1978 League Championship Series - New York Yankees over Kansas City Royals (3-1)

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1978 League Championship Series (3-1): New York Yankees (100-63) over Kansas City Royals (92-70)

WS: NYY-LAD / ALCS: NYY-KCR / NLCS: LAD-PHI
1977 ALCS / 1979 ALCS

Series Games

Game 1 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Tuesday, October 3, 1978 at Royals Stadium (Kansas City Royals)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    New York Yankees             0  1  1    0  2  0    0  3  0     7 16  0
    Kansas City Royals           0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0     1  2  2

    PITCHERS: NYY - Beattie, Clay (6)
              KCR - Leonard, Mingori (5), Hrabosky (8), Bird (9)

               WP - Jim Beattie
	       LP - Dennis Leonard
             SAVE - Ken Clay

   HOME RUNS: NYY - Jackson
              KCR - none

  ATTENDANCE: 41,143

Game 2 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Wednesday, October 4, 1978 at Royals Stadium (Kansas City Royals)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    New York Yankees             0  0  0    0  0  0    2  2  0     4 12  1
    Kansas City Royals           1  4  0    0  0  0    3  2  x    10 16  1

    PITCHERS: NYY - Figueroa, Tidrow (2), Lyle (7)
              KCR - Gura, Pattin (7), Hrabosky (8)

               WP - Larry Gura
	       LP - Ed Figueroa
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: NYY - none
              KCR - Patek

  ATTENDANCE: 41,158

Game 3 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Friday, October 6, 1978 at Yankee Stadium II (New York Yankees)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Kansas City Royals           1  0  1    0  1  0    0  2  0     5 10  1
    New York Yankees             0  1  0    2  0  1    0  2  x     6 10  0

    PITCHERS: KCR - Splittorff, Bird (8), Hrabosky (8)
              NYY - Hunter, Gossage (7)

               WP - Rich Gossage
	       LP - Doug Bird
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: KCR - Brett (3)
              NYY - Jackson, Munson

  ATTENDANCE: 55,445

Game 4 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Saturday, October 7, 1978 at Yankee Stadium II (New York Yankees)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Kansas City Royals           1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0     1  7  0
    New York Yankees             0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  x     2  4  0

    PITCHERS: KCR - Leonard
              NYY - Guidry, Gossage (9)

               WP - Ron Guidry
	       LP - Dennis Leonard
             SAVE - Rich Gossage

   HOME RUNS: KCR - none
              NYY - Nettles, White

  ATTENDANCE: 56,356

Series Batting Stats

New York Yankees Batting

* indicates player was with multiple teams

	Playoff Series Stats																Regular Season Stats
	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SB	CS	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BA	OPS
Jim Beattie	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Blair	4	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	75	125	10	22	2	13	1	.176	.495
Chris Chambliss	4	15	1	6	0	0	0	2	0	4	.400	.400	.400	.800	0	0	162	625	81	171	12	90	2	.274	.703
Ken Clay	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bucky Dent	4	15	0	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	0	0	123	379	40	92	5	40	3	.243	.603
Brian Doyle	3	7	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	.286	.375	.286	.661	0	0	39	52	6	10	0	0	0	.192	.385
Ed Figueroa	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rich Gossage	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	63	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Guidry	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	37	0	1	0	0	0	0
Catfish Hunter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0
Reggie Jackson	4	13	5	6	1	0	2	6	3	4	.462	.529	1.000	1.529	0	1	139	511	82	140	27	97	14	.274	.834
Cliff Johnson	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	76	174	20	32	6	19	0	.184	.658
Sparky Lyle	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	59	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thurman Munson	4	18	2	5	1	0	1	2	0	0	.278	.278	.500	.778	0	0	154	617	73	183	6	71	2	.297	.705
Graig Nettles	4	15	3	5	0	1	1	2	0	1	.333	.333	.667	1.000	0	0	159	587	81	162	27	93	1	.276	.803
Lou Piniella	4	17	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.235	.235	.235	.471	0	0	130	472	67	148	6	69	3	.314	.806
Mickey Rivers	4	11	0	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	.455	.538	.455	.993	0	0	141	559	78	148	11	48	25	.265	.699
Fred Stanley	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400	0	0	81	160	14	35	1	9	0	.219	.606
Gary Thomasson	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	*102	270	37	63	8	36	4	.233	.671
Dick Tidrow	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0
Roy White	4	16	5	5	1	0	1	1	1	2	.313	.353	.563	.915	0	0	103	346	44	93	8	43	10	.269	.742
Totals	54	140	19	42	3	1	5	18	7	18	.300	.331	.443	.774	0	1	163	5583	735	1489	125		98	.267	.718

Kansas City Royals Batting

* indicates player was with multiple teams

	Playoff Series Stats																Regular Season Stats
	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SB	CS	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BA	OPS
Doug Bird	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	40	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Braun	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.167	.000	.167	0	0	*96	211	27	53	3	29	4	.251	.730
George Brett	4	18	7	7	1	1	3	3	0	1	.389	.389	1.056	1.444	0	0	128	510	79	150	9	62	23	.294	.809
Al Cowens	4	15	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	.133	.133	.133	.267	0	0	132	485	63	133	5	63	14	.274	.707
Larry Gura	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	0
Al Hrabosky	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	58	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clint Hurdle	4	8	1	3	0	1	0	1	2	3	.375	.500	.625	1.125	0	0	133	417	48	110	7	56	1	.264	.746
Pete LaCock	4	11	1	4	2	1	0	1	3	1	.364	.500	.727	1.227	1	0	118	322	44	95	5	48	1	.295	.755
Dennis Leonard	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	40	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hal McRae	4	14	0	3	0	0	0	2	2	2	.214	.294	.214	.508	1	1	156	623	90	170	16	72	17	.273	.757
Steve Mingori	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	45	0	0	0	0	0	0
Amos Otis	4	14	2	6	2	0	0	1	3	5	.429	.529	.571	1.101	4	0	141	486	74	145	22	96	32	.298	.905
Freddie Patek	4	13	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	4	.077	.143	.308	.451	0	1	138	440	54	109	2	46	38	.248	.630
Marty Pattin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Poquette	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	80	204	16	44	4	30	2	.216	.597
Darrell Porter	4	14	1	5	1	0	0	3	2	0	.357	.412	.429	.840	0	0	150	520	77	138	18	78	0	.265	.802
Paul Splittorff	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	39	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Wathan	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	67	190	19	57	2	28	2	.300	.715
Frank White	4	13	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	.231	.231	.231	.462	0	0	143	461	66	127	7	50	13	.275	.716
Willie Wilson	3	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500	0	1	127	198	43	43	0	16	46	.217	.558
Totals	54	133	17	35	6	3	4	16	14	21	.263	.329	.444	.772	6	3	162	5474	743	1469	98		216	.268	.728

New York Yankees Pitching

* indicates player was with multiple teams

			Playoff Series Stats											Regular Season Stats
	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	IP	H	BB	SO	WHIP
Jim Beattie	1	1	1.69	1	0	0	0	5.1	2	1	5	3	1.313	25	22	3.73	6	9	0	128.0	123	51	65	1.359
Ken Clay	1	0	0.00	0	0	1	0	3.2	0	0	3	2	0.818	28	6	4.28	3	4	0	75.2	89	21	32	1.454
Ed Figueroa	1	1	27.00	0	1	0	0	1.0	5	3	0	0	5.000	35	35	2.99	20	9	0	253.0	233	77	92	1.225
Rich Gossage	2	0	4.50	1	0	1	0	4.0	3	2	0	3	0.750	63	0	2.01	10	11	27	134.1	87	59	122	1.087
Ron Guidry	1	1	1.13	1	0	0	0	8.0	7	1	1	7	1.000	35	35	1.74	25	3	0	273.2	187	72	248	0.946
Catfish Hunter	1	1	4.50	0	0	0	0	6.0	7	3	3	5	1.667	21	20	3.58	12	6	0	118.0	98	35	56	1.127
Sparky Lyle	1	0	13.50	0	0	0	0	1.1	3	2	0	0	2.250	59	0	3.47	9	3	9	111.2	116	33	33	1.334
Dick Tidrow	1	0	4.76	0	0	0	0	5.2	8	3	2	1	1.765	31	25	3.84	7	11	0	185.1	191	53	73	1.317
Totals	9	4	3.86	3	1	2	0	35.0	35	15	14	21	1.400	163	163	3.179	100	63		1460.2	1321	478	817	1.232

Kansas City Royals Pitching

* indicates player was with multiple teams

			Playoff Series Stats											Regular Season Stats
	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	IP	H	BB	SO	WHIP
Doug Bird	2	0	9.00	0	1	0	0	1.0	2	1	0	1	2.000	40	6	5.29	6	6	1	98.2	110	31	48	1.429
Larry Gura	1	1	2.84	1	0	0	0	6.1	8	2	2	2	1.579	35	26	2.72	16	4	0	221.2	183	60	81	1.096
Al Hrabosky	3	0	3.00	0	0	0	0	3.0	3	1	0	2	1.000	58	0	2.88	8	7	20	75.0	52	35	60	1.160
Dennis Leonard	2	2	3.75	0	2	0	1	12.0	13	5	2	11	1.250	40	40	3.33	21	17	0	294.2	283	78	183	1.225
Steve Mingori	1	0	7.36	0	0	0	0	3.2	5	3	3	0	2.182	45	0	2.74	1	4	7	69.0	64	16	28	1.159
Marty Pattin	1	0	27.00	0	0	0	0	0.2	2	2	0	0	3.000	32	5	3.32	3	3	4	78.2	72	25	30	1.233
Paul Splittorff	1	1	4.91	0	0	0	0	7.1	9	4	0	2	1.227	39	38	3.40	19	13	0	262.0	244	60	76	1.160
Totals	11	4	4.76	1	3	0	1	34.0	42	18	7	18	1.441	162	162	3.440	92	70		1439.0	1350	478	657	1.270

WS: NYY-LAD / ALCS: NYY-KCR / NLCS: LAD-PHI
1977 ALCS / 1979 ALCS

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