October 9, 1976 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 1, Yankees at Royals

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1976 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 1
1976 postseason: WS: CIN-NYY / ALCS: NYY-KCR / NLCS: CIN-PHI

Game 1
NYY  4
@KCR  1
Game 2
KCR  7
NYY  3
Game 3
NYY  5
KCR  3
Game 4
KCR  7
@NYY  4
Game 5
NYY  7
KCR  6

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 41,077

Saturday, October 9, 1976, 12:00PM
Time of Game: 2:09

Yankees

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    4 12  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  5  2

W: Catfish Hunter (1-0), L: Larry Gura (0-1)

Royals

Batting Stats

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
M Rivers CF                   5   2   2   0    0   1  .400  .800              0   0   
R White LF                    4   0   1   2    1   0  .250  .900              4   0   2B
T Munson C                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .400              5   2   
L Piniella DH                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .500 1.000              0   0   
C Chambliss 1B                4   0   2   1    0   1  .500 1.500              7   0   3B
G Nettles 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              3   3   
E Maddox RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500              4   0   
W Randolph 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              2   2   GDP
F Stanley SS                  4   1   3   0    0   0  .750 1.750              2   1   2B

C Hunter P                                                                    0   2
Totals                       38   4  12   3    1   4                         27  10

Batting Events

2B: F Stanley (1, off L Gura); R White (1, off L Gura).

3B: C Chambliss (1, off L Gura).

TB: F Stanley 4; C Chambliss 4; R White 2; M Rivers 2; L Piniella 2; E Maddox; T Munson.

GIDP: W Randolph (1).

RBI: R White 2 (2); C Chambliss (1).

2-out RBI: R White 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
A Otis CF                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  J Wohlford LF               3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              2   0   
G Brett 3B                    4   0   3   0    0   0  .750 1.500              1   3   CS
H McRae DH                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000              0   0   
J Mayberry 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000             10   0   
A Cowens RF-CF                3   1   1   0    0   0  .333 1.333              3   0   3B
T Poquette LF-RF              3   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000              4   0   
F White 2B                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              2   3   
  C Rojas PH-2B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
F Patek SS                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .667              1   3   CS
B Martinez C                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000              4   0   
  J Quirk PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  J Wathan C                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  B Stinson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   

L Gura P                                                                      0   0
  M Littell P                                                                 0   0
Totals                       30   1   5   1    0   5                         27   9

Batting Events

3B: A Cowens (1, off C Hunter).

TB: A Cowens 3; G Brett 3; F Patek.

RBI: T Poquette (1).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

Fielding Events

DP: 1. G Brett-F White-J Mayberry.

E: G Brett 2 (2).

Baserunning Events

CS: G Brett (1, 2nd base by C Hunter/T Munson); F Patek (1, 2nd base by C Hunter/T Munson).

Pitching Stats

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Hunter, W (1-0)              9     5   1   1    0   5   0   1.00   30     -       ·  ·      7·13· 2· 5     78    -     1.09   0.45
Totals                         9     5   1   1    0   5   0          30     -       ·  ·      7·13· 2· 5           -

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Gura, L (0-1)                8.2  12   4   3    1   4   0   3.12   38     -       ·  ·      8·13· 3·12     49    -     0.78  -0.06
M Littell                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.24   0.00
Totals                         9    12   4   3    1   4   0          39     -       ·  ·      9·13· 3·12          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

HBP: None.

IBB: None.

Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Bill Haller, LF - Art Frantz, RF - Larry McCoy.

Time of Game: 2:09.

Attendance: 41,077.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Start Time Weather: 63° F.

Lineups

   New York Yankees                          Kansas City Royals                           
1. Mickey Rivers                CF       1. Amos Otis                    CF
2. Roy White                    LF       2. George Brett                 3B
3. Thurman Munson                C       3. Hal McRae                    DH
4. Lou Piniella                 DH       4. John Mayberry                1B
5. Chris Chambliss              1B       5. Al Cowens                    RF
6. Graig Nettles                3B       6. Tom Poquette                 LF
7. Elliott Maddox               RF       7. Frank White                  2B
8. Willie Randolph              2B       8. Freddie Patek                SS
9. Fred Stanley                 SS       9. Buck Martinez                 C

   Catfish Hunter                P          Larry Gura                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn	Out	RoB	R/O	wWPA	wWE	Score	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	Play Description
b8	0	---		-14%	71%	0-2	KCR	A. Cowens	C. Hunter	Triple to RF
t9	2	12-	RR	12%	97%	2-1	NYY	R. White	L. Gura	Double to LF; Stanley Scores; Rivers Scores
t1	1	123	RRO	9%	69%	0-0	NYY	C. Chambliss	L. Gura	Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Rivers Scores; Munson Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)/unER; Chambliss to 2B
t1	0	12-		8%	67%	0-0	NYY	T. Munson	L. Gura	Single to CF; Rivers to 3B; White to 2B
t1	0	123	O	-7%	60%	0-0	NYY	L. Piniella	L. Gura	Strikeout

Play By Play

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Inn	Out	RoB	R/O	wWPA	wWE	Score	@Bat	Batter	Pitcher	Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 1-2-3
t1	0	---		6%	56%	0-0	NYY	M. Rivers	L. Gura	Single to 3B; Rivers to 2B/Adv on E5
t1	0	-2-		3%	59%	0-0	NYY	R. White	L. Gura	Walk
t1	0	12-		8%	67%	0-0	NYY	T. Munson	L. Gura	Single to CF; Rivers to 3B; White to 2B
t1	0	123	O	-7%	60%	0-0	NYY	L. Piniella	L. Gura	Strikeout
t1	1	123	RRO	9%	69%	0-0	NYY	C. Chambliss	L. Gura	Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Rivers Scores; Munson Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)/unER; Chambliss to 2B
t1	2	-2-	O	-2%	67%	2-0	NYY	G. Nettles	L. Gura	Flyball: LF
								2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
b1	0	---	O	2%	69%	0-2	KCR	A. Otis	C. Hunter	Bunt Groundout: P-1B
b1	1	---	O	2%	70%	0-2	KCR	G. Brett	C. Hunter	Groundout: 3B-1B
b1	2	---	O	1%	71%	0-2	KCR	H. McRae	C. Hunter	Strikeout
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 7-8-9
								Jim Wohlford replaces Amos Otis (CF) playing LF batting 1st; Jim Wohlford replaces Amos Otis (CF) playing LF batting 1st; Al Cowens moves from RF to CF; Al Cowens moves from RF to CF; Tom Poquette moves from LF to RF; Tom Poquette moves from LF to RF
t2	0	---	O	-2%	70%	2-0	NYY	E. Maddox	L. Gura	Groundout: SS-1B
t2	1	---	O	-1%	69%	2-0	NYY	W. Randolph	L. Gura	Groundout: 3B-1B
t2	2	---		1%	69%	2-0	NYY	F. Stanley	L. Gura	Single to RF
t2	2	1--	O	-2%	68%	2-0	NYY	M. Rivers	L. Gura	Strikeout
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Catfish Hunter facing 4-5-6
b2	0	---	O	2%	70%	0-2	KCR	J. Mayberry	C. Hunter	Flyball: LF
b2	1	---	O	2%	72%	0-2	KCR	A. Cowens	C. Hunter	Popfly: 2B
b2	2	---	O	1%	73%	0-2	KCR	T. Poquette	C. Hunter	Groundout: P-2B-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 2-3-4
t3	0	---	O	-2%	71%	2-0	NYY	R. White	L. Gura	Groundout: 3B-1B
t3	1	---	O	-1%	70%	2-0	NYY	T. Munson	L. Gura	Groundout: SS-1B
t3	2	---		1%	71%	2-0	NYY	L. Piniella	L. Gura	Single to LF
t3	2	1--		1%	72%	2-0	NYY	C. Chambliss	L. Gura	Single to CF; Piniella to 2B
t3	2	12-	O	-3%	69%	2-0	NYY	G. Nettles	L. Gura	Groundout: 2B-1B
								0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Catfish Hunter facing 7-8-9
b3	0	---	O	3%	72%	0-2	KCR	F. White	C. Hunter	Groundout: 3B-1B
b3	1	---	O	2%	74%	0-2	KCR	F. Patek	C. Hunter	Lineout: LF
b3	2	---	O	1%	75%	0-2	KCR	B. Martinez	C. Hunter	Strikeout
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 7-8-9
t4	0	---	O	-2%	73%	2-0	NYY	E. Maddox	L. Gura	Flyball: RF
t4	1	---	O	-1%	72%	2-0	NYY	W. Randolph	L. Gura	Lineout: LF
t4	2	---		2%	74%	2-0	NYY	F. Stanley	L. Gura	Double to LF
t4	2	-2-	O	-3%	71%	2-0	NYY	M. Rivers	L. Gura	Lineout: CF
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
b4	0	---	O	3%	74%	0-2	KCR	J. Wohlford	C. Hunter	Strikeout Looking
b4	1	---		-3%	71%	0-2	KCR	G. Brett	C. Hunter	Single to CF
b4	1	1--	O	5%	76%	0-2	KCR	H. McRae	C. Hunter	Brett Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b4	2	---	O	1%	77%	0-2	KCR	H. McRae	C. Hunter	Strikeout
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 2-3-4
t5	0	---	O	-2%	75%	2-0	NYY	R. White	L. Gura	Flyball: RF
t5	1	---	O	-1%	74%	2-0	NYY	T. Munson	L. Gura	Popfly: 1B
t5	2	---		1%	75%	2-0	NYY	L. Piniella	L. Gura	Single to LF
t5	2	1--	O	-2%	73%	2-0	NYY	C. Chambliss	L. Gura	Strikeout
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Catfish Hunter facing 4-5-6
b5	0	---	O	3%	76%	0-2	KCR	J. Mayberry	C. Hunter	Flyball: RF
b5	1	---	O	2%	78%	0-2	KCR	A. Cowens	C. Hunter	Flyball: RF
b5	2	---	O	1%	80%	0-2	KCR	T. Poquette	C. Hunter	Flyball: LF
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 6-7-8
t6	0	---	O	-2%	78%	2-0	NYY	G. Nettles	L. Gura	Flyball: LF
t6	1	---		2%	80%	2-0	NYY	E. Maddox	L. Gura	Single to LF
t6	1	1--	OO	-3%	76%	2-0	NYY	W. Randolph	L. Gura	Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Catfish Hunter facing 7-8-9
b6	0	---	O	3%	80%	0-2	KCR	F. White	C. Hunter	Groundout: SS-1B
b6	1	---	O	2%	82%	0-2	KCR	F. Patek	C. Hunter	Groundout: 3B-1B
b6	2	---	O	1%	83%	0-2	KCR	B. Martinez	C. Hunter	Strikeout Looking
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 9-1-2
t7	0	---	O	-1%	82%	2-0	NYY	F. Stanley	L. Gura	Popfly: 2B
t7	1	---	O	-1%	81%	2-0	NYY	M. Rivers	L. Gura	Foul Popfly: 1B
t7	2	---	O	-1%	80%	2-0	NYY	R. White	L. Gura	Groundout: 2B-1B
								0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
b7	0	---	O	4%	84%	0-2	KCR	J. Wohlford	C. Hunter	Flyball: RF
b7	1	---		-4%	80%	0-2	KCR	G. Brett	C. Hunter	Single to LF
b7	1	1--	O	5%	84%	0-2	KCR	H. McRae	C. Hunter	Popfly: 2B
b7	2	1--	O	4%	88%	0-2	KCR	J. Mayberry	C. Hunter	Popfly: 3B
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Larry Gura facing 3-4-5
t8	0	---	O	-1%	87%	2-0	NYY	T. Munson	L. Gura	Lineout: SS
t8	1	---	O	-1%	86%	2-0	NYY	L. Piniella	L. Gura	Flyball: RF
t8	2	---		2%	87%	2-0	NYY	C. Chambliss	L. Gura	Triple to RF
t8	2	--3	O	-2%	85%	2-0	NYY	G. Nettles	L. Gura	Strikeout Looking
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Catfish Hunter facing 5-6-7
b8	0	---		-14%	71%	0-2	KCR	A. Cowens	C. Hunter	Triple to RF
b8	0	--3	RO	7%	78%	0-2	KCR	T. Poquette	C. Hunter	Groundout: 2B-1B; Cowens Scores
								Cookie Rojas pinch hits for Frank White (2B) batting 7th; Cookie Rojas pinch hits for Frank White (2B) batting 7th
b8	1	---	O	4%	82%	1-2	KCR	C. Rojas	C. Hunter	Foul Popfly: 3B
b8	2	---		-4%	78%	1-2	KCR	F. Patek	C. Hunter	Single to LF
								Jamie Quirk pinch hits for Buck Martinez (C) batting 9th; Jamie Quirk pinch hits for Buck Martinez (C) batting 9th
b8	2	1--	O	7%	85%	1-2	KCR	J. Quirk	C. Hunter	Patek Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
								1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 1.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Larry Gura facing 7-8-9
								John Wathan replaces Jamie Quirk (PH) playing C batting 9th; John Wathan replaces Jamie Quirk (PH) playing C batting 9th; Cookie Rojas moves from PH to 2B; Cookie Rojas moves from PH to 2B
t9	0	---	O	-1%	83%	2-1	NYY	E. Maddox	L. Gura	Flyball: CF
t9	1	---	O	-1%	82%	2-1	NYY	W. Randolph	L. Gura	Flyball: CF
t9	2	---		1%	83%	2-1	NYY	F. Stanley	L. Gura	Single to RF
t9	2	1--		1%	84%	2-1	NYY	M. Rivers	L. Gura	Single to SS; Stanley to 2B
t9	2	12-	RR	12%	97%	2-1	NYY	R. White	L. Gura	Double to LF; Stanley Scores; Rivers Scores
								Mark Littell replaces Larry Gura pitching; Mark Littell replaces Larry Gura pitching
t9	2	-2-	O	-0%	96%	4-1	NYY	T. Munson	M. Littell	Groundout: SS-1B
								2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Yankees' Catfish Hunter facing 9-1-2
								Bob Stinson pinch hits for John Wathan (C) batting 9th; Bob Stinson pinch hits for John Wathan (C) batting 9th
b9	0	---	O	2%	99%	1-4	KCR	B. Stinson	C. Hunter	Flyball: LF
b9	1	---	O	1%	100%	1-4	KCR	J. Wohlford	C. Hunter	Flyball: RF
b9	2	---		-1%	99%	1-4	KCR	G. Brett	C. Hunter	Single to LF
b9	2	1--	O	1%	100%	1-4	KCR	H. McRae	C. Hunter	Lineout: 3B
								0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 1.

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