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Royals
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 3, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 3, 1978 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 3, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 3, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Figueroa |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 21,230 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Reilly 1B: Bill Haller 2B: Lou DiMuro 3B: Ken Kaiser |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Tom Poquette | Left Fielder |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Clint Hurdle | First Baseman |
| Jerry Terrell | Third Baseman |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Jim Spencer | DH |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 3, 1978
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Figueroa
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Figueroa
McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poquette vs. Figueroa
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Figueroa
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Figueroa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Leonard
Rivers hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Leonard
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Leonard
Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Leonard
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. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Figueroa
Porter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hurdle vs. Figueroa
Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Porter moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terrell vs. Figueroa
Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Terrell for the out. Porter moves to third. Hurdle moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Patek vs. Figueroa
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Patek for the out. Porter scores. Hurdle moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Figueroa
There's a wild pitch. Hurdle scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Figueroa
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Figueroa
Figueroa fires to first and picks off White. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Leonard
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hurdle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chambliss for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Leonard
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Leonard
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Leonard
Spencer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Leonard
Dent hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Leonard
Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dent moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Randolph vs. Leonard
Randolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dent scores. Rivers moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Munson vs. Leonard
Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Figueroa
Otis hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Figueroa
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Figueroa
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. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Figueroa
Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Figueroa
Porter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Leonard
Jackson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Leonard
Chambliss hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Leonard
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Leonard
White strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Figueroa
Hurdle hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Figueroa
Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Figueroa
Patek hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Figueroa
There goes Terrell. The throw from Munson and he is out, Dent applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Figueroa
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Leonard
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hurdle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spencer for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Leonard
Dent hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Leonard
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. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Figueroa
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Figueroa
There's a wild pitch. Otis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Figueroa
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Poquette vs. Figueroa
Poquette strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. Figueroa
Cowens hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Leonard
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Leonard
There goes Randolph. The throw from Porter, and Patek drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Munson vs. Leonard
Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Randolph tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Leonard
Jackson hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Leonard
Chambliss hits a popup towards third. Terrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Figueroa
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Porter for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Figueroa
Hurdle strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Figueroa
Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Figueroa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Leonard
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Leonard
White strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Leonard
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Leonard
Dent strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Figueroa
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Figueroa
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Figueroa
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Figueroa
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Leonard
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. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Leonard
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Leonard
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Terrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Figueroa
Poquette hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Figueroa
Cowens hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Figueroa
Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hurdle vs. Figueroa
Hurdle hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Leonard
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. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Leonard
Chambliss strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Leonard
Nettles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Leonard
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Hrabosky
Al Hrabosky now pitching. Lou Piniella pinch hits for Jim Spencer.
There goes White. The throw from Porter and he is out, White applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Gossage
Rich Gossage now pitching. Pete LaCock pinch hits for Jerry Terrell.
LaCock strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Gossage
Patek strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lahoud vs. Gossage
Joe Lahoud pinch hits for Frank White.
Lahoud hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/3/1978 -- Kansas City at New York (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Otis A, cf 4 1 2 1 Rivers M, cf 4 0 1 0
McRae H, dh 4 0 1 0 Randolph W, 2b 4 1 2 1
Poquette T, lf 4 0 0 0 Munson T, c 3 0 1 1
Cowens A, rf 4 1 2 1 Jackson R, rf 4 1 1 1
Porter D, c 4 1 1 0 Chambliss C, 1b 4 0 0 0
Hurdle C, 1b 4 2 2 1 Nettles G, 3b 4 1 2 1
Terrell J, 3b 3 0 1 0 White R, lf 2 1 0 0
LaCock P, ph 1 0 0 0 Spencer J, dh 3 1 1 2
Patek F, ss 4 0 0 1 Piniella L, ph 0 0 0 0
White F, 2b 2 0 1 0 Dent B, ss 3 1 1 0
Lahoud J, ph 1 0 0 0
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35 5 10 4 31 6 9 6
Kansas City 021 100 010 -- 5
New York 031 010 01x -- 6
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (L) 7.2 9 6 5 2 6
Hrabosky A 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Figueroa E (W) 8.0 10 5 5 1 3
Gossage R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Patek F
LOB -- Kansas City 4, New York 4
HR -- Spencer J, Otis A, Jackson R, Hurdle C, Cowens A, Nettles G
SB -- Randolph W
CS -- Terrell J, White R
SF -- Munson T
WP -- Figueroa E 2
T -- 2:20
A -- 21230
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