Royals @ Yankees
August 29, 1977

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Top 8 R H E
Royals 3 6 0
Yankees 2 7 0
Top 8 R H E
Royals 3 6 0
Yankees 2 7 0

Al Cowens Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .300
OBP .333 .341
At Bats 3 496
Hits 1 149
• Singles 0 95
• Doubles 0 26
• Triples 0 9
• Home Runs 1 19
Walks 0 27
RBI’s 2 81

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 4 21
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Yankee Stadium - August 29, 1977
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Walk
Sparky Lyle
Thurman Munson
Cliff Johnson
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
Roy White
Mickey Rivers
Reggie Jackson
Al Cowens
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Cowens takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Brett hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sparky Lyle now pitching. McRae hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivers for the out.
Bottom 7 Steve Mingori now pitching. Dent hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Randolph hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Randolph reaches second base with a double. Johnson moves to third.
Bottom 7 White bunts, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Poquette hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There goes White. The throw from Munson and he is safe. White steals second.
Top 7 White takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Piniella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Munson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mayberry 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 6 Cowens hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Brett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Nettles hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Porter fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dent moves to second.
Bottom 5 Dent hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 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.
Bottom 5 White strikes out.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 There goes White. The throw from Munson and he is safe. White steals second.
Top 5 White takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Patek hits a line drive towards third. Nettles reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Splittorff fires to first and picks off Jackson.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Porter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cowens hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Brett hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rivers hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McRae hits a line drive towards third. Nettles reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes White. The throw from Munson and he is safe. White steals second.
Top 3 Poquette hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 White hits a line drive beyond second. Randolph can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. There goes Patek trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 3 Patek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Randolph hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 White hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Otis hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Porter hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Piniella hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Piniella reaches second base with a double. Nettles scores. There goes Jackson trying to get to home. Otis throws the ball in to White who relays the ball to Porter who tags Jackson, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry fields it and throws to second for the out. Nettles moves to third.
Bottom 1 Munson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Nettles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Nettles reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Al Cowens now playing right field. John Mayberry now playing first base. Rivers hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Al Cowens pinch hits for Jim Colborn. Cowens hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Brett hits a popup, foul, towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hal McRae pinch hits for Dennis Leonard. McRae hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. McRae reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Poquette hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.