October 6, 1978 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 3 at Yankee Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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1978 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 3
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

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 55,445

Friday, October 6, 1978, 3:35PM
Time of Game: 2:13

Royals

Whitey Herzog

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

W: R Gossage (1-0), L: D Bird (0-1)

Yankees

Bob Lemon

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Brett 3B                    5   3   3   3    0   0  .429 1.572   17    0   1   3·HR
H McRae DH                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .508   18    0   0   
A Otis CF                     3   1   2   0    1   1  .500 1.215   20    2   0   2B,SB
D Porter C                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .364  .840   20    4   0   2B
P LaCock 1B                   3   0   2   0    1   1  .400 1.338   23    5   0   3B,2B
C Hurdle LF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .429 1.270   18    6   1   
  W Wilson PR-LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
A Cowens RF                   4   0   0   1    0   0  .167  .334    7    4   0   
F Patek SS                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .100  .582   15    1   2   CS
F White 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200    8    1   2   
  S Braun PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .167    5    0   0   

P Splittorff P                                                           0   0
  D Bird P                                                               0   0
  A Hrabosky P                                                           0   0
Totals                       35   5  10   5    3   7              151   24   6

BATTING

2B: D Porter (1, off C Hunter); A Otis (1, off R Gossage); P LaCock (2, off C Hunter).

3B: P LaCock (1, off C Hunter).

HR: G Brett 3 (3, 3 off C Hunter; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: G Brett 12; P LaCock 5; D Porter 3; A Otis 3; C Hurdle.

RBI: G Brett 3 (3); D Porter (3); A Cowens (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Hurdle-D Porter; F White-F Patek-P LaCock.

E: F Patek (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Otis (4, 2nd base off C Hunter/T Munson).

CS: F Patek (1, 2nd base by C Hunter/T Munson).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rivers CF                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .556 1.156    3    2   1   
  P Blair PH-CF               3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    3   0   
R White LF                    4   2   2   0    0   0  .333  .802   12    1   0   GDP
  G Thomasson LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
T Munson C                    4   2   3   2    0   0  .286  .857   11    7   1   HR,2B
R Jackson DH                  3   2   2   3    0   0  .600 1.943   14    0   0   HR,SF
L Piniella RF                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .286  .572   10    2   0   
G Nettles 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .667    5    1   1   
C Chambliss 1B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    8    6   0   
F Stanley 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .400   11    2   1   
B Dent SS                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    8    2   2   

C Hunter P                                                               0   1
  R Gossage P                                                            0   1
Totals                       31   6  10   5    0   3               89   27   8

BATTING

2B: T Munson (1, off P Splittorff).

HR: T Munson (1, off D Bird; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); R Jackson (2, off P Splittorff; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: R Jackson (1, off P Splittorff).

TB: T Munson 7; R Jackson 5; R White 2; L Piniella 2; M Rivers.

GIDP: R White (1).

RBI: R Jackson 3 (6); T Munson 2 (2).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Rivers-G Nettles.

PB: T Munson (1).

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
P Splittorff                   7.1   9   5   4    0   2   1   4.91   29   76-45   35· 3· 7    5·12· 1· 9     44    -     1.13  -0.26
D Bird, BS (1), L (0-1)        0     1   1   1    0   0   1   9.00    1    3-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 1          1-1    3.35  -0.58
A Hrabosky                     0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.00    2   10-6     2· 3· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.38   0.01
Totals                         8    10   6   5    0   3   2          32   89-52   38· 6· 8    5·13· 1·10          1-1

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
C Hunter                       6     7   3   3    3   5   3   4.50   26  100-64   42·12·10    4· 6· 1· 7     48    -     1.12  -0.07
R Gossage, BS (1), W (1-0)     3     3   2   2    0   2   0   6.00   12   42-33   22· 8· 3    3· 4· 0· 3          0-0    2.06  -0.24
Totals                         9    10   5   5    3   7   3          38  142-97   64·20·13    7·10· 1·10           -

D Bird faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Terry Cooney.

Time of Game: 2:13.

Attendance: 55,445.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 71° F, Wind 11mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

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

   P Splittorff         P        C Hunter             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  5-4  1--  3   58%  87% T Munson        D Bird          Home Run; White Scores
   b 4   1  2-2  1--  3   19%  75% L Piniella      P Splittorff    Single to LF; Jackson Scores/No RBI/Adv on E6/unER; Piniella to 3B
   t 8   0  4-3  -2-  1  -18%  43% D Porter        R Gossage       Single to LF; Otis Scores
   t 6   0  3-3  ---  4  -15%  35% P LaCock        C Hunter        Triple to CF
   t 5   0  3-2  ---  2  -15%  50% G Brett         C Hunter        Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---  3   39%  G Brett         Home Run
   O      ---  3   41%  H McRae         Flyball: RF
          ---  6   39%  A Otis          Single to 2B
          1--      38%  D Porter        Otis Steals 2B
   OO     -2-  8   43%  " "             Double Play: Flyball: CF-3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   47%  M Rivers        Single to RF
   OO     1--  2   40%  R White         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  1   39%  T Munson        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Catfish Hunter facing 5-6-7
          --- 10   33%  P LaCock        Double to CF
   O      -2-  4   34%  C Hurdle        Flyball: CF; LaCock to 3B
   O      --3  2   39%  A Cowens        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3  2   43%  F Patek         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Paul Splittorff facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  5   55%  R Jackson       Home Run
   O      ---  2   53%  L Piniella      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   51%  G Nettles       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   50%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Catfish Hunter facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   52%  F White         Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---  2   40%  G Brett         Home Run
   O      ---  5   41%  H McRae         Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   40%  A Otis          Walk
          1--  3   37%  D Porter        Double to RF; Otis to 3B
          -23  5   35%  P LaCock        Walk
   O      123  4   42%  C Hurdle        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Paul Splittorff facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   39%  F Stanley       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   38%  B Dent          Flyball: RF
                  Paul Blair pinch hits for Mickey Rivers batting 1st
   O      ---  4   36%  P Blair         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Catfish Hunter facing 7-8-9
                  Paul Blair moves to CF
   O      ---  3   39%  A Cowens        Lineout: CF
          ---  5   36%  F Patek         Walk
   O      1--  3   39%  F White         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3   41%  G Brett         Patek Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Paul Splittorff facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   38%  R White         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   44%  T Munson        Double to RF
   R      -2-  2   56%  R Jackson       Single to CF; Munson Scores
   R      1--  3   75%  L Piniella      Single to LF; Jackson Scores/No RBI/Adv on E6/unER; Piniella to 3B
   OO     --3  2   65%  G Nettles       Double Play: Flyball: LF-C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 3.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  2   50%  G Brett         Home Run
   O      ---  2   53%  H McRae         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   55%  A Otis          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   56%  D Porter        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 3-3, Paul Splittorff facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   53%  C Chambliss     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   51%  F Stanley       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   50%  B Dent          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 3.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Catfish Hunter facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   35%  P LaCock        Triple to CF
   O      --3  4   41%  C Hurdle        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  1   51%  A Cowens        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3  4   57%  F Patek         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 3-3, Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   54%  P Blair         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   57%  R White         Single to LF
          1--  5   68%  T Munson        Single to LF; White to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   73%  R Jackson       Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; White Scores
          1--  1   75%  L Piniella      Single to RF; Munson to 3B
   O      1-3  1   71%  G Nettles       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 4.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Rich Gossage facing 9-1-2
                  Rich Gossage replaces Catfish Hunter pitching
   O      ---  3   75%  F White         Popfly: SS
   O      ---  4   78%  G Brett         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   80%  H McRae         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Paul Splittorff facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   79%  C Chambliss     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   77%  F Stanley       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   76%  B Dent          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 4.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Rich Gossage facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   61%  A Otis          Double to RF
   R      -2-  1   43%  D Porter        Single to LF; Otis Scores
   O      1--  4   50%  P LaCock        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  6   35%  C Hurdle        Single to CF; Porter to 3B
                  Willie Wilson pinch runs for Clint Hurdle batting 6th
   RO     1-3  1   26%  A Cowens        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Porter Scores
          1--      25%  F Patek         Passed Ball; Cowens to 2B
   O      -2-  3   28%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-5, Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3
                  Willie Wilson moves to LF
   O      ---  2   22%  P Blair         Popfly: 2B
          ---  4   29%  R White         Single to CF
                  Doug Bird replaces Paul Splittorff pitching
   RR     1--  3   87%  T Munson        Home Run; White Scores
                  Al Hrabosky replaces Doug Bird pitching
   O      ---  6   86%  R Jackson       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   85%  L Piniella      Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 6.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-6, Rich Gossage facing 9-1-2
                  Gary Thomasson replaces Roy White playing LF batting 2nd; Steve Braun pinch hits for Frank White batting 9th
   O      ---  5   92%  S Braun         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   97%  G Brett         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6  100%  H McRae         Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:NYA197810060

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation