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August 21, 1977 – Yankees 2, Rangers 1
Quite a day as the Yankees finished off a sweep in Texas, Brooks Robinson retired, and Tom Seaver returned to Shea.
Sal Maiorana
Aug 21, 20173 min read
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August 20, 1977 – Yankees 6, Rangers 2
Bucky Dent hit a huge homer, and it didn't matter if noted spitball king Gaylord Perry had loaded up the new, livelier Rawlings ball.
Sal Maiorana
Aug 20, 20173 min read
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August 19, 1977 – Yankees 8, Rangers 1
The Yankees won their sixth in a row, and Reggie Jackson called it: They, not the Red Sox, were the team to beat.
Sal Maiorana
Aug 19, 20172 min read
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August 18, 1977 – Yankees 5, Tigers 4
Billy Martin was wearing out the Pepto-Bismol as he watched his Yankees win another nail-biter in Detroit.
Sal Maiorana
Aug 18, 20172 min read
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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.
Sal Maiorana
Aug 17, 20172 min read
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August 16, 1977 – Yankees 11, White Sox 10
The Yankees gave up six in the ninth to blow a 9-4 lead, then rallied to win on a dramatic Chris Chambliss home run.
Sal Maiorana
Aug 16, 20173 min read
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August 15, 1977 – Yankees 6, White Sox 2
Mike Torrez may not have known his future status with the Yankees, but he pitched his fifth straight complete game.
Sal Maiorana
Aug 15, 20172 min read
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August 14, 1977 – Yankees 15, Angels 3
Mickey Rivers, who had been benched in recent games by Billy Martin, led the Yankees to a runaway blowout over the Angels.
Sal Maiorana
Aug 14, 20172 min read
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August 13, 1977 – Angels 6, Yankees 5 (12)
Ken Holtzman got roughed up, while Nolan Ryan pitched 11 innings to help the Angels end the Yankees winning streak.
Sal Maiorana
Aug 13, 20172 min read
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August 12, 1977 – Yankees 10-9, Angels 1-3
Finally becoming a fixture in the cleanup spot, Reggie Jackson went off in a doubleheader sweep of the Angels.
Sal Maiorana
Aug 12, 20173 min read
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August 11, 1977 – Yankees 3, Athletics 0
The Yankees beat the woeful A's of Charlie Finley for the ninth time in 11 games.
Sal Maiorana
Aug 11, 20172 min read
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August 10, 1977 – Son of Sam CAPTURED!
New York City's year-long nightmare came to an end as the Son of Sam was captured.
Sal Maiorana
Aug 10, 20174 min read
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August 9, 1977 – The captain, Thurman Munson
A day off, so here's a video player profile of Thurman Munson.
Sal Maiorana
Aug 9, 20173 min read
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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.
Sal Maiorana
Aug 8, 20173 min read
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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.
Sal Maiorana
Aug 7, 20173 min read
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August 6, 1977 – Mariners 9, Yankees 2
Following one of the worst losses of the season, Lou Piniella called out his teammates for their selfish behavior.
Sal Maiorana
Aug 6, 20173 min read
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August 5, 1977 – Mariners 5, Yankees 3
Somehow, the Yankees lost again in Seattle, so on a more uplifting note, here's a video of Billy Joel performing The Stranger.
Sal Maiorana
Aug 5, 20172 min read
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August 4, 1977 – Sweet Lou
A day off for the Yankees, so here's a video player profile of one of the most popular Yankees, Lou Piniella.
Sal Maiorana
Aug 4, 20172 min read
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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.
Sal Maiorana
Aug 3, 20173 min read
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August 2, 1977 – Yankees 9, Angels 3
Reggie Jackson sent out some cryptic signals about the possibility of him leaving the Yankees after the season.
Sal Maiorana
Aug 2, 20173 min read
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