicago White Sox 1976thru1986 1977 2;" |@ White Sox |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |124 || August 23, 1977 || || style="Chicago White Sox 1976thru1986 1977 2;" |@ White Sox |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |127 || August 26, 1977 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |8:00p.m. EDT || style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1977 2;" |Rangers || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |W 6–5 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |Clay (2–3) || style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1977 2;" |Moret (2–2) || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |Lyle (21) || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |2:38|| style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |29,000 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |76–51 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |W4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |128 || August 27, 1977 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |2:00p.m. EDT || style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1977 2;" |Rangers || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |L 2–8 || style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1977 2;" |Blyleven (12–11) || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |Torrez (15–11) || style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1977 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |2:37|| style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |33,179 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |76–51 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |129 || August 28, 1977 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |2:00p.m. EDT || style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1977 2;" |Rangers || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |W 1–0 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |Guidry (11–6) || style="Texas Rangers 1972thru1993 1977 2;" |Ellis (7–11) || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |— || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |2:37|| style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |37,714 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |77–51 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 130 || August 29, 1977 || 2:00p.m. EDT || Royals || 5–3 || Lyle (10–4) || Mingori (1–4) || — || 2:29|| 31,269 || 78–52 || W2 |- y New York Yankees 1977 September: 19–9 (Home: 7–4; Away: 12–5) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |145 || September 13, 1977 || || style="Boston Red Sox 1975thru1978 1977 2;" |Red Sox |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |146 || September 14, 1977 || || style="Boston Red Sox 1975thru1978 1977 2;" |Red Sox |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |147 || September 15, 1977 || || style="Boston Red Sox 1975thru1978 1977 2;" |Red Sox |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |151 || September 19, 1977 || || style="Boston Red Sox 1975thru1978 1977 2;" |@ Red Sox |- style="background:#bbb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |— || September 20, 1977 || style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |7:30p.m. EDT || style="Boston Red Sox 1975thru1978 1977 2;" |@ Red Sox || colspan=8 style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: September 21) |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |152 || September 21, 1977 || || style="Boston Red Sox 1975thru1978 1977 2;" |@ Red Sox |- y New York Yankees 1977 October: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Away: 0–0) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- Detailed records American League Opponent Home Away Total Pct. Runs scored Runs allowed AL East Baltimore Orioles 4–4 3–4 7–8 7 8 y 79 66 Boston Red Sox 6–2 1–6 7–8 7 8 y 54 76 New York Yankees — — — — — — Div Total 10–6 4–10 14–16 14 16 y 133 142 AL West Chicago White Sox 4–1 3–2 7–3 7 3 y 66 58 Kansas City Royals 4–1 1–4 5–5 5 5 y 40 42 Texas Rangers 3–2 4–1 7–3 7 3 y 40 29 Div Total 11–4 8–7 19–11 19 11 y 146 129 Season Total 21–10 12–17 33–27 33 27 y 279 271 Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Total Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home Away Total Composite Box + 1977 New York Yankees Inning–by–Inning Boxscore Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 R H E Opponents Yankees Sources: Postseason Game log Legend Yankees win Yankees lossBoldYankees team member New York Yankees 1977 1977 Postseason game log: 7–4 (Home: 3–2; Away: 4–2) y New York Yankees 1977 AL Championship Series vs. Kansas City Royals 3–2 (Home: 1–1; Away: 2–1)1977 American League Championship Series https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1977_ALCS.shtml Baseball Reference 28 March 2025 # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Series Box/Streak |- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || October 5, 1977 || 3:20p.m. EDT || Royals || 2–7 || Splittorff (1–0) || Gullett (0–1) || — || 2:40|| 54,930 || KC 1–0 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || October 6, 1977 || 8:19p.m. EDT || Royals || 6–2 || Guidry (1–0) || Hassler (0–1) || — || 2:58 || 56,230 || TIE 1–1 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || October 7, 1977 ||8:15p.m. EDT || @ Royals || 2–6 || Leonard (1–0) || Torrez (0–1) || — || 2:19 || 41,285 || KC 2–1 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 || October 8, 1977 || 1:15p.m. EDT || @ Royals || 6–4 || Lyle (1–0) || Gura (0–1) || — || 3:08 || 41,135 || TIE 2–2 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | |5 || October 9, 1977 || 8:15p.m. EDT || @ Royals || 5–3 || Lyle (2–0) || Leonard (1–1) || — || 3:04 || 41,133 || NYY 3–2 || W2 |- y New York Yankees 1977 World Series: vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Away: 2–1)1977 World Series https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1977_WS.shtml Baseball Reference 28 March 2025 # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Series Box/Streak |- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || October 11, 1977 || 8:15p.m. EDT || Dodgers || 4–3 (12) || Lyle (1–0) || Rhoden (0–1) || — || 56,668 || 3:24 || NYA 1–0 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 || October 12, 1977 || 8:15p.m. EDT || Dodgers || 1–6 || Hooton (1–0) || Hunter (0–1) || — || 56,691 || 2:27 || Tied 1–1 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 || October 14, 1977 || 8:15p.m. EDT || @ Dodgers || 5–3 || Torrez (1–0) || John (0–1) || — || 55,992 || 2:31 || NYA 2–1 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 || October 15, 1977 || 4:15p.m. EDT || @ Dodgers || 4–2 || Guidry (1–0) || Rau (0–1) || — || 55,995 || 2:07 || NYA 3–1 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || October 16, 1977 || 4:15p.m. EDT || @ Dodgers || 4–10 || Sutton (1–0) || Gullett (0–1) || — || 55,995 || 2:29 || NYA 3–2 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 6 || October 18, 1977 || 8:15p.m. EDT || Dodgers || 8–4 || Torrez (2–0) || Hooton (1–1) || — || 56,407 || 2:18 || NYA 4–2 || W1 |- Starting Lineups Regular Season Batting Order New York Yankees 1977 Regular Season Batting Order game log y New York Yankees April # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |4 | April 11, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |@ KC | #17Rivers(CF) | #6White(LF) | #15Munson(C) | #24Wynn(DH) | #10Chambliss(1B) | #44Jackson(RF) | #9Nettles(3B) | #30Randolph(2B) | #20Dent(SS) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |5 | April 13, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |@ KC | #17Rivers(CF) | #15Munson(C) | #44Jackson(RF) | #24Wynn(DH) | #10Chambliss(1B) | #6White(LF) | #9Nettles(3B) | #30Randolph(2B) | #20Dent(SS) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |16 | April 25, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL | #30Randolph(2B) | #15Munson(C) | #44Jackson(RF) | #9Nettles(3B) | #17Rivers(CF) | #24Wynn(DH) | #6White(LF) | #10Chambliss(1B) | #20Dent(SS) |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |17 | April 26, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |18 | April 27, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL |- y New York Yankees May # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |34 | May 19, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |35 | May 20, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |36 | May 21, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |37 | May 22, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |38 | May 22, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL |- y New York Yankees June # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |60 | June 13, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |KC | #30Randolph(2B) | #17Rivers(CF) | #15Munson(C) | #10Chambliss(1B) | #6White(LF) | #14Piniella(DH) | #9Nettles(3B) | #2Blair(RF) | #20Dent(SS) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |61 | June 14, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |KC | #30Randolph(2B) | #17Rivers(CF) | #15Munson(C) | #10Chambliss(1B) | #6White(LF) | #14Piniella(DH) | #2Blair(RF) | #25Zeber(3B) | #20Dent(SS) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |62 | June 16, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |KC | #17Rivers(CF) | #30Randolph(2B) | #15Munson(C) | #10Chambliss(1B) | #44Jackson(RF) | #6White(LF) | #9Nettles(3B) | #38May(DH) | #20Dent(SS) |- y New York Yankees July # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |83 | July 8, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |84 | July 9, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |85 | July 10, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |86 | July 11, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |90 | July 15, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |@ KC | #17Rivers(CF) | #6White(DH) | #15Munson(C) | #14Piniella(LF) | #10Chambliss(1B) | #44Jackson(RF) | #30Randolph(2B) | #9Nettles(3B) | #20Dent(SS) |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |91 | July 16, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |@ KC | #17Rivers(CF) | #6White(LF) | #15Munson(C) | #44Jackson(RF) | #10Chambliss(1B) | #9Nettles(3B) | #30Randolph(2B) | #27Alston(DH) | #20Dent(SS) |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |92 | July 17, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |@ KC | #30Randolph(2B) | #17Rivers(CF) | #41Johnson(DH) | #10Chambliss(1B) | #14Piniella(LF) | #44Jackson(RF) | #9Nettles(3B) | #40Healy(C) | #20Dent(SS) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |97 | July 24, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |KC | #30Randolph(2B) | #6White(LF) | #15Munson(C) | #10Chambliss(1B) | #14Piniella(RF) | #44Jackson(DH) | #9Nettles(3B) | #2Blair(CF) | #20Dent(SS) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |98 | July 26, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |99 | July 27, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |100 | July 28, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL |- y New York Yankees August # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |130 | August 29, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |KC | #17Rivers(CF) | #9Nettles(3B) | #15Munson(C) | #44Jackson(RF) | #14Piniella(DH) | #41Johnson(1B) | #6White(LF) | #30Randolph(2B) | #20Dent(SS) |- y New York Yankees September # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- y New York Yankees October # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- Defensive Lineup New York Yankees 1977 Regular Season Defensive Lineup game log y New York Yankees April # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |4 | April 11, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |@ KC | #15Munson | #10Chambliss | #30Randolph | #9Nettles | #20Dent | #6White | #17Rivers | #44Jackson | #36Ellis |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |5 | April 13, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |@ KC | #15Munson | #10Chambliss | #30Randolph | #9Nettles | #20Dent | #6White | #17Rivers | #44Jackson | #31Figueroa |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |16 | April 25, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL | #15Munson | #10Chambliss | #30Randolph | #9Nettles | #20Dent | #6White | #17Rivers | #44Jackson | #35Gullett |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |17 | April 26, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL | | | | | | | | | #53Holtzman |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |18 | April 27, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL | | | | | | | | | #22Patterson |- y New York Yankees May # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |34 | May 19, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |35 | May 20, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL | | | | | | | | | #35Gullett |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |36 | May 21, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |37 | May 22, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |38 | May 22, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL |- y New York Yankees June # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |60 | June 13, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |KC | #15Munson | #10Chambliss | #30Randolph | #9Nettles | #20Dent | #6White | #17Rivers | #2Blair | #24Torrez |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |61 | June 14, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |KC | #15Munson | #10Chambliss | #30Randolph | #25Zeber | #20Dent | #6White | #17Rivers | #2Blair | #35Gullett |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |62 | June 16, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |KC | #15Munson | #10Chambliss | #30Randolph | #9Nettles | #20Dent | #6White | #17Rivers | #44Jackson | #49Guidry |- y New York Yankees July # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |83 | July 8, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL | | | | | | | | | #35Gullett |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |84 | July 9, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |85 | July 10, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |86 | July 11, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |90 | July 15, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |@ KC | #15Munson | #10Chambliss | #30Randolph | #9Nettles | #20Dent | #14Piniella | #17Rivers | #44Jackson | #49Guidry |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |91 | July 16, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |@ KC | #15Munson | #10Chambliss | #30Randolph | #9Nettles | #20Dent | #6White | #17Rivers | #44Jackson | #24Torrez |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |92 | July 17, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |@ KC | #40Healy | #10Chambliss | #30Randolph | #9Nettles | #20Dent | #14Piniella | #17Rivers | #44Jackson | #50Clay |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |97 | July 24, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |KC | #15Munson | #10Chambliss | #30Randolph | #9Nettles | #20Dent | #6White | #2Blair | #14Piniella | #35Gullett |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |98 | July 26, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |99 | July 27, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |100 | July 28, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL |- y New York Yankees August # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |130 | August 29, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |KC | #15Munson | #41Johnson | #30Randolph | #9Nettles | #20Dent | #6White | #17Rivers | #44Jackson | #29Hunter |- y New York Yankees September # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- y New York Yankees October # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- Postseason Batting Order New York Yankees 1977 Postseason Batting Order game log y New York Yankees AL Championship Series: vs. Kansas City Royals # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |1 | October 5, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |KC | #17Rivers(CF) | #9Nettles(3B) | #15Munson(C) | #44Jackson(RF) | #14Piniella(LF) | #10Chambliss(1B) | #41Johnson(DH) | #30Randolph(2B) | #20Dent(SS) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |2 | October 6, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |KC | #17Rivers(CF) | #9Nettles(3B) | #15Munson(C) | #44Jackson(RF) | #14Piniella(LF) | #41Johnson(DH) | #10Chambliss(1B) | #30Randolph(2B) | #20Dent(SS) |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |3 | October 7, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |@ KC | #17Rivers(CF) | #6White(LF) | #15Munson(C) | #44Jackson(RF) | #10Chambliss(1B) | #9Nettles(3B) | #14Piniella(DH) | #30Randolph(2B) | #20Dent(SS) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |4 | October 8, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |@ KC | #17Rivers(CF) | #9Nettles(3B) | #15Munson(C) | #44Jackson(RF) | #14Piniella(LF) | #41Johnson(DH) | #10Chambliss(1B) | #30Randolph(2B) | #20Dent(SS) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |5 | October 9, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |@ KC | #17Rivers(CF) | #30Randolph(2B) | #15Munson(C) | #14Piniella(LF) | #41Johnson(DH) | #9Nettles(3B) | #10Chambliss(1B) | #2Blair(RF) | #20Dent(SS) |- y New York Yankees World Series: vs. Los Angeles Dodgers # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |1 | October 11, 1977 ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |LA | #17Rivers(CF) | #30Randolph(2B) | #15Munson(C) | #44Jackson(RF) | #10Chambliss(1B) | #9Nettles(3B) | #14Piniella(LF) | #20Dent(SS) | #35Gullett(SP) |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |2 | October 12, 1977 ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |LA | #17Rivers(CF) | #30Randolph(2B) | #15Munson(C) | #44Jackson(RF) | #10Chambliss(1B) | #9Nettles(3B) | #14Piniella(LF) | #20Dent(SS) | #29Hunter(SP) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |3 | October 14, 1977 ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |@ LA | #17Rivers(CF) | #30Randolph(2B) | #15Munson(C) | #44Jackson(RF) | #10Chambliss(1B) | #9Nettles(3B) | #14Piniella(LF) | #20Dent(SS) | #24Torrez(SP) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |4 | October 15, 1977 ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |@ LA | #17Rivers(CF) | #30Randolph(2B) | #15Munson(C) | #44Jackson(RF) | #10Chambliss(1B) | #9Nettles(3B) | #14Piniella(LF) | #20Dent(SS) | #49Guidry(SP) |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |5 | October 16, 1977 ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |@ LA | #17Rivers(CF) | #30Randolph(2B) | #15Munson(C) | #44Jackson(RF) | #10Chambliss(1B) | #9Nettles(3B) | #14Piniella(LF) | #20Dent(SS) | #35Gullett(SP) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |6 | October 18, 1977 ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |LA | #17Rivers(CF) | #30Randolph(2B) | #15Munson(C) | #44Jackson(RF) | #10Chambliss(1B) | #9Nettles(3B) | #14Piniella(LF) | #20Dent(SS) | #24Torrez(SP) |- Defensive Lineup New York Yankees 1977 Postseason Defensive Lineup game log y New York Yankees AL Championship Series: vs. Kansas City Royals # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |1 | October 5, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |KC | #15Munson | #10Chambliss | #30Randolph | #9Nettles | #20Dent | #14Piniella | #17Rivers | #44Jackson | #35Gullett |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |2 | October 6, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |KC | #15Munson | #10Chambliss | #30Randolph | #9Nettles | #20Dent | #14Piniella | #17Rivers | #44Jackson | #49Guidry |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |3 | October 7, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |@ KC | #15Munson | #10Chambliss | #30Randolph | #9Nettles | #20Dent | #6White | #17Rivers | #44Jackson | #24Torrez |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |4 | October 8, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |@ KC | #15Munson | #10Chambliss | #30Randolph | #9Nettles | #20Dent | #14Piniella | #17Rivers | #44Jackson | #31Figueroa |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |5 | October 9, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |@ KC | #15Munson | #10Chambliss | #30Randolph | #9Nettles | #20Dent | #14Piniella | #17Rivers | #2Blair | #49Guidry |- y New York Yankees World Series: vs. Los Angeles Dodgers # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |1 | October 11, 1977 ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |LA | #15Munson | #10Chambliss | #30Randolph | #9Nettles | #20Dent | #14Piniella | #17Rivers | #44Jackson | #35Gullett |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |2 | October 12, 1977 ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |LA | #15Munson | #10Chambliss | #30Randolph | #9Nettles | #20Dent | #14Piniella | #17Rivers | #44Jackson | #29Hunter |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |3 | October 14, 1977 ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |@ LA | #15Munson | #10Chambliss | #30Randolph | #9Nettles | #20Dent | #14Piniella | #17Rivers | #44Jackson | #24Torrez |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |4 | October 15, 1977 ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |@ LA | #15Munson | #10Chambliss | #30Randolph | #9Nettles | #20Dent | #14Piniella | #17Rivers | #44Jackson | #49Guidry |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |5 | October 16, 1977 ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |@ LA | #15Munson | #10Chambliss | #30Randolph | #9Nettles | #20Dent | #14Piniella | #17Rivers | #44Jackson | #35Gullett |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |6 | October 18, 1977 ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |LA | #15Munson | #10Chambliss | #30Randolph | #9Nettles | #20Dent | #14Piniella | #17Rivers | #44Jackson | #24Torrez |- Game Umpires Regular Season New York Yankees 1977 Regular Season Umpire game log y New York Yankees April # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |4 | April 11, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |@ KC | Al Clark | Jerry Neudecker(crew chief) | Art Frantz | Nick Bremigan |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |5 | April 13, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |@ KC | Jerry Neudecker(crew chief) | Art Frantz | Nick Bremigan | Al Clark |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |16 | April 25, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL | Lou DiMuro(crew chief) | Bill Deegan | Jim McKean | Dale Ford |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |17 | April 26, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL | Bill Deegan | Jim McKean | Dale Ford | Lou DiMuro(crew chief) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |18 | April 27, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL | Jim McKean | Dale Ford | Lou DiMuro(crew chief) | Bill Deegan |- y New York Yankees May # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |34 | May 19, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL | Russ Goetz(crew chief) | George Maloney | Terry Cooney | Greg Kosc |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |35 | May 20, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL | George Maloney | Terry Cooney | Greg Kosc | Russ Goetz(crew chief) |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |36 | May 21, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL | Terry Cooney | Greg Kosc | Russ Goetz(crew chief) | George Maloney |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |37 | May 22, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL | Greg Kosc | Russ Goetz(crew chief) | George Maloney | Terry Cooney |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |38 | May 22, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL | Russ Goetz(crew chief) | George Maloney | Terry Cooney | Greg Kosc |- y New York Yankees June # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |60 | June 13, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |KC | Bill Haller(crew chief) | Ron Luciano | Bill Kunkel | Ken Kaiser |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |61 | June 14, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |KC | Ron Luciano | Bill Kunkel | Ken Kaiser | Bill Haller(crew chief) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |62 | June 16, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |KC | Bill Kunkel | Ken Kaiser | Bill Haller(crew chief) | Ron Luciano |- y New York Yankees July # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |83 | July 8, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL | Russ Goetz(crew chief) | George Maloney | Terry Cooney | Greg Kosc |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |84 | July 9, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL | George Maloney | Terry Cooney | Greg Kosc | Russ Goetz(crew chief) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |85 | July 10, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL | Terry Cooney | Greg Kosc | Russ Goetz(crew chief) | George Maloney |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |86 | July 11, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |@ BAL | Greg Kosc | Russ Goetz(crew chief) | George Maloney | Jim McKean |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |90 | July 15, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |@ KC | Vic Voltaggio | Marty Springstead(crew chief) | Larry Barnett | Jim Evans |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |91 | July 16, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |@ KC | Marty Springstead(crew chief) | Larry Barnett | Jim Evans | Vic Voltaggio |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |92 | July 17, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |@ KC | Larry Barnett | Jim Evans | Vic Voltaggio | Marty Springstead(crew chief) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |97 | July 24, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |KC | Steve Palermo | Joe Brinkman | Rich Garcia | Nestor Chylak(crew chief) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |98 | July 26, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL | Ted Hendry | Jerry Neudecker(crew chief) | Art Frantz | Al Clark |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |99 | July 27, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL | Jerry Neudecker(crew chief)| | Art Frantz | Al Clark | Ted Hendry |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |100 | July 28, 1977 ! style="Baltimore Orioles 1977 2;" |BAL | Art Frantz | Al Clark | Ted Hendry | Jerry Neudecker(crew chief) |- y New York Yankees August # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |130 | August 29, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |KC | Lou DiMuro(crew chief) | Jim McKean | Bill Deegan | Fred Spenn |- y New York Yankees September # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- y New York Yankees October # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- Postseason New York Yankees 1977 Postseason Umpire game log y New York Yankees AL Championship Series: vs. Kansas City Royals # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |1 | October 5, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |KC | Jerry Neudecker(crew chief) | Russ Goetz | Jim McKean | Marty Springstead | Nick Bremigan | Bill Deegan |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |2 | October 6, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |KC | Russ Goetz | Jim McKean | Marty Springstead | Nick Bremigan | Bill Deegan | Jerry Neudecker(crew chief) |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |3 | October 7, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |@ KC | Jim McKean | Marty Springstead | Nick Bremigan | Bill Deegan | Jerry Neudecker(crew chief) | Russ Goetz |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |4 | October 8, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |@ KC | Marty Springstead | Nick Bremigan | Bill Deegan | Jerry Neudecker(crew chief) | Russ Goetz | Jim McKean |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |5 | October 9, 1977 ! style="Kansas City Royals 1969thru1992 1977 2;" |@ KC | Nick Bremigan | Bill Deegan | Jerry Neudecker(crew chief) | Marty Springstead | Russ Goetz | Jim McKean |- y New York Yankees World Series: vs. Los Angeles Dodgers # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |1 | October 11, 1977 ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |LA | Nestor Chylak(AL)(crew chief) | #16Ed Sudol(NL) | Larry McCoy(AL) | #2Jerry Dale(NL) | Jim Evans(AL) | #9John McSherry(NL) |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |2 | October 12, 1977 ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |LA | #16Ed Sudol(NL) | Larry McCoy(AL) | #2Jerry Dale(NL) | Jim Evans(AL) | #9John McSherry(NL) | Nestor Chylak(AL)(crew chief) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |3 | October 14, 1977 ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |@ LA | Larry McCoy(AL) | #2Jerry Dale(NL) | Jim Evans(AL) | #9John McSherry(NL) | Nestor Chylak(AL)(crew chief) | #16Ed Sudol(NL) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |4 | October 15, 1977 ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |@ LA | #2Jerry Dale(NL) | Jim Evans(AL) | #9John McSherry(NL) | Nestor Chylak(AL)(crew chief) | #16Ed Sudol(NL) | Larry McCoy(AL) |- style="background:#fbb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |5 | October 16, 1977 ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |@ LA | Jim Evans(AL) | #9John McSherry(NL) | Nestor Chylak(AL)(crew chief) | #16Ed Sudol(NL) | Larry McCoy(AL) | #2Jerry Dale(NL) |- style="background:#bfb;" ! style="New York Yankees 1977 2;" |6 | October 18, 1977 ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |LA | #9John McSherry(NL) | Nestor Chylak(AL)(crew chief) | #16Ed Sudol(NL) | Larry McCoy(AL) | #2Jerry Dale(NL) | Jim Evans(AL) |- Player stats = Indicates team leader Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Thurman Munson 149 595 183 .308 18 100 1B Chris Chambliss 157 600 172 .287 17 90 2B Willie Randolph 147 551 151 .274 5 40 3B Graig Nettles 158 589 150 .255 37 107 SS Bucky Dent 158 477 118 .247 8 49 LF Roy White 143 519 139 .268 14 52 CF Mickey Rivers 138 565 184 .326 12 69 RF Reggie Jackson 146 525 150 .286 32 110 DH Carlos May 65 181 41 .227 2 16 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Lou Piniella 103 339 112 .330 12 45 Paul Blair Paul Blair (baseball) 83 164 43 .262 4 25 Cliff Johnson Cliff Johnson (baseball) 56 142 42 .296 12 31 Jimmy Wynn 30 77 11 .143 1 3 Fran Healy Fran Healy (baseball) 28 67 15 .224 0 7 George Zeber 25 65 21 .323 3 10 Fred Stanley Fred Stanley (baseball) 48 46 12 .261 1 7 Dell Alston 22 40 13 .325 1 4 Dave Kingman 8 24 6 .250 4 7 Mickey Klutts 5 15 4 .267 1 4 Elrod Hendricks 10 11 3 .273 1 5 Gene Locklear 1 5 3 .600 0 2 Dave Bergman 5 4 1 .250 0 1 Marty Perez 1 4 2 .500 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Ed Figueroa 32 239.1 16 11 3.57 104 Mike Torrez 31 217.0 14 12 3.82 90 Ron Guidry 31 210.2 16 7 2.82 176 Don Gullett 22 158.1 14 4 3.58 116 Catfish Hunter 22 143.1 9 9 4.71 52 Dock Ellis 3 19.2 1 1 1.83 5 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Ken Holtzman 18 71.2 2 3 5.78 14 Gil Patterson 10 33.1 1 2 5.40 29 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L SV ERA SO Sparky Lyle 72 137.0 13 5 26 2.17 68 Dick Tidrow 49 151.0 11 4 5 3.16 83 Ken Clay 21 55.2 2 3 1 4.37 20 Stan Thomas Stan Thomas (baseball) 3 6.1 1 0 0 7.11 1 Larry McCall 2 6.0 0 1 0 7.50 0 ALCS 1977 American League Championship Series Game 1 October 5: Yankee Stadium, New York City Team123456789RHEKansas City222000010790New York002000000290W: Paul Splittorff (1–0)  L: Don Gullett (0–1)  HRs: KC – Hal McRae (1), John Mayberry (1), Al Cowens (1) NYY – Thurman Munson (1) Game 2 October 6: Yankee Stadium, New York City Team123456789RHEKansas City001001000231New York00002301-6100W: Ron Guidry (1–0)  L: Andy Hassler (0–1)  HRs: KC – none; NYY – Cliff Johnson (1) Game 3 October 7: Royals Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Team123456789RHENew York000010001241Kansas City01101201-6121W: Dennis Leonard (1–0)  L: Mike Torrez (0–1)  HRs: NYY – none; KC – none Game 4 October 8: Royals Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Team123456789RHENew York1211000016130Kansas City002200000482W: Sparky Lyle (1–0)  L: Larry Gura (0–1)  HRs: Yanks – none; KC – none Game 5 October 9: Royals Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Team123456789RHENew York0010000135100Kansas City2010000003101W: Sparky Lyle (2–0)  L: Dennis Leonard (1–1)  HRs: NYY – none; KC – none World Series 1977 World Series + AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Los Angeles Dodgers (2)GameScoreDateLocationAttendanceTime of Game1 Dodgers – 3, Yankees – 4 (12 inns) October 11Yankee Stadium 56,668 3:242 Dodgers – 6, Yankees – 1 October 12Yankee Stadium 56,691 2:273 Yankees – 5, Dodgers – 3 October 14Dodger Stadium 55,992 2:314 Yankees – 4, Dodgers – 2 October 15Dodger Stadium 55,995 2:075 Yankees – 4, Dodgers – 10 October 16Dodger Stadium 55,995 2:296 Dodgers – 4, Yankees – 8 October 18Yankee Stadium 56,407 2:18 Awards and honors Reggie Jackson, Babe Ruth Award Reggie Jackson, World Series MVP Sparky Lyle, Cy Young Award Graig Nettles, Gold Glove, third base All-Stars All-Star Game Jackson, Lyle, Thurman Munson, Graig Nettles, and Willie Randolph represented the Yankees at All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium. Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Syracuse Chiefs International League Pete Ward AA West Haven Yankees Eastern League Mike Ferraro A Fort Lauderdale Yankees Florida State League Ed Napoleon A-Short Season Oneonta Yankees New York–Penn League Art Mazmanian LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: West Haven, OneontaJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 Notes 2 References 1977 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference 1977 World Series 1977 New York Yankees at Baseball Almanac Category:New York Yankees seasons New York Yankees New York Yankees Category:1970s in the Bronx Category:American League East champion seasons Category:American League champion seasons Category:World Series champion seasons