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Yankees
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 13, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Yankees, played on May 13, 1978 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 13, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 13, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Guidry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 40,903 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Bill Deegan 3B: Terry Cooney |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Jim Spencer | DH |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| John Wathan | First Baseman |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Jerry Terrell | Third Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
May 13, 1978
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Leonard
Rivers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Leonard
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Leonard
Munson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Guidry
Wilson hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Guidry
White strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Guidry
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Guidry
Guidry fires to first and has McRae trapped. There's the throw to Randolph who tags McRae for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Leonard
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Leonard
Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Leonard
Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Guidry
Cowens hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Cowens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Guidry
Otis hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cowens moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wathan vs. Guidry
Wathan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cowens scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Guidry
Porter strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Guidry
Patek strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Leonard
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Leonard
White hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Leonard
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Terrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Guidry
Terrell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Guidry
The ball gets by Munson for a passed ball. Terrell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Guidry
Munson throws to Dent, and they have Terrell in a rundown. The throw to Nettles, who applies the tag, and Terrell is out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Guidry
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Guidry
There goes Wilson. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Guidry
There goes Wilson. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Wilson steals third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Guidry
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McRae vs. Guidry
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Leonard
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Terrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Leonard
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Leonard
Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Leonard
Jackson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Leonard
Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Leonard
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Guidry
Cowens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otis vs. Guidry
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. Guidry
There goes Cowens. The throw from Munson and he is out, Dent applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. Guidry
Wathan hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Leonard
Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Leonard
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wathan scoops it up and throws to first, with Leonard covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Leonard
Dent hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Guidry
Porter hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Guidry
Patek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Guidry
Terrell is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Leonard
Rivers hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Leonard
Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Leonard
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Terrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Guidry
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Guidry
White strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Guidry
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Leonard
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Leonard
There goes Jackson. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Jackson steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chambliss vs. Leonard
Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Leonard
Nettles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Nettles reaches second base with a double. Jackson scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Leonard
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Leonard
White is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dent vs. Leonard
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Guidry
Cowens hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Cowens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Guidry
Otis hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cowens moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wathan vs. Guidry
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cowens scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Guidry
Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Leonard
Rivers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Leonard
There goes Rivers. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Rivers steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randolph vs. Leonard
Randolph hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Randolph reaches second base with a double. Rivers scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. Leonard
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Randolph moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jackson vs. Hrabosky
Al Hrabosky now pitching.
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Randolph tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Hrabosky
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Terrell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. Guidry
Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Guidry
Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Guidry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Guidry
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Guidry
White strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Hrabosky
Nettles hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Hrabosky
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wathan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spencer for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hrabosky
White hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Guidry
McRae hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Gossage
Rich Gossage now pitching.
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Otis vs. Gossage
Otis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Poquette vs. Gossage
Tom Poquette pinch hits for John Wathan.
Poquette hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Gossage
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/13/1978 -- New York at Kansas City (N)
New York AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Rivers M, cf 4 1 1 0 Wilson W, lf 3 0 1 0
Randolph W, 2b 4 1 1 1 White F, 2b 3 0 0 0
Munson T, c 4 1 1 0 McRae H, dh 4 0 2 0
Jackson R, rf 3 2 2 3 Cowens A, rf 4 2 3 0
Chambliss C, 1b 4 0 1 0 Otis A, cf 3 0 0 0
Nettles G, 3b 4 0 1 1 Wathan J, 1b 3 0 1 2
Spencer J, dh 4 0 0 0 Poquette T, ph 1 0 0 0
White R, lf 3 0 0 0 Porter D, c 4 0 0 0
Dent B, ss 3 0 0 0 Patek F, ss 3 0 0 0
Terrell J, 3b 3 0 1 0
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33 5 7 5 31 2 8 2
New York 000 200 120 -- 5
Kansas City 010 000 100 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry R (W)* 8.0 8 2 2 2 6
Gossage R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (L) 7.1 7 5 5 1 1
Hrabosky A 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 3, Kansas City 5
2B -- Cowens A 2, Nettles G, Randolph W
HR -- Jackson R
SB -- Wilson W 2, Jackson R, Rivers M
CS -- McRae H, Terrell J, Cowens A
SF -- Jackson R
PB -- Munson T
T -- 2:27
A -- 40903
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