The 1977New York Yankees season was the 75th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 100–62 and won theWorld Series. The series victory was the 21st title in franchise history and the first under the ownership ofGeorge Steinbrenner. New York was managed byBilly Martin and played atYankee Stadium inThe Bronx. The season was brought to life years later in the book and drama-documentaryThe Bronx is Burning. The Yankees also hosted the1977 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.

The Yankees signedReggie 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 inOakland andBaltimore. However, that number was being worn bythird basemanGraig Nettles. So, noting that then-all-time home run leaderHank Aaron had just retired, Jackson asked for and received number 44, Aaron's number.

• November 5, 1976:Jim Mason was drafted from the Yankees by theToronto Blue Jays as the 30th pick in the1976 MLB expansion draft.^[1]
• January 11, 1977:Willie McGee was drafted by the Yankees in the first round (15th pick) of the1977 Major League Baseball draft (secondary phase) and he signed on June 6.^[2]
• January 20, 1977:Elliott Maddox andRick Bladt were traded by the Yankees to theBaltimore Orioles forPaul Blair.^[3]
• February 17, 1977:Sandy Alomar Sr. was traded by the Yankees to theTexas Rangers forBrian Doyle,Greg Pryor and cash.^[4]
• March 26, 1977:Kerry Dineen was traded by the Yankees to thePhiladelphia Phillies forSergio Ferrer.^[5]

The team finished in first place in theAmerican League East with a record of 100–62 (.617), 2½ games ahead of theBaltimore Orioles to successfully defend their division title. In the best-of-fiveLeague Championship Series (ALCS), they beat theKansas City Royals in five games. In theWorld Series, New York defeated theLos Angeles Dodgers in six games.

• April 5:Oscar Gamble,LaMarr Hoyt, minor leaguer Bob Polinsky, and $200,000 were traded by the Yankees to theChicago White Sox forBucky Dent.^[6]
• April 27:Dock Ellis,Larry Murray, andMarty Perez were traded by the Yankees to theOakland Athletics forMike Torrez.^[7]
• August 2: The Yankees acquiredStan Thomas from theSeattle Mariners for future considerations.^[8]

• June 7:1977 Major League Baseball draft
  • Joe Lefebvre was selected by the Yankees in the third round, and signed on July 6.^[9]
  • Chuck Hensley was selected by the Yankees in the tenth round.^[10]
  • Chris Welsh was selected by the Yankees in the 21st round.^[11]

Yankee Stadium hosted theAll-Star Game on July 19, less than a week after theblackout. Four Yankees were in the game:Willie Randolph andReggie Jackson were in the starting lineup at second base and right field, while relief pitcherSparky Lyle and third basemanGraig Nettles were part of the roster as reserves. TheNational League defeated the American League 7–5.

Jackson's first season with the Yankees was a difficult one. Although team ownerGeorge Steinbrenner and several players, most notably catcher and team captainThurman Munson and outfielderLou Piniella, were excited about his arrival, Martin was not. He had managed the Detroit Tigers in1972 when Jackson'sA's beat them in theleague 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 withSPORT magazine writerRobert Ward. Duringspring training at the Yankees' camp inFort 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 ofSPORT, 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 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 the1975 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 bookStars 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."^[12]

An article inThe 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."^[13]

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 theBoston Red Sox atFenway Park, Martin pulled Jackson off the field in mid-inning for failing to hustle on a check-swing pop double by Boston'sJim 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 andYogi Berra) from fighting with Jackson during the nationally televisedGame of the Week.^[14][15][16]

Jonathan Mahler wrote a bestselling book entitledLadies and Gentlemen, The Bronx Is Burning about the turmoil in New York City in 1977, including theSon of Sam, theblackout, and how Yankees season rallied the people of New York. The book was adapted for anESPN miniseries,The Bronx Is Burning

The 1977 Yankees season provides a backdrop in theSpike Lee filmSummer of Sam.

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

October 5:Yankee Stadium, New York City

October 6:Yankee Stadium, New York City

October 7:Royals Stadium,Kansas City, Missouri

October 8:Royals Stadium,Kansas City, Missouri

October 9:Royals Stadium,Kansas City, Missouri

• Reggie Jackson,Babe Ruth Award
• Reggie Jackson,World Series MVP
• Sparky Lyle,Cy Young Award
• Graig Nettles,Gold Glove, third base

All-Star Game

• Jackson, Lyle,Thurman Munson,Graig Nettles, andWillie Randolph represented the Yankees atAll-Star Game at Yankee Stadium.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: West Haven, Oneonta^[20]

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