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FINAL
May 12, 1978

Box Score

123456789RHE
NYY0000102003120
KC002000002471
win:D. Bird (KC)loss:R. Gossage (NYY)
New York Yankees logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Mickey RiversCF2400000.280
Paul BlairPR-CF0000000.400
2Willie Randolph2B2400010.260
3Thurman MunsonC1500000.255
4Reggie JacksonRF1400000.287
5Lou PiniellaDH1410000.339
6Chris Chambliss1B2410000.284
7Graig Nettles3B1312001.253
8Roy WhiteLF1401000.160
9Bucky DentSS1400100.200
TOTAL123633111
New York Yankees logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Ed FigueroaRHP8.26333203.14
Rich GossageRHP0.01110012.45
TOTAL8.2744321
Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Willie WilsonLF1411200.271
2Tom PoquetteRF1301000.314
Jerry Terrell2B0000000.194
3Hal McRaeDH0400000.274
4Al Cowens3B0400000.263
5Darrell PorterC0210020.327
6Amos OtisCF2412101.284
7Clint Hurdle1B0300000.216
8Freddie PatekSS0200000.256
Joe LahoudPH-RF0100000.000
9Frank White2B2210000.256
Ralph LaCockPH1100000.200
U L WashingtonPR-SS0000000.333
TOTAL73044321
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Paul SplittorffLHP6.210331112.64
Marty PattinRHP0.01000002.70
Steve MingoriLHP1.21000001.35
Doug BirdRHP0.20000006.00
TOTAL8.31233111

Scoring Summary

nyykc
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    3
    Willie Wilson triples (2) on a to right fielder Reggie Jackson. Frank White scores.[1 run]
    01
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    3
    Tom Poquette out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Reggie Jackson. Willie Wilson scores.[1 run]
    02
  • New York Yankees logo
    5
    Roy White singles on a to third baseman Al Cowens. Lou Piniella scores.[1 run]
    12
  • New York Yankees logo
    7
    Graig Nettles hits a home run (5). Chris Chambliss scores.[2 runs]
    32
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    9
    Amos Otis hits an inside-the-park home run (5) on a . Darrell Porter scores.[2 runs]
    34

Play-by-Play

1st inningnyykc
  • TOP 1
  • New York Yankees logo
    SINGLE — Mickey Rivers singles on a to right fielder Tom Poquette.
    00
  • New York Yankees logo
    BATTER OUT — Willie Randolph out to center fielder Amos Otis.[1 out]
    00
  • New York Yankees logo
    GROUNDED INTO DP — Thurman Munson grounds into a double play, shortstop Freddie Patek to first baseman Clint Hurdle. Mickey Rivers out at 2nd. Thurman Munson out at 1st.[3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Willie Wilson out, second baseman Willie Randolph to first baseman Chris Chambliss.[1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Tom Poquette singles on a to center fielder Mickey Rivers.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    GROUNDED INTO DP — Hal McRae grounds into a double play, third baseman Graig Nettles to second baseman Willie Randolph to first baseman Chris Chambliss. Tom Poquette out at 2nd. Hal McRae out at 1st.[3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

3Runs4
12Hits7
0Errors1
.333Batting Avg.233
36At Bats30
1Extra-base Hits3
1Home Runs1
3Runs-Batted-In4
1Walks2
1Stolen Bases2
1Strikeouts3
9Left on Base3
15Total Bases13

Game Details

Friday, May 12, 1978 · 8:05 PM
Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO
attendance: 33,061 (87.2%)
weather: 51 degrees, unknown