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FINAL
Jul 16, 1978

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
KC2010000003604
NYY00010000017010
win:L. Gura (KC)loss:J. Beattie (NYY)save:A. Hrabosky (KC)

Scoring Summary

KCNYY
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    1
    Amos Otis hits a home run (14). George Brett scores. [2 runs]
    20
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    3
    Ralph LaCock grounds into a force out, second baseman Brian Doyle to shortstop Fred Stanley. George Brett scores. Hal McRae out at 2nd. Ralph LaCock to 1st. [1 run] [1 out]
    30
  • New York Yankees logo
    4
    Graig Nettles hits a home run (16). [1 run]
    31

Player Stats

Kansas City Royals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1George Brett3B13201100.307
2Hal McRaeDH14001001.263
3Ralph LaCock1B24010002.288
4Amos OtisCF13120112.275
5Darrell PorterC04000002.275
6Clint HurdleRF03000002.252
Joe ZdebPH-RF01000000.241
7Tom PoquetteLF13000000.225
Willie WilsonLF01000000.232
8Freddie PatekSS03001001.272
9Frank White2B03001001.282
TOTAL6323342111-
Kansas City Royals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Larry GuraLHP6.1511131382.94
Steve MingoriLHP0.100001052.06
Doug BirdRHP0.110000025.37
Al HraboskyLHP2.0100200112.54
TOTAL8.371134156-
New York Yankees logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Roy WhiteDH15000004.242
2Mickey RiversCF04001103.245
3Thurman MunsonRF23000100.289
4Lou PiniellaLF04000007.311
5Cliff Johnson1B03000000.192
Chris ChamblissPH-1B01001000.289
6Graig Nettles3B14110010.239
7Fred StanleySS03001100.235
8Mike HeathC14000001.333
9Brian Doyle2B11000000.233
Willie RandolphPH-2B11000100.254
TOTAL7331134115-
New York Yankees logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Jim BeattieRHP2.1433221234.42
Dick TidrowRHP4.2100200193.78
Sparky LyleLHP2.010000063.41
TOTAL9.063342148-

Play-by-Play

1st inningKCNYY
  • TOP 1
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    WALK — George Brett walks.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    STOLEN BASE 2B — George Brett steals (14) 2nd base.
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    STRIKEOUT — Hal McRae strikes out swinging. [1 out]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    BATTER OUT — Ralph LaCock out to left fielder Lou Piniella. [2 outs]
    00
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    HOME RUN — Amos Otis hits a home run (14). George Brett scores. [2 runs]
    20
  • Kansas City Royals logo
    POP OUT — Darrell Porter pops out to shortstop Fred Stanley. [3 outs]
    20
  • BOTTOM 1
  • New York Yankees logo
    BATTER OUT — Roy White out to center fielder Amos Otis. [1 out]
    20
  • New York Yankees logo
    GROUNDOUT — Mickey Rivers grounds out to first baseman Ralph LaCock. [2 outs]
    20
  • New York Yankees logo
    SINGLE — Thurman Munson singles on a to right fielder Clint Hurdle.
    20
  • New York Yankees logo
    BATTER OUT — Lou Piniella out to center fielder Amos Otis. [3 outs]
    20
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Team Stats

3Runs1
6Hits7
0Errors0
.188Batting Avg.212
32At Bats33
2Extra-base Hits1
1Home Runs1
3Runs-Batted-In1
2Walks4
1Stolen Bases1
4Strikeouts3
4Left on Base10
10Total Bases10

Game Details

Sunday, July 16, 1978 · 3:33 AM
Spectrum Center · Charlotte, NC
attendance: 45,089 (223.2%)
weather: 69 degrees, unknown