September 2, 1979 Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
MIN 1 TEX 7
@BOS 6
(11) MIL 7
@CHW 2 CAL 5
@CLE 2 OAK 5
@DET 4 NYY 6
KCR 5
(10) TOR 8
SEA 5 PHI 2
@ATL 1
(10) NYM 5
@HOU 4 LAD 6
CHC 2 MON 13
CIN 1 STL 2
@SDP 1 PIT 5
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 34,008

Sunday, September 2, 1979, 2:05PM
Time of Game: 3:03

Royals

72-64

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Royals          1  0  0   2  0  1   1  0  0   0    5 13  0
Yankees         0  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  3   1    6 11  1

W: R Gossage (3-2), L: S Mingori (3-3)

Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Yankees

73-60

Won 1

4th, 14½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson LF                   6   1   2   0    0   0  .310  .774    0    2   0   SB
H McRae DH                    2   0   1   1    3   0  .284  .824    0    0   0   
  G Barranca PR               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   SB
G Brett 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .330  .938    0    1   1   SF
D Porter C                    3   1   1   1    2   0  .300  .926    0    3   0   HR
  J Gaudet C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
P LaCock 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .726    0    6   0   
  J Wathan PH-1B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .540    0    5   0   SH
A Otis CF                     5   0   2   0    0   0  .297  .825    0    3   0   2B,SB
A Cowens RF                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .301  .779    0    1   0   HR
F White 2B                    5   2   3   0    0   1  .251  .681    0    4   8   2·2B
U Washington SS               5   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .647    0    2   2   CS

C Chamberlain P                                                          0   0
  G Christenson P                                                        0   0
  D Quisenberry P                                                        0   0
  S Mingori P                                                            0   0
Totals                       40   5  13   5    5   2                    27  11

BATTING

2B: A Otis (22, off J Kaat); F White 2 (24, 2 off C Hunter).

HR: D Porter (17, off J Kaat; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); A Cowens (9, off C Hunter; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: G Brett (3, off C Hunter).

SH: J Wathan (5, off D Hood).

TB: A Cowens 5; F White 5; D Porter 4; A Otis 3; W Wilson 2; U Washington; H McRae; G Brett.

RBI: U Washington (14); H McRae (58); D Porter (94); G Brett (90); A Cowens (65).

2-out RBI: H McRae.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 2 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 2. F White-U Washington-P LaCock; U Washington-F White-J Wathan.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Barranca (1, 2nd base off R Davis/B Gulden); W Wilson (66, 2nd base off C Hunter/B Gulden); A Otis (30, 3rd base off R Davis/B Gulden).

CS: U Washington (4, 2nd base by C Hunter/B Gulden).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Murcer CF                   4   0   2   0    1   0  .257  .737    0    5   0   IW
W Randolph 2B                 5   1   1   0    0   0  .276  .757    0    3   3   SB,GDP
O Gamble LF                   5   1   3   2    0   0  .363 1.051    0    4   0   HR
R Jackson RF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .293  .908    0    1   0   2B,GDP
C Chambliss 1B                3   1   1   1    1   0  .277  .762    0    8   2   
G Nettles 3B                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .251  .712    0    2   0   HR
J Spencer DH                  4   1   1   1    0   2  .288  .939    0    0   0   HR
F Stanley SS                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .229  .609    0    1   1   
  L Randle PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .184  .409         0   0   
  J Narron C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .467         0   0   
B Gulden C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .155  .424    0    4   1   
  L Piniella PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .306  .767    0    0   0   
  B Dent SS                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .579         0   0   

C Hunter P                                                               1   0
  J Kaat P                                                               0   0
  R Davis P                                                              1   1
  D Hood P                                                               0   1
  R Gossage P                                                            0   0
Totals                       36   6  11   6    3   2                    30   9

BATTING

2B: R Jackson (18, off C Chamberlain).

HR: J Spencer (17, off C Chamberlain; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); G Nettles (17, off G Christenson; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs); O Gamble (12, off S Mingori; 10th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

IBB: B Murcer (3, by D Quisenberry).

TB: O Gamble 6; J Spencer 4; G Nettles 4; R Jackson 2; B Murcer 2; W Randolph; C Chambliss; F Stanley.

GIDP: W Randolph (19); R Jackson (15).

RBI: O Gamble 2 (45); G Nettles 2 (67); J Spencer (41); C Chambliss (54).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

E: O Gamble (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: W Randolph (28, 2nd base off C Chamberlain/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
C Chamberlain                  8     8   4   4    2   2   1   2.70   32     -       ·  ·      7·12· 1· 8     50    -     1.20   0.17
G Christenson, BS (1)          0.1   2   1   1    0   0   1  15.43    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          1-1    2.59  -0.45
D Quisenberry                  0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.03    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.76   0.14
S Mingori, L (3-3)             0     1   1   1    0   0   1   5.79    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          0-0    2.31  -0.36
Totals                         9    11   6   6    3   2   3          39     -       ·  ·     10·12· 1·11          2-1

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    10   4   4    3   1   1   4.94   30     -       ·  ·      5· 8· 3·10     34    -     0.93  -0.14
J Kaat                         0.1   2   1   1    0   0   1   3.51    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.27  -0.05
R Davis                        1.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   2.96    6     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 1· 0          1-0    0.31   0.03
D Hood                         1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.33    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.22   0.01
R Gossage, W (3-2)             1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.95    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 1· 1          0-0    2.02   0.14
Totals                        10    13   5   5    5   2   2          47     -       ·  ·      9·13· 5·13          1-0

C Chamberlain faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Quisenberry (5; B Murcer).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Ken Kaiser.

Time of Game: 3:03.

Attendance: 34,008.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 75° F.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            New York Yankees                     
1. W Wilson             LF    1. B Murcer             CF 
2. H McRae              DH    2. W Randolph           2B 
3. G Brett              3B    3. O Gamble             LF 
4. D Porter             C     4. R Jackson            RF 
5. P LaCock             1B    5. C Chambliss          1B 
6. A Otis               CF    6. G Nettles            3B 
7. A Cowens             RF    7. J Spencer            DH 
8. F White              2B    8. F Stanley            SS 
9. U Washington         SS    9. B Gulden             C  

   C Chamberlain        P        C Hunter             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0  5-3  1--      45%  64% G Nettles       G Christenson   Home Run; Chambliss Scores
   b10   0  5-5  ---      36% 100% O Gamble        S Mingori       Home Run
   b 1   1  1-0  1-3     -12%  40% R Jackson       C Chamberlain   Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 9   2  5-5  12-     -11%  50% W Randolph      D Quisenberry   Groundout: 3B-1B
   t 4   0  0-1  ---     -11%  27% A Cowens        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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  W Wilson        Single to RF
          1--      44%  H McRae         Wilson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      46%  " "             Lineout: LF; Wilson to 3B
   RO     --3      44%  G Brett         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Wilson Scores
          ---      43%  D Porter        Walk
   O      1--      45%  P LaCock        Foul Popfly: C
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Craig Chamberlain facing 1-2-3
          ---      49%  B Murcer        Single to LF
   O      1--      47%  W Randolph      Groundout: 2B-1B; Murcer to 2B
          -2-      52%  O Gamble        Single to LF; Murcer to 3B
   OO     1-3      40%  R Jackson       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Catfish Hunter facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      42%  A Otis          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      40%  A Cowens        Single to CF
          1--      32%  F White         Single to LF; Cowens to 3B; White to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -23      39%  U Washington    Lineout: SS
   O      -23      44%  W Wilson        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Craig Chamberlain facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      42%  C Chambliss     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      40%  G Nettles       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      39%  J Spencer       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Catfish Hunter facing 2-3-4
          ---      35%  H McRae         Walk
          1--      30%  G Brett         Single; McRae to 2B
   O      12-      35%  D Porter        Flyball: CF
   O      12-      39%  P LaCock        Flyball: LF
   O      12-      44%  A Otis          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Craig Chamberlain facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      41%  F Stanley       Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---      39%  B Gulden        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      38%  B Murcer        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Catfish Hunter facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      27%  A Cowens        Home Run
          ---      22%  F White         Double to LF
   R      -2-      17%  U Washington    Single to RF; White Scores
   O      1--      20%  W Wilson        Washington Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      21%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      20%  H McRae         Walk
   O      1--      22%  G Brett         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Craig Chamberlain facing 2-3-4
          ---      26%  W Randolph      Single to LF
          1--      28%  O Gamble        Randolph Steals 2B
   R      -2-      36%  " "             Single to RF; Randolph Scores
   O      1--      31%  R Jackson       Popfly: 2B
          1--      36%  C Chambliss     Walk; Gamble to 2B
   O      12-      30%  G Nettles       Popfly: 1B
   O      12-      25%  J Spencer       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Catfish Hunter facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      27%  D Porter        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      28%  P LaCock        Flyball: RF
          ---      27%  A Otis          Single to CF
   O      1--      29%  A Cowens        Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Craig Chamberlain facing 8-9-1
          ---      34%  F Stanley       Walk
   O      1--      29%  B Gulden        Lineout: LF
   O      1--      26%  B Murcer        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Stanley to 2B
   O      -2-      22%  W Randolph      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 1.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Catfish Hunter facing 8-9-1
          ---      17%  F White         Double to LF
   O      -2-      21%  U Washington    Foul Bunt Popfly: C
   O      -2-      23%  W Wilson        Lineout: 3B
   R      -2-      15%  H McRae         Single to LF; White Scores
   O      1--      16%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Craig Chamberlain facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      13%  O Gamble        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      12%  R Jackson       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      11%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, Yankees 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jim Kaat facing 4-5-6
                  Jim Kaat replaces Catfish Hunter pitching
   R      ---       6%  D Porter        Home Run
                  John Wathan pinch hits for Pete LaCock batting 5th
   O      ---       6%  J Wathan        Flyball: LF
          ---       5%  A Otis          Double to RF
                  Ron Davis replaces Jim Kaat pitching
   O      -2-       6%  A Cowens        Groundout: P-1B
          -2-       6%  F White         Otis Steals 3B
   O      --3       7%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-5, Craig Chamberlain facing 6-7-8
                  John Wathan moves to 1B
   O      ---       5%  G Nettles       Popfly: 2B
   R      ---      10%  J Spencer       Home Run
   O      ---       8%  F Stanley       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---       7%  B Gulden        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 2.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Ron Davis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---       8%  U Washington    Lineout: 1B
   O      ---       8%  W Wilson        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---       8%  H McRae         Walk
                  German Barranca pinch runs for Hal McRae batting 2nd
          1--       8%  G Brett         Barranca Steals 2B
   O      -2-       9%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-5, Craig Chamberlain facing 1-2-3
          ---      14%  B Murcer        Single to RF
   OO     1--       4%  W Randolph      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---       3%  O Gamble        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 2.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Don Hood facing 4-5-6
                  Don Hood replaces Ron Davis pitching
          ---       3%  D Porter        Walk
   O      1--       3%  J Wathan        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Porter to 2B
   O      -2-       4%  A Otis          Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-       4%  A Cowens        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-5, Craig Chamberlain facing 4-5-6
                  Jim Gaudet replaces Darrell Porter playing C batting 4th
          ---      10%  R Jackson       Double to CF
   R      -2-      19%  C Chambliss     Single to RF; Jackson Scores
                  Gary Christenson replaces Craig Chamberlain pitching
   RR     1--      64%  G Nettles       Home Run; Chambliss Scores
   O      ---      58%  J Spencer       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      64%  F Stanley       Single to LF
                  Dan Quisenberry replaces Gary Christenson pitching; Lou Piniella pinch hits for Brad Gulden batting 9th; Len Randle pinch runs for Fred Stanley batting 8th
   O      1--      61%  L Piniella      Groundout: 2B-1B; Randle to 2B
          -2-      61%  B Murcer        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  W Randolph      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 5.

Top of the 10th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Rich Gossage facing 8-9-1
                  Rich Gossage replaces Don Hood pitching; Jerry Narron replaces Len Randle playing C batting 8th; Bucky Dent replaces Lou Piniella playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      56%  F White         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      61%  U Washington    Lineout: CF
          ---      57%  W Wilson        Single to LF
   O      1--      64%  G Barranca      Foul Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 10th, Yankees Batting, Tied 5-5, Steve Mingori facing 3-4-5
                  Steve Mingori replaces Dan Quisenberry pitching
   R      ---     100%  O Gamble        Home Run
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 6.

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