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1977 New York Yankees: 100-62 .617
1st place in A.L. East
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 55-26 (412 runs scored, 305 allowed) Road record: 45-36 (419 runs scored, 346 allowed)

Home Attendance*: 2,113,306 on 75 dates (28,177 avg.)
Road Attendance*: 2,073,029 on 77 dates (26,922 avg.)

Manager: Billy Martin Coaches: Yogi Berra, Cloyd Boyer, Bobby Cox, Art Fowler, Elston Howard, Dick Howser 831 runs scored (4th of 14 A.L. teams), 651 runs allowed (2nd) A.L. Averages: 4.53 runs/game (731.9 runs/team) Batting Statistics (ordered by OBP+SLG)

Pos  Batter              Age    G   AB    R    H   TB  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SH  SF  SB  CS  UW  IW  HP  SO  DP    BA   SLG   OBP
 OF  Gene Locklear*       27    1    5    1    3    3   0   0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  .600  .600  .600
 DH  Dave Kingman         28    8   24    5    6   20   2   0   4    7   0   0   0   1   2   0   1  13   0  .250  .833  .333
DC1  Cliff Johnson        29   56  142   24   42   86   8   0  12   31   0   0   0   1  20   0   6  23   2  .296  .606  .405
 3B  Marty Perez          30    1    4    0    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1  .500  .500  .500
 RF  Reggie Jackson*      31  146  525   93  150  289  39   2  32  110   0   4  17   3  70   4   3 129   3  .286  .550  .375
 3S  Mickey Klutts        22    5   15    3    4    8   1   0   1    4   0   0   0   1   2   0   1   1   0  .267  .533  .389
 IF  George Zeber#        26   25   65    8   21   33   3   0   3   10   1   0   0   0   8   1   0  11   1  .323  .508  .405
  C  Elrod Hendricks*     36   10   11    1    3    7   1   0   1    5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0  .273  .636  .273
 OD  Lou Piniella         33  103  339   47  112  173  19   3  12   45   5   4   2   2  17   3   1  31  12  .330  .510  .365
 DO  Dell Alston*         24   22   40   10   13   20   4   0   1    4   1   1   3   3   3   0   0   4   2  .325  .500  .364
 3B  Graig Nettles*       32  158  589   99  150  292  23   4  37  107   0   4   2   5  60   8   3  79   8  .255  .496  .333
  C  Thurman Munson       30  149  595   85  183  275  28   5  18  100   0   2   5   6  31   8   2  55  18  .308  .462  .351
 CF  Mickey Rivers*       28  138  565   79  184  248  18   5  12   69   5   2  22  14  14   4   4  45   2  .326  .439  .350
 1B  Chris Chambliss*     28  157  600   90  172  267  32   6  17   90   0   5   4   0  40   5   2  73  22  .287  .445  .336
 LF  Roy White#           33  143  519   72  139  210  25   2  14   52   8   4  18  11  66   9   0  58  11  .268  .405  .358
 2B  Willie Randolph      22  147  551   91  151  213  28  11   4   40   2   6  13   6  63   1   1  53  11  .274  .387  .347
 OF  Paul Blair           33   83  164   20   43   65   4   3   4   25   5   3   3   2   8   1   2  16   7  .262  .396  .303
 IF  Fred Stanley         29   48   46    6   12   15   0   0   1    7   2   0   1   1   8   0   0   6   0  .261  .326  .370
 SS  Bucky Dent           25  158  477   54  118  168  18   4   8   49  14   9   1   1  39   0   1  28   9  .247  .352  .300
 DH  Carlos May*          29   65  181   21   41   56   7   1   2   16   1   3   0   0  13   4   1  24   7  .227  .309  .292
  C  Fran Healy           30   27   67   10   15   20   5   0   0    7   2   0   1   0   6   0   0  13   1  .224  .299  .288
 DO  Jim Wynn             35   30   77    7   11   18   2   1   1    3   0   0   1   0  14   1   0  16   0  .143  .234  .283
 O1  Dave Bergman*        24    5    4    1    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  .250  .250  .200
  P  Sparky Lyle*         32   72    0    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000
  P  Dick Tidrow          30   49    0    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000
  P  Ron Guidry*          26   36    0    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000
  P  Ed Figueroa          28   32    0    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000
  P  Mike Torrez          30   31    0    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000
  P  Don Gullett          26   22    0    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000
  P  Catfish Hunter       31   22    0    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000
  P  Ken Clay             23   21    0    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000
  P  Ken Holtzman         31   18    0    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000
  P  Gil Patterson        21   10    0    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000
  P  Dock Ellis#          32    3    0    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000
  P  Stan Thomas          27    3    0    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000
  P  Larry McCall*        24    3    0    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000

 Average age (non-P): 29.7
Batter data: *: Bats lefthanded; #: Switch hitter; G: Games played; AB: At bats; R: Runs scored; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage

Pitching Statistics
Pitcher             Age   W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  MI  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H   BFP    R   ER  HR   UW  IW  HP   SO  WP  BK
Dock Ellis           32   1   1   1.83    3   3   1   0   0   0    0   19.2   18   85    9    4   1    8   0   0    5   1   1
Sparky Lyle*         32  13   5   2.17   72   0   0  12  60  26    0  137.0  131  554   41   33   7   27   6   2   68  10   0
Ron Guidry*          26  16   7   2.82   31  25   9   2   4   1    5  210.2  174  850   72   66  12   63   2   0  176   6   0
Dick Tidrow          30  11   4   3.16   49   7   0  16  26   5    0  151.0  143  624   57   53  20   30  11   2   83   2   0
Ed Figueroa          28  16  11   3.57   32  32  12   0   0   0    2  239.1  228  999  102   95  19   74   1   3  104   3   0
Don Gullett*         26  14   4   3.58   22  22   7   0   0   0    1  158.1  137  667   67   63  14   68   1   1  116   4   0
Mike Torrez          30  14  12   3.82   31  31  15   0   0   0    2  217.0  212  914   99   92  20   74   1   6   90   4   0
Ken Clay             23   2   3   4.37   21   3   0   7  11   1    0   55.2   53  239   32   27   6   21   3   1   20   0   0
Catfish Hunter       31   9   9   4.71   22  22   8   0   0   0    1  143.1  137  608   83   75  29   44   3   3   52   2   1
Gil Patterson        21   1   2   5.40   10   6   0   1   3   1    0   33.1   38  156   20   20   3   19   1   3   29   3   0
Ken Holtzman*        31   2   3   5.78   18  11   0   3   4   0    0   71.2  105  323   55   46   7   22   2   1   14   4   0
Stan Thomas          27   1   0   7.11    3   0   0   1   2   0    0    6.1    7   31    7    5   0    4   0   0    1   0   0
Larry McCall         24   0   1   7.50    2   0   0   2   0   0    0    6.0   12   33    7    5   1    1   0   0    0   0   0
Average age: 29.1
Pitcher data: *: Throws lefthanded; W: Wins; L: Losses; ERA: Earned run average; G: Games; GS: Games started; CG: Complete games; MI: Middle relief (games not started nor finished); GF: Games finished in relief; SV: Saves; SHO: Shutouts; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BFP: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit batters; SO: Strikeouts; WP: Wild pitches; BK: Balks

Pitching Statistics (Batters' format, ordered by OBP+SLG)

Pitcher G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SH SF SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP OPS GB% Ron Guidry* 31 777 72 174 248 24 7 12 5 3 7 10 63 2 0 176 12 .224 .319 .283 .602 45.7 Sparky Lyle* 72 509 41 131 174 12 5 7 5 5 7 7 27 6 2 68 18 .257 .342 .302 .644 56.3 Stan Thomas 3 25 7 7 7 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 .280 .280 .367 .647 66.7 Don Gullett* 22 590 67 137 211 24 4 14 3 4 5 5 68 1 1 116 12 .232 .358 .312 .669 44.4