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New York Yankees vs. Kansas City Royals

May 12, 1978
FINAL

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
NYY00001020031209
KC0020000024713
loss:New York Yankees logoR. Gossagewin:Kansas City Royals logoD. Bird

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] [2 outs]
    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

Player Stats

New York Yankees logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Mickey RiversCF24000002.280
Paul BlairPR-CF00000000.400
2Willie Randolph2B24000102.260
3Thurman MunsonC15000004.255
4Reggie JacksonRF14000005.287
5Lou PiniellaDH14100002.339
6Chris Chambliss1B24100001.284
7Graig Nettles3B13120012.253
8Roy WhiteLF14010001.160
9Bucky DentSS14001002.200
TOTAL12363311121-
New York Yankees logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Ed FigueroaRHP8.2633320443.14
Rich GossageRHP0.011100112.45
TOTAL8.274432145-
Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Willie WilsonLF14112001.271
2Tom PoquetteRF13010001.314
Jerry Terrell2B00000000.194
3Hal McRaeDH04000001.274
4Al Cowens3B04000000.263
5Darrell PorterC02100200.327
6Amos OtisCF24121011.284
7Clint Hurdle1B03000002.216
8Freddie PatekSS02000000.256
Joe LahoudPH-RF01000000.000
9Frank White2B22100000.256
Ralph LaCockPH11000000.200
U L WashingtonPR-SS00000000.333
TOTAL730443216-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Paul SplittorffLHP6.21033111342.64
Marty PattinRHP0.010000012.70
Steve MingoriLHP1.210000071.35
Doug BirdRHP0.200000026.00
TOTAL8.3123311144-

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