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FINAL
Jul 15, 1978

Box Score

123456789RHE
KC230030000892
NYY000001010283
win:D. Leonard (KC)loss:E. Figueroa (NYY)
Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1George Brett3B1510100.307
2Hal McRaeDH1510100.264
3Ralph LaCock1B1513201.280
4Amos OtisCF1400010.275
5Darrell PorterC2512100.279
6Clint HurdleRF1410000.255
7Tom PoquetteLF0211100.223
Willie WilsonLF0100000.233
8Freddie PatekSS1310000.275
9Frank White2B1310010.285
TOTAL93786621
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Dennis LeonardRHP9.08228003.64
TOTAL9.0822800
New York Yankees logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Mickey RiversCF1401000.249
2Willie Randolph2B2301000.251
Brian DoylePR-2B0000000.207
Roy WhitePH0100100.243
Damaso GarciaSS0000000.195
3Thurman MunsonRF1400100.286
4Chris Chambliss1B1400200.290
5Graig Nettles3B0400100.239
6Reggie JacksonDH0400100.264
7Gary ThomassonLF1310000.242
8Fred StanleySS0200100.242
Jim SpencerPH0100100.218
Paul Blair2B0000000.190
9Mike HeathC1210000.348
Jay JohnstonePH1100000.196
Cliff JohnsonC0000000.197
TOTAL83322800
New York Yankees logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Ed FigueroaRHP4.19863213.91
Sparky LyleLHP1.20001003.50
Bob KammeyerRHP3.00002003.31
TOTAL9.0986621

Scoring Summary

kcnyy
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    1
    Darrell Porter doubles (17) on a to left fielder Gary Thomasson. George Brett scores. Hal McRae scores. Amos Otis to 3rd.[2 runs]
    20
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    2
    Ralph LaCock hits a home run (4). Freddie Patek scores. Frank White scores.[3 runs]
    50
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    5
    Tom Poquette hits a sacrifice bunt. Fielding error by first baseman Chris Chambliss. Darrell Porter scores. Clint Hurdle to 3rd. Tom Poquette to 2nd.[1 run]
    60
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    5
    Frank White reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Graig Nettles. Clint Hurdle scores. Tom Poquette scores.[2 runs]
    80
  • New York Yankees logo
    6
    Willie Randolph singles on a to center fielder Amos Otis. Mike Heath scores.[1 run]
    81
  • New York Yankees logo
    8
    Mickey Rivers doubles (7) on a to right fielder Clint Hurdle. Gary Thomasson scores. Jay Johnstone to 3rd.[1 run]
    82

Play-by-Play

1st inningkcnyy
  • TOP 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — George Brett singles on a to left fielder Gary Thomasson.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    SINGLE — Hal McRae singles on a to left fielder Gary Thomasson. George Brett to 2nd.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Ralph LaCock out, pitcher Ed Figueroa to first baseman Chris Chambliss. George Brett to 3rd. Hal McRae to 2nd.[1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    WALK — Amos Otis walks.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    DOUBLE — Darrell Porter doubles (17) on a to left fielder Gary Thomasson. George Brett scores. Hal McRae scores. Amos Otis to 3rd.[2 runs]
    20
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    FIELDERS CHOICE OUT — Clint Hurdle reaches on a fielder's choice out, first baseman Chris Chambliss to catcher Mike Heath. Amos Otis out at home. Darrell Porter to 3rd.[2 outs]
    20
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    GROUNDOUT — Tom Poquette grounds out to first baseman Chris Chambliss.[3 outs]
    20
  • BOTTOM 1
  • New York Yankees logo
    BATTER OUT — Mickey Rivers out to left fielder Tom Poquette.[1 out]
    20
  • New York Yankees logo
    BATTER OUT — Willie Randolph out, shortstop Freddie Patek to first baseman Ralph LaCock.[2 outs]
    20
  • New York Yankees logo
    BATTER OUT — Thurman Munson out to left fielder Tom Poquette.[3 outs]
    20
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Team Stats

8Runs2
9Hits8
2Errors3
.243Batting Avg.242
37At Bats33
2Extra-base Hits2
1Home Runs0
6Runs-Batted-In2
2Walks0
2Stolen Bases0
6Strikeouts8
6Left on Base4
13Total Bases10

Game Details

Saturday, July 15, 1978 · 7:05 PM
Spectrum Center · Charlotte, NC
attendance: 34,979 (173.2%)
weather: 77 degrees, unknown