Kansas City Royals vs. New York Yankees

Oct 6, 1978

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

D. Bird(0-1)win: New York Yankees logo

R. Gossage(1-0)

KCNYY

1George Brett hits a home run (1). [1 run] 10
2Reggie Jackson hits a home run (2). [1 run] 11
3George Brett hits a home run (2). [1 run] 21
4Reggie Jackson singles on a to center fielder Amos Otis. Thurman Munson scores. [1 run] 22
4Lou Piniella singles on a to left fielder Clint Hurdle. Reggie Jackson scores. Lou Piniella to 3rd. Fielding error by shortstop Freddie Patek. [1 run] 23
5George Brett hits a home run (3). [1 run] 33
6Reggie Jackson out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Amos Otis. Roy White scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 34
8Darrell Porter singles on a to left fielder Roy White. Amos Otis scores. [1 run] 44
8Al Cowens grounds into a force out, shortstop Bucky Dent to second baseman Fred Stanley. Darrell Porter scores. Willie Wilson out at 2nd. Al Cowens to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs] 54
8Thurman Munson hits a home run (1). Roy White scores. [2 runs] 56

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1George Brett3B	3	5	3	3	0	0	3	0	.429
2Hal McRaeDH	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200
3Amos OtisCF	2	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	.500
4Darrell PorterC	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.364
5Ralph LaCock1B	2	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	.400
6Clint HurdleLF	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	5	.429
Willie WilsonPR-LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
7Al CowensRF	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.167
8Freddie PatekSS	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	3	.100
9Frank White2B	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.100
Steve BraunPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000
TOTAL	10	35	5	5	7	3	3	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	PC	ERA
Paul SplittorffLHP	7.1	9	5	4	2	1	76	4.91
Doug BirdRHP	0.0	1	1	1	0	1	3	9.00
Al HraboskyLHP	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	10	3.00
TOTAL	8.0	10	6	5	3	2	89	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	HR	LOB	AVG
1Mickey RiversCF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.556
Paul BlairPH-CF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2Roy WhiteLF	2	4	2	0	0	0	1	.333
Gary ThomassonLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
3Thurman MunsonC	3	4	2	2	0	1	0	.286
4Reggie JacksonDH	2	3	2	3	0	1	0	.600
5Lou PiniellaRF	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	.286
6Graig Nettles3B	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	.250
7Chris Chambliss1B	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.500
8Fred Stanley2B	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	.200
9Bucky DentSS	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.250
TOTAL	10	31	6	5	3	2	4	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Catfish HunterRHP	6.0	7	3	3	5	3	3	103	4.50
Rich GossageRHP	3.0	3	2	2	2	0	0	42	6.00

TOTAL	9.0	10	5	5	7	3	3	145	-

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1st inningKCNYY

TOP 1
HOME RUN — George Brett hits a home run (1). [1 run]
10
BATTER OUT — Hal McRae out to right fielder Lou Piniella. [1 out]
10
SINGLE — Amos Otis singles on a to second baseman Fred Stanley.
10
STOLEN BASE 2B — Amos Otis steals (4) 2nd base.
10
DOUBLE PLAY — Darrell Porter hit into a fielder's choice double play, center fielder Mickey Rivers to third baseman Graig Nettles. Amos Otis out at 3rd. Darrell Porter out at 1st. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Mickey Rivers singles on a to right fielder Al Cowens.
10
GROUNDED INTO DP — Roy White grounds into a double play, second baseman Frank White to shortstop Freddie Patek to first baseman Ralph LaCock. Mickey Rivers out at 2nd. Roy White out at 1st. [2 outs]
10
BATTER OUT — Thurman Munson out to right fielder Al Cowens. [3 outs]
10

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NYY

5Runs6

10Hits10

1Errors0

.286Batting Avg.323

35At Bats31

7Extra-base Hits3

3Home Runs2

5Runs-Batted-In5

3Walks0

1Stolen Bases0

7Strikeouts3

6Left on Base2

24Total Bases17

Friday, October 6, 1978 · 3:33 AM

Spectrum Center · Charlotte, NC

attendance: 55,445 (274.5%)

weather: 71 degrees, unknown