Ku sii qor faqradan - Ka dib xilli ciyaareedkii 1974-kii, xiddiga Catfish Hunter ayaa loo aqoonsaday inuu yahay ciyaartoy xor ah sababtoo ah lacag bixin caymis oo la dhaafay. Yankees waxay saxiixeen qandaraas afar sano ah oo 3.75 milyan ah. Waxay ahayd bilowgii falsafada mudada dheer ee loo yaqaan 'franchise' ee adeegsiga hay'ad bilaash ah si loo helo hibo; Stout wuxuu qorayaa inay yihiin "kooxdii ugu horreysay ee fahantay waxa hay'ad bilaash ah macnaheedu yahay", maadaama ay ka faa'iideysatay tartamayaasha kharashka yar ku bixiya isla markaana ay abuurtay xiisaha taageerayaasha iyo warbaahinta. Hunter wuxuu lahaa 23 guul xilli ciyaareedkii 1975 ee Yankees, laakiin kooxdu ma aysan u tartamin ciyaaraha ka dib bishii Luulyo. New York ayaa shaqada ka eriday maamulaha Bill Virdon bishii Agoosto waxaana loo shaqaaleysiiyay Billy Martin si uu u bedelo. Iyada oo Martin uu ahaa madaxa, Yankees waxay ku soo noqdeen xilli ciyaareedkii ugu horreeyay ee ay ku ciyaareen garoonka cusub ee Yankee Stadium, iyagoo ku guuleystay horyaalka AL East ee 1976 iyagoo ku guuleystay ciyaarta Orioles. Munson waxaa loo magacaabay AL MVP, oo leh celcelis ahaan.302 iyo wadarta guud ee 105 RBIs oo ahaa kii labaad ee ugu fiicnaa AL. Horyaalka American League ee 1976
(ALCS) ee u dhexeeya Yankees iyo Kansas City Royals ayaa u aaday ciyaar shanaad oo go'aan ah, taas oo ay ku guuleysatay New York iyada oo ay ku soo baxday gurigii Chambliss. Yankees ma aysan guuleysan kulan ka dhan ah Cincinnati Reds ee 1976 World Series.