 Rambai muchinyora ndima iyi - Free agency yakaunzwa zvizere kubva muna 1976 offseason; mutambi wekunze Reggie Jackson, uyo akapedza mwaka mumwe chete neOrioles mushure mekutengeswa neAtletics, ndiye mutambi akakosha kwazvo anowanikwa mumwaka wekutanga. Steinbrenner akasayina Jackson pachibvumirano chemakore mashanu, 2.96 miriyoni, achipa maYankees mutambi anokosha, asi mumwe akanga ane chinetso chokupindirana navamwe vose vechikwata. Martin akanga apikisa kusaina kwaJackson, uye vatambi vakawanda vakatsamwiswa nemashoko aJackson aishora Munson. Jackson naMartin vakapotsa varova muimba yeYankees panguva yemutambo mumwe chete neRed Sox, umo Martin akabvisa Jackson nekuda kwekunonoka kuisa bhora. Chiitiko ichi chakakonzera mishumo yenhau yekukakavadzana pakati paMartin naSteinbrenner, uye kumwe kupokana pakati paMartin naJackson. MaYankees ekupedzisira kwema1970, anozivikanwa nekupokana kwechikwata uye kubudirira padanho, akazotumidzwa zita rekuti The Bronx Zoo, zvichibva mubhuku rine zita rimwe chete rakanyorwa na pitcher Sparky Lyle, uye panguva iyoyo, New York nenyika yebaseball yakanga ichinetseka nemitambo yavo. 1977 Yankees yakakunda AL East ndokukunda Royals mu1977 ALCS. Vachitevera ne 32 muchikamu chokutanga chechikamu chechipfumbamwe chemutambo wechishanu unokosha, maYankees akarova katatu kuti awane nzvimbo muWorld Series. Kurwisana neDodgers, maYankees akakunda mumitambo mitanhatu nokuda kwechikwata chavo chokutanga cheSeries championship kubvira muna 1962. Jackson akarova rekodhi yemakumbo mashanu muSeries, kusanganisira matatu muMutambo 6 pamapango akateedzana, vachipesana nevatatu vakasiyana veDodgers. Jackson akawana chokoreti yake uye zita remadunhurirwa rokuti Mr. October. 