July 16, 1978 Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 2
TEX 1
(12) BOS 5
MIN 3 BOS 3
MIN 2 DET 4
@CAL 0 MIL 10
CHW 1 KCR 3
@NYY 1 OAK 8
TOR 5 CLE 8
@SEA 4 PHI 4
@ATL 2 CHC 3
LAD 2 LAD 5
@CHC 3 CIN 9
NYM 2 MON 6
HOU 1 PIT 3
SDP 2
(10) PIT 10
SDP 6 STL 9
SFG 4 SFG 6
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 45,089

Sunday, July 16, 1978, 2:05PM
Time of Game: 2:36

Royals

47-41

Won 3

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: L Gura (7-2), L: J Beattie (2-4), S: A Hrabosky (13)

Yankees

47-41

Lost 2

4th, 13 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Brett 3B                    3   2   1   0    1   1  .307  .838    0    3   1   2B,SB
H McRae DH                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .263  .754    0    0   0   
P LaCock 1B                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .288  .767    0    6   0   
A Otis CF                     3   1   1   2    1   0  .275  .886    0    4   0   HR,CS
D Porter C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .800    0    3   0   
C Hurdle RF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .708    0    2   0   
  J Zdeb PH-RF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .540    0    1   0   
T Poquette LF                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .225  .602    0    2   0   
  W Wilson LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .610    0    0   0   
F Patek SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .678    0    2   3   
F White 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .282  .717    0    4   1   

L Gura P                                                                 0   1
  S Mingori P                                                            0   0
  D Bird P                                                               0   0
  A Hrabosky P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   3   6   3    2   4                    27   6

BATTING

2B: G Brett (29, off J Beattie).

HR: A Otis (14, off J Beattie; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: A Otis 4; G Brett 2; P LaCock 2; H McRae; T Poquette.

RBI: A Otis 2 (51); P LaCock (23).

2-out RBI: A Otis 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Brett (14, 2nd base off J Beattie/M Heath).

CS: A Otis (3, 2nd base by S Lyle/M Heath).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R White DH                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .242  .703    0    0   0   SB
M Rivers CF                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .245  .645    0    2   0   
T Munson RF                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .289  .700    0    4   0   
L Piniella LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .311  .784    0    3   0   
C Johnson 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .682    0    4   0   
  C Chambliss PH-1B           1   0   0   0    0   1  .289  .720    0    1   0   
G Nettles 3B                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .239  .750    0    2   3   HR
F Stanley SS                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .235  .639    0    5   1   
M Heath C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .727    0    4   1   
B Doyle 2B                    1   0   1   0    0   0  .233  .466    0    0   3   SH
  W Randolph PH-2B            1   0   1   0    1   0  .254  .688    0    2   0   

J Beattie P                                                              0   0
  D Tidrow P                                                             0   0
  S Lyle P                                                               0   0
Totals                       33   1   7   1    4   3                    27   8

BATTING

HR: G Nettles (16, off L Gura; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: B Doyle (1, off L Gura).

TB: G Nettles 4; T Munson 2; W Randolph; R White; M Heath; B Doyle.

RBI: G Nettles (40).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: R White (7, 2nd base off L Gura/D Porter).

PITCHING

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, W (7-2)                6.1   5   1   1    3   1   1   2.94   27     -       ·  ·      6·12· 0· 5     57    -     1.17   0.23
S Mingori, H (3)               0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   2.06    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.02   0.01
D Bird, H (6)                  0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   5.37    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          2-0    4.05   0.07
A Hrabosky, S (13)             2     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.54    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          0-0    1.64   0.16
Totals                         9     7   1   1    4   3   1          38     -       ·  ·      8·16· 0· 7          3-0

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, L (2-4)             2.1   4   3   3    2   2   1   4.42   13     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 4     37    -     0.88  -0.24
D Tidrow                       4.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   3.78   15     -       ·  ·      3· 9· 0· 1          2-0    0.60   0.17
S Lyle                         2     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.41    6     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.43   0.04
Totals                         9     6   3   3    2   4   1          34     -       ·  ·      7·15· 0· 6          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: S Mingori (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 45,089.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 69° F.

LINEUPS

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

   L Gura               P        J Beattie            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-      19%  67% A Otis          J Beattie       Home Run; Brett Scores
   b 7   2  3-1  123      13%  88% L Piniella      D Bird          Popfly: 3B
   b 4   1  3-0  ---      -9%  74% G Nettles       L Gura          Home Run
   b 3   1  3-0  -23       8%  77% M Rivers        L Gura          Strikeout
   b 3   2  3-0  123       8%  83% L Piniella      L Gura          Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Beattie facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  G Brett         Walk
          1--      56%  H McRae         Brett Steals 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      49%  P LaCock        Flyball: LF
   RR     -2-      67%  A Otis          Home Run; Brett Scores
   O      ---      67%  D Porter        Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Larry Gura facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      69%  R White         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      70%  M Rivers        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      69%  T Munson        Single to RF
   O      1--      71%  L Piniella      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Beattie facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      70%  C Hurdle        Popfly: 3B
          ---      71%  T Poquette      Single to RF
   O      1--      69%  F Patek         Strikeout
   O      1--      68%  F White         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Larry Gura facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      70%  C Johnson       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      72%  G Nettles       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      73%  F Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Beattie facing 1-2-3
          ---      77%  G Brett         Double to RF
          -2-      82%  H McRae         Single to 3B; Brett to 3B
   RO     1-3      81%  P LaCock        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Brett Scores
          1--      83%  A Otis          Walk; LaCock to 2B
                  Dick Tidrow replaces Jim Beattie pitching
   O      12-      81%  D Porter        Flyball: CF; LaCock to 3B
   O      1-3      79%  C Hurdle        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Larry Gura facing 8-9-1
          ---      75%  M Heath         Single to LF
   O      1--      77%  B Doyle         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Heath to 2B
          -2-      72%  R White         Single to LF; Heath to 3B
          1-3      69%  M Rivers        White Steals 2B
   O      -23      77%  " "             Strikeout
          -23      75%  T Munson        Walk
   O      123      83%  L Piniella      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dick Tidrow facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      82%  T Poquette      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      81%  F Patek         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      81%  F White         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Larry Gura facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      83%  C Johnson       Popfly: SS
   R      ---      74%  G Nettles       Home Run
          ---      70%  F Stanley       Walk
   O      1--      74%  M Heath         Flyball: RF
          1--      71%  B Doyle         Single to 1B; Stanley to 2B
   O      12-      77%  R White         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dick Tidrow facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      75%  G Brett         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      74%  H McRae         Flyball: RF
          ---      75%  P LaCock        Single to RF
   O      1--      73%  A Otis          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Larry Gura facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      76%  M Rivers        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      78%  T Munson        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      80%  L Piniella      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 1.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dick Tidrow facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      78%  D Porter        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      77%  C Hurdle        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      76%  T Poquette      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Larry Gura facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      80%  C Johnson       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      82%  G Nettles       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      83%  F Stanley       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dick Tidrow facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      82%  F Patek         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      81%  F White         Strikeout
   O      ---      80%  G Brett         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Larry Gura facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      84%  M Heath         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Willie Randolph pinch hits for Brian Doyle batting 9th
          ---      79%  W Randolph      Walk
                  Steve Mingori replaces Larry Gura pitching
          1--      77%  R White         Wild Pitch; Randolph to 2B
   O      -2-      83%  " "             Popfly: 2B
          -2-      81%  M Rivers        Walk
                  Doug Bird replaces Steve Mingori pitching
          12-      75%  T Munson        Single to SS; Randolph to 3B; Rivers to 2B
   O      123      88%  L Piniella      Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 1.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Sparky Lyle facing 2-3-4
                  Sparky Lyle replaces Dick Tidrow pitching; Willie Randolph moves to 2B
   O      ---      87%  H McRae         Popfly: SS
          ---      88%  P LaCock        Single to 3B
   O      1--      86%  A Otis          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      85%  D Porter        Otis Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Al Hrabosky facing 5-6-7
                  Al Hrabosky replaces Doug Bird pitching; Willie Wilson replaces Tom Poquette playing LF batting 7th; Chris Chambliss pinch hits for Cliff Johnson batting 5th
   O      ---      89%  C Chambliss     Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  G Nettles       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  F Stanley       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 1.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Sparky Lyle facing 5-6-7
                  Chris Chambliss moves to 1B
   O      ---      93%  D Porter        Popfly: 3B
                  Joe Zdeb pinch hits for Clint Hurdle batting 6th
   O      ---      92%  J Zdeb          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      92%  W Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Al Hrabosky facing 8-9-1
                  Joe Zdeb moves to RF
   O      ---      96%  M Heath         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      90%  W Randolph      Single to CF
   O      1--      96%  R White         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  M Rivers        Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 1.

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