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October 9, 1980

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Top 9 R H E
Yankees 2 8 0
Royals 3 6 0
Top 9 R H E
Yankees 2 8 0
Royals 3 6 0

Graig Nettles Postseason Stats

  Game Postseason
Average .333 .333
OBP .333 .333
At Bats 3 3
Hits 1 1
• Singles 0 0
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 1
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 1 1

Dan Quisenberry Postseason Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Royals Stadium - October 9, 1980
Out
Dan Quisenberry
Darrell Porter
Willie Aikens
Frank White
George Brett
U L Washington
Willie Wilson
Amos Otis
Clint Hurdle
Graig Nettles
Rick Cerone
Reggie Jackson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 2 8 0 5
Kansas City Royals 3 6 0 5
Winning Pitcher Dennis Leonard
Losing Pitcher Rudy May
Save Dan Quisenberry
Game Winning RBI Willie Wilson
Attendance 42,633
Time of Game 2 hours 51 minutes
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Cerone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson moves to second.
Top 9 Dan Quisenberry now pitching. Gamble hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Watson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Watson reaches second base with a double. There goes Randolph trying to get to home. Wilson throws the ball in to Brett who relays the ball to Porter, who tags Randolph, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Top 8 Murcer strikes out.
Top 8 Randolph hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Brown strikes out.
Bottom 7 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. May fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 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.
Top 7 Dent hits a line drive towards short. Washington reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Nettles strikes out.
Top 7 Clint Hurdle now playing right field. Cerone hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Aikens hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Otis. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Otis steals second.
Bottom 6 Wathan hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Otis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 McRae strikes out.
Top 6 Gamble hits a fly ball into right field. Wathan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with May covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Washington takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Wilson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 White bunts towards the mound. May fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Murcer strikes out.
Top 5 Randolph hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wathan. Randolph reaches second base with a double. Brown goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Brown takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Nettles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is bouncing around. Wathan is chasing the ball. Nettles rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run.
Top 5 Cerone hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Aikens for the out.
Bottom 4 Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Otis strikes out.
Top 4 Gamble strikes out.
Top 4 Jackson strikes out.
Top 4 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Wathan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McRae hits a line drive into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Washington hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Brown. Washington reaches second base with a double. Wilson scores.
Bottom 3 Wilson hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Jackson who is chasing the ball. Wilson reaches third base with a triple. Porter scores. White goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Porter moves to second.
Bottom 3 Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with May covering, for the out.
Top 3 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aikens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out.
Top 3 Randolph strikes out.
Top 3 Brown hits a popup towards short. Washington settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes McRae. The throw from Cerone and he is out, Dent applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Wathan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Otis strikes out.
Bottom 2 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Dent strikes out. Porter drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Dent out.
Top 2 Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cerone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson moves to second.
Top 2 Gamble hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jackson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Brett hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Washington strikes out.
Bottom 1 Wilson hits a line drive into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Murcer hits a line drive towards first. Aikens reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Randolph hits a fly ball into right field. Wathan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.