Royals @ Yankees
October 7, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Royals 1 7 0
Yankees 2 4 0
Top 9 R H E
Royals 1 7 0
Yankees 2 4 0

Pete LaCock Postseason Stats

  Game Postseason
Average .000 .400
OBP .000 .538
At Bats 0 10
Hits 0 4
• Singles 0 1
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 1

Rich Gossage Postseason Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Yankee Stadium - October 7, 1978
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Out
Rich Gossage
Thurman Munson
Chris Chambliss
Brian Doyle
Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
Gary Thomasson
Paul Blair
Lou Piniella
Pete LaCock
Amos Otis

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 1 7 0 5
New York Yankees 2 4 0 4
Winning Pitcher Ron Guidry
Losing Pitcher Dennis Leonard
Save Rich Gossage
Game Winning RBI Roy White
Attendance 56,356
Time of Game 2 hours 20 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Rich Gossage now pitching. Clint Hurdle pinch hits for Al Cowens. Hurdle strikes out.
Top 9 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.
Bottom 8 Munson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 White strikes out.
Bottom 8 Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 McRae hits a line drive towards third. Nettles reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Brett strikes out.
Top 8 Wilson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Dent hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Doyle takes first base on ball four. Nettles moves to second.
Bottom 7 Chambliss strikes out.
Bottom 7 Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Patek hits a line drive towards third. Nettles catches it and throws to first to double up White.
Top 7 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 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.
Bottom 6 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Munson hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 White hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Rivers hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Porter hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cowens strikes out.
Top 6 Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dent hits a popup towards first. Wathan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Doyle hits a line drive towards the mound. Leonard reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Wilson. The throw from Munson and he is out, Nettles applying the tag.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Nettles strikes out.
Bottom 4 Piniella strikes out.
Bottom 4 Jackson strikes out.
Top 4 Patek strikes out.
Top 4 White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Porter moves to third.
Top 4 Wathan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields the ball and throws to Guidry covering. Safe.
Top 4 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 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.
Top 3 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McRae strikes out. Munson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws McRae out.
Top 3 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.
Bottom 2 Dent hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Doyle is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Chambliss strikes out.
Bottom 2 Nettles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Wilson strikes out.
Top 2 Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Piniella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Rivers moves to third. Munson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rivers moves to second.
Bottom 1 White hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rivers takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Wathan hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Porter takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Cowens hits a popup towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Otis strikes out.
Top 1 There goes McRae. The throw from Munson and he is safe. McRae steals second.
Top 1 McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brett scores.
Top 1 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.