Steinbrenner, Billy, and Reggie Revive the Empire
Baseball in the Bronx had gone quiet. By the mid-1970s, Yankee Stadium sat in renovation, the dynasty long dormant. The mighty franchise that had defined baseball’s golden age hadn’t lifted a World Series trophy since 1962. For the Yankees, that was an eternity.
From CBS to the Bronx Zoo
When George Steinbrenner bought the team from CBS in 1973 and hired Billy Martin two years later, order and chaos arrived in equal measure. Together, they built a club that reignited the Bronx — and the Bronx bit back. Drama swirled. Headlines exploded. But so did the home runs.
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The Stars Who Shined Brightest
Chris Chambliss’s walk-off in ’76. Reggie Jackson’s three home runs in Game 6 of ’77. Ron Guidry’s electric arm. The bullpen dominance of Sparky Lyle and Goose Gossage. And the moments delivered by names like Bucky Dent, Graig Nettles, Roy White, and many more.
Relive the Renaissance
This six-year saga — from the rebirth of ’76 through the peaks and chaos of ’81 — is fully chronicled in The Yankee Renaissance. Every season, every postseason, every turning point has been edited and compiled from TheSportsNotebook.com into a single, cohesive story.
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