f ired ▁as ▁G ura ▁gave ▁up ▁a ▁game - ty ing ▁R BI ▁single ▁to ▁Mic key ▁R ivers , ▁with ▁White ▁reaching ▁third . ▁ ▁Herzog ▁then ▁brought ▁in ▁L itt ell , ▁who ▁retired ▁Will ie ▁Rand olph ▁on ▁a ▁deep ▁drive ▁to ▁center ▁as ▁White ▁tag ged ▁and ▁scored ▁the ▁go - a head ▁run . ▁ ▁Mun son ▁was ▁retired , ▁but ▁Pin iella ▁hit ▁a ▁ground er ▁to ▁third ▁that ▁Bre tt ▁threw ▁away ▁at ▁first , ▁scoring ▁R ivers ▁with ▁the ▁final ▁run . ▁ ▁L yle ▁then ▁retired ▁the ▁Roy als ▁in ▁the ▁nin th , ▁the ▁final ▁out s ▁coming ▁when ▁Fred die ▁P ate k ▁hit ▁into ▁a ▁double ▁play . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁celebrated , ▁P ate k ▁sat ▁in ▁the ▁d ug out , ▁de ject ed , ▁for ▁several ▁minutes . ▁( Co inc ident ally , ▁it ▁was ▁P ate k ' s ▁ 3 3 rd ▁birth day ▁that ▁day .) ▁Tony ▁Kub ek , ▁comment ating ▁for ▁N BC , ▁sum med ▁up : ▁ ▁" The ▁Yan ke es ▁know ▁how ▁to ▁win ." ▁ ▁Compos ite ▁box ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁AL CS ▁( 3 – 2 ): ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁over ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Baseball - Reference . com ' s ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁AL CS ▁page ▁ ▁Category : American ▁League ▁Championship ▁Series ▁American ▁League ▁Championship ▁Series ▁Category :