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Kansas City Royals vs. New York Yankees

May 1, 1978
FINAL

Box Score

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KC012100000411410
NYY10003040-81107
loss:Kansas City Royals logoP. Splittorffwin:New York Yankees logoR. Eastwicksave:New York Yankees logoS. Lyle

Scoring Summary

KCNYY
  • New York Yankees logo
    1
    Reggie Jackson singles on a to center fielder Willie Wilson. Mickey Rivers scores. [1 run]
    01
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    2
    Darrell Porter hits a home run (2). [1 run]
    11
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    3
    Tom Poquette singles on a to left fielder Lou Piniella. Frank White scores. Willie Wilson scores. Tom Poquette to 2nd. [2 runs]
    31
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    4
    Frank White singles on a to first baseman Chris Chambliss. Darrell Porter scores. Clint Hurdle to 3rd. Jerry Terrell to 2nd. [1 run]
    41
  • New York Yankees logo
    5
    Mickey Rivers triples (2) on a to left fielder Tom Poquette. Cliff Johnson scores. Bucky Dent scores. [2 runs]
    43
  • New York Yankees logo
    5
    Willie Randolph out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Al Cowens. Mickey Rivers scores. [1 run] [1 out]
    44
  • New York Yankees logo
    7
    Lou Piniella doubles (2) on a to left fielder Tom Poquette. Thurman Munson scores. Reggie Jackson to 3rd. [1 run]
    45
  • New York Yankees logo
    7
    Chris Chambliss singles on a to center fielder Willie Wilson. Reggie Jackson scores. Lou Piniella scores. Chris Chambliss to 3rd. Chris Chambliss advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by center fielder Willie Wilson. [2 runs]
    47
  • New York Yankees logo
    7
    Graig Nettles singles on a to center fielder Willie Wilson. Chris Chambliss scores. [1 run]
    48

Player Stats

Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Willie WilsonCF14101003.288
John WathanPH01000003.278
U L Washington2B00000000.500
2Tom PoquetteLF24021003.414
Joe ZdebLF01000000.154
3Hal McRaeDH05001002.241
4Al CowensRF04000102.235
5Darrell PorterC24210111.348
6Clint Hurdle1B24001001.226
7Jerry Terrell3B12000200.333
8Freddie PatekSS14001004.266
9Frank White2B23110000.193
Amos OtisPH-CF01001003.278
TOTAL11374464122-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Paul SplittorffLHP6.1865320432.51
Doug BirdRHP0.011100015.54
Steve MingoriLHP0.221000040.00
Jim ColbornRHP1.000000034.09
TOTAL8.0118632051-
New York Yankees logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Mickey RiversCF25220002.329
2Willie Randolph2B14010001.257
3Thurman MunsonC15101002.237
4Reggie JacksonRF23110101.288
5Lou PiniellaLF14110003.326
6Chris Chambliss1B14120002.289
7Graig Nettles3B24011002.219
8Cliff JohnsonDH13101101.170
9Bucky DentSS04100004.224
TOTAL11368832018-
New York Yankees logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Jim BeattieRHP3.0544231294.82
Rawly EastwickRHP4.1500300242.38
Sparky LyleLHP1.2100110121.88
TOTAL8.3114464165-

Play-by-Play

1st inningKCNYY
  • TOP 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Willie Wilson out, shortstop Bucky Dent to first baseman Chris Chambliss. [1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    STRIKEOUT — Tom Poquette strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Hal McRae out to right fielder Reggie Jackson. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • New York Yankees logo
    SINGLE — Mickey Rivers singles on a to shortstop Freddie Patek.
    00
  • New York Yankees logo
    STOLEN BASE 2B — Mickey Rivers steals (1) 2nd base.
    00
  • New York Yankees logo
    BATTER OUT — Willie Randolph out to left fielder Tom Poquette. [1 out]
    00
  • New York Yankees logo
    STRIKEOUT — Thurman Munson strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
    00
  • New York Yankees logo
    SINGLE — Reggie Jackson singles on a to center fielder Willie Wilson. Mickey Rivers scores. [1 run]
    01
  • New York Yankees logo
    FORCEOUT — Lou Piniella grounds into a force out, shortstop Freddie Patek to second baseman Frank White. Reggie Jackson out at 2nd. Lou Piniella to 1st. [3 outs]
    01
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Team Stats

4Runs8
11Hits11
4Errors0
.297Batting Avg.306
37At Bats36
2Extra-base Hits3
1Home Runs0
4Runs-Batted-In8
4Walks2
1Stolen Bases1
6Strikeouts3
10Left on Base7
15Total Bases15

Game Details

Monday, May 1, 1978 · 7:05 PM
Spectrum Center · Charlotte, NC
attendance: 17,340 (85.8%)
weather: 48 degrees, unknown