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1977 New York Yankees (#54) 4, 1930 Philadelphia Athletics (#22) 1
MVP: Cliff Johnson (NYY 1977) .444/.565/.889, 2 HR, 11 RBI
The first half of Game 1 was close, with Philadelphia leading 2-1. Then the Yankees erupted for 4 in the 6th and another 4 in the 7th, giving them an easy win. Game 2 was all offense. The Yankees led 10-8, but the A's came back in the bottom of the 9th to tie it on an Al Simmons 2-run homer. New York answered right away in the 10th, with a Thurman Munson RBI single that won the game. Game 3 was everything Game 2 wasn't, in that it was a pitchers duel between Lefty Grove and Ron Guidry. However, it followed essentially the same script as the previous game. New York led 1-0, but the A's tied it in the 9th on a Max Bishop sac fly. The Yankees then won the game in the 10th when Grove overthrew 1st on a pickoff attempt, and Dell Alston scored from 3rd. Philly made sure to avoid a sweep, scoring 7 runs in the first 2 innings of Game 4, and led 11-1 by the middle of the 8th. The Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom and another in the 9th, but it wasn't nearly enough. Game 5 had a big 3rd inning for both teams, with the A's getting 6 and New York getting 4, giving Philadelphia a 7-5 lead at that point. But the Yankees got another 4 in the 5th, and led the rest of the way.
Scores:
NYY 9 Phi 3
NYY 11 Phi 10 (10)
NYY 2 Phi 1 (10)
Phi 11 NYY 5
NYY 9 Phi 7
The 1977 Yankees' next opponent will be the winner of the 1932 Yankees / 1951 Yankees series. (This section of the bracket has plenty of Yankees left)
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