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October 8, 1980

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Top 9 R H E
Yankees 2 10 1
Royals 7 10 0
Top 9 R H E
Yankees 2 10 1
Royals 7 10 0

Bucky Dent Postseason Stats

  Game Postseason
Average .667 .667
OBP .667 .667
At Bats 3 3
Hits 2 2
• Singles 2 2
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 0

Larry Gura Postseason Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Royals Stadium - October 8, 1980
Out
Larry Gura
Darrell Porter
Pete LaCock
Frank White
George Brett
U L Washington
Willie Wilson
Amos Otis
Clint Hurdle
Bucky Dent
Willie Randolph

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 2 10 1 9
Kansas City Royals 7 10 0 7
Winning Pitcher Larry Gura
Losing Pitcher Ron Guidry
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Willie Aikens
Attendance 42,598
Time of Game 3 hours
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Dent hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Randolph hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Brown strikes out.
Top 9 Clint Hurdle now playing right field. Pete LaCock now playing first base. Rodriguez hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Washington strikes out. Cerone drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Washington out.
Bottom 8 Wilson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Brown. Wilson reaches second base with a double. Porter scores. White goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 8 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Porter moves to second.
Bottom 8 Porter hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play.
Bottom 8 Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Underwood fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Tom Underwood now pitching. Wathan strikes out.
Top 8 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Cerone hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Soderholm hits a fly ball into right field. Wathan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Otis 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 7 Davis fires to first and has McRae trapped. There's the throw to Dent who tags McRae for the out.
Bottom 7 McRae is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 Brett hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Washington is called out on strikes.
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 Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dent moves to third.
Top 7 Dent hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Brown hits a line drive into right field. Wathan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Wilson 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 6 White hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Piniella strikes out.
Top 6 Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Soderholm hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Wathan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McRae strikes out.
Top 5 Jackson is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dent hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Randolph is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Washington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White moves to third.
Bottom 4 There goes White. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. White steals second.
Bottom 4 Wilson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Ron Davis now pitching. White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Piniella takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Cerone hits a fly ball into right field. Wathan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 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 3 Aikens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brett scores. Otis scores. Wathan moves to third.
Bottom 3 Wathan is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Otis hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Brett moves to third.
Bottom 3 McRae strikes out.
Bottom 3 Brett takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Guidry fires to first and has Washington trapped. There's the throw to Dent who tags Washington for the out.
Bottom 3 Washington takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Soderholm hits a fly ball into right field. Wathan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 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. Watson moves to third.
Top 3 Watson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wathan. Watson reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. White reaches second base with a double. Otis scores. Wathan scores.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Otis moves to third. Wathan moves to second.
Bottom 2 Porter hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Aikens is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Wathan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There goes Otis. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Otis steals second.
Bottom 2 Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Randolph hits a popup towards short. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez moves to third.
Top 2 Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wathan. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Piniella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Cerone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Brett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Brett reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Jackson hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Dent bunts towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out. Randolph moves to third.
Top 1 Randolph hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Randolph reaches second base with a double.