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Yankees
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
July 16, 1977
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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 July 16, 1977 at Royals Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 16, 1977 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 16, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Torrez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
| Ballpark | Royals Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 40,054 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Marty Springstead 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Jim Evans 3B: Vic Voltaggio |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | Center Fielder |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Graig Nettles | Third Baseman |
| Willie Randolph | Second Baseman |
| Dell Alston | DH |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Brett | Third Baseman |
| Hal McRae | Left Fielder |
| Pete LaCock | DH |
| Al Cowens | Center Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Tom Poquette | Right Fielder |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Freddie Patek | Shortstop |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Royals
Royals Stadium
July 16, 1977
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Leonard
Rivers strikes out. Porter drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Rivers out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Leonard
White hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Leonard
Munson 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 1
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Torrez
Brett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson who is chasing the ball. Brett reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McRae vs. Torrez
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
LaCock vs. Torrez
LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Torrez covering, for the out. Brett scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Torrez
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Leonard
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Leonard
Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Leonard
Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Leonard
Randolph hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Torrez
Mayberry hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poquette vs. Torrez
Poquette hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Poquette reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Torrez
Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Patek vs. Torrez
Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Poquette scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Torrez
There goes Patek. The throw from Munson and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Torrez
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Leonard
Alston hits a fly ball into center field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Leonard
Dent hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivers vs. Leonard
Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Leonard
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Torrez
Brett hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Torrez
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaCock vs. Torrez
LaCock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cowens vs. Torrez
Cowens hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Torrez
Mayberry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McRae scores. LaCock moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Poquette vs. Torrez
Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Leonard
Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Leonard
Jackson hits a line drive into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Leonard
Chambliss strikes out. There goes Munson. The throw from Porter to Patek, and Munson is out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Torrez
Porter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Torrez
Patek bunts towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. Porter moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Torrez
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Torrez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Torrez
Brett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Porter scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Torrez
There goes Brett. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Brett steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Torrez
McRae 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, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Leonard
Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randolph vs. Leonard
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Leonard
Alston strikes out. Porter drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Alston out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Torrez
LaCock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Torrez
Cowens hits a line drive to left field. White throws towards Randolph. Randolph fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Randolph. LaCock moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mayberry vs. Torrez
Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Poquette vs. Torrez
Poquette 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
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Leonard
Dent hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Leonard
Rivers hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Porter juggles the ball. That's an error on Porter. Dent moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Leonard
White hits a fly ball into center field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dent tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Leonard
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Torrez
Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Torrez
Patek takes first base on ball four. Porter moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Torrez
White bunts towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. Porter moves to third. Patek moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brett vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Brett hits a fly ball towards left. White catches it and throws to second to double up Patek. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Leonard
Jackson 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, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Leonard
Chambliss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Leonard
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randolph vs. Leonard
Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Lyle
McRae hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Jackson fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Jackson. McRae moves all the way to home. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaCock vs. Lyle
LaCock strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Lyle
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rojas vs. Lyle
Cookie Rojas pinch hits for John Mayberry.
Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alston vs. Leonard
Joe Zdeb now playing left field. Pete LaCock now playing first base. Dennis Leonard now pitching. Amos Otis now playing center field. Al Cowens n
Alston hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Porter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Leonard
Dent hits a fly ball into left field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivers vs. Leonard
Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivers for the out. Alston moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Leonard
White hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otis vs. Lyle
Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Lyle
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields the ball and throws to Lyle covering. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patek vs. Lyle
Patek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lyle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Lyle
White hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Leonard
Munson hits a popup in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Leonard
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Leonard
Chambliss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Royals, 5
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
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Box Score
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Game of 7/16/1977 -- New York at Kansas City (N)
New York AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Rivers M, cf 4 0 1 0 Brett G, 3b 4 1 2 1
White R, lf 3 0 0 1 McRae H, lf 3 2 1 0
Munson T, c 4 0 1 0 Zdeb J, lf 0 0 0 0
Jackson R, rf 4 0 0 0 LaCock P, dh-1b 4 0 2 1
Chambliss C, 1b 4 0 3 0 Cowens A, cf-rf 4 0 1 0
Nettles G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 3 0 1 1
Randolph W, 2b 3 0 0 0 Rojas C, ph 1 0 0 0
Alston D, dh 3 0 1 0 Leonard D, p-p 0 0 0 0
Dent B, ss 3 1 1 0 Poquette T, rf 3 1 1 0
Otis A, cf 1 0 0 0
Porter D, c 4 1 3 0
Patek F, ss 2 0 1 1
White F, 2b 3 0 0 0
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32 1 7 1 32 5 12 4
New York 000 001 000 -- 1
Kansas City 111 100 10x -- 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez M (L) 5.1 10 4 4 2 0
Lyle S 2.2 2 1 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (W) 9.0 7 1 0 0 5
E -- Munson T, Randolph W, Porter D, Jackson R
DP -- New York 1, Kansas City 2
LOB -- New York 5, Kansas City 7
2B -- Poquette T
3B -- Brett G, McRae H
SB -- Patek F, Brett G
CS -- Munson T
SH -- Patek F, White F
SF -- White R
T -- 2:20
A -- 40054
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