Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Mgbe oge 1974 gasịrị, a mara ọkwa na onye na-agba bọl Catfish Hunter bụ onye nweere onwe ya n'ihi ịkwụ ụgwọ mkpuchi a na-akwụghị. Ndị Yankees bịanyere aka n'akwụkwọ nkwekọrịta $3.75million, afọ anọ. Ọ bụ mmalite nke nkà ihe ọmụma franchise ogologo oge nke iji ụlọ ọrụ nweere onwe ya iji nweta talent; Stout na-ede na ha "bụ ndị mbụ na-aghọta ihe ụlọ ọrụ nweere onwe ya pụtara", ebe ọ bụ na ọ nyere uru karịa ndị na-emefu ego na-emefu ego na ndị na-eme ihe nkiri na mgbasa ozi. Hunter nwere mmeri iri abụọ na atọ n'oge Yankees 1975 oge, mana ndị otu ahụ esoghị asọmpi egwuregwu mgbe ọnwa Julaị gasịrị. New York chụrụ onye njikwa Bill Virdon n'ọnwa Ọgọstụ wee were Billy Martin dịka onye ga-anọchi ya. Site na Martin dị ka onye isi, ndị Yankees laghachiri na postseason na oge mbụ ha na Yankee Stadium a rụzigharịrị, na-emeri aha 1976 AL East site na egwuregwu egwuregwu karịa Orioles. A kpọrọ Munson aha AL MVP, na.302 batting nkezi na ngụkọta nke 105 RBIs nke bụ nke abụọ kachasị mma na AL. Ihe
1976 American League Championship Series (ALCS) n'etiti Yankees na Kansas City Royals gara egwuregwu nke ise, nke New York meriri na ije ije nke Chambliss. Ndị Yankees emerighị otu egwuregwu megide Cincinnati Reds na World Series nke 1976.