1977 Topps Baseball #276 - A.L. Championship

• This is a good picture of the Chris Chambliss home run that ended the AL Championship Series and sent the New York Yankees to their first World Series since 1964.
• As shown on the back of the card, Chambliss led the Yankees in hits, runs, and home runs in the five game series. If a series MVP award were given out, Chambliss would have been the runaway winner.
• I remember being shocked at the behavior of the fans after the ball cleared the right field fence. It was pandemonium at Yankee Stadium. The home run is shown in the video below (Phil Rizzuto announcing).
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1977 Topps Baseball #220 - Chris Chambliss

• I wonder how many KC Royals fans burned this card when they got it in packs. Chris really put a dagger in their hearts in the 1976 ALCS.
• Chris Chambliss' SABR biography
• 1977 Stats:
• Regular season: .287, 17 HR, 90 RBI
• AL Championship Series: .059 (1 for 17) 
• World Series: .292 (7 for 24), 1 HR, 4 RBI
• 1977 Highlights:
• May 17 - Singled in two runs in the 15th inning as the Yankees beat the Oakland A's 5-2.
• Aug 16 - Hit a 2-run home run in the bottom of the 9th to lead the Yankees to an 11-10 comeback win over the Chicago White Sox
• Aug 29 - Appeared as a pinch hitter and hit a 3-run homer to help the Yankees to a 5-3 win over the Kansas City Royals.
• Other card blogs: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986