It used to be that the World Series would end before Halloween. Not today, of course, due to television's obsession with milking the postseason drama for ratings more than ever.
In 1977, the Yankees reached their 2nd straight World Series, having lost to Cincinnati the previous year. The Reds had been dethroned as NL champions by the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the 1977 Series would be the first of three match-ups between the Dodgers & Yankees in a 5 year period (1977-81).
Reggie Jackson, acquired from Baltimore in the off-season, locked up World Series MVP honors with a record-tying night. Keith Jackson, Howard Cosell, & Tom Seaver, who was pitching for Cincinnati at the time, are on the call of this highlight reel:
The Yankees ended a 13 year title draught with the win, and would repeat the next year, then lose to the Dodgers in '81, which led to another 15 years before their next title.
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