 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pana August 2, 1979, Munson akaurawa mutsaona yendege. Martin, akanga adzoka somutungamiriri pashure pokunge Steinbrenner adzinga Lemon muna June, akataura kuti norufu rwake, Zvinhu zvose zvakaderera zvakabva muboka racho. Yankees ya1979 yakapedza iri yechina ne 8971 rekodhi. Steinbrenner akadzinga Martin mushure memwaka uye akamutsiva naDick Howser, uyo akatungamira maYankees kukunda 103 uye zita reAL East muna 1980. Jackson akatungamirira AL ne 41 home runs uye akaisa.300 batting average for the Yankees, avo vakapedza mitambo mitatu pamberi peOrioles. Kugara kwavo mumutambo wekupedzisira kwaive kwenguva pfupi, sezvo maRoyals akavakunda mumitambo mitatu yakatwasuka kuhwina ALCS. Gore ra1981 risati rasvika, maYankees akasayina Dave Winfield kuti aite kondirakiti yemakore gumi yaikosha mamiriyoni 23 emadhora, mari yakanga isati yambosvika panguva iyoyo. Mwaka wacho wakapfupikiswa nekurova, uye maYankees akakwanisa kuenda kuma playoffs nekutungamira AL East pakatanga kuramwa basa. Vakakunda Milwaukee Brewers mumutambo we play-off mumitambo mishanu. uye vakakunda AL pennant nekukunda katatu kwakateedzana pamusoro peAtletics muALCS. Yankees yakakunda mitambo miviri yokutanga ye1981 World Series neLos Angeles, asi Dodgers yakakunda mitambo mina yakatevera uye mukwikwidzi. 