Kansas City Royals
New York Yankees
5
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6
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| New York Yankees | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | 6 | 10 | 0 |
Pitching
Kansas City Royals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Splittorff | 7.1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 45 |
| Doug BirdL | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Al Hrabosky | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
New York Yankees
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catfish Hunter | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 103 | 66 |
| Rich GossageW | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 33 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 1st
George Brett hits a home run (1).
1–0
▼ 2nd
Reggie Jackson hits a home run (2).
1–1
▲ 3rd
George Brett hits a home run (2).
2–1
▼ 4th
Reggie Jackson singles on a to center fielder Amos Otis. Thurman Munson scores.
2–2
▼ 4th
Lou Piniella singles on a to left fielder Clint Hurdle. Reggie Jackson scores. Lou Piniella to 3rd. Fielding error by shortstop Freddie Patek.
2–3
▲ 5th
George Brett hits a home run (3).
3–3
▼ 6th
Reggie Jackson out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Amos Otis. Roy White scores.
3–4
▲ 8th
Darrell Porter singles on a to left fielder Roy White. Amos Otis scores.
4–4
▲ 8th
Al Cowens grounds into a force out, shortstop Bucky Dent to second baseman Fred Stanley. Darrell Porter scores. Willie Wilson out at 2nd. Al Cowens to 1st.
5–4
▼ 8th
Thurman Munson hits a home run (1). Roy White scores.
5–6
Box Score
Kansas City Royals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3BGeorge Brett | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| DHHal McRae | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CFAmos Otis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CDarrell Porter | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BRalph LaCock | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| LFClint Hurdle | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LFWillie Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFAl Cowens | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SSFreddie Patek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2BFrank White | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHSteve Braun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PPaul Splittorff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PDoug Bird | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PAl Hrabosky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFMickey Rivers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFPaul Blair | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LFRoy White | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LFGary Thomasson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CThurman Munson | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DHReggie Jackson | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| RFLou Piniella | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3BGraig Nettles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BChris Chambliss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BFred Stanley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| SSBucky Dent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PCatfish Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRich Gossage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |