New York Yankees (7) Kansas City Royals (3)
| 1979
Date of Game: Friday, August 31, 1979
Stadium: Yankee Stadium I
Stadium: Yankee Stadium I
| Kansas City Royals (AL) | New York Yankees (AL) |
| Record: 71-63 | Record: 72-59 |
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Attendance: 35,229
Time of Game: 2:23
Game Notes:
None listed
Best at-bats
Reggie Jackson HR in 1st inning (16.26)
George Scott 2B in 5th inning (10.45)
Frank White ? in 2nd inning (10.38)
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Game Notes:
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GAME INFORMATION
| Team Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||||
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| New York Yankees | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | x | 7 | 10 | 1 |
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 | 24.053 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .309 | 126 | 278 | 5 | 42 | 64 |
| Hal McRae | dh | 34.052 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .280 | 76 | 1169 | 8 | 54 | 4 |
| Amos Otis | cf | 32.127 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .295 | 128 | 1505 | 17 | 82 | 28 |
| George Brett | 3b | 26.108 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .332 | 131 | 862 | 17 | 87 | 13 |
| Al Cowens | rf | 27.311 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | 113 | 789 | 7 | 62 | 8 |
| Darrell Porter | c | 27.227 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .299 | 130 | 946 | 16 | 93 | 3 |
| Frank White | 2b | 28.361 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .247 | 100 | 808 | 9 | 42 | 20 |
| Clint Hurdle | ph | 22.032 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 | 49 | 191 | 3 | 27 | 0 |
| John Wathan | 1b | 29.331 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .220 | 73 | 221 | 1 | 22 | 2 |
| Pete LaCock | ph | 27.227 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | 111 | 580 | 1 | 49 | 1 |
| U.L. Washington | ss | 25.308 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | 73 | 152 | 0 | 13 | 6 |
| Renie Martin | p | 24.001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Mingori | p | 35.184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 28 | 382 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: | 31 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .194 | 1152 | 7897 | |||||
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 |
| Willie Randolph | 2b | 25.056 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .275 | 127 | 563 | 5 | 53 | 27 |
| Bobby Murcer | cf | 33.103 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 | 104 | 1656 | 12 | 44 | 2 |
| Lou Piniella | lf | 36.003 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .305 | 113 | 1369 | 11 | 66 | 3 |
| George Scott | dh | 35.161 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .252 | 93 | 2021 | 6 | 49 | 2 |
| Reggie Jackson | rf | 33.105 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .294 | 103 | 1753 | 22 | 69 | 8 |
| Chris Chambliss | 1b | 30.248 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | 120 | 1259 | 15 | 51 | 3 |
| Graig Nettles | 3b | 35.011 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 | 122 | 1655 | 16 | 64 | 1 |
| Fred Stanley | ss | 32.018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .224 | 39 | 582 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Brad Gulden | c | 23.082 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .170 | 22 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rich Gossage | p | 28.057 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 24 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: | 32 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | .313 | 867 | 11195 | |||||
Game Stats |
2B: Brad Gulden (2), Hal McRae (27), George Scott (18)
HR: Reggie Jackson (22)
RBIs: Reggie Jackson 4 (69), Hal McRae 2 (54), Lou Piniella (66), George Scott 2 (49), Frank White (42)
SB: Willie Randolph (27), George Scott (2)
SH: Bobby Murcer (2)
SF: Lou Piniella (6), Frank White (7)
GDP: George Brett (6), Frank White (9)
HR: Reggie Jackson (22)
RBIs: Reggie Jackson 4 (69), Hal McRae 2 (54), Lou Piniella (66), George Scott 2 (49), Frank White (42)
SB: Willie Randolph (27), George Scott (2)
SH: Bobby Murcer (2)
SF: Lou Piniella (6), Frank White (7)
GDP: George Brett (6), Frank White (9)
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# |
| Paul Splittorff (L 13-14) | 32.327 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4.01 | 1.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 300 |
| Renie Martin | 24.001 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.56 | 2.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Steve Mingori | 35.184 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.55 | 1.81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 384 |
| Pitching Totals: | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 698 | |||
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# |
| Tommy John (W 18-6) | 36.101 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.96 | 1.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 481 |
| Rich Gossage | 28.057 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.18 | 1.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 347 |
| Pitching Totals: | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 828 | |||
Other Game Information |
Wild Pitches: Tommy John;
Balks: Tommy John;
Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Paul Splittorff 0-0-0; Renie Martin 0-0-0; Steve Mingori 0-0-0; Tommy John 0-0-0; Rich Gossage 0-0-0;
Batters Faced: Paul Splittorff 24; Renie Martin 7; Steve Mingori 7; Tommy John 29; Rich Gossage 6;
Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 35,229
Umpires: Home: Russ Goetz 1B Ken Kaiser 2B Rocky Roe 3B Ron Luciano
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