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Results
NYY
@KCR		7
1
NYY
@KCR		4
10
KCR
@NYY		5
6
KCR
@NYY		1
2
Saturday, October 7, 1978 8:30PM
, Yankee Stadium II
Attendance: 56,356, Time of Game: 2:20
Royals
1
 at Yankees
2
W: Ron Guidry (1-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  0
Yankees         0  1  0   0  0  1   0  0  X    2  4  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
George Brett 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .389 1.444 0.012 1.34 0.094 -0.082 0.4 1 2 3B
Hal McRae DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 .214 .508 0.009 0.94 0.065 -0.056 0.4 SB
Amos Otis CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .429 1.101 0.117 1.43 0.199 -0.082 -0.1 2 0 2B
Al Cowens RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .133 .267 -0.080 1.05 0.000 -0.080 -0.7 0 0
   Clint Hurdle PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .375 1.125 -0.133 3.88 0.000 -0.133 -0.4
Darrell Porter C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .357 .840 -0.088 1.62 0.038 -0.126 -0.1 10 0
John Wathan 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.114 1.56 0.000 -0.114 -0.9 7 0
   Pete LaCock PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .364 1.227 -0.108 3.91 0.000 -0.108 -0.3
Frank White 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 .231 .462 0.062 1.01 0.082 -0.020 0.3 2 2
Freddie Patek SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .077 .451 -0.172 1.71 0.000 -0.172 -1.1 1 2
Willie Wilson LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 .250 .500 -0.092 1.35 0.048 -0.140 -0.5 0 0 CS
Dennis Leonard P 1 0
Team Totals 32 1 7 1 1 8 .219 .555 -0.587 1.47 0.526 -1.113 -3.1 24 6
2B: A Otis (2, off R Guidry).
3B: G Brett (1, off R Guidry).
TB: G Brett 3; F White 2; A Otis 2; D Porter; W Wilson; H McRae.
RBI: H McRae (2).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Baserunning
SB: H McRae (1, 2nd base off R Guidry/T Munson).
CS: W Wilson (1, 3rd base by R Guidry/T Munson).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mickey Rivers CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .455 .993 0.035 1.34 0.092 -0.057 0.4 2 0
   Paul Blair CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.012 0.49 0.000 -0.012 -0.2 2 0
Roy White LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .313 .915 0.130 0.90 0.191 -0.061 0.4 1 0 HR
   Gary Thomasson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Thurman Munson C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 .778 0.007 0.64 0.039 -0.032 0.0 7 2
Reggie Jackson DH 3 0 0 0 0 3 .462 1.529 -0.119 1.06 0.000 -0.119 -1.1
Lou Piniella RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .471 -0.098 1.20 0.000 -0.098 -0.9 2 0
Graig Nettles 3B 3 1 2 1 0 1 .333 1.000 0.124 0.68 0.137 -0.013 1.2 3 3 HR
Chris Chambliss 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .400 .800 -0.074 1.01 0.000 -0.074 -0.7 8 0
Brian Doyle 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .286 .661 -0.021 0.73 0.015 -0.036 -0.1 1 2
Bucky Dent SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 -0.059 0.78 0.000 -0.059 -0.6 0 1
Ron Guidry P 0 0
   Rich Gossage P 0 0
Team Totals 28 2 4 2 2 9 .143 .557 -0.087 0.92 0.474 -0.561 -1.7 27 8
HR: G Nettles (1, off D Leonard; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); R White (1, off D Leonard; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: G Nettles 5; R White 4; T Munson.
RBI: G Nettles (2); R White (1).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Nettles-C Chambliss.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dennis Leonard, L (0-2) 8 4 2 2 2 9 2 3.75 30 73 0.086 0.92 1.6
Team Totals 8 4 2 2 2 9 2 2.25 30 73 0.086 1.47 1.6

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ron Guidry, W (1-0) 8 7 1 1 1 7 0 1.13 30 70 0.235 1.24 2.0
Rich Gossage, S (1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.50 3 1 0 0.351 3.95 1.1
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 1 8 0 1.00 33 70 1 0 0.586 0.92 3.1
R Guidry faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: D Leonard (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Lou DiMuro, LF - Rich Garcia, RF - Ron Luciano.
Time of Game: 2:20.
Attendance: 56,356.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 58° F, Night.

Starting Lineups

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 Al Cowens RF 4 Reggie Jackson DH
5 Darrell Porter C 5 Lou Piniella RF
6 John Wathan 1B 6 Graig Nettles 3B
7 Frank White 2B 7 Chris Chambliss 1B
8 Freddie Patek SS 8 Brian Doyle 2B
9 Willie Wilson LF 9 Bucky Dent SS
Dennis Leonard P Ron Guidry P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR A. Otis R. Guidry -20% 65% Double to LF
b6 1-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R NYY R. White D. Leonard 19% 73% Home Run
t9 1-2 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O KCR C. Hurdle R. Gossage 13% 78% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R NYY G. Nettles D. Leonard 12% 55% Home Run
t9 1-2 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  O KCR D. Porter R. Gossage 11% 89% Flyball: CF

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR G. Brett R. Guidry -9% 41% Triple to CF
t1 0-0 0 --3 2,(0-1)  R KCR H. McRae R. Guidry -4% 36% Single to CF; Brett Scores
t1 1-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR A. Otis R. Guidry -2% 34% McRae Steals 2B
t1 1-0 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O KCR A. Otis R. Guidry 4% 38% Strikeout Looking
t1 1-0 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O KCR A. Cowens R. Guidry 3% 41% Popfly: 1B
t1 1-0 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  KCR D. Porter R. Guidry -1% 40% Walk
t1 1-0 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Wathan R. Guidry 4% 44% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  NYY M. Rivers D. Leonard 4% 48% Walk
b1 0-1 0 1-- 7,(2-2)  O NYY R. White D. Leonard -4% 44% Flyball: CF
b1 0-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYY T. Munson D. Leonard 4% 48% Single to CF; Rivers to 2B
b1 0-1 1 12- 3,(0-2)  NYY R. Jackson D. Leonard 5% 53% Wild Pitch; Rivers to 3B; Munson to 2B
b1 0-1 1 -23 5,(2-2)  O NYY R. Jackson D. Leonard -8% 45% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-1 2 -23 3,(1-1)  O NYY L. Piniella D. Leonard -6% 39% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 7-8-9
t2 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR F. White R. Guidry 2% 41% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1-0 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O KCR F. Patek R. Guidry 1% 42% Flyball: CF
t2 1-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR W. Wilson R. Guidry 1% 43% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 6-7-8
b2 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R NYY G. Nettles D. Leonard 12% 55% Home Run
b2 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY C. Chambliss D. Leonard -2% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYY B. Doyle D. Leonard -2% 51% Strikeout Looking
b2 1-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYY B. Dent D. Leonard -1% 50% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 1-2-3
t3 1-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR G. Brett R. Guidry 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR H. McRae R. Guidry 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t3 1-1 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR A. Otis R. Guidry 1% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 1-2-3
b3 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY M. Rivers D. Leonard -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYY R. White D. Leonard -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYY T. Munson D. Leonard -1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 1.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 4-5-6
t4 1-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR A. Cowens R. Guidry 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  KCR D. Porter R. Guidry -3% 50% Single to 1B
t4 1-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Wathan R. Guidry 3% 53% Popfly: 2B
t4 1-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  KCR F. White R. Guidry -3% 50% Single to RF; Porter to 3B
t4 1-1 2 1-3 5,(1-2)  O KCR F. Patek R. Guidry 6% 56% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 4-5-6
b4 1-1 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O NYY R. Jackson D. Leonard -3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-1 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O NYY L. Piniella D. Leonard -2% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-1 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O NYY G. Nettles D. Leonard -1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 1.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 9-1-2
t5 1-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  KCR W. Wilson R. Guidry -5% 45% Single to SS
t5 1-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR G. Brett R. Guidry 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B; Wilson to 2B
t5 1-1 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O KCR H. McRae R. Guidry 8% 55% Wilson Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
t5 1-1 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR H. McRae R. Guidry 1% 56% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 7-8-9
b5 1-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY C. Chambliss D. Leonard -3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY B. Doyle D. Leonard -2% 51% Lineout: P
b5 1-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY B. Dent D. Leonard -1% 50% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 1.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 3-4-5
t6 1-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR A. Otis R. Guidry 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t6 1-1 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O KCR A. Cowens R. Guidry 2% 56% Strikeout Swinging
t6 1-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR D. Porter R. Guidry 2% 57% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 1-2-3
b6 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY M. Rivers D. Leonard -3% 54% Foul Flyball: 3B
b6 1-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R NYY R. White D. Leonard 19% 73% Home Run
b6 2-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY T. Munson D. Leonard -1% 72% Popfly: SS
b6 2-1 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O NYY R. Jackson D. Leonard -1% 71% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 2.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 6-7-8
Paul Blair replaces Mickey Rivers playing CF batting 1st
t7 1-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Wathan R. Guidry 4% 75% Flyball: CF
t7 1-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR F. White R. Guidry -5% 70% Single to CF
t7 1-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO KCR F. Patek R. Guidry 10% 80% Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 5-6-7
b7 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY L. Piniella D. Leonard -2% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 2-1 1 --- 11,(3-2)  NYY G. Nettles D. Leonard 2% 80% Single to CF
b7 2-1 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O NYY C. Chambliss D. Leonard -2% 78% Strikeout Swinging
b7 2-1 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  NYY B. Doyle D. Leonard 2% 79% Walk; Nettles to 2B
b7 2-1 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O NYY B. Dent D. Leonard -3% 76% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 2.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 9-1-2
t8 1-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR W. Wilson R. Guidry 5% 81% Strikeout Swinging
t8 1-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR G. Brett R. Guidry 4% 85% Strikeout Swinging
t8 1-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR H. McRae R. Guidry 3% 88% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 1-2-3
b8 2-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY P. Blair D. Leonard -1% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 2-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O NYY R. White D. Leonard -1% 85% Strikeout Swinging
b8 2-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYY T. Munson D. Leonard -1% 85% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 2.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Yankees' Ron Guidry facing 3-4-5
Gary Thomasson replaces Roy White playing LF batting 2nd
t9 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR A. Otis R. Guidry -20% 65% Double to LF
Rich Gossage replaces Ron Guidry pitching
Clint Hurdle pinch hits for Al Cowens (RF) batting 4th
t9 1-2 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O KCR C. Hurdle R. Gossage 13% 78% Strikeout Swinging
t9 1-2 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  O KCR D. Porter R. Gossage 11% 89% Flyball: CF
Pete LaCock pinch hits for John Wathan (1B) batting 6th
t9 1-2 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O KCR P. LaCock R. Gossage 11% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 2.

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