Royals (5) vs Yankees (6) · Oct 6, 1978

FINAL

Oct 6, 1978

Box Score

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

win:R. Gossage (NYY)loss:D. Bird (KC)

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

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

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

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

TOTAL	9.0	10	5	5	7	3	3

kcnyy

1
George Brett hits a home run (1).[1 run]
10
2
Reggie Jackson hits a home run (2).[1 run]
11
3
George Brett hits a home run (2).[1 run]
21
4
Reggie Jackson singles on a to center fielder Amos Otis. Thurman Munson scores.[1 run]
22
4
Lou 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
5
George Brett hits a home run (3).[1 run]
33
6
Reggie Jackson out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Amos Otis. Roy White scores.[1 run]
34
8
Darrell Porter singles on a to left fielder Roy White. Amos Otis scores.[1 run]
44
8
Al 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]
54
8
Thurman Munson hits a home run (1). Roy White scores.[2 runs]
56

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
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