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Oct. 11, 1977 – World Series Game 1: Yankees 4, Dodgers 3

Paul Blair stepped into the spotlight and delivered the game-winning RBI single in the 12th to win Game 1 for the Yankees.

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Oct 11, 20174 min read

Oct. 5, 1977 – ALCS Game 2: Royals 7, Yankees 2

The Royals scored the first six runs of the game, knocked out Don Gullett, and won Game 1 of the ALCS.

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Oct 5, 20173 min read

Sept. 22, 1977 – Reggie Jackson: The straw that stirred the Yankees

He was one of the most dynamic players in Yankee, so on this day off from the pennant race, a video/story on Reggie Jackson.

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Sep 22, 20174 min read

Sept. 14, 1977 – Yankees 2, Red Sox 0

Reggie Jackson smashed a walk-off two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth, his biggest moment to date as a Yankee.

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Sep 14, 20174 min read

August 17, 1977 – Yankees 7, Tigers 5

The Yankees jumped to an early lead at Tiger Stadium, then held off a furious Detroit rally in the ninth inning.

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Aug 17, 20172 min read

August 9, 1977 – The captain, Thurman Munson

A day off, so here's a video player profile of Thurman Munson.

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Aug 9, 20173 min read

August 8 – Shavegate: Munson cleans it up

Prior to an exhibition game in Syracuse, Thurman Munson finally shaved off his beard, then swore off all interviews.

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Aug 8, 20173 min read

August 7, 1977 – Yankees 7, Mariners 1

The Yankees finally win in Seattle, and Ken Holtzman basically says the club lied to him when it signed him to a contract in 1976.

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Aug 7, 20173 min read

August 3, 1977 – Angels 5, Yankees 3

Thurman Munson, who was pushing the envelope on the Yankees' no-beard policy, again hinted about being traded.

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Aug 3, 20173 min read

July 29, 1977 – Yankees 4, Athletics 0

While doing his best to avoid the Yankee dysfunction, Graig Nettles kept hitting home runs with another one in Oakland.

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Jul 29, 20173 min read

July 28, 1977 – Yankees 14, Orioles 2

Following a blowout of the Orioles, Thurman Munson shared his feelings about the nonstop Yankee dysfunction.

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Jul 28, 20173 min read

July 8, 1977 – Yankees 7, Orioles 5

The Yankees teed off on former teammate Rudy May to beat the Orioles.

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Jul 8, 20172 min read

July 7, 1977 – Yankees 8, Indians 2

The Yankees were desperate for a complete game, and Catfish Hunter gave it to them against the Indians.

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Jul 7, 20172 min read

July 6, 1977 – The Peacemaker, Fran Healy

In this championship season of 1977, backup catcher Fran Healy played about as minor an on-field role as possible. He appeared in just 27...

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Jul 6, 20173 min read

May 15, 1977 – Angels 8, Yankees 2

Thurman Munson had to leave the game with a sore foot, and the story of a former Yankee farm-hand.

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May 15, 20173 min read

May 13, 1977 – Yankees 3, Angels 0

The circus known as the Yankees was in full flight as Billy Martin and GM Gabe Paul traded barbs.

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May 13, 20173 min read

May 8, 1977 – Yankees 10, A’s 5

Thurman Munson enjoyed a four-hit day, then spoke about his relationship with Reggie Jackson.

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May 8, 20173 min read

April 17, 1977 - Brewers 2, Yankees 0

The Yankees were swept by the Brewers and George Steinbrenner, as you might imagine, wasn't pleased.

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Apr 17, 20173 min read