Yankees (6) vs Royals (4) · Oct 8, 1977 · MLB Scores

FINAL

Oct 8, 1977

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
NYY	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	13	0	8
KC	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	8	2	6

win:S. Lyle (NYY)loss:L. Gura (KC)

NYYKC

1
Thurman Munson grounds into a force out, third baseman George Brett to second baseman Frank White. Mickey Rivers scores. Graig Nettles out at 2nd. Thurman Munson to 1st. [1 run] [1 out]
10
2
Bucky Dent doubles (1) on a to left fielder Tom Poquette. Willie Randolph scores. [1 run]
20
2
Mickey Rivers singles on a to center fielder Amos Otis. Bucky Dent scores. [1 run]
30
3
Lou Piniella singles on a to right fielder Al Cowens. Thurman Munson scores. Reggie Jackson to 3rd. [1 run]
40
3
Frank White out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Reggie Jackson. Freddie Patek scores. [1 run] [1 out]
41
3
George Brett triples (1) on a to right fielder Reggie Jackson. Hal McRae scores. [1 run]
42
4
Graig Nettles singles on a to right fielder Al Cowens. Willie Randolph scores. [1 run]
52
4
Freddie Patek doubles (3) on a to left fielder Lou Piniella. Amos Otis scores. [1 run]
53
4
Frank White doubles (1) on a to right fielder Reggie Jackson. Freddie Patek scores. [1 run]
54
9
Thurman Munson out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Amos Otis. Mickey Rivers scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
64

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Mickey RiversCF	4	5	2	1	0	0	1	.389
2Graig Nettles3B	2	5	0	1	0	0	3	.188
3Thurman MunsonC	1	4	1	2	0	0	2	.313
4Reggie JacksonRF	0	3	0	0	1	1	1	.071
Paul BlairRF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
5Lou PiniellaLF	2	5	0	1	0	0	2	.313
6Cliff JohnsonDH	1	4	0	0	0	0	3	.385
Roy WhitePR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400
7Chris Chambliss1B	0	4	0	0	1	0	4	.077
8Willie Randolph2B	1	4	2	0	0	0	1	.267
9Bucky DentSS	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	.182
TOTAL	13	38	6	6	2	1	18	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Ed FigueroaRHP	3.1	5	4	4	3	2	0	58	10.80
Dick TidrowRHP	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	13	3.86
Sparky LyleLHP	5.1	2	0	0	1	0	0	54	1.13

TOTAL	9.0	8	4	4	4	3	0	125	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Tom PoquetteLF	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	.167
Joe ZdebPH-LF	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000
2Hal McRaeDH	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	.357
3George Brett3B	2	4	0	1	0	0	3	.294
4Al CowensRF	0	3	0	0	0	1	2	.200
5John Mayberry1B	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	.167
John Wathan1B	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
6Darrell PorterC	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	.364
7Amos OtisCF	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	.077
8Freddie PatekSS	3	4	2	1	0	0	0	.538
9Frank White2B	1	3	0	2	1	0	1	.286
TOTAL	8	33	4	4	4	3	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Larry GuraLHP	2.0	6	4	4	2	1	42	18.00
Marty PattinRHP	6.0	6	2	1	0	0	75	1.50
Steve MingoriLHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.00
Doug BirdRHP	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	11	0.00
TOTAL	8.3	13	6	5	2	1	132	-

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1st inningNYYKC

TOP 1
DOUBLE — Mickey Rivers doubles (2) on a to right fielder Al Cowens.
00
SINGLE — Graig Nettles singles on a to shortstop Freddie Patek. Mickey Rivers to 3rd.
00
FORCEOUT — Thurman Munson grounds into a force out, third baseman George Brett to second baseman Frank White. Mickey Rivers scores. Graig Nettles out at 2nd. Thurman Munson to 1st. [1 run] [1 out]
10
STRIKEOUT — Reggie Jackson strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
10
BATTER OUT — Lou Piniella out, shortstop Freddie Patek to first baseman John Mayberry. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
POP OUT — Tom Poquette pops out to shortstop Bucky Dent. [1 out]
10
SINGLE — Hal McRae singles on a to left fielder Lou Piniella.
10
BATTER OUT — George Brett out, third baseman Graig Nettles to first baseman Chris Chambliss. Hal McRae to 3rd. [2 outs]
10
BATTER OUT — Al Cowens out, third baseman Graig Nettles to first baseman Chris Chambliss. [3 outs]
10

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NYY

6Runs4

13Hits8

0Errors2

.342Batting Avg.242

38At Bats33

4Extra-base Hits4

0Home Runs0

6Runs-Batted-In4

1Walks3

0Stolen Bases0

2Strikeouts4

8Left on Base6

17Total Bases14

Saturday, October 8, 1977 · 4:33 AM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 41,135 (108.5%)

weather: 52 degrees, unknown