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BOS  9
BAL  6
 NYY  8
KCR  4
 ATL  6
NYM  5
 PHI 12
@CIN  1
 PIT  7
SDP  4
 SFG  2
@STL  1
Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 17,340

 Monday, May 1, 1978, 8:00PM
Time of Game: 2:37
Royals
4
14-6
Lost 1
2nd, 1½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  1  2   1  0  0   0  0  0    4 11  4
Yankees         1  0  0   0  3  0   4  0  X    8 11  0
W: Rawly Eastwick (1-0), L: Paul Splittorff (4-2), S: Sparky Lyle (3)
 Yankees
8
11-9
Won 2
3rd, 3 GB

Batting Stats

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .288  .701              4   0   
  J Wathan PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .760              0   0   
  U Washington 2B             0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167              0   1   
T Poquette LF                 4   0   2   2    0   1  .414 1.130              4   0   
  J Zdeb LF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .462              0   0   
H McRae DH                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .822              0   0   
A Cowens RF                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .235  .718              2   0   CS
D Porter C                    4   2   2   1    1   0  .348  .872              3   0   HR
C Hurdle 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .226  .678              5   0   
J Terrell 3B                  2   0   1   0    2   0  .333  .762              0   2   SB
F Patek SS                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .266  .674              3   3   
F White 2B                    3   1   2   1    0   0  .193  .479              3   2   2B
  A Otis PH-CF                1   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .844              0   0   

P Splittorff P                                                                0   0
  D Bird P                                                                    0   0
  S Mingori P                                                                 0   0
  J Colborn P                                                                 0   0
Totals                       37   4  11   0    4   6                         24   8
Batting Events
2B: F White (3, off J Beattie).
HR: D Porter (2, off J Beattie; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: D Porter 5; F White 3; C Hurdle 2; T Poquette 2; F Patek; J Terrell; W Wilson.
RBI: T Poquette 2 (8); F White (4); D Porter (10).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
Fielding Events
E: W Wilson (1); J Terrell (1); P Splittorff (); F Patek (4).
Baserunning Events
SB: J Terrell (2, 2nd base off J Beattie/T Munson).
CS: A Cowens (1, 2nd base by J Beattie/T Munson).
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
M Rivers CF                   5   2   2   2    0   0  .329  .824              1   0   3B,SB
W Randolph 2B                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .257  .650              3   1   SF
T Munson C                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .237  .507              8   1   
R Jackson RF                  3   1   2   1    1   0  .288  .767              1   0   
L Piniella LF                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .326  .814              2   0   2B
C Chambliss 1B                4   1   1   2    0   0  .289  .657              9   0   
G Nettles 3B                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .219  .640              0   3   
C Johnson DH                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .170  .541              0   0   2B
B Dent SS                     4   1   0   0    0   0  .224  .519              3   4   

J Beattie P                                                                   0   1
  R Eastwick P                                                                0   0
  S Lyle P                                                                    0   0
Totals                       36   8  11   0    2   3                         27  10
Batting Events
2B: C Johnson (2, off P Splittorff); L Piniella (2, off D Bird).
3B: M Rivers (2, off P Splittorff).
SF: W Randolph (3, off P Splittorff).
TB: M Rivers 4; C Johnson 2; R Jackson 2; G Nettles 2; L Piniella 2; W Randolph; C Chambliss; T Munson.
RBI: C Chambliss 2 (12); M Rivers 2 (11); G Nettles (4); W Randolph (9); L Piniella (3); R Jackson (11).
2-out RBI: R Jackson.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 5 for 14.
Baserunning Events
SB: M Rivers (1, 2nd base off P Splittorff/D Porter).
Pickoffs: T Munson (1st base by P Splittorff).

Pitching Stats

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
P Splittorff, L (4-2)          6.1   8   6   5    2   3   0   2.51   31     -       ·  ·      8·10· 0· 8     36    -     1.34  -0.23
D Bird                         0     1   1   1    0   0   0   5.54    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-1    3.04  -0.23
S Mingori                      0.2   2   1   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 2          2-2    0.50  -0.10
J Colborn                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.09    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8    11   8   6    2   3   0          39     -       ·  ·     10·13· 0·11          4-3
D Bird faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
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
J Beattie                      3     5   4   4    3   2   1   4.82   16     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 1· 5     32    -     0.91  -0.33
R Eastwick, W (1-0)            4.1   5   0   0    0   3   0   2.38   18     -       ·  ·      3· 7· 0· 5          3-1    1.04   0.21
S Lyle, S (3)                  1.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   1.88    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          2-0    0.95   0.06
Totals                         9    11   4   4    4   6   1          41     -       ·  ·      9·11· 1·11          5-1
J Beattie faced 3 batters in the 4th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: J Beattie (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: P Splittorff (0; T Munson, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Haller.
Time of Game: 2:37.
Attendance: 17,340.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 48° F, Wind 17mph in unknown direction, Night, No Precipitation.

Lineups

   Kansas City Royals                        New York Yankees                             
1. Willie Wilson                CF       1. Mickey Rivers                CF
2. Tom Poquette                 LF       2. Willie Randolph              2B
3. Hal McRae                    DH       3. Thurman Munson                C
4. Al Cowens                    RF       4. Reggie Jackson               RF
5. Darrell Porter                C       5. Lou Piniella                 LF
6. Clint Hurdle                 1B       6. Chris Chambliss              1B
7. Jerry Terrell                3B       7. Graig Nettles                3B
8. Freddie Patek                SS       8. Cliff Johnson                DH
9. Frank White                  2B       9. Bucky Dent                   SS

   Paul Splittorff               P          Jim Beattie                   P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b7 1 12- R 23% 87% 4-4 NYY L. Piniella D. Bird Double to LF; Munson Scores; Jackson to 3B
b5 0 1-3 RR 22% 55% 1-4 NYY M. Rivers P. Splittorff Triple to LF; Johnson Scores; Dent Scores/unER
t3 0 -23 RR -11% 22% 1-1 KCR T. Poquette J. Beattie Single to LF; White Scores; Wilson Scores; Poquette to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t2 1 --- R -11% 52% 0-1 KCR D. Porter J. Beattie Home Run
b1 2 -2- R 10% 63% 0-0 NYY R. Jackson P. Splittorff Single to CF; Rivers Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Jim Beattie facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 KCR W. Wilson J. Beattie Groundout: SS-1B
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 KCR T. Poquette J. Beattie Strikeout
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 KCR H. McRae J. Beattie Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 4% 58% 0-0 NYY M. Rivers P. Splittorff Single to SS
b1 0 1-- 3% 61% 0-0 NYY W. Randolph P. Splittorff Rivers Steals 2B
b1 0 -2- O -4% 57% 0-0 NYY W. Randolph P. Splittorff Flyball: LF
b1 1 -2- O -3% 53% 0-0 NYY T. Munson P. Splittorff Strikeout
b1 2 -2- R 10% 63% 0-0 NYY R. Jackson P. Splittorff Single to CF; Rivers Scores
b1 2 1-- O -2% 61% 1-0 NYY L. Piniella P. Splittorff Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 1.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Jim Beattie facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 63% 0-1 KCR A. Cowens J. Beattie Groundout: P-1B
t2 1 --- R -11% 52% 0-1 KCR D. Porter J. Beattie Home Run
t2 1 --- O 1% 54% 1-1 KCR C. Hurdle J. Beattie Lineout: 2B
t2 2 --- -1% 53% 1-1 KCR J. Terrell J. Beattie Walk
t2 2 1-- -1% 51% 1-1 KCR F. Patek J. Beattie Terrell Steals 2B
t2 2 -2- -0% 51% 1-1 KCR F. Patek J. Beattie Wild Pitch; Terrell to 3B
t2 2 --3 O 4% 55% 1-1 KCR F. Patek J. Beattie Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- O -2% 53% 1-1 NYY C. Chambliss P. Splittorff Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1 --- O -2% 51% 1-1 NYY G. Nettles P. Splittorff Flyball: CF
b2 2 --- O -1% 50% 1-1 NYY C. Johnson P. Splittorff Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Yankees' Jim Beattie facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- -7% 43% 1-1 KCR F. White J. Beattie Double to CF
t3 0 -2- -9% 34% 1-1 KCR W. Wilson J. Beattie Single to LF; White to 3B; Wilson to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t3 0 -23 RR -11% 22% 1-1 KCR T. Poquette J. Beattie Single to LF; White Scores; Wilson Scores; Poquette to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t3 0 -2- O 1% 23% 3-1 KCR H. McRae J. Beattie Groundout: SS-1B; Poquette to 3B
t3 1 --3 O 6% 29% 3-1 KCR A. Cowens J. Beattie Fielder's Choice 3B; Poquette out at Hm/3B-C; Cowens to 1B
t3 2 1-- O 2% 31% 3-1 KCR D. Porter J. Beattie Cowens Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- O -3% 28% 1-3 NYY B. Dent P. Splittorff Flyball: SS
b3 1 --- O -2% 27% 1-3 NYY M. Rivers P. Splittorff Flyball: CF
b3 2 --- O -1% 25% 1-3 NYY W. Randolph P. Splittorff Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 1.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Yankees' Jim Beattie facing 5-6-7
t4 0 --- -3% 23% 3-1 KCR D. Porter J. Beattie Walk
t4 0 1-- -8% 15% 3-1 KCR C. Hurdle J. Beattie Single to LF; Porter to 3B; Hurdle to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
t4 0 -23 -1% 14% 3-1 KCR J. Terrell J. Beattie Walk
Rawly Eastwick replaces Jim Beattie pitching
t4 0 123 O 5% 18% 3-1 KCR F. Patek R. Eastwick Flyball: 2B
t4 1 123 R -6% 12% 3-1 KCR F. White R. Eastwick Single to 1B; Porter Scores; Hurdle to 3B; Terrell to 2B
t4 1 123 O 4% 16% 4-1 KCR W. Wilson R. Eastwick Strikeout
t4 2 123 O 4% 19% 4-1 KCR T. Poquette R. Eastwick Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- 4% 24% 1-4 NYY T. Munson P. Splittorff Single to CF
b4 0 1-- 2% 26% 1-4 NYY R. Jackson P. Splittorff Munson Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Munson to 2B
b4 0 -2- O -4% 21% 1-4 NYY R. Jackson P. Splittorff Flyball: CF
b4 1 -2- 3% 24% 1-4 NYY L. Piniella P. Splittorff Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Munson stays at 2B
b4 1 12- O -5% 19% 1-4 NYY C. Chambliss P. Splittorff Flyball: SS
b4 2 12- O -4% 15% 1-4 NYY G. Nettles P. Splittorff Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 1.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Yankees' Rawly Eastwick facing 3-4-5
t5 0 --- O 1% 16% 4-1 KCR H. McRae R. Eastwick Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1 --- O 1% 17% 4-1 KCR A. Cowens R. Eastwick Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 2 --- -1% 16% 4-1 KCR D. Porter R. Eastwick Single to RF
t5 2 1-- O 1% 17% 4-1 KCR C. Hurdle R. Eastwick Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 8-9-1
b5 0 --- 6% 24% 1-4 NYY C. Johnson P. Splittorff Double to LF
b5 0 -2- 9% 32% 1-4 NYY B. Dent P. Splittorff Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Johnson to 3B
b5 0 1-3 RR 22% 55% 1-4 NYY M. Rivers P. Splittorff Triple to LF; Johnson Scores; Dent Scores/unER
b5 0 --3 RO -1% 53% 3-4 NYY W. Randolph P. Splittorff Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Rivers Scores
b5 1 --- O -2% 51% 4-4 NYY T. Munson P. Splittorff Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 2 --- 2% 53% 4-4 NYY R. Jackson P. Splittorff Single to LF
b5 2 1-- O -3% 50% 4-4 NYY L. Piniella P. Splittorff Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 4.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Yankees' Rawly Eastwick facing 7-8-9
t6 0 --- O 3% 53% 4-4 KCR J. Terrell R. Eastwick Foul Flyball: 1B
t6 1 --- O 2% 56% 4-4 KCR F. Patek R. Eastwick Flyball: LF
t6 2 --- O 2% 57% 4-4 KCR F. White R. Eastwick Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 4-4, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 6-7-8
b6 0 --- O -3% 54% 4-4 NYY C. Chambliss P. Splittorff Flyball: SS
b6 1 --- 4% 58% 4-4 NYY G. Nettles P. Splittorff Single to RF
b6 1 1-- 5% 63% 4-4 NYY C. Johnson P. Splittorff Walk; Nettles to 2B
b6 1 12- O -6% 56% 4-4 NYY B. Dent P. Splittorff Flyball: LF
b6 2 12- O -6% 50% 4-4 NYY M. Rivers P. Splittorff Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 4.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Yankees' Rawly Eastwick facing 1-2-3
t7 0 --- O 4% 54% 4-4 KCR W. Wilson R. Eastwick Flyball: SS
t7 1 --- -4% 50% 4-4 KCR T. Poquette R. Eastwick Single to RF
t7 1 1-- O 5% 54% 4-4 KCR H. McRae R. Eastwick Strikeout
t7 2 1-- O 4% 58% 4-4 KCR A. Cowens R. Eastwick Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Tied 4-4, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 2-3-4
b7 0 --- 6% 64% 4-4 NYY W. Randolph P. Splittorff Single to LF
b7 0 1-- O -5% 59% 4-4 NYY T. Munson P. Splittorff Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b7 1 1-- 6% 64% 4-4 NYY R. Jackson P. Splittorff Walk; Munson to 2B
Doug Bird replaces Paul Splittorff pitching
b7 1 12- R 23% 87% 4-4 NYY L. Piniella D. Bird Double to LF; Munson Scores; Jackson to 3B
Steve Mingori replaces Doug Bird pitching
b7 1 -23 RR 9% 96% 5-4 NYY C. Chambliss S. Mingori Single to CF; Jackson Scores; Piniella Scores; Chambliss to 3B/Adv on E8
b7 1 --3 R 1% 98% 7-4 NYY G. Nettles S. Mingori Single to CF; Chambliss Scores/unER
b7 1 1-- O -0% 97% 8-4 NYY C. Johnson S. Mingori Flyball: LF
b7 2 1-- O -0% 97% 8-4 NYY B. Dent S. Mingori Flyball: LF
4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 8.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-8, Yankees' Rawly Eastwick facing 5-6-7
t8 0 --- O 1% 98% 4-8 KCR D. Porter R. Eastwick Flyball: SS
t8 1 --- -1% 97% 4-8 KCR C. Hurdle R. Eastwick Single to CF
t8 1 1-- -2% 94% 4-8 KCR J. Terrell R. Eastwick Single to RF; Hurdle to 2B
Sparky Lyle replaces Rawly Eastwick pitching
t8 1 12- -5% 89% 4-8 KCR F. Patek S. Lyle Single to RF; Hurdle to 3B; Terrell to 2B
Amos Otis pinch hits for Frank White (2B) batting 9th
t8 1 123 O 5% 94% 4-8 KCR A. Otis S. Lyle Strikeout
John Wathan pinch hits for Willie Wilson (CF) batting 1st
t8 2 123 O 5% 99% 4-8 KCR J. Wathan S. Lyle Flyball: CF
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-4, Royals' Jim Colborn facing 1-2-3
Jim Colborn replaces Steve Mingori pitching; U L Washington replaces John Wathan (PH) playing 2B batting 1st; Joe Zdeb replaces Tom Poquette playing LF batting 2nd; Amos Otis moves from PH to CF
b8 0 --- O -0% 99% 8-4 NYY M. Rivers J. Colborn Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1 --- O -0% 99% 8-4 NYY W. Randolph J. Colborn Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 2 --- O 0% 99% 8-4 NYY T. Munson J. Colborn Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 8.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-8, Yankees' Sparky Lyle facing 2-3-4
t9 0 --- O 1% 100% 4-8 KCR J. Zdeb S. Lyle Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 1 --- O 0% 100% 4-8 KCR H. McRae S. Lyle Groundout: SS-1B
t9 2 --- -0% 100% 4-8 KCR A. Cowens S. Lyle Walk
t9 2 1-- O 0% 100% 4-8 KCR D. Porter S. Lyle Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 8.

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