New York Yankees
Kansas City Royals
2
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1
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Pitching
New York Yankees
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve KlineW | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 33 |
Kansas City Royals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken WrightL | 8.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 40 |
| Jim York | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 6th
Bobby Murcer hits a home run (11). Steve Kline scores.
2–0
▼ 9th
Ed Kirkpatrick out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Roy White. Amos Otis scores.
2–1
Box Score
New York Yankees
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2BHorace Clarke | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BJerry Kenney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CFBobby Murcer | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| LFRoy White | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CThurman Munson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1BJohn Ellis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1BDanny Cater | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFFelipe Alou | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SSGene Michael | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSteve Kline | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Kansas City Royals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSFreddie Patek | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3BPaul Schaal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CFAmos Otis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFEd Kirkpatrick | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BChuck Harrison | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LFLou Piniella | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BBobby Knoop | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHGail Hopkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BRich Severson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJerry May | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PKen Wright | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHCookie Rojas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PJim York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |