October 8, 1977 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 4 at Kauffman Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

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1977 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 4
1977 postseason: WS: NYY-LAD / ALCS: NYY-KCR / NLCS: LAD-PHI

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

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 41,135

Saturday, October 8, 1977, 12:15PM
Time of Game: 3:08

Yankees

Billy Martin

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         1  2  1   1  0  0   0  0  1    6 13  0
Royals          0  0  2   2  0  0   0  0  0    4  8  2

W: S Lyle (1-0), L: L Gura (0-1)

Royals

Whitey Herzog

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rivers CF                   5   2   4   1    0   0  .389  .889   12    4   0   2B
G Nettles 3B                  5   0   2   1    0   0  .188  .376   13    0   3   
T Munson C                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .313  .857   17    4   0   2B,SF
R Jackson RF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .071  .259   16    2   0   
  P Blair RF                  1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    4    1   0   
L Piniella LF                 5   0   2   1    0   0  .313  .751   15    3   0   2B
C Johnson DH                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .385 1.077   17    0   0   
  R White PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.200         0   0   
C Chambliss 1B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .077  .327   12   10   0   
W Randolph 2B                 4   2   1   0    0   0  .267  .600   18    2   2   
B Dent SS                     3   1   1   1    0   0  .182  .523    8    1   4   2B,SH

E Figueroa P                                                             0   0
  D Tidrow P                                                             0   0
  S Lyle P                                                               0   0
Totals                       38   6  13   6    1   2              132   27   9

BATTING

2B: B Dent (1, off L Gura); M Rivers (2, off L Gura); T Munson (1, off L Gura); L Piniella (2, off M Pattin).

SF: T Munson (1, off D Bird).

SH: B Dent (1, off M Pattin).

TB: M Rivers 5; L Piniella 3; T Munson 2; B Dent 2; G Nettles 2; W Randolph; C Johnson; P Blair.

RBI: T Munson 2 (4); G Nettles (1); B Dent (2); M Rivers (1); L Piniella (2).

2-out RBI: G Nettles; M Rivers; B Dent.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Nettles-W Randolph-C Chambliss.

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Poquette LF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    8    0   0   
  J Zdeb PH-LF                2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    8    0   0   
H McRae DH                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .357 1.185   14    0   0   
G Brett 3B                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .294  .706    9    1   3   3B
A Cowens RF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .650   11    3   0   GDP
J Mayberry 1B                 2   0   0   0    0   2  .167  .731    6    5   0   
  J Wathan 1B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    6   0   
D Porter C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .364  .864   11    3   0   
A Otis CF                     3   1   0   0    1   1  .077  .297   16    4   0   
F Patek SS                    4   2   3   1    0   0  .538 1.456   17    0   4   3B,2B
F White 2B                    3   0   1   2    0   1  .286  .624   18    4   4   2B,SF

L Gura P                                                                 0   0
  M Pattin P                                                             1   2
  S Mingori P                                                            0   0
  D Bird P                                                               0   0
Totals                       33   4   8   4    3   4              125   27  13

BATTING

2B: F White (1, off D Tidrow); F Patek (3, off E Figueroa).

3B: G Brett (1, off E Figueroa); F Patek (1, off E Figueroa).

SF: F White (1, off E Figueroa).

TB: F Patek 6; G Brett 4; H McRae 2; F White 2.

GIDP: A Cowens (1).

RBI: F White 2 (2); G Brett (1); F Patek (5).

2-out RBI: G Brett.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Pattin-G Brett.

E: J Mayberry (2); F Patek (1).

PITCHING

New York Yankees           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
E Figueroa                  3.1   5   4   4    2   3   0  10.80   17   58-34     4-3     35    - 
D Tidrow, H (1)             0.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   3.86    3   13-7      1-0          1-1
S Lyle, H (1), W (1-0)      5.1   2   0   0    0   1   0   1.13   17   54-40     3-11         2-0
Totals                      9     8   4   4    3   4   0          37  125-81     8-14         3-1

Kansas City Royals         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
L Gura, L (0-1)             2     6   4   4    1   2   0  18.00   13   42-26     4-0     29    - 
M Pattin                    6     6   2   1    0   0   0   1.50   24   75-48     7-9          2-1
S Mingori                   0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    4-2      0-1          1-0
D Bird                      0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   11-7      0-2          1-1
Totals                      9    13   6   5    1   2   0          41  132-83    11-12         4-2

L Gura faced 2 batters in the 3rd inning.
M Pattin faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: S Mingori (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Jerry Neudecker.

Time of Game: 3:08.

Attendance: 41,135.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 52° F, Wind 19mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Kansas City Royals                   
1. M Rivers             CF    1. T Poquette           LF 
2. G Nettles            3B    2. H McRae              DH 
3. T Munson             C     3. G Brett              3B 
4. R Jackson            RF    4. A Cowens             RF 
5. L Piniella           LF    5. J Mayberry           1B 
6. C Johnson            DH    6. D Porter             C  
7. C Chambliss          1B    7. A Otis               CF 
8. W Randolph           2B    8. F Patek              SS 
9. B Dent               SS    9. F White              2B 

   E Figueroa           P        L Gura               P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Gura facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1  M Rivers        Double to RF
          -2-  6  G Nettles       Single to SS; Rivers to 3B
   RO     1-3  3  T Munson        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Rivers Scores
   O      1--  6  R Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1  L Piniella      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Ed Figueroa facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1  T Poquette      Popfly: SS
          ---  3  H McRae         Single to LF
   O      1--  3  G Brett         Groundout: 3B-1B; McRae to 3B
   O      --3  3  A Cowens        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Larry Gura facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4  C Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3  C Chambliss     Strikeout Looking
          ---  3  W Randolph      Single to LF
   R      1--  2  B Dent          Double to LF; Randolph Scores
   R      -2-  3  M Rivers        Single to CF; Dent Scores
   O      1--  1  G Nettles       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Ed Figueroa facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3  J Mayberry      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  D Porter        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3  A Otis          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Larry Gura facing 3-4-5
          ---  4  T Munson        Double to LF
          -2-  5  R Jackson       Walk
                  Marty Pattin replaces Larry Gura pitching
   R      12-  4  L Piniella      Single to RF; Munson Scores; Jackson to 3B
   O      1-3  5  C Johnson       Popfly: 2B
   OO     1-3  4  C Chambliss     Line Drive Double Play: P-3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Ed Figueroa facing 8-9-1
          ---  5  F Patek         Triple to RF
   RO     --3  6  F White         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Patek Scores
   O      ---  4  T Poquette      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3  H McRae         Single to CF
   R      1--  1  G Brett         Triple to RF; McRae Scores
          --3  5  A Cowens        Walk
   O      1-3  3  J Mayberry      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 2.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Marty Pattin facing 8-9-1
          ---  6  W Randolph      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2  B Dent          Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Randolph to 2B
          -2-     M Rivers        E3 on Foul Ball
   O      -2-  4  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-  1  G Nettles       Single to RF; Randolph Scores/unER
   O      1--  1  T Munson        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Ed Figueroa facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1  D Porter        Flyball: CF
          ---  4  A Otis          Walk
   R      1--  7  F Patek         Double to LF; Otis Scores
                  Dick Tidrow replaces Ed Figueroa pitching
   R      -2-  4  F White         Double to RF; Patek Scores
   O      -2-  3  T Poquette      Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-  6  H McRae         Walk
                  Sparky Lyle replaces Dick Tidrow pitching
   O      12-  4  G Brett         Lineout: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 4.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-4, Marty Pattin facing 4-5-6
                  John Wathan replaces John Mayberry playing 1B batting 5th
   O      ---  1  R Jackson       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3  L Piniella      Double to RF
   O      -2-  1  C Johnson       Flyball: RF; Piniella to 3B
   O      --3  2  C Chambliss     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Sparky Lyle facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2  A Cowens        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  1  J Wathan        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4  D Porter        Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 4.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-4, Marty Pattin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2  W Randolph      Lineout: CF
   O      ---  2  B Dent          Foul Popfly: C
          ---  2  M Rivers        Single to RF
   O      1--  1  G Nettles       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Sparky Lyle facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5  A Otis          Lineout: CF
          ---  2  F Patek         Single to CF
   O      1--  4  F White         Flyball: CF
                  Joe Zdeb pinch hits for Tom Poquette batting 1st
   O      1--  1  J Zdeb          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 4.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-4, Marty Pattin facing 3-4-5
                  Joe Zdeb moves to LF
   O      ---  5  T Munson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4  R Jackson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  L Piniella      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Sparky Lyle facing 2-3-4
                  Paul Blair replaces Reggie Jackson playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---  2  H McRae         Lineout: LF
          ---  1  G Brett         Single to 2B
   OO     1--  1  A Cowens        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 4.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-4, Marty Pattin facing 6-7-8
          ---  7  C Johnson       Single to 2B
                  Roy White pinch runs for Cliff Johnson batting 6th
   O      1--  3  C Chambliss     Groundout: 2B-1B; White to 2B
   O      -2-  7  W Randolph      Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-  2  B Dent          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Sparky Lyle facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6  J Wathan        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3  D Porter        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  4  A Otis          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 4.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-4, Marty Pattin facing 1-2-3
          ---  2  M Rivers        Single to CF
                  Steve Mingori replaces Marty Pattin pitching
          1--     G Nettles       Wild Pitch; Rivers to 2B
   O      -2-  4  " "             Flyball: RF; Rivers to 3B
                  Doug Bird replaces Steve Mingori pitching
   RO     --3  4  T Munson        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Rivers Scores
          ---  4  P Blair         Single to CF
   O      1--  3  L Piniella      Foul Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Sparky Lyle facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3  F Patek         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4  F White         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7  J Zdeb          Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Royals 4.

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