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| 1978 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 3
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Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 55,445 |
Friday, October 6, 1978, 3:35PM Time of Game: 2:13 |
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Royals
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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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: Rich Gossage (1-0), L: Doug Bird (0-1) |
Yankees
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Kansas City Royals AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details G Brett 3B 5 3 3 3 0 0 .429 1.571 14 9 0 1 3·HR H McRae DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .508 18 15 0 0 A Otis CF 3 1 2 0 1 1 .500 1.215 20 11 2 0 2B,SB D Porter C 4 1 2 1 0 0 .364 .839 15 10 4 0 2B P LaCock 1B 3 0 2 0 1 1 .400 1.338 23 15 5 0 3B,2B C Hurdle LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .429 1.270 18 13 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 .333 7 4 4 0 F Patek SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .100 .582 14 8 1 2 CS F White 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .200 8 8 1 2 S Braun PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .167 5 4 0 0 P Splittorff P 0 0 D Bird P 0 0 A Hrabosky P 0 0 Totals 35 5 10 5 3 7 142 97 24 6
New York Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details M Rivers CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .556 1.156 3 2 2 1 P Blair PH-CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 7 4 3 0 R White LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 .333 .801 12 6 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 7 1 HR,2B R Jackson DH 3 2 2 3 0 0 .600 1.943 14 8 0 0 HR,SF L Piniella RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .286 .571 10 6 2 0 G Nettles 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .667 5 3 1 1 C Chambliss 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 8 4 6 0 F Stanley 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .400 11 7 2 1 B Dent SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 8 5 2 2 C Hunter P 0 1 R Gossage P 0 1 Totals 31 6 10 5 0 3 89 52 27 8
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 5·13· 1· 9 44 - 1.13 -0.24 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 -0.57 A Hrabosky 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.00 2 10-6 2· 3· 1 0· 1· 0· 0 0-0 0.39 0.01 Totals 8 10 6 5 0 3 2 32 89-52 38· 6· 8 5·14· 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 26 103-66 42·12·12 4· 7· 1· 7 48 - 1.12 -0.06 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 -0.23 Totals 9 10 5 5 3 7 3 38 145-99 64·20·15 7·11· 1·10 -
Kansas City Royals New York Yankees 1. George Brett 3B 1. Mickey Rivers CF 2. Hal McRae DH 2. Roy White LF 3. Amos Otis CF 3. Thurman Munson C 4. Darrell Porter C 4. Reggie Jackson DH 5. Pete LaCock 1B 5. Lou Piniella RF 6. Clint Hurdle LF 6. Graig Nettles 3B 7. Al Cowens RF 7. Chris Chambliss 1B 8. Freddie Patek SS 8. Fred Stanley 2B 9. Frank White 2B 9. Bucky Dent SS Paul Splittorff P Catfish Hunter P
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| b8 | 1 | 1-- | RR | 3,(2-0) | 57% | 86% | 4-5 | NYY | T. Munson | D. Bird | Home Run; White Scores |
| b4 | 1 | 1-- | R | 3,(2-0) | 18% | 74% | 2-2 | NYY | L. Piniella | P. Splittorff | Single to LF; Jackson Scores/Adv on E6/unER; Piniella to 3B |
| t8 | 0 | -2- | R | 1,(0-0) | -18% | 43% | 3-4 | KCR | D. Porter | R. Gossage | Single to LF; Otis Scores |
| t6 | 0 | --- | 4,(1-2) | -15% | 35% | 3-3 | KCR | P. LaCock | C. Hunter | Triple to CF | |
| t8 | 0 | --- | 4,(0-2) | -15% | 61% | 3-4 | KCR | A. Otis | R. Gossage | Double to RF |
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | R | 3,(1-1) | -10% | 40% | 0-0 | KCR | G. Brett | C. Hunter | Home Run |
| t1 | 0 | --- | O | 3,(0-2) | 2% | 41% | 1-0 | KCR | H. McRae | C. Hunter | Flyball: RF |
| t1 | 1 | --- | 6,(3-2) | -2% | 39% | 1-0 | KCR | A. Otis | C. Hunter | Single to 2B | |
| t1 | 1 | 1-- | 5,(2-2) | -2% | 38% | 1-0 | KCR | D. Porter | C. Hunter | Otis Steals 2B | |
| t1 | 1 | -2- | OO | 8,(3-2) | 6% | 44% | 1-0 | KCR | D. Porter | C. Hunter | Fly Ball Double Play: CF-3B |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | 3,(1-1) | 4% | 48% | 0-1 | NYY | M. Rivers | P. Splittorff | Single to RF | |
| b1 | 0 | 1-- | OO | 2,(1-0) | -8% | 40% | 0-1 | NYY | R. White | P. Splittorff | Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B |
| b1 | 2 | --- | O | 1,(0-0) | -1% | 39% | 0-1 | NYY | T. Munson | P. Splittorff | Flyball: RF |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Catfish Hunter facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | 10,(2-2) | -6% | 33% | 1-0 | KCR | P. LaCock | C. Hunter | Double to CF | |
| t2 | 0 | -2- | O | 4,(1-2) | 1% | 34% | 1-0 | KCR | C. Hurdle | C. Hunter | Flyball: CF; LaCock to 3B |
| t2 | 1 | --3 | O | 2,(1-0) | 6% | 40% | 1-0 | KCR | A. Cowens | C. Hunter | Groundout: 3B-1B |
| t2 | 2 | --3 | O | 2,(0-1) | 3% | 43% | 1-0 | KCR | F. Patek | C. Hunter | Popfly: 2B |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | R | 5,(3-1) | 12% | 55% | 0-1 | NYY | R. Jackson | P. Splittorff | Home Run |
| b2 | 0 | --- | O | 2,(1-0) | -2% | 53% | 1-1 | NYY | L. Piniella | P. Splittorff | Flyball: RF |
| b2 | 1 | --- | O | 2,(1-0) | -2% | 51% | 1-1 | NYY | G. Nettles | P. Splittorff | Flyball: LF |
| b2 | 2 | --- | O | 2,(1-0) | -1% | 50% | 1-1 | NYY | C. Chambliss | P. Splittorff | Groundout: 2B-1B |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Yankees' Catfish Hunter facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | O | 2,(0-1) | 2% | 52% | 1-1 | KCR | F. White | C. Hunter | Groundout: P-1B |
| t3 | 1 | --- | R | 2,(1-0) | -12% | 40% | 1-1 | KCR | G. Brett | C. Hunter | Home Run |
| t3 | 1 | --- | O | 5,(1-2) | 2% | 41% | 2-1 | KCR | H. McRae | C. Hunter | Strikeout Looking |
| t3 | 2 | --- | 5,(3-1) | -1% | 40% | 2-1 | KCR | A. Otis | C. Hunter | Walk | |
| t3 | 2 | 1-- | 3,(1-1) | -3% | 37% | 2-1 | KCR | D. Porter | C. Hunter | Double to RF; Otis to 3B | |
| t3 | 2 | -23 | 5,(3-1) | -1% | 36% | 2-1 | KCR | P. LaCock | C. Hunter | Walk | |
| t3 | 2 | 123 | O | 4,(1-2) | 7% | 42% | 2-1 | KCR | C. Hurdle | C. Hunter | Strikeout Swinging |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | O | 5,(2-2) | -3% | 40% | 1-2 | NYY | F. Stanley | P. Splittorff | Strikeout Swinging |
| b3 | 1 | --- | O | 6,(3-2) | -2% | 38% | 1-2 | NYY | B. Dent | P. Splittorff | Flyball: RF |
| Paul Blair pinch hits for Mickey Rivers (CF) batting 1st; Paul Blair pinch hits for Mickey Rivers (CF) batting 1st | |||||||||||
| b3 | 2 | --- | O | 4,(2-1) | -1% | 37% | 1-2 | NYY | P. Blair | P. Splittorff | Flyball: CF |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Yankees' Catfish Hunter facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| Paul Blair moves from PH to CF; Paul Blair moves from PH to CF | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | 3,(2-0) | 2% | 39% | 2-1 | KCR | A. Cowens | C. Hunter | Lineout: CF |
| t4 | 1 | --- | 5,(3-1) | -2% | 36% | 2-1 | KCR | F. Patek | C. Hunter | Walk | |
| t4 | 1 | 1-- | O | 3,(0-2) | 3% | 39% | 2-1 | KCR | F. White | C. Hunter | Flyball: LF |
| t4 | 2 | 1-- | O | 3,(1-1) | 2% | 41% | 2-1 | KCR | G. Brett | C. Hunter | 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, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | O | 2,(1-0) | -3% | 38% | 1-2 | NYY | R. White | P. Splittorff | Groundout: 3B-1B |
| b4 | 1 | --- | 2,(0-1) | 6% | 44% | 1-2 | NYY | T. Munson | P. Splittorff | Double to RF | |
| b4 | 1 | -2- | R | 2,(0-1) | 12% | 56% | 1-2 | NYY | R. Jackson | P. Splittorff | Single to CF; Munson Scores |
| b4 | 1 | 1-- | R | 3,(2-0) | 18% | 74% | 2-2 | NYY | L. Piniella | P. Splittorff | Single to LF; Jackson Scores/Adv on E6/unER; Piniella to 3B |
| b4 | 1 | --3 | OO | 2,(1-0) | -9% | 65% | 3-2 | NYY | G. Nettles | P. Splittorff | Fly Ball Double Play: LF-C |
| 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Yankees' Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | R | 2,(1-0) | -15% | 50% | 2-3 | KCR | G. Brett | C. Hunter | Home Run |
| t5 | 0 | --- | O | 2,(0-1) | 3% | 53% | 3-3 | KCR | H. McRae | C. Hunter | Flyball: CF |
| t5 | 1 | --- | O | 5,(2-2) | 2% | 55% | 3-3 | KCR | A. Otis | C. Hunter | Strikeout Swinging |
| t5 | 2 | --- | O | 3,(1-1) | 1% | 56% | 3-3 | KCR | D. Porter | C. Hunter | Groundout: 1B unassisted |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 3. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 3-3, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | O | 3,(2-0) | -3% | 53% | 3-3 | NYY | C. Chambliss | P. Splittorff | Flyball: RF |
| b5 | 1 | --- | O | 5,(2-2) | -2% | 51% | 3-3 | NYY | F. Stanley | P. Splittorff | Strikeout Looking |
| b5 | 2 | --- | O | 1,(0-0) | -1% | 50% | 3-3 | NYY | B. Dent | P. Splittorff | Flyball: LF |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Yankees' Catfish Hunter facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | 4,(1-2) | -15% | 35% | 3-3 | KCR | P. LaCock | C. Hunter | Triple to CF | |
| t6 | 0 | --3 | O | 4,(1-2) | 7% | 42% | 3-3 | KCR | C. Hurdle | C. Hunter | Strikeout Swinging |
| t6 | 1 | --3 | O | 1,(0-0) | 10% | 51% | 3-3 | KCR | A. Cowens | C. Hunter | Groundout: 2B-1B |
| t6 | 2 | --3 | O | 4,(1-2) | 6% | 57% | 3-3 | KCR | F. Patek | C. Hunter | Strikeout Swinging |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 3. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 3-3, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | O | 1,(0-0) | -3% | 54% | 3-3 | NYY | P. Blair | P. Splittorff | Groundout: SS-1B |
| b6 | 1 | --- | 4,(2-1) | 4% | 58% | 3-3 | NYY | R. White | P. Splittorff | Single to LF | |
| b6 | 1 | 1-- | 5,(2-2) | 10% | 68% | 3-3 | NYY | T. Munson | P. Splittorff | Single to LF; White to 3B | |
| b6 | 1 | 1-3 | RO | 1,(0-0) | 5% | 73% | 3-3 | NYY | R. Jackson | P. Splittorff | Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; White Scores |
| b6 | 2 | 1-- | 1,(0-0) | 2% | 75% | 4-3 | NYY | L. Piniella | P. Splittorff | Single to RF; Munson to 3B | |
| b6 | 2 | 1-3 | O | 1,(0-0) | -4% | 71% | 4-3 | NYY | G. Nettles | P. Splittorff | Groundout: 1B unassisted |
| 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 4. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Yankees' Rich Gossage facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| Rich Gossage replaces Catfish Hunter pitching; Rich Gossage replaces Catfish Hunter pitching | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | O | 3,(0-2) | 4% | 75% | 3-4 | KCR | F. White | R. Gossage | Popfly: SS |
| t7 | 1 | --- | O | 4,(1-2) | 3% | 78% | 3-4 | KCR | G. Brett | R. Gossage | Flyball: CF |
| t7 | 2 | --- | O | 2,(0-1) | 2% | 80% | 3-4 | KCR | H. McRae | R. Gossage | Groundout: P-1B |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 4. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | O | 3,(1-1) | -2% | 78% | 4-3 | NYY | C. Chambliss | P. Splittorff | Flyball: LF |
| b7 | 1 | --- | O | 1,(0-0) | -1% | 77% | 4-3 | NYY | F. Stanley | P. Splittorff | Flyball: LF |
| b7 | 2 | --- | O | 1,(0-0) | -1% | 76% | 4-3 | NYY | B. Dent | P. Splittorff | Flyball: LF |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 4. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Yankees' Rich Gossage facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | 4,(0-2) | -15% | 61% | 3-4 | KCR | A. Otis | R. Gossage | Double to RF | |
| t8 | 0 | -2- | R | 1,(0-0) | -18% | 43% | 3-4 | KCR | D. Porter | R. Gossage | Single to LF; Otis Scores |
| t8 | 0 | 1-- | O | 4,(1-2) | 7% | 50% | 4-4 | KCR | P. LaCock | R. Gossage | Strikeout Swinging |
| t8 | 1 | 1-- | 6,(2-2) | -15% | 35% | 4-4 | KCR | C. Hurdle | R. Gossage | Single to CF; Porter to 3B | |
| Willie Wilson pinch runs for Clint Hurdle (LF) batting 6th; Willie Wilson pinch runs for Clint Hurdle (LF) batting 6th | |||||||||||
| t8 | 1 | 1-3 | RO | 1,(0-0) | -9% | 26% | 4-4 | KCR | A. Cowens | R. Gossage | Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Porter Scores |
| t8 | 2 | 1-- | 1,(0-0) | -1% | 25% | 5-4 | KCR | F. Patek | R. Gossage | Passed Ball; Cowens to 2B | |
| t8 | 2 | -2- | O | 3,(1-1) | 3% | 29% | 5-4 | KCR | F. Patek | R. Gossage | Groundout: SS-1B |
| 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 4. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-5, Royals' Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| Willie Wilson moves from PR to LF; Willie Wilson moves from PR to LF | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | O | 2,(1-0) | -6% | 23% | 4-5 | NYY | P. Blair | P. Splittorff | Popfly: 2B |
| b8 | 1 | --- | 4,(2-1) | 7% | 29% | 4-5 | NYY | R. White | P. Splittorff | Single to CF | |
| Doug Bird replaces Paul Splittorff pitching; Doug Bird replaces Paul Splittorff pitching | |||||||||||
| b8 | 1 | 1-- | RR | 3,(2-0) | 57% | 86% | 4-5 | NYY | T. Munson | D. Bird | Home Run; White Scores |
| Al Hrabosky replaces Doug Bird pitching; Al Hrabosky replaces Doug Bird pitching | |||||||||||
| b8 | 1 | --- | O | 6,(3-2) | -1% | 85% | 6-5 | NYY | R. Jackson | A. Hrabosky | Flyball: LF |
| b8 | 2 | --- | O | 4,(1-2) | -1% | 85% | 6-5 | NYY | L. Piniella | A. Hrabosky | Strikeout Looking |
| 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 6. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-6, Yankees' Rich Gossage facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| Gary Thomasson replaces Roy White playing LF batting 2nd; Gary Thomasson replaces Roy White playing LF batting 2nd; Steve Braun pinch hits for Frank White (2B) batting 9th; Steve Braun pinch hits for Frank White (2B) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | O | 5,(1-2) | 7% | 92% | 5-6 | KCR | S. Braun | R. Gossage | Strikeout Swinging |
| t9 | 1 | --- | O | 3,(1-1) | 5% | 97% | 5-6 | KCR | G. Brett | R. Gossage | Flyball: LF |
| t9 | 2 | --- | O | 6,(2-2) | 3% | 100% | 5-6 | KCR | H. McRae | R. Gossage | Flyball: RF |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 6. | |||||||||||
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