Yankees @ Royals
August 21, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 6 6 0
Royals 2 9 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 6 6 0
Royals 2 9 1

U L Washington Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .255
OBP .333 .302
At Bats 3 149
Hits 1 38
• Singles 1 27
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 1 13

Rich Gossage Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 10
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Royals Stadium - August 21, 1979
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Strikeout
Rich Gossage
Jerry Narron
Chris Chambliss
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Fred Stanley
Lou Piniella
Bobby Murcer
Reggie Jackson
U L Washington

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 6 6 0 3
Kansas City Royals 2 9 1 6
Winning Pitcher Rich Gossage
Losing Pitcher Paul Splittorff
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Roy White
Attendance 38,514
Time of Game 2 hours 21 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Washington strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Pete LaCock pinch hits for John Wathan. LaCock hits a line drive into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 White hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Narron hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Stanley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 9 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Piniella scores. Chambliss scores. Nettles moves to second.
Top 9 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Terrell fields it and throws to home to get Murcer. Piniella moves to third. Chambliss moves to second.
Top 9 Chambliss is hit by the pitch. Murcer moves to third. Piniella moves to second.
Top 9 Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murcer moves to second.
Top 9 Murcer is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 8 Cowens hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it and throws to home to get McRae. Brett moves to third. Otis moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. McRae moves to third. Brett moves to second.
Bottom 8 Brett is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 McRae hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer. McRae reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Fred Stanley now playing shortstop. Jerry Narron now catching. Rich Gossage now pitching. Wilson strikes out.
Top 8 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Terrell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bobby Brown pinch runs for Bucky Dent. Lenny Randle pinch hits for Brad Gulden. Randle hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. White catches it and throws to first to double up Brown.
Top 8 Dent takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Washington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White scores. Wathan moves to second.
Bottom 7 Wathan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White moves to second.
Bottom 7 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Cowens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 White hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out.
Top 7 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.
Bottom 6 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 McRae hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murcer. McRae reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Randolph scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 There goes Randolph. The throw from Wathan and he is safe. Randolph steals third.
Top 6 Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Randolph hits a line drive into right field. Cowens picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cowens. Randolph moves to second.
Bottom 5 Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Gulden hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Dent takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Nettles hits a line drive towards first. Brett reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 White 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 4 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Otis takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Brett hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randolph catches it and throws to first to double up McRae.
Bottom 3 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There goes Wilson. The throw from Gulden and he is safe. Wilson steals second.
Bottom 3 Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Terrell hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Gulden fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Terrell fields it and throws to home to get Randolph. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Randolph hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens who is chasing the ball. Randolph reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Gulden hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Dent hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. White moves to third.
Bottom 2 White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. White reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 White hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Chambliss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 There goes Otis. The throw from Gulden and he is out, Dent applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson scores.
Bottom 1 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Wilson. The throw from Gulden and he is safe. Wilson steals second.
Bottom 1 Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 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.
Top 1 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Murcer takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Terrell fields it and throws to first for the out.