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June 22, 1977 – Yankees 12, Tigers 11

In one of the wildest games of the season, the Yankees rallied late to win a slugfest in Detroit.

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Jun 22, 20173 min read

June 21, 1977 – Tigers 5, Yankees 2

The Yankees dropped their fifth straight, but at least Billy Martin was feeling a little more comfortable.

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Jun 21, 20171 min read

June 20, 1977 – Tigers 2, Yankees 1

Billy Martin was on the verge of being fired, but GM Gabe Paul decided to stick with him.

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Jun 20, 20173 min read

June 19, 1977 – Red Sox 11, Yankees 1

The Red Sox completed a three-game evisceration of the Yankees with five more home runs.

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Jun 19, 20173 min read

June 18,1977 – Red Sox 10, Yankees 4

That day Reggie Jackson and Billy Martin nearly come to blows in the dugout at Fenway.

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Jun 18, 20175 min read

June 17, 1977 – Red Sox 9, Yankees 4

The Red Sox opened what became a three-game destruction of the Yankees with a HR barrage against Catfish Hunter.

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Jun 17, 20172 min read

June 16, 1977 – Yankees 7, Royals 0

Ron Guidry was outstanding against the Royals in pitching the first shutout of his career.

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Jun 16, 20172 min read

June 15, 1977 – Tom Terrific traded

The Yankees were rained out, but more prominently, the Mets traded beloved pitcher Tom Seaver.

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Jun 15, 20172 min read

June 14, 1977 – Yankees 4, Royals 2

Lou Piniella appealed his three-game suspension, then went out and helped beat the Royals with two hits.

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Jun 14, 20172 min read

June 13, 1977 – Royals 8, Yankees 3

George Brett homered, and then talked about the influence hitting coach Charley Lau had on his career.

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Jun 13, 20173 min read

June 12, 1977 – Twins 6, Yankees 1

Ed Figueroa struggled again, and the great Rod Carew was a big reason why.

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Jun 12, 20172 min read

June 11, 1977 – Yankees 6, Twins 5

The Yankees won, but Lou Piniella got tossed when he blew his stack after being called out on strikes.

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Jun 11, 20173 min read

June 10, 1977 - Yankees 4, Twins 1

Ron Guidry, who had scuffled recently, was back in form in a dominant win over the Twins.

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Jun 10, 20173 min read

June 9, 1977 – Yankees 10, Brewers 1

The Yankees were smiling on the plane ride home from Milwaukee after concluding a 7-4 road trip.

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Jun 9, 20172 min read

June 8, 1977 – Yankees 9, Brewers 2

Bucky Dent shocked the Brewers with the first two-homer game of his major league career.

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Jun 8, 20172 min read

June 7, 1977 – Rangers 7, Yankees 3

A misplayed fly ball between Mickey Rivers and Reggie Jackson spelled disaster for the Yankees in Texas.

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Jun 7, 20172 min read

June 6, 1977 – Yankees 9, Rangers 2

Catfish Hunter turned back the clock with a dominant pitching performance against the Rangers.

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Jun 6, 20172 min read

June 5, 1977 – Yankees 8, White Sox 6

Army and Vietnam vet George Zeber, who lost two years of his career, hit his first career HR in the Yankees victory.

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Jun 5, 20173 min read

June 4, 1977 – Yankees 8, White Sox 6

Roy White reached a milestone, and Richie Zisk hit a moon shot for the White Sox.

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Jun 4, 20172 min read

June 3, 1977 – White Sox 9, Yankees 5

Umpire Terry Cooney did Billy Martin a favor and threw him out of this game in Chicago.

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Jun 3, 20172 min read