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The 1979 New York Yankees season was the 77th season for the franchise. The season was marked by the death of their starting catcher, Thurman Munson, on August 2.The team finished with a record of 89–71, finishing fourth in the American League East, 13.5 games behind the Baltimore Orioles, ending the Yankees' three-year domination of the AL East.
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason.First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
The deal earned Major League Baseball less than $500,000, but led to a new two-year contract for 40–45 games per season. [33] [34] ABC aired Monday Night Baseball and the World Series. NBC televised the weekend Game of the Week, the All-Star Game, and both League Championship Series.
[136] [137] Following the Series, the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers both left for San Francisco and Los Angeles, respectively. [138] This left the Yankees as New York's only baseball team. In the 1958 World Series, the Yankees got their revenge against the Braves and became the second team to win the Series after being down 3–1. [139]
The Yankee Stadium Legacy set is a 6,752-card [1] compilation chronicling every single game the New York Yankees ever played at the original Yankee Stadium since April 18, 1923. The card set was manufactured by Upper Deck and made its official debut by being randomly inserted into packs of Upper Deck’s 2008 Series 1 Baseball. [2]
August 2 – Thurman Munson, 32, captain and seven-time All-Star catcher for the New York Yankees; claimed starting job in September 1969 and held it until his death in the crash of his private plane; 1970 AL Rookie of the Year, 1976 Most Valuable Player, and three-time Gold Glove winner; batted .300 five times (.292 overall in 1,423 regular ...
The KC-NY rivalry has since faded, but a new chapter will be added this week when the Royals and Yankees meet in an American League Division Series. Here is a look at their playoff history: 1976 ALCS
September 27, 1988, for the New York Yankees: MLB statistics; Win–loss record: 170–91: Earned run average: 3.29: Strikeouts: 1,778: Stats at Baseball Reference Teams; As player. New York Yankees (1975–1988) As coach. New York Yankees (2006–2007) Career highlights and awards; 4× All-Star (1978, 1979, 1982, 1983) 2× World Series ...
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