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1977 New York Yankees (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1976/1978)
100-62, Finished 1st in AL Eastern Division
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World Series Champs
Scored 831 runs, Allowed 651 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 99-63
Managed by Billy Martin

Ballpark: Yankee Stadium II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,103,092 (1st of 14)
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Batting - 99, Pitching - 97
  (one-year): Batting - 99, Pitching - 97
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

Postseason:  Won World Series (4-2) over Los Angeles Dodgers
Won AL Championship Series (3-2) over Kansas City Royals

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1977 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1976/1978) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 1, 1976

Doyle Alexander granted Free Agency.

November 5, 1976

Grant Jackson selected by the Seattle Mariners as the 11th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Juan Bernhardt selected by the Seattle Mariners as the 20th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Jim Mason selected by the Toronto Blue Jays as the 30th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Garth Iorg selected by the Toronto Blue Jays as the 41st pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

Otto Velez selected by the Toronto Blue Jays as the 53rd pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

November 18, 1976

Signed Don Gullett as a free agent.

November 29, 1976

Signed Reggie Jackson as a free agent.

November 30, 1976

Purchased Jimmy Wynn from the Atlanta Braves.

December 17, 1976

Released Cesar Tovar.

January 11, 1977

Drafted Willie McGee in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed June 6, 1977.

January 20, 1977

Traded Elliott Maddox and Rick Bladt to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Paul Blair.

February 17, 1977

Traded Sandy Alomar to the Texas Rangers. Received Greg Pryor, Brian Doyle, and cash.

February 18, 1977

Signed Jose Uribe as an amateur free agent.

March 14, 1977

Traded Terry Whitfield to the San Francisco Giants. Received Marty Perez.

March 26, 1977

Traded Kerry Dineen to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Sergio Ferrer.

April 5, 1977 (Standings)

Traded Oscar Gamble, La Marr Hoyt, Bob Polinsky (minors), and $200,000 to the Chicago White Sox. Received Bucky Dent.

April 27, 1977 (Standings)

Traded Dock Ellis, Marty Perez, and Larry Murray to the Oakland Athletics. Received Mike Torrez.

May 23, 1977 (Standings)

Purchased Dave Moates from the Texas Rangers.

May 26, 1977 (Standings)

Randy Stein received from the Baltimore Orioles in an unknown transaction.

June 7, 1977 (Standings)

Drafted Jack Lazorko in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.

Drafted Joe Lefebvre in the 3rd round of the 1977 amateur draft. Player signed July 6, 1977.

Drafted Roger Holt in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft.

Drafted Chuck Hensley in the 10th round of the 1977 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Chris Welsh in the 21st round of the 1977 amateur draft.

Drafted Juan Bonilla in 1977, but pick was voided.

June 15, 1977 (Standings)

Traded a player to be named later, Randy Niemann, and Mike Fischlin to the Houston Astros. Received Cliff Johnson. The New York Yankees sent Dave Bergman (November 23, 1977) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

July 5, 1977 (Standings)

Released Jose Uribe.

July 14, 1977 (Standings)

Released Jimmy Wynn.

August 2, 1977 (Standings)

Received Stan Thomas from the Seattle Mariners as part of a conditional deal.

September 15, 1977 (Standings)

Traded Randy Stein and cash to the California Angels. Received Dave Kingman.

September 16, 1977 (Standings)

Sold Carlos May to the California Angels.

October 20, 1977

Ron Blomberg granted Free Agency.

Ellie Hendricks granted Free Agency.

October 31, 1977

Mike Torrez granted Free Agency.

November 2, 1977

Dave Kingman granted Free Agency.

November 5, 1977

Greg Pryor granted Free Agency.

November 22, 1977

Signed Rich Gossage as a free agent.

December 5, 1977

Jesus Figueroa drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1977 rule 5 draft.

Willie Upshaw drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1977 rule 5 draft.

December 6, 1977

Drafted Gilberto Rondon from the Houston Astros in the 1977 minor league draft.

December 7, 1977

Purchased Andy Messersmith from the Atlanta Braves.

December 9, 1977

Signed Rawly Eastwick as a free agent.

Traded Sergio Ferrer to the New York Mets. Received Roy Staiger.

December 12, 1977

Traded Stan Thomas, Ed Ricks (minors), and cash to the Chicago White Sox. Received Jim Spencer, Tommy Cruz, and Bob Polinsky (minors).

January 10, 1978

Drafted Rusty McNealy in the 4th round of the 1978 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

March 16, 1978

Signed Victor Mata as an amateur free agent.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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