October 6, 1977 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 2 at Yankee Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

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1977 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 2
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

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 56,230

Thursday, October 6, 1977, 8:19PM
Time of Game: 2:58

Royals

Whitey Herzog

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  1   0  0  1   0  0  0    2  3  1
Yankees         0  0  0   0  2  3   0  1  X    6 10  1

W: R Guidry (1-0), L: A Hassler (0-1)

Yankees

Billy Martin

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Patek SS                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .429 1.158   13    1   3   2B,SF
H McRae DH                    2   0   0   0    2   1  .143  .904   27    0   0   CS
G Brett 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .111  .222   12    0   3   
A Cowens RF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .375 1.125   17    0   0   
A Otis CF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   11    3   1   
J Mayberry 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .953    7    9   1   
J Zdeb LF                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   10    1   0   
D Porter C                    1   1   0   0    1   0  .333 1.000   10    3   0   
  J Wathan PH-C               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    2   0   
F White 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .572    9    4   3   CS

A Hassler P                                                              1   0
  M Littell P                                                            0   0
  S Mingori P                                                            0   0
Totals                       28   2   3   1    3   7              120   24  11

BATTING

2B: F Patek (2, off R Guidry).

SF: F Patek (1, off R Guidry).

TB: F Patek 2; F White; G Brett.

RBI: F Patek (3).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

E: G Brett (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: H McRae (1, 2nd base by R Guidry/T Munson); F White (1, 2nd base by R Guidry/T Munson).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rivers CF                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .777   25    7   0   
G Nettles 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   16    0   1   
T Munson C                    4   1   3   0    0   1  .500 1.375   13    7   2   
R Jackson RF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .125  .250   24    3   0   SB
  P Blair RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
L Piniella LF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500   14    1   0   
C Johnson DH                  4   2   2   2    0   1  .500 1.500   14    0   0   HR,2B
C Chambliss 1B                2   0   0   0    2   1  .200  .700   14    3   1   2·IW
W Randolph 2B                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .375  .875   13    3   1   
B Dent SS                     3   0   1   1    1   0  .167  .453   23    2   2   

R Guidry P                                                               1   0
Totals                       34   6  10   4    3   5              156   27   7

BATTING

2B: C Johnson (1, off M Littell).

HR: C Johnson (1, off A Hassler; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).

IBB: C Chambliss 2 (2, 2 by M Littell).

TB: C Johnson 6; T Munson 3; W Randolph 2; R Jackson; L Piniella; B Dent.

RBI: C Johnson 2 (2); B Dent (1); W Randolph (1).

2-out RBI: W Randolph; C Johnson; B Dent.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

E: B Dent (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Jackson (1, 2nd base off M Littell/J Wathan).

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
A Hassler, L (0-1)          5.2   5   3   3    0   3   1   4.76   22   97-59    10-4     50    - 
M Littell                   2     5   3   1    3   1   0   4.50   14   54-30     1-3          1-1
S Mingori                   0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    1    5-3      0-0          3-0
Totals                      8    10   6   4    3   5   1          37  156-92    11-7          4-1

New York Yankees           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
R Guidry, W (1-0)           9     3   2   2    3   7   0   2.00   32  120-86     5-14    77    - 
Totals                      9     3   2   2    3   7   0          32  120-86     5-14         0-0

Balks: A Hassler (1).

WP: None.

IBB: M Littell 2 (2; C Chambliss, C Chambliss).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Nick Bremigan.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 56,230.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 61° F, Wind 8mph in unknown direction, Night.

LINEUPS

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

   A Hassler            P        R Guidry             P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Guidry facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4  F Patek         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7  H McRae         Walk
          1--     G Brett         McRae Caught Stealing 2B, Safe on E6
   O      -2-  4  " "             Flyball: CF; McRae to 3B
   O      --3  5  A Cowens        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Hassler facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6  M Rivers        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3  G Nettles       Popfly: 2B
          ---  2  T Munson        Single to LF
   O      1--  4  R Jackson       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Guidry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1  A Otis          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1  J Mayberry      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4  J Zdeb          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Hassler facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4  L Piniella      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1  C Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5  C Chambliss     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Guidry facing 8-9-1
          ---  5  D Porter        Walk
          1--  2  F White         Single to LF; Porter to 3B
   RO     1-3  4  F Patek         Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Porter Scores
   O      1--     H McRae         White Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  6  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Hassler facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6  W Randolph      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5  B Dent          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4  M Rivers        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ron Guidry facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  A Cowens        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  A Otis          Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Hassler facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3  G Nettles       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4  T Munson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8  R Jackson       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ron Guidry facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3  J Mayberry      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3  J Zdeb          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5  D Porter        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Hassler facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5  L Piniella      Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  6  C Johnson       Home Run (CF)
   O      ---  1  C Chambliss     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2  W Randolph      Single to LF
          1--     B Dent          Balk; Randolph to 2B
   R      -2-  5  " "             Single to LF; Randolph Scores
   O      1--  5  M Rivers        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 2.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Ron Guidry facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4  F White         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1  F Patek         Double to CF
          -2-  7  H McRae         Walk
   RO     12-  4  G Brett         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Patek Scores/No RBI
   O      1--  1  A Cowens        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Andy Hassler facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7  G Nettles       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5  T Munson        Single to CF
   O      1--  6  R Jackson       Popfly: 2B
                  Mark Littell replaces Andy Hassler pitching
          1--  1  L Piniella      Single to LF; Munson to 3B
   R      1-3  3  C Johnson       Double to LF; Munson Scores; Piniella to 3B
          -23  4  C Chambliss     Intentional Walk
   RR     123  4  W Randolph      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Piniella Scores/No RBI/unER; Johnson Scores/No RBI/unER; Chambliss to 3B; Randolph to 2B
   O      -23  6  B Dent          Popfly: 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 5.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Ron Guidry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4  A Otis          Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3  J Mayberry      Lineout: SS
   O      ---  3  J Zdeb          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-2, Mark Littell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5  M Rivers        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3  G Nettles       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2  T Munson        Single to CF; Munson out at 2B/CF-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 5.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Ron Guidry facing 8-9-1
                  John Wathan pinch hits for Darrell Porter batting 8th
   O      ---  4  J Wathan        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  F White         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4  F Patek         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-2, Mark Littell facing 4-5-6
                  John Wathan moves to C
          ---  6  R Jackson       Single to RF
          1--     L Piniella      Jackson Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4  " "             Flyball: CF; Jackson to 3B
   O      --3  4  C Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
          --3  4  C Chambliss     Intentional Walk
   R      1-3  1  W Randolph      Single to LF; Jackson Scores; Chambliss to 2B
          12-  7  B Dent          Walk; Chambliss to 3B; Randolph to 2B
                  Steve Mingori replaces Mark Littell pitching
   O      123  5  M Rivers        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 6.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-6, Ron Guidry facing 2-3-4
                  Paul Blair replaces Reggie Jackson playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---  7  H McRae         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2  G Brett         Single to LF
   O      1--  7  A Cowens        Lineout: LF
   O      1--  2  A Otis          Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 6.

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