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The 1977 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1977 season.The 74th edition of the World Series, [1] it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion New York Yankees and the National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers. [2]
The 1977 American League Championship Series was a five-game series in Major League Baseball's 1977 postseason played between October 5 and 9, 1977, between the Eastern division champion New York Yankees and the Western division champion Kansas City Royals. The games were played at Yankee Stadium (Games 1–2), and Royals Stadium (3–5).
Game 3 went down in Phillies' baseball lore as "Black Friday." [15] The Phillies held a 5–3 lead going into the top of the ninth, but the Dodgers scored three unanswered runs to prevail and take a 2–1 series lead. It was the first time since Game 4 of the 1947 World Series that the Dodgers won a postseason game when trailing going into the ...
The New York Yankees of the AL have played in 41 World Series, winning 27 – the most championship appearances and most victories by any MLB team. The Dodgers and the Yankees are tied for the most losses with 14 each. The St. Louis Cardinals have won 11 championships, the most among NL clubs and second-most all-time behind the Yankees. [3]
They had lost the final four games in 1915, been swept in the 1950 World Series and were swept again in the 1976 National League Championship Series. Game 1 had been billed as a classic pitching matchup between 1977 Cy Young award winner Steve Carlton and 20-game winner and Comeback Pitcher of the Year Tommy John. It didn't really live up to ...
September 24 – Sherm Lollar, 53, seven-time American League All-Star catcher (1950, 1954–1956 and 1958–1960) who won first three Gold Gloves awarded (1957–1959); appeared in 1,752 games over 18 seasons for the Cleveland Indians (1946), New York Yankees (1947–1948, including 1947 World Series champions), St. Louis Browns (1949–1951 ...
July 19 – In the All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium, the National League defeats the American League for the 14th time in the last 15 encounters. Don Sutton of the Los Angeles Dodgers is named MVP. August 5 – Kansas City Royals designated hitter John Mayberry hits for the cycle in a 12–2 win over the visiting Chicago White Sox.
The 1977 Carolina League was a Class A baseball season played between April 15 and September 1. Four teams played a 140-game schedule, with the top team in each half of the season competing for the championship. The Peninsula Pilots won the Carolina League championship, as they defeated the Lynchburg Mets in the final round of the post-season.