1978 Yankees Lyrics

Bench
UT 6 Roy White
SS 11 Fred Stanley
DH 12 Jim Spencer
CF 2 Paul Blair
OF 24 Gary Thomasson
C 46 Mike Heath
UT 27 Jay Johnstone
2B 25 Brian Doyle
2B 23 Damaso Garcia
2B 25 George Zeber
OF 27 Dell Alston
3B 24 Mickey Klutts
UT 18 Dennis Sherrill
C 40 Fran Healy
SS 26 Domingo Ramos

Manager 1 Billy Martin
34 Dick Howser
21 Bob Lemon

Coaches
8 Yogi Berra
42 Art Fowler (pitching)
32 Elston Howard (first base)
34 Dick Howser (third base)
48 Clyde King
33 Gene Michael

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  • Type out all lyrics, even repeating song parts like the chorus
  • Lyrics should be broken down into individual lines
  • Use section headers above different song parts like [Verse], [Chorus], etc.
  • Use italics (<i>lyric</i>) and bold (<b>lyric</b>) to distinguish between different vocalists in the same song part
  • If you don’t understand a lyric, use [?]

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Genius Annotation

The Yankee’s of 1978 were the epitome of the dynasty that is the Bronx Zoo:

  • Managers Fired

  • Tentions between players

  • a classic Red Sox rivalry

  • egomaniacs

  • winning

And winning it all, going 100-63.

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