Royals (3) vs Yankees (7) · Aug 31, 1979 · MLB Scores

FINAL

Aug 31, 1979

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	6	0	5
NYY	3	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	-	7	10	1	7

win:T. John (NYY)loss:P. Splittorff (KC)

KCNYY

1
Lou Piniella out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Willie Wilson. Willie Randolph scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
01
1
Reggie Jackson hits a home run (22). George Scott scores. [2 runs]
03
2
Frank White out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Lou Piniella. Al Cowens scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
13
5
George Scott doubles (18) on a to left fielder Willie Wilson. Bobby Murcer scores. Lou Piniella to 3rd. [1 run]
14
5
Reggie Jackson singles on a to right fielder Al Cowens. Lou Piniella scores. George Scott scores. [2 runs]
16
7
George Scott singles on a to left fielder Willie Wilson. Willie Randolph scores. [1 run]
17
8
Hal McRae doubles (27) on a to left fielder Lou Piniella. U L Washington scores. Willie Wilson scores. [2 runs]
37

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Willie WilsonLF	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	.309
2Hal McRaeDH	1	4	0	2	1	0	0	.280
3Amos OtisCF	1	4	0	0	1	0	2	.295
4George Brett3B	0	4	0	0	0	0	3	.332
5Al CowensRF	1	3	1	0	0	1	1	.300
6Darrell PorterC	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	.299
7Frank White2B	0	2	0	1	0	0	4	.247
Clint HurdlePH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.231
8John Wathan1B	0	3	0	0	2	0	2	.220
Ralph LaCockPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.278
9U L WashingtonSS	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	.254
TOTAL	6	31	3	3	6	2	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Paul SplittorffLHP	5.0	7	6	6	2	2	1	34	4.00
Renie MartinRHP	1.2	1	1	1	1	1	0	12	9.37
Steve MingoriLHP	1.1	2	0	0	1	1	0	12	5.59
TOTAL	8.0	10	7	7	4	4	1	58	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Willie Randolph2B	0	2	2	0	0	3	0	1	.275
2Bobby MurcerCF	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	5	.254
3Lou PiniellaLF	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	.305
4George ScottDH	3	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	.252
5Reggie JacksonRF	2	4	1	4	2	0	1	1	.294
6Chris Chambliss1B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.277
7Graig Nettles3B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.249
8Fred StanleySS	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.224
9Brad GuldenC	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.170


TOTAL	10	32	7	7	4	4	1	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Tommy JohnLHP	7.0	6	3	3	4	2	0	43	2.96
Rich GossageRHP	2.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	10	3.21

TOTAL	9.0	6	3	3	6	2	0	53	-

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1st inningKCNYY

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Willie Wilson strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Hal McRae strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
BATTER OUT — Amos Otis out, shortstop Fred Stanley to first baseman Chris Chambliss. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
WALK — Willie Randolph walks.
00
STOLEN BASE 2B — Willie Randolph steals (27) 2nd base.
00
SAC BUNT — Bobby Murcer out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman George Brett to first baseman John Wathan. Willie Randolph to 3rd. [1 out]
00
SAC FLY — Lou Piniella out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Willie Wilson. Willie Randolph scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
01
SINGLE — George Scott singles on a to center fielder Amos Otis.
01
STOLEN BASE 2B — George Scott steals (2) 2nd base.
01
HOME RUN — Reggie Jackson hits a home run (22). George Scott scores. [2 runs]
03
SINGLE — Chris Chambliss singles on a to left fielder Willie Wilson.
03
BATTER OUT — Graig Nettles out, second baseman Frank White to first baseman John Wathan. [3 outs]
03

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NYY

3Runs7

6Hits10

0Errors1

.194Batting Avg.313

31At Bats32

1Extra-base Hits3

0Home Runs1

3Runs-Batted-In7

2Walks4

0Stolen Bases2

6Strikeouts4

5Left on Base7

7Total Bases15

Friday, August 31, 1979 · 7:05 PM

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weather: 75 degrees, unknown