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Royals
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
October 7, 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 October 7, 1978 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 7, 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 | October 7, 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 | Ron Guidry |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 56,356 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Kunkel 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Terry Cooney 3B: Lou DiMuro |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| John Wathan | First Baseman |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Reggie Jackson | DH |
| Lou Piniella | Right Fielder |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Brian Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
October 7, 1978
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Guidry
Brett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivers who is chasing the ball. Brett reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
McRae vs. Guidry
McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brett scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Guidry
There goes McRae. The throw from Munson and he is safe. McRae steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Guidry
Otis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. Guidry
Cowens hits a popup towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Guidry
Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Wathan vs. Guidry
Wathan hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Leonard
Rivers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
White vs. Leonard
White hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Leonard
Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivers moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Leonard
There's a wild pitch. Rivers moves to third. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Leonard
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Piniella vs. Leonard
Piniella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Guidry
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Guidry
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Guidry
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Leonard
Nettles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Leonard
Chambliss strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Leonard
Doyle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Leonard
Dent hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Guidry
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 -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Guidry
McRae strikes out. Munson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws McRae out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Guidry
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Leonard
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Leonard
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Leonard
Munson 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, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Guidry
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Guidry
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields the ball and throws to Guidry covering. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Guidry
Wathan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
White vs. Guidry
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Porter moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Patek vs. Guidry
Patek strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Leonard
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Leonard
Piniella strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Leonard
Nettles strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Guidry
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Guidry
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. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Guidry
There goes Wilson. The throw from Munson and he is out, Nettles applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Guidry
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Leonard
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Leonard
Doyle hits a line drive towards the mound. Leonard reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Leonard
Dent hits a popup towards first. Wathan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Guidry
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Guidry
Cowens strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Guidry
Porter hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Leonard
Rivers hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Leonard
White hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Leonard
Munson hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Leonard
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Guidry
Paul Blair now playing center field.
Wathan hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Guidry
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Guidry
Patek hits a line drive towards third. Nettles catches it and throws to first to double up White. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Leonard
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Leonard
Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Leonard
Chambliss strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Leonard
Doyle takes first base on ball four. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Dent vs. Leonard
Dent hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Guidry
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Guidry
Brett strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Guidry
McRae hits a line drive towards third. Nettles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Leonard
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Leonard
White strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Leonard
Munson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Guidry
Gary Thomasson now playing left field.
Otis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomasson. Otis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hurdle vs. Gossage
Rich Gossage now pitching. Clint Hurdle pinch hits for Al Cowens.
Hurdle strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Gossage
Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
LaCock vs. Gossage
Pete LaCock pinch hits for John Wathan.
LaCock hits a fly ball into left field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/7/1978 -- Kansas City at New York (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Brett G, 3b 4 1 1 0 Rivers M, cf 2 0 0 0
McRae H, dh 4 0 1 1 Blair P, cf 1 0 0 0
Otis A, cf 4 0 1 0 White R, lf 4 1 1 1
Cowens A, rf 3 0 0 0 Thomasson G, lf 0 0 0 0
Hurdle C, ph 1 0 0 0 Munson T, c 4 0 1 0
Porter D, c 3 0 1 0 Jackson R, dh 3 0 0 0
Wathan J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Piniella L, rf 3 0 0 0
LaCock P, ph 1 0 0 0 Nettles G, 3b 3 1 2 1
White F, 2b 3 0 2 0 Chambliss C, 1b 3 0 0 0
Patek F, ss 3 0 0 0 Doyle B, 2b 2 0 0 0
Wilson W, lf 3 0 1 0 Dent B, ss 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 7 1 28 2 4 2
Kansas City 100 000 000 -- 1
New York 010 001 00x -- 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (L) 8.0 4 2 2 2 9
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry R (W)* 8.0 7 1 1 1 7
Gossage R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Kansas City 5, New York 4
2B -- Otis A
3B -- Brett G
HR -- Nettles G, White R
SB -- McRae H
CS -- Wilson W
WP -- Leonard D
T -- 2:20
A -- 56356
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