Yankees @ Royals
October 8, 1977

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 6 13 0
Royals 4 8 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 6 13 0
Royals 4 8 2

Joe Zdeb Postseason Stats

  Game Postseason
Average .000 .000
OBP .000 .000
At Bats 1 8
Hits 0 0
• Singles 0 0
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 0

Sparky Lyle Postseason Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Royals Stadium - October 8, 1977
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Out
Sparky Lyle
Thurman Munson
Chris Chambliss
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
Lou Piniella
Mickey Rivers
Paul Blair
Joe Zdeb

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 6 13 0 8
Kansas City Royals 4 8 2 6
Winning Pitcher Sparky Lyle
Losing Pitcher Larry Gura
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Thurman Munson
Attendance 41,135
Time of Game 3 hours 8 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Zdeb hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 White strikes out.
Bottom 9 Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Piniella hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wathan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Blair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Doug Bird now pitching. Munson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rivers tags and scores.
Top 9 Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rivers moves to third.
Top 9 Steve Mingori now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Rivers moves to second.
Top 9 Rivers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Porter hits a popup towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Randolph hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Roy White pinch runs for Cliff Johnson. Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. White moves to second.
Top 8 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Paul Blair now playing right field. McRae hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Joe Zdeb now playing left field. Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Joe Zdeb pinch hits for Tom Poquette. Zdeb hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 White hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Otis hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Dent hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Randolph hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Porter hits a line drive towards first. Chambliss reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Wathan hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cowens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Piniella moves to third.
Top 5 Piniella hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Piniella reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 John Wathan now playing first base. Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Brett hits a line drive into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Dick Tidrow now pitching. White hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. White reaches second base with a double. Patek scores.
Bottom 4 Patek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Patek reaches second base with a double. Otis goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Otis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Randolph scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rivers hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Mayberry.
Top 4 Dent bunts towards the mound. Pattin fields it and throws to first for the out. Randolph moves to second.
Top 4 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek misplays the ball. That's an error on Patek.
Bottom 3 Mayberry strikes out.
Bottom 3 Cowens takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Brett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson who is chasing the ball. Brett reaches third base with a triple. McRae goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 White hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Patek tags and scores.
Bottom 3 Patek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson who is chasing the ball. Patek reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Chambliss hits a line drive towards the mound. Pattin catches it and throws to third to double up Jackson.
Top 3 Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Marty Pattin now pitching. Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Munson scores. Jackson moves to third.
Top 3 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Munson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Munson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Otis strikes out.
Bottom 2 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Mayberry strikes out.
Top 2 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Rivers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dent scores.
Top 2 Dent hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Dent reaches second base with a double. Randolph goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Randolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Chambliss strikes out.
Top 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. McRae moves to third.
Bottom 1 McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Poquette hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Jackson strikes out.
Top 1 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. Rivers scores.
Top 1 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rivers moves to third.
Top 1 Rivers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Rivers reaches second base with a double.