Royals @ Yankees
July 16, 1978

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Royals 3 6 0
Yankees 1 6 0
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Royals 3 6 0
Yankees 1 6 0

Amos Otis Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .276
OBP .667 .365
At Bats 2 257
Hits 1 71
• Singles 0 38
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 1 14
Walks 1 35
RBI’s 2 51

Sparky Lyle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 1 7
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Yankee Stadium - July 16, 1978
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Out
Sparky Lyle
Mike Heath
Cliff Johnson
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Fred Stanley
Lou Piniella
Mickey Rivers
Thurman Munson
Amos Otis
Pete LaCock
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Otis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Willie Randolph now playing second base. Sparky Lyle now pitching. McRae hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Piniella hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Doug Bird now pitching. Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Randolph moves to third. Rivers moves to second.
Bottom 7 Rivers takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Steve Mingori now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Randolph moves to second.
Bottom 7 Willie Randolph pinch hits for Brian Doyle. Randolph takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Heath 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 7 Brett strikes out.
Top 7 White strikes out.
Top 7 Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Poquette hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Piniella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Munson hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rivers hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Munson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 LaCock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Munson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock fields the ball and throws to Gura covering. Safe. Stanley moves to second.
Bottom 4 Heath hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Stanley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Nettles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 White hits a fly ball into right field. Munson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Patek hits a fly ball into right field. Munson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Poquette hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Munson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Rivers strikes out.
Bottom 3 There goes White. The throw from Porter and he is safe. White steals second.
Bottom 3 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Heath moves to third.
Bottom 3 Doyle bunts towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out. Heath moves to second.
Bottom 3 Heath hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Dick Tidrow now pitching. Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. LaCock moves to third.
Top 3 Otis takes first base on ball four. LaCock moves to second.
Top 3 LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it and throws to second for the out. Brett scores.
Top 3 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brett moves to third.
Top 3 Brett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Munson. Brett reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Nettles hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Patek strikes out.
Top 2 Poquette hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Hurdle hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Piniella hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Rivers hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rivers for the out.
Bottom 1 White hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Porter hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Otis hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 LaCock hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McRae strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Brett. The throw from Heath and he is safe. Brett steals second.
Top 1 Brett takes first base on ball four.