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Royals
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 15, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals, played on July 15, 1978 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 15, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 15, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Figueroa |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 34,979 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Durwood Merrill 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Jim Evans |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Pete LaCock | First Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Clint Hurdle | Right Fielder |
| Tom Poquette | Left Fielder |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Right Fielder |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Reggie Jackson | DH |
| Gary Thomasson | Left Fielder |
| Fred Stanley | Shortstop |
| Mike Heath | Catcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 15, 1978
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Figueroa
Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Figueroa
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brett moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LaCock vs. Figueroa
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Figueroa fields it and throws to first for the out. Brett moves to third. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Otis vs. Figueroa
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Porter vs. Figueroa
Porter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomasson. Porter reaches second base with a double. Brett scores. McRae scores. Otis moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hurdle vs. Figueroa
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields it and throws to home to get Otis. Porter moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Poquette vs. Figueroa
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Poquette for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Leonard
Rivers hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Leonard
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Leonard
Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Figueroa
Patek is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Figueroa
There goes Patek. The throw from Heath and he is safe. Patek steals second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Figueroa
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Figueroa
Brett strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Figueroa
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Munson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LaCock vs. Figueroa
LaCock hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Figueroa
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Figueroa
There goes Otis. The throw from Heath and he is safe. Otis steals second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Figueroa
Porter hits a fly ball into left field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Leonard
Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Leonard
Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Leonard
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Figueroa
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Figueroa
Poquette strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Figueroa
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Figueroa
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Patek trying to get to third. Thomasson throws the ball in to Nettles, who tags Patek for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Leonard
Thomasson hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Leonard
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Leonard
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Figueroa
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Figueroa
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Figueroa
LaCock strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Leonard
Rivers hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Leonard
Randolph hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Leonard
Munson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hurdle. Munson reaches second base with a double. Randolph moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chambliss vs. Leonard
Chambliss strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nettles vs. Leonard
Nettles strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Figueroa
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Figueroa
Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hurdle vs. Figueroa
Hurdle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Porter moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Poquette vs. Figueroa
Poquette bunts towards first. Chambliss juggles the ball. That's an error on Chambliss. Porter scores. Hurdle moves to third. Poquette moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Patek vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Patek hits a popup towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Lyle
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles juggles the ball. That's an error on Nettles. Hurdle scores. Poquette scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Lyle
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Leonard
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Leonard
Thomasson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Leonard
Stanley hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Lyle
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Lyle
LaCock hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Lyle
Otis hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Leonard
Willie Wilson now playing left field.
Heath hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Leonard
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock races to the bag, beating Rivers for the out, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Heath moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Randolph vs. Leonard
Randolph hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Heath scores. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Leonard
Brian Doyle pinch runs for Willie Randolph.
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Kammeyer
Brian Doyle now playing second base. Bob Kammeyer now pitching.
Porter hits a fly ball into left field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Kammeyer
Hurdle hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Kammeyer
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Leonard
Chambliss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Leonard
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Leonard
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Kammeyer
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kammeyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Kammeyer
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kammeyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Kammeyer
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Leonard
Thomasson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Leonard
Jim Spencer pinch hits for Fred Stanley.
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnstone vs. Leonard
Jay Johnstone pinch hits for Mike Heath.
Johnstone hits a line drive into right field. Hurdle picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hurdle. Thomasson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rivers vs. Leonard
Rivers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hurdle. Rivers reaches second base with a double. Thomasson scores. Johnstone moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Leonard
Roy White pinch hits for Brian Doyle.
White strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Munson vs. Leonard
Munson strikes out. Porter drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Munson out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Kammeyer
Damaso Garcia now playing shortstop. Paul Blair now playing second base. Cliff Johnson now catching.
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Kammeyer
LaCock strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Kammeyer
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia misplays the ball. That's an error on Garcia. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Kammeyer
Porter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Leonard
Chambliss strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Leonard
Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Leonard
Jackson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/15/1978 -- Kansas City at New York (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Brett G, 3b 5 1 1 0 Rivers M, cf 4 0 1 1
McRae H, dh 5 1 1 0 Randolph W, 2b 3 0 2 1
LaCock P, 1b 5 1 1 3 Doyle B, pr-2b 0 0 0 0
Otis A, cf 4 0 1 0 White R, ph 1 0 0 0
Porter D, c 5 1 2 2 Garcia D, ss 0 0 0 0
Hurdle C, rf 4 1 1 0 Munson T, rf 4 0 1 0
Poquette T, lf 2 1 0 1 Chambliss C, 1b 4 0 1 0
Wilson W, lf 1 0 0 0 Nettles G, 3b 4 0 0 0
Patek F, ss 3 1 1 0 Jackson R, dh 4 0 0 0
White F, 2b 3 1 1 0 Thomasson G, lf 3 1 1 0
Stanley F, ss 2 0 0 0
Spencer J, ph 1 0 0 0
Blair P, 2b 0 0 0 0
Heath M, c 2 1 1 0
Johnstone J, ph 1 0 1 0
Johnson C, c 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 8 9 6 33 2 8 2
Kansas City 230 030 000 -- 8
New York 000 001 010 -- 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (W) 9.0 8 2 2 0 8
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Figueroa E (L) 4.1 9 8 6 2 3
Lyle S 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Kammeyer B 3.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Chambliss C, Nettles G, LaCock P, Hurdle C, Garcia D
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Kansas City 6, New York 4
2B -- Porter D, Munson T, Rivers M
HR -- LaCock P
SB -- Patek F, Otis A
SH -- Poquette T
HBP -- by Figueroa E (Patek F)
T -- 2:21
A -- 34979
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