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Royals
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 4, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals, played on June 4, 1979 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 4, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 4, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rich Gale |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tommy John |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 30,164 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: Durwood Merrill 2B: Dave Phillips 3B: Dan Morrison |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Amos Otis | Center Fielder |
| Al Cowens | Right Fielder |
| Hal McRae | DH |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| John Wathan | First Baseman |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| U L Washington | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Lou Piniella | Right Fielder |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Jim Spencer | DH |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 4, 1979
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. John
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. John
Brett 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 -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. John
Otis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Gale
Rivers strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Gale
Randolph hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Gale
There goes Randolph. The throw from Porter and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Munson vs. Gale
Munson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nettles vs. Gale
Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Piniella vs. Gale
Piniella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. John
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. John
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. John
Porter hits a popup in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Gale
Chambliss hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Chambliss reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Gale
White hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Chambliss moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spencer vs. Gale
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Chambliss tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Gale
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. John
Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. John
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with John covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. John
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with John covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Gale
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Gale
Randolph hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Gale
Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Gale
Nettles takes first base on ball four. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piniella vs. Gale
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. John
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. John
Brett hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. John
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. John
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. John
McRae hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Gale
Chambliss hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Chambliss reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Gale
White strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Gale
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Chambliss moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dent vs. Gale
Dent hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. John
Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wathan vs. John
Wathan hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. John
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Gale
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wathan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivers for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Gale
Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Gale
Munson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. John
Washington strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. John
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. John
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Gale
Nettles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Nettles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piniella vs. Gale
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Nettles moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chambliss vs. Gale
Chambliss hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Chambliss reaches second base with a double. Nettles scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Gale
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Gale
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chambliss scores. White moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dent vs. Gale
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gale fields it and throws to first for the out. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rivers vs. Gale
Rivers is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Randolph vs. Gale
Randolph hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson who is chasing the ball. Randolph reaches third base with a triple. White scores. Spencer scores. Rivers goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Munson vs. Gale
There's a wild pitch. Randolph scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Gale
Munson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Mingori
Steve Mingori now pitching.
Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Munson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Piniella vs. Mingori
Piniella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Munson scores. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chambliss vs. Mingori
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wathan scoops it up and throws to first, with Mingori covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. John
Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. John
Cowens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. John
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. John
Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Mingori
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Mingori
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Mingori
Dent hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Mingori
Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randolph vs. Mingori
Randolph hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. John
Wathan hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patek vs. John
Patek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. John
Washington takes first base on ball four. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. John
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Patek scores. Washington moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. John
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields it and throws to second for the out. Washington moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Otis vs. John
Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Mingori
Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Mingori
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Mingori
Piniella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chambliss vs. Mingori
Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Mingori
White takes first base on ball four. Nettles moves to third. Piniella moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Spencer vs. Mingori
Spencer hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. John
Cowens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White who is chasing the ball. Cowens reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McRae vs. John
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cowens tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. John
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with John covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wathan vs. John
Wathan hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/4/1979 -- Kansas City at New York (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Wilson W, lf 4 0 1 1 Rivers M, cf 4 1 1 0
Brett G, 3b 4 1 1 1 Randolph W, 2b 5 1 2 3
Otis A, cf 4 0 1 0 Munson T, c 4 1 1 0
Cowens A, rf 4 1 2 0 Nettles G, 3b 3 1 3 0
McRae H, dh 3 0 0 1 Piniella L, rf 5 0 2 1
Porter D, c 4 0 1 0 Chambliss C, 1b 5 2 3 1
Wathan J, 1b 4 0 0 0 White R, lf 3 1 0 0
Patek F, ss 2 1 0 0 Spencer J, dh 4 1 2 2
Washington U, 2b 2 0 0 0 Dent B, ss 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 6 3 37 8 14 7
Kansas City 000 100 011 -- 3
New York 010 007 00x -- 8
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gale R (L) 5.2 8 8 8 5 3
Mingori S 2.1 6 0 0 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
John T (W) 9.0 6 3 3 2 3
E -- Porter D
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Kansas City 4, New York 12
2B -- Chambliss C 3, Nettles G
3B -- Randolph W, Cowens A
HR -- Brett G
SB -- Randolph W
SF -- Spencer J, McRae H
WP -- Gale R
T -- 2:45
A -- 30164
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