Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pashure penguva ya1974, murwi wenyeredzi Catfish Hunter akanzi mushandi akasununguka nemhaka yokurasikirwa nemari yeinishuwarenzi. Yankees yakamusainira $3.75 miriyoni, chibvumirano chemakore mana. Yaiva kutanga kwenguva refu kodzero uzivi kushandisa vakasununguka sangano kuwana tarenda; Stout anonyora kuti "vaiva chikwata wokutanga kunzwisisa chii vakasununguka sangano raireva", sezvo akapa mukana pamusoro yakaderera-kupedza vakwikwidzi uye kunogadzirwa mafeni uye vezvenhau kufarira. Hunter akanga ane kukunda makumi maviri nematatu munguva yeYankees '1975 mwaka, asi boka racho harina kukwikwidza kutamba mushure meJuly. New York yakadzinga maneja Bill Virdon muna August ndokubatira Billy Martin somutsivi wake. NaMartin semutungamiriri, maYankees akadzokera ku postseason mumwaka wavo wekutanga muYankee Stadium yakagadziridzwa, kuhwina zita re1976 AL East nemucheto wemutambo pamusoro peOrioles. Munson akatumidzwa zita reAL MVP, aine.302 yekurova avhareji uye huwandu hwe105 RBIs yaive yechipiri-yakanakisa muAL. 1976 American League Championship Series
(ALCS) pakati peYankees neKansas City Royals yakaenda kumutambo wechishanu wokusarudza, uyo wakanga wakundwa neNew York paimba yekumhanya-mhanya naChambliss. MaYankees haana kukunda mutambo mumwechete neCincinnati Reds mu1976 World Series.