October 3, 1978 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 1 at Kauffman Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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1978 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 1
1978 postseason: WS: NYY-LAD / ALCS: NYY-KCR / NLCS: LAD-PHI

Game 1
NYY  7
@KCR  1
Game 2
KCR 10
NYY  4
Game 3
NYY  6
KCR  5
Game 4
NYY  2
KCR  1

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 41,143

Tuesday, October 3, 1978, 7:30PM
Time of Game: 2:57

Yankees

Bob Lemon

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  1  1   0  2  0   0  3  0    7 16  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  2  2

W: J Beattie (1-0), L: D Leonard (0-1), S: K Clay (1)

Royals

Whitey Herzog

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rivers CF                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .400  .800   17    3   0   
  P Blair PR-CF               1   1   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    2   0   
T Munson C                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400   17    6   0   
L Piniella RF                 5   2   2   0    0   0  .400  .800   16    6   0   
R Jackson DH                  3   2   3   3    2   0 1.000 3.333   18    0   0   HR,2B,CS
G Nettles 3B                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .400 1.200   13    1   1   3B
C Chambliss 1B                5   0   2   1    0   2  .400  .800   11    4   0   
R White LF                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .250  .900   16    1   0   2B,IW
B Doyle 2B                    5   0   2   1    0   0  .400  .800   22    2   4   
B Dent SS                     5   0   1   1    0   0  .200  .400   12    0   1   

J Beattie P                                                              2   0
  K Clay P                                                               0   0
Totals                       43   7  16   7    3   3              148   27   6

BATTING

2B: R Jackson (1, off D Leonard); R White (1, off D Leonard).

3B: G Nettles (1, off D Leonard).

HR: R Jackson (1, off A Hrabosky; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

IBB: R White (1, by S Mingori).

TB: R Jackson 7; G Nettles 4; R White 2; M Rivers 2; B Doyle 2; C Chambliss 2; L Piniella 2; B Dent; T Munson.

RBI: R Jackson 3 (3); C Chambliss (1); G Nettles (1); B Dent (1); B Doyle (1).

2-out RBI: R Jackson 3; G Nettles; B Dent; B Doyle.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 5 for 17.

BASERUNNING

CS: R Jackson (1, Pickoff (CS) 3rd base by S Mingori/D Porter).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Braun LF                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .200   20    5   0   
G Brett 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .750   17    2   4   2B
A Otis CF                     2   0   0   0    2   2  .000  .500   19    1   0   SB
D Porter C                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250   22    4   1   
P LaCock 1B                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .500   15    9   0   SB
H McRae DH                    2   0   0   1    1   0  .000  .250   14    0   0   SF
A Cowens RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   14    1   0   
F Patek SS                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    8    3   4   
  C Hurdle PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0                7    0   0   
F White 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    8    2   3   
  T Poquette PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   

D Leonard P                                                              0   0
  S Mingori P                                                            0   0
  A Hrabosky P                                                           0   0
  D Bird P                                                               0   0
Totals                       28   1   2   1    8   5              147   27  12

BATTING

2B: G Brett (1, off J Beattie).

SF: H McRae (1, off K Clay).

TB: G Brett 2; A Cowens.

RBI: H McRae (1).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

PB: D Porter (1).

E: G Brett (1); A Otis (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Otis (1, 2nd base off J Beattie/T Munson); P LaCock (1, 2nd base off J Beattie/T Munson).

PITCHING

New York Yankees           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
J Beattie, W (1-0)          5.1   2   1   1    5   3   0   1.69   23  104-57     3-10    58    - 
K Clay, S (1)               3.2   0   0   0    3   2   0   0.00   14   43-28     3-6          3-1
Totals                      9     2   1   1    8   5   0          37  147-85     6-16         3-1

Kansas City Royals         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
D Leonard, L (0-1)          4     9   3   3    0   2   0   6.75   21   68-45     3-7     34    - 
S Mingori                   3.2   5   3   3    3   0   0   7.36   18   63-38     6-4          1-1
A Hrabosky                  0.1   1   1   1    0   0   1  27.00    2    3-3      0-1          2-2
D Bird                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5   14-10     2-0          0-0
Totals                      9    16   7   7    3   3   1          46  148-96    11-12         3-3

D Leonard faced 1 batter in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Mingori (1; R White).

PO: S Mingori (0; R Jackson, 3rd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Bill Kunkel.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 41,143.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 8mph in unknown direction, Night.

LINEUPS

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

   J Beattie            P        D Leonard            P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Leonard facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5  M Rivers        Flyball: LF
          ---  6  T Munson        Single to RF
   O      1--  4  L Piniella      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  3  R Jackson       Single to CF; Piniella to 3B; Jackson to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -23  1  G Nettles       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Beattie facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6  S Braun         Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---  6  G Brett         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---  4  A Otis          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Leonard facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3  C Chambliss     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4  R White         Double to RF
   O      -2-  7  B Doyle         Lineout: 3B
   R      -2-  3  B Dent          Single (LF-CF); White Scores
   O      1--  2  M Rivers        Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Beattie facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4  D Porter        Flyball: CF
          ---  7  P LaCock        Walk
          1--     H McRae         LaCock Steals 2B
          -2-  5  " "             Walk
   O      12-  5  A Cowens        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1  F Patek         Popfly: P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dennis Leonard facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3  T Munson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4  L Piniella      Flyball: RF
          ---  2  R Jackson       Double (CF-RF)
   R      -2-  4  G Nettles       Triple to RF; Jackson Scores
   O      --3  3  C Chambliss     Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Beattie facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4  F White         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3  S Braun         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1  G Brett         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dennis Leonard facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1  R White         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5  B Doyle         Single to CF
   O      1--  1  B Dent          Foul Flyball: 1B
          1--  4  M Rivers        Single to RF; Doyle to 3B
   O      1-3  1  T Munson        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Beattie facing 3-4-5
          ---  4  A Otis          Walk
          1--     D Porter        Otis Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6  " "             Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-  3  P LaCock        Groundout: 2B-1B; Otis to 3B
   O      --3  5  H McRae         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dennis Leonard facing 3-4-5
          ---  2  L Piniella      Single (CF-RF)
                  Steve Mingori replaces Dennis Leonard pitching
          1--     R Jackson       Passed Ball; Piniella to 2B
          -2-  6  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1  G Nettles       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Piniella to 3B
   R      1-3  1  C Chambliss     Single to RF; Piniella Scores; Nettles to 3B
   O      1-3  3  R White         Popfly: 2B
   R      1-3  2  B Doyle         Single to RF; Nettles Scores; Chambliss to 2B
   O      12-  2  B Dent          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Jim Beattie facing 7-8-9
          ---  5  A Cowens        Single to CF
   O      1--  4  F Patek         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2  F White         Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  5  S Braun         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 0.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-0, Steve Mingori facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2  M Rivers        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2  T Munson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4  L Piniella      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Jim Beattie facing 2-3-4
          ---  7  G Brett         Double to CF
          -2-  7  A Otis          Walk
   O      12-  6  D Porter        Flyball: CF
          12-  4  P LaCock        Walk; Brett to 3B; Otis to 2B
                  Ken Clay replaces Jim Beattie pitching
   RO     123  2  H McRae         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Brett Scores
   O      12-  2  A Cowens        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 1.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Steve Mingori facing 4-5-6
          ---  5  R Jackson       Walk
          1--  6  G Nettles       Single to RF; Jackson to 2B
   O      12-     C Chambliss     Jackson Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (C-SS-3B); Nettles to 2B
   O      -2-  3  " "             Flyball: LF
          -2-  5  R White         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  6  B Doyle         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Ken Clay facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3  F Patek         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  F White         Foul Flyball: RF
          ---  5  S Braun         Walk
   O      1--  3  G Brett         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 1.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Steve Mingori facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4  B Dent          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4  M Rivers        Single to CF
                  Paul Blair pinch runs for Mickey Rivers batting 1st
   O      1--  5  T Munson        Flyball: LF
          1--  2  L Piniella      Single to LF; Blair to 2B
                  Al Hrabosky replaces Steve Mingori pitching
   RRR    12-  2  R Jackson       Home Run; Blair Scores; Piniella Scores
   O      ---  1  G Nettles       Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-7, Ken Clay facing 3-4-5
                  Paul Blair moves to CF
   O      ---  4  A Otis          Strikeout Looking
          ---  6  D Porter        Walk
   O      1--  1  P LaCock        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2  H McRae         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Royals 1.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-1, Doug Bird facing 6-7-8
                  Doug Bird replaces Al Hrabosky pitching
          ---  1  C Chambliss     Single to CF
   O      1--  3  R White         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Chambliss to 2B
          -2-  2  B Doyle         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Chambliss to 3B; Doyle to 2B
   O      -23  2  B Dent          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -23  6  P Blair         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-7, Ken Clay facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2  A Cowens        Lineout: LF
                  Clint Hurdle pinch hits for Freddie Patek batting 8th
          ---  7  C Hurdle        Walk
                  Tom Poquette pinch hits for Frank White batting 9th
   O      1--  3  T Poquette      Flyball: RF
   O      1--  1  S Braun         Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Royals 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:KCA197810030

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