New York Yankees
Kansas City Royals
2
–
6
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 9 | 1 |
Pitching
New York Yankees
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Stottlemyre Sr.L | 6.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 34 |
| Wayne Granger | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| Sparky Lyle | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
Kansas City Royals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve BusbyW | 8.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 40 |
| Doug BirdS | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Scoring Summary
▼ 2nd
Kurt Bevacqua singles on a ground ball to left fielder Roy White. Ed Kirkpatrick scores.
0–1
▼ 2nd
Freddie Patek singles on a ground ball to left fielder Roy White. Kurt Bevacqua scores. Fran Healy scores.
0–3
▼ 2nd
Amos Otis strikes out swinging.
0–4
▼ 3rd
John Mayberry hits a home run (24).
0–5
▼ 7th
John Mayberry singles on a ground ball to right fielder Matty Alou. Cookie Rojas scores. Amos Otis to 3rd.
0–6
▲ 9th
Graig Nettles singles on a to right fielder Ed Kirkpatrick. Bobby Murcer scores. Ron Blomberg to 2nd.
1–6
▲ 9th
Mike Hegan reaches on a fielding error by first baseman John Mayberry. Ron Blomberg scores. Thurman Munson to 2nd.
2–6
Box Score
New York Yankees
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2BHorace Clarke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RFMatty Alou | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LFRoy White | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CFBobby Murcer | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DHRon Blomberg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3BGraig Nettles | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CThurman Munson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1BMike Hegan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SSGene Michael | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PMel Stottlemyre Sr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PWayne Granger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSparky Lyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSFreddie Patek | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2BCookie Rojas | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFAmos Otis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1BJohn Mayberry Sr. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DHHal McRae | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFEd Kirkpatrick | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| LFLou Piniella | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BKurt Bevacqua | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CFran Healy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PSteve Busby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PDoug Bird | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |