▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁male ▁writers ▁Category : Nov el ists ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁non - f iction ▁writers <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁American ▁League ▁Championship ▁Series ▁was ▁a ▁five - game ▁series ▁played ▁between ▁October ▁ 5 ▁and ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁at ▁Yan kee ▁Stadium ▁( G ames ▁ 1 – 2 ), ▁and ▁Roy als ▁Stadium ▁( 3 – 5 ). ▁The ▁Yan ke es ▁took ▁the ▁series ▁ 3 – 2 , ▁and ▁defeated ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁D od gers ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁World ▁Series ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁title . ▁Kansas ▁City ▁was ▁given ▁home - field ▁advantage ▁as ▁it ▁rot ated ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁Division ; ▁the ▁Roy als ▁held ▁a ▁ 1 0 2 – 6 0 ▁record ▁to ▁the ▁Yan ke es ' ▁ 1 0 0 – 6 2 ▁record . ▁ ▁History ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁straight ▁year ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Roy als ▁and ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁squ ared ▁off ▁in ▁the ▁AL CS . ▁The ▁year ▁before ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁AL CS , ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁took ▁the ▁series ▁in ▁five ▁games ▁on ▁a ▁Chris ▁Ch amb l iss ▁home ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁nin th ▁in ning ▁of ▁Game ▁ 5 . ▁ ▁This ▁series , ▁they ▁would ▁again ▁win ▁it ▁in ▁their ▁last ▁at ▁bat . ▁