Royals @ Yankees
May 2, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Royals 2 7 0
Yankees 4 6 0
Top 9 R H E
Royals 2 7 0
Yankees 4 6 0

Freddie Patek Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .269
OBP .333 .300
At Bats 3 67
Hits 1 18
• Singles 1 13
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 13

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 3
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Yankee Stadium - May 2, 1978
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Out
Sparky Lyle
Thurman Munson
Chris Chambliss
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
Lou Piniella
Mickey Rivers
Reggie Jackson
Freddie Patek
Darrell Porter

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 2 7 0 6
New York Yankees 4 6 0 3
Winning Pitcher Catfish Hunter
Losing Pitcher Larry Gura
Save Sparky Lyle
Game Winning RBI Lou Piniella
Attendance 19,152
Time of Game 2 hours 9 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Porter moves to third.
Top 9 John Wathan pinch hits for Pete LaCock. Wathan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Porter moves to second.
Top 9 Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Al Cowens now playing right field. Clint Hurdle now playing left field. Randolph hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McRae strikes out.
Top 8 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Lyle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hurdle for the out. Wilson moves to second.
Top 8 Al Cowens pinch hits for Tom Poquette. Cowens hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Wilson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Rivers hits a line drive into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dent hits a popup towards third. Terrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 White hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. LaCock moves to second.
Top 7 Terrell hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 LaCock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Al Hrabosky now pitching. Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Chambliss takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Piniella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Munson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Munson reaches second base with a double. Randolph scores.
Bottom 6 Randolph hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hurdle. Randolph reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Rivers hits a line drive into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes McRae. The throw from Munson and he is out, Dent applying the tag.
Top 6 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Hurdle hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Poquette hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dent hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Piniella scores. Chambliss moves to third.
Bottom 5 Nettles is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 5 Chambliss hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Chambliss reaches second base with a double. Piniella moves to third.
Bottom 5 Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out.
Top 5 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Patek hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Terrell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Randolph takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Terrell strikes out.
Top 4 LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Porter hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 McRae hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Hurdle strikes out.
Bottom 3 Rivers hits a line drive into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dent hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Terrell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Poquette hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 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 3 White hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Piniella hits a popup towards first. LaCock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Patek hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Terrell strikes out.
Top 2 LaCock hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 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 1 Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Randolph is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Rivers strikes out.
Top 1 Porter hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McRae strikes out.
Top 1 Hurdle takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Poquette hits a line drive towards first. Chambliss reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wilson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Wilson reaches second base with a double.