Series Scores
| Game 1, October 3 | ||
| New York Yankees | 7 | Final |
| Kansas City Royals | 1 | |
| W | Jim Beattie (1-0) |
| L | Dennis Leonard (0-1) |
| S | Ken Clay (1) |
| Game 2, October 4 | ||
| New York Yankees | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City Royals | 10 | |
| W | Larry Gura (1-0) |
| L | Ed Figueroa (0-1) |
| Game 3, October 6 | ||
| Kansas City Royals | 5 | Final |
| New York Yankees | 6 | |
| W | Rich Gossage (1-0) |
| L | Doug Bird (0-1) |
| Game 4, October 7 | ||
| Kansas City Royals | 1 | Final |
| New York Yankees | 2 | |
| W | Ron Guidry (1-0) |
| L | Dennis Leonard (0-2) |
| S | Rich Gossage (1) |
Series Batting Stats
New York Yankees Batting
| Playoff Series Stats | Regular Season Stats | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | WPA | cWPA | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | ||||||
| Jim Beattie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Paul Blair | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.13 | -3.21% | 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 | 0 | -0.04 | -1.38% | 162 | 625 | 81 | 171 | 12 | 90 | 2 | .274 | .703 |
| Ken Clay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Bucky Dent | 4 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.12 | -2.32% | 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.07% | 39 | 52 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .385 |
| Ed Figueroa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Rich Gossage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Ron Guidry* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Catfish Hunter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0.29 | 6.70% | 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 | -0.01 | -0.19% | 76 | 174 | 20 | 32 | 6 | 19 | 0 | .184 | .658 | |
| Sparky Lyle* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Thurman Munson | 4 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .278 | .500 | .778 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.58 | 15.23% | 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 | 0 | -0.01 | 0.00% | 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.58% | 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 | 0 | 0.12 | 2.71% | 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 | 0 | 0.00 | -0.55% | 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 | 0 | -0.02 | -0.30% | *101 | 270 | 37 | 63 | 8 | 36 | 4 | .233 | .671 |
| Dick Tidrow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Roy White# | 4 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .313 | .353 | .563 | .915 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 | 1.57% | 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 | 0.74 | 18.91% | 163 | 5583 | 735 | 1489 | 125 | 98 | .267 | .718 | ||
Kansas City Royals Batting
| Playoff Series Stats | Regular Season Stats | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | WPA | cWPA | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | ||||||
| Doug Bird | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Steve Braun* | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.11 | -2.39% | *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 | 1 | 0.33 | 8.53% | 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 | 0 | -0.20 | -4.72% | 132 | 485 | 63 | 133 | 5 | 63 | 14 | .274 | .707 |
| Larry Gura# | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Al Hrabosky | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 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 | 0 | -0.07 | -1.79% | 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 | 0 | 0.08 | 2.67% | 118 | 322 | 44 | 95 | 5 | 48 | 1 | .295 | .755 |
| Dennis Leonard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Hal McRae | 4 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .214 | .294 | .214 | .508 | 1 | 1 | -0.18 | -3.84% | 156 | 623 | 90 | 170 | 16 | 72 | 17 | .273 | .757 | |
| Steve Mingori* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 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 | 1 | 0.47 | 9.82% | 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 | 2 | -0.28 | -6.94% | 138 | 440 | 54 | 109 | 2 | 46 | 38 | .248 | .630 |
| Marty Pattin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Tom Poquette* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | -0.04% | 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 | 0 | -0.04 | -0.42% | 150 | 520 | 77 | 138 | 18 | 78 | 0 | .265 | .802 |
| Paul Splittorff* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| John Wathan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.11 | -2.55% | 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 | 0 | -0.06 | -1.75% | 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 | 0 | -0.09 | -1.92% | 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 | -0.26 | -5.34% | 162 | 5474 | 743 | 1469 | 98 | 216 | .268 | .728 | ||
Kansas City Royals Pitching
Series Win Probability Chart
- Explanation of WPA
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New York Yankees Pitching