October 9 in Yankees History: New York Yankees stun Royals with three runs in the ninth inning to capture ALCS (1977)

On October 9, 1977, the New York Yankees scored three runs in the ninth inning to stun the Kansas City Royals , 5-3 . . . the Royals up 3-2 were on the cusp of their first World Series appearance. Staff ace, Dennis Leonard comes in to try to close out the victory. Leonard allows the first two batter

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