Dear Fans:
I would like to personally welcome you to Baseball's 74th World Series.
The '77 season has been a landmark for our National Game, certainly one of the most exciting and eventful summers in memory. Is it unreasonable to hope that this year's Series will be cut from the same mold?
Perhaps the most gratifying aspect of 1977 was your tremendous and record-breaking support of our game.
Professional Baseball thanks you and promises to continue its efforts to provide the very best and most attractive Baseball to our fans.
Sincerely yours,
Bowie K. Kuhn
YANKEE ATTENDANCE
"The Yankees drew over two million fans both at home and on the road, to become the third team in baseball history (along with the '66 Dodgers and '77 Reds) to accomplish this. The series with the Red Sox in September drew the largest attendance for a three-game series in the major leagues since 1958, and in the A.L. since 1950. Special credit and thank you is due to the great fans in the New York Metropolitan area."
-1977 World Series Official Program
MARTIN WINS 700TH
"Billy Martin recorded his 700th career victory as a manager during the September pennant drive. Billy has piloted four division winners and two World Series teams in his eight major league seasons."
-1977 World Series Official Program
YANKEE PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARDS
"Four Yankees were recipients of Player of the Week Awards during the 1977 American League season. Roy White won during the first week of May, Chris Chambliss and Graig Nettles won back-to-back honors in the middle of August, and Reggie Jackson earned the award in mid-September."
-1977 World Series Official Program
PLAYER OF THE MONTH AWARD FOR NETTLES
"Graig Nettles was voted the American League's Player of the Month for August in the middle of his best season. Graig set personal marks in home runs and RBIs, extending his Yankee record for most home runs by a third baseman in one season, and breaking Billy Johnson's record of 96 RBIs by a Yankee third baseman in one season. Graig also reached the 1200 mark in career hits.
In addition to his productive hitting, most observers agree that Graig is the finest fielding third baseman in the A.L., if not in all of baseball."
-1977 World Series Official Program
SPARKY LYLE
"Yankee pitching was one of the keys to the pennant drive, and reliever Sparky Lyle was the mainstay of the staff. Sparky became baseball's all-time top relief pitcher during the season, with more lifetime appearances without a start than any other pitcher in history. Sparky is also the all-time save leader.
He set personal marks in 1977, with more wins and innings pitched than at any other time during his illustrious career."
-1977 World Series Official Program
WHITE CLIMBS YANKEE LISTS IN '77
"The Yankees' elder statesman, ageless Roy White, spent the summer moving into some pretty good company. Roy moved into the Yankee top ten in many offensive categories during the season. He now stands in the top ten in games, at-bats, hits, stolen bases and doubles.
Quite a list of accomplishments for this fine gentleman, who finally played for a pennant winner in his 12th Yankee season last year."
-1977 World Series Official Program
YANKEE HOMER MILESTONES
"Three Yankee power hitters reached some home run milestones in 1977. Captain Thurman Munson hit his 100th career homer, and Graig Nettles his 200th in July. Reggie Jackson became the 38th man in baseball history to hit 300 career homers."
-1977 World Series Official Program
GULLETT'S 100TH
"On the pitching side, Don Gullett notched his 100th career victory during the season. The 26-year-old Gullett has the best winning percentage among those pitchers with 100 or more career decisions."
-1977 World Series Official Program
YANKEE ALL-STARS
"The Yankees had nominees at all eight positions for this year's All-Star Game, played July 19 at Yankee Stadium. Five Yankees made the squad: Willie Randolph, Graig Nettles, Reggie Jackson, Sparky Lyle and Thurman Munson. In addition, Billy Martin was the American League manager.
Randolph set a record with six assists and played all nine innings."
-1977 World Series Official Program
YANKEE MINOR LEAGUE ALL-STARS
"Speaking of All-Stars, 11 Yankee minor leaguers made their league teams. At Syracuse, ace pitcher Larry McCall, infielder Greg Pryor and outfielders Dave Moates and Darryl Jones made the International League team. In the Eastern League, West Haven was represented by Jerry Narron and Garry Smith. Oneonta placed five men on the NY-Penn League All-Star team - pitches Mike McLeod and Chris Welsh, infielder Dan Schmitz and outfielders Ken Baker and Benny Lloyd."
-1977 World Series Official Program
YANKEE MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE MONTH
"Three of the Yankees' farmhands were named Player of the Month during the 1977 season. Outfielder Darryl Jones at Syracuse was named the International League Player of the Month for June. Teammate Dave Bergman received the same honor for the month of August, and Jerry Narron of West Haven was named the Eastern League's Player of the Month, also for August."
-1977 World Series Official Program
YANKEE FARM SYSTEM ... DEVELOPING WINNERS
"1977 was another banner year for the Yankee minor league system. The Class AA team, West Haven (Eastern League), and the Class A team, Oneonta (NY-Pennsylvania League) both swept to league titles. Syracuse (Class AAA International League) and Ft. Lauderdale (Class A Florida State League) did not fare as well but showed some excellent prospects in the mold of former Yankee minor leaguers Thurman Munson, Roy White, Ron Guidry, Ken Clay, Dell Alston and Mickey Klutts.
Mike Ferraro's West Haven team finished at 86-62, a .623 winning percentage, and capped the season with a three-game sweep of Three Rivers, Quebec for the championship. West Haven was led by Jerry Narron's 30 home runs, Don Castle's 23 and Garry Smith's 22. On the mound, Jim Lysgaard led the way at 13-6, followed by Dave Rajsich (8-2), Doug Melvin (8-3), Jim Curnal (7-2) and the number one draft choice, Steve Taylor (4-1).
Art Mazmanian, Manager of the Year in the NY-Penn League, led his Oneonta Yankees to a regular-season finish of 48-23 (.676).In the best-two-out-of-three series with Batavia, Oneonta proved itself the class of the league with a two-game sweep. Dwayne Gray, Jeff Tillman and 17th round draft choice Ken Baker were the top hitters. The key to the Yankees' success, however, was the pitching staff, as only two hurlers posted ERAs above 3.00. Mike McLeod (9-2, 2.91), Paul Semall (8-4, 2.37), Chris Welsh (8-5, 2.24), Jamie Werly (7-3, 2.54) and Byron Ballard (6-2, 2.98) paced the staff.
Syracuse, under Pete Ward, missed the playoffs on the last day of the season despite leading the league in batting. The Chiefs were plagued by the recall of many key players to New York and received fine performances from Larry McCall (16-7, 2.10), Dave Bergman (.315), Darryl Jones (.332), Dave Moates (.310) and Gene Locklear (four home runs in one game).
Manager Ed Napoleon lost many fine players from last year's second place Ft. Lauderdale club. Still, he got fine performances from fifth round pick Nat Showalter (.362), third round choice Joe Lefebvre, and pitchers Mark Softy, Tom Kibbee and Jose Alcantara."
-1977 World Series Official Program
LATE SEASON YANKEE ACQUISITIONS
"The Yankees made some late-season moves to strengthen the club for the September stretch drive and they certainly paid off. Slugger Dave Kingman was acquired from California and proceeded to hit three home runs in his first three games. In addition, many players were recalled from Syracuse and they all contributed to the cause.
The Yankees also added veteran coach Art Fowler to the staff in August."
-1977 World Series Official Program
UMPIRES
Nestor Chylak (American League)
"Nestor began his umpiring career in the Pony League in 1947. He advanced to the Canadian-American League and later the New England League in 1949. Nestor subsequently worked in the Eastern League (1950-51) and International League (1952-53) before reporting to the American League in 1954.
Nestor helped call them in the 1957, 1960, 1966 and 1971 World Series."
-1977 World Series Official Program
Jerry Dale (National League)
"Jerry pitched in the minor leagues from 1951 to 1956 and began umpiring in the Pioneer League in 1963. He advanced to the Pacific Coast League the following year and became a member of the National League staff in September 1970. He teaches in the Pasadena School District during the off-season.
Jerry is working in his first World Series."
-1977 World Series Official Program
Jim Evans (American League)
"Jim started umpiring at age 14 in youth leagues. He launched his professional career at 21 with the Florida State League in 1968. The following season he moved up to the Texas League for a two-year stint. After spending 1971 in the American Association, Jim joined the American League in 1972.
He's working his first World Series."
-1977 World Series Official Program
Larry McCoy (American League)
"Larry had a tryout with the Cardinals in 1957 but injured his arm. He quit the real estate business for a chance as an umpire in the Midwest League in 1966. Promoted to the Carolina League in 1967, Larry spent the next three seasons in the Texas League before moving up the American League in 1971.
He's making his World Series debut."
-1977 World Series Official Program
John McSherry (National League)
"John broke in as a professional umpire in the Carolina League in 1967. After two years there, he went to the International League for two-plus seasons before being added to the National League staff in June 1971. He officiates basketball games during the off-season.
John is making his first appearance in the World Series."
-1977 World Series Official Program
Ed Sudol (National League)
"Ed was a first baseman in the minor leagues from 1941 to 1953. He turned to umpiring in the Tri-State League late in the 1953 season, moving up to the International League in 1955.
He joined the National League in June 1957, and worked the plate in Jim Bunning's perfect game in 1964 and also in the three longest games in N.L. history (1964,1968,1974).
Ed called'em in the 1965 and 1971 World Series."
-1977 World Series Official Program
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