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July 17, 1978

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Top 11 R H E
Royals 5 12 0
Yankees 5 9 3
Top 11 R H E
Royals 6 12 0
Yankees 5 9 3

Willie Wilson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .237
OBP 1.000 .304
At Bats 1 152
Hits 1 36
• Singles 1 26
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 9

Rich Gossage Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 8 12
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Yankee Stadium - July 17, 1978
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Walk
Rich Gossage
Mike Heath
Chris Chambliss
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Fred Stanley
Lou Piniella
Mickey Rivers
Thurman Munson
Willie Wilson
Clint Hurdle
Darrell Porter
Amos Otis
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Wilson takes first base on ball four. Otis scores. Porter moves to third. Hurdle moves to second. That run is unearned.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 11 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields it and throws to home to get Washington. Otis moves to third. Porter moves to second.
Top 11 Porter is walked intentionally. Otis moves to second.
Top 11 Otis hits a fly ball towards right. Munson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Munson. Washington moves to third.
Top 11 Wathan bunts towards the mound. Gossage fields it and throws to first for the out. Washington moves to second.
Top 11 Washington takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 10 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.
Bottom 10 Chambliss takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 10 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Munson moves to second.
Bottom 10 Jackson hits a popup in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 10 Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 10 Patek hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 There goes Wilson. The throw from Heath and he is safe. Wilson steals second.
Top 10 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 10 Hurdle strikes out.
Bottom 9 Rivers hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Randolph hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Stanley takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Washington scores. Wathan moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 9 U L Washington pinch runs for Hal McRae. Wathan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brett scores. Washington moves to second.
Top 9 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph misplays the ball. That's an error on Randolph. Brett moves to third.
Top 9 Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Nettles hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Al Hrabosky now pitching. Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jackson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Piniella hits a popup towards short. Patek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Willie Wilson now playing left field. Jackson takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Willie Wilson pinch runs for Steve Braun. Patek strikes out.
Top 8 Steve Braun pinch hits for Joe Zdeb. Braun is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Hurdle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. Hurdle reaches second base with a double. Porter moves to third.
Top 8 Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Otis 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 8 Wathan strikes out.
Bottom 7 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Rivers hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otis. Rivers reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 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 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 McRae 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 Brett strikes out.
Top 7 Rich Gossage now pitching. White hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Stanley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Nettles takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Zdeb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Joe Zdeb now playing left field. Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Patek hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Joe Zdeb pinch hits for Tom Poquette. Zdeb hits a fly ball into right field. Munson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hurdle hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Porter is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 5 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wathan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out.
Bottom 5 Munson hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 John Wathan now playing first base. 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 Sparky Lyle now pitching. John Wathan pinch hits for Pete LaCock. Wathan hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Piniella. Brett tags and scores. McRae tags and moves to second.
Top 5 McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brett moves to third.
Top 5 Brett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Patek scores.
Top 5 White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Patek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivers. Patek reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Randolph hits a fly ball towards cemter. Otis catches it and throws to home to double up Stanley.
Bottom 4 Marty Pattin now pitching. Heath bunts towards the mound. Pattin fields it and throws to first for the out. Stanley moves to third.
Bottom 4 Stanley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hurdle. Stanley reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Nettles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 4 Chambliss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Piniella moves to third.
Bottom 4 Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Poquette hits a fly ball into right field. Munson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hurdle hits a fly ball into right field. Munson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Porter hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Munson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Poquette. Munson reaches second base with a double. Nettles scores. Heath scores. Rivers moves to third.
Bottom 3 Rivers takes first base on ball four. Nettles moves to third. Heath moves to second.
Bottom 3 Randolph strikes out.
Bottom 3 Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Stanley bunts towards the mound. Splittorff fields it and throws to first for the out. Nettles moves to second.
Bottom 3 Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Munson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 LaCock hits a popup towards short. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Chambliss hits a popup towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 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.
Top 2 White strikes out.
Top 2 Patek takes first base on ball four. Hurdle moves to second.
Top 2 Poquette hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hurdle takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Porter hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rivers strikes out.
Bottom 1 Randolph strikes out.
Top 1 Otis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
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 hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.