Kansas City Royals (10) New York Yankees (9)
| 1978
Date of Game: Sunday, May 14, 1978
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
| New York Yankees (AL) | Kansas City Royals (AL) |
| Record: 17-12 | Record: 17-13 |
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Attendance: 36,034
Time of Game: 2:57
Game Notes:
None listed
Best at-bats
Darrell Porter 2B in 7th inning (45.5)
Lou Piniella 2B in 8th inning (33.27)
Clint Hurdle ? in 4th inning (25.31)
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GAME INFORMATION
| Team Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||||
| New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 3 |
New York Yankees Batting Stats |
| New York Yankees | Pos | Age | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | S-G# | C-G# | S-HR | S-RBI | S-SB |
| Mickey Rivers | cf | 29.195 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 | 28 | 760 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| Willie Randolph | 2b | 23.312 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .269 | 28 | 330 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| Thurman Munson | c | 30.342 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .263 | 28 | 1200 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Reggie Jackson | rf | 31.361 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .304 | 29 | 1540 | 7 | 20 | 7 |
| Lou Piniella | dh | 34.260 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .344 | 18 | 1144 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Chris Chambliss | 1b | 29.139 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .294 | 29 | 1006 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| Graig Nettles | 3b | 33.267 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 | 28 | 1402 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| Roy White | lf | 34.139 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .155 | 17 | 1714 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Bucky Dent | ss | 26.171 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .198 | 29 | 696 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Spencer | ph | 30.289 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 | 13 | 1179 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Fred Stanley | ss | 30.275 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | 4 | 466 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sparky Lyle | p | 33.296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 11 | 632 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Clay | p | 24.038 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: | 36 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 7 | .333 | 267 | 12092 | |||||
Kansas City Royals Batting Stats |
| Kansas City Royals | Pos | Age | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | S-G# | C-G# | S-HR | S-RBI | S-SB |
| Willie Wilson | lf | 22.310 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .269 | 25 | 50 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| Tom Poquette | rf | 26.197 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .296 | 19 | 250 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Joe Zdeb | ph-rf | 24.321 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | 12 | 117 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Pete LaCock | ph-1b | 26.118 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .187 | 20 | 371 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | dh | 32.308 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 | 30 | 967 | 6 | 18 | 2 |
| Al Cowens | 3b | 26.202 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 | 29 | 573 | 2 | 12 | 3 |
| Clint Hurdle | 1b-rf | 20.288 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .241 | 26 | 35 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | c | 26.118 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .330 | 29 | 695 | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | cf | 31.018 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .291 | 28 | 1264 | 5 | 17 | 6 |
| Freddie Patek | ss | 33.217 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .247 | 29 | 1309 | 1 | 16 | 6 |
| Frank White | 2b | 27.252 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | 30 | 595 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Larry Gura | p | 30.170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Bird | p | 28.070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 11 | 226 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hrabosky | p | 28.297 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 13 | 343 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: | 37 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | .378 | 305 | 6924 | |||||
Game Stats |
2B: Al Cowens (5), Clint Hurdle 2 (4), Hal McRae (9), Thurman Munson (5), Graig Nettles (5), Amos Otis (7), Lou Piniella (4), Darrell Porter (3), Willie Randolph (3)
HR: Darrell Porter (5)
RBIs: Chris Chambliss 2 (17), Clint Hurdle 3 (9), Reggie Jackson (20), Thurman Munson (10), Graig Nettles (12), Amos Otis (17), Freddie Patek (16), Lou Piniella 2 (8), Darrell Porter 3 (15), Frank White (8), Willie Wilson (5)
SB: Reggie Jackson 2 (7), Lou Piniella (2)
SH: Mickey Rivers (2), Frank White (3)
SF: Thurman Munson (3)
GDP: Joe Zdeb (1)
HR: Darrell Porter (5)
RBIs: Chris Chambliss 2 (17), Clint Hurdle 3 (9), Reggie Jackson (20), Thurman Munson (10), Graig Nettles (12), Amos Otis (17), Freddie Patek (16), Lou Piniella 2 (8), Darrell Porter 3 (15), Frank White (8), Willie Wilson (5)
SB: Reggie Jackson 2 (7), Lou Piniella (2)
SH: Mickey Rivers (2), Frank White (3)
SF: Thurman Munson (3)
GDP: Joe Zdeb (1)
New York Yankees Pitching Stats |
| New York Yankees | Age | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP | Pit | Str | Bal | S-G# | C-G# |
| Dick Tidrow | 31.000 | 4.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4.62 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 257 |
| Sparky Lyle | 33.296 | 2.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.24 | 1.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 632 |
| Ken Clay (L 0-1) | 24.038 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.63 | 1.63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 26 |
| Pitching Totals: | 8 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 915 | |||
Kansas City Royals Pitching Stats |
| Kansas City Royals | Age | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP | Pit | Str | Bal | S-G# | C-G# |
| Andy Hassler | 26.209 | 4.2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 2.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 129 |
| Larry Gura | 30.170 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.86 | 1.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 167 |
| Doug Bird | 28.070 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 1.81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 263 |
| Al Hrabosky (W 1-0) | 28.297 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.38 | 0.92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 342 |
| Pitching Totals: | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 901 | |||
Other Game Information |
Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Dick Tidrow 0-0-0; Sparky Lyle 0-0-0; Ken Clay 0-0-0; Andy Hassler 0-0-0; Larry Gura 0-0-0; Doug Bird 0-0-0; Al Hrabosky 0-0-0;
Batters Faced: Dick Tidrow 23; Sparky Lyle 14; Ken Clay 6; Andy Hassler 25; Larry Gura 10; Doug Bird 6; Al Hrabosky 4;
Time of Game: 2:57 Attendance: 36,034
Umpires: Home: Bill Kunkel 1B Bill Deegan 2B Terry Cooney 3B Al Clark
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