Yankees @ Royals
May 12, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 3 12 0
Royals 2 6 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 3 12 0
Royals 4 7 1

Amos Otis Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .275
OBP .333 .318
At Bats 3 80
Hits 1 22
• Singles 0 11
• Doubles 1 6
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 14

Rich Gossage Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 3 2
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Royals Stadium - May 12, 1978
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Home Run
Rich Gossage
Thurman Munson
Chris Chambliss
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
Roy White
Paul Blair
Reggie Jackson
Amos Otis
Darrell Porter

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 3 12 0 9
Kansas City Royals 4 7 1 3
Winning Pitcher Doug Bird
Losing Pitcher Rich Gossage
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Amos Otis
Attendance 33,061
Time of Game 2 hours 26 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Rich Gossage now pitching. Otis hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Blair is chasing the ball. Otis rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Porter takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Cowens hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Doug Bird now pitching. Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cowens fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Blair bunts towards the mound. Mingori fields it and throws to first for the out. Dent moves to second.
Top 9 Jerry Terrell now playing second base. Joe Lahoud now playing right field. U L Washington now playing shortstop. Dent hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Poquette 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 8 Wilson strikes out.
Bottom 8 U L Washington pinch runs for Pete LaCock. There goes Washington. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Washington steals second.
Bottom 8 Pete LaCock pinch hits for Frank White. LaCock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Joe Lahoud pinch hits for Freddie Patek. Lahoud hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cowens fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Nettles hits a popup towards third. Cowens settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cowens juggles the ball. That's an error on Cowens.
Top 8 Piniella hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cowens settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hurdle hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Otis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Blair. Otis reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Paul Blair now playing center field. Cowens hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Steve Mingori now pitching. Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Marty Pattin now pitching. Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cowens fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Blair moves to third. Randolph moves to second.
Top 7 Paul Blair pinch runs for Mickey Rivers. Randolph hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blair moves to second.
Top 7 Rivers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cowens fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Nettles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Poquette hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Wilson is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hurdle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out. Randolph moves to third.
Top 6 There goes Randolph. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Randolph steals second.
Top 6 Munson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Randolph hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 There goes White. The throw from Munson and he is out, Dent applying the tag.
Bottom 5 White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hurdle hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hurdle scoops it up and throws to first, with Splittorff covering, for the out.
Top 5 Dent is called out on strikes.
Top 5 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cowens fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Piniella scores.
Top 5 Nettles bunts towards third. Cowens fields it and throws to first for the out. Piniella moves to third. Chambliss moves to second.
Top 5 Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Piniella moves to second.
Top 5 Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Otis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cowens 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 4 Jackson hits a fly ball towards left. Wilson catches it and throws to first to double up Randolph.
Top 4 Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Randolph takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 McRae hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Poquette hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson tags and scores.
Bottom 3 Wilson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson who is chasing the ball. Wilson reaches third base with a triple. White scores.
Bottom 3 There goes White. The throw from Munson and he is safe. White steals second.
Bottom 3 White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 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.
Top 3 Rivers hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 White hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Otis strikes out.
Bottom 2 Porter takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Cowens hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the 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 Chambliss hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Poquette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
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 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 1 Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.