The Royals edged the Yankees, 5-4, in 13 innings in the first rematch of the 1976 American League playoff rivals. Fred Patek walked to start the last of the 13th, advanced on Frank White's sacrifice and scored when John Mayberry bounced a single off the right field wall. Four innings of hitless relief made Mark Littell the winning pitcher before 39,460. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 5, New York Yankees 4

Game Played on Monday, April 11, 1977 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Yankees 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 2 Royals 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 12 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 5 0 0 0 1 1 .278 Brett 3b 5 1 2 0 2 0 .313 White lf 6 1 1 1 0 2 .222 McRae dh 6 0 2 0 1 0 .526 Munson c 5 1 2 1 0 0 .357 Mayberry 1b 7 1 3 1 0 1 .250 Wynn dh 4 0 2 1 1 0 .500 Otis cf 5 1 1 0 1 1 .375 Blair pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Porter c 2 0 2 2 1 0 .600 Chambliss 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .059 Rojas ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Jackson rf 4 1 1 1 1 2 .333 Zdeb lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Nettles 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .063 Cowens rf 6 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Randolph 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .143 LaCock lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .182 Dent ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .077 Martinez ph,c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Ellis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Patek ss 5 1 1 0 1 0 .188 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 4 0 0 1 0 0 .188 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 44 4 7 4 3 5 Totals 49 5 12 4 6 6 Time of Game: 3:34 Attendance: 39,460 Left on Base: Yankees 4, Royals 14 DP: Yankees 0, Royals 0 Errors: Randolph, Dent Doubles: Munson (2), Dent (1), White (1), Porter 2 (3), LaCock (1), Mayberry (1) Home Runs: Jackson (1) Stolen Bases: Brett (1) Caught Stealing: Blair (1), Rivers (3) Sacrifice Hits: White (1) Sacrifice Flies: White (1) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ellis 6 8 4 2 2 1 0 29 3.00 Lyle 5 3 0 0 2 3 0 20 0.00 Tidrow L(0-1) 1.2 1 1 1 2 2 0 8 4.50 Totals 12.2 12 5 3 6 6 0 57 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff 9 7 4 4 1 2 1 35 4.80 Littell W(1-0) 4 0 0 0 2 3 0 12 0.00 Totals 13 7 4 4 3 5 1 47 Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Nick Bremigan YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); White grounded out (second to first); Munson doubled to right; Wynn singled to left [Munson scored]; Chambliss flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Brett singled to center; McRae grounded out (second to first) [Brett to second]; Mayberry grounded out (second to first) [Brett to third]; Otis reached on an error by Dent [Brett scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Porter doubled to left [Otis scored (unearned)]; Cowens flied out to right; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 2. YANKEES 2ND: Jackson walked; Nettles grounded out (second to first) [Jackson to second]; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first) [Jackson to third]; Dent grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 2ND: LaCock doubled to left; Patek singled to right [LaCock to third]; White hit a sacrifice fly to right [LaCock scored]; Brett grounded out (first unassisted) [Patek to second]; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 3. YANKEES 3RD: Rivers lined to third; White grounded out (second to first); Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 3. ROYALS 3RD: Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); Otis singled to third; Porter walked [Otis to second]; Cowens struck out; LaCock flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 3. YANKEES 4TH: Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson homered; Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 3. ROYALS 4TH: Patek flied out to center; White grounded out (pitcher to first); Brett walked; Brett stole second; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 3. YANKEES 5TH: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Dent doubled to left; Rivers popped to first; White doubled to left [Dent scored]; Munson singled to right [White scored]; Wynn singled to center [Munson to second]; Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 3. ROYALS 5TH: Mayberry singled to right; Otis flied out to right; Porter doubled to left [Mayberry scored]; Cowens flied out to center; LaCock grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 4. YANKEES 6TH: Jackson flied out to right; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Randolph grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 4. ROYALS 6TH: Patek popped to second; White flied out to center; Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 4. YANKEES 7TH: Dent grounded out (first unassisted); Rivers struck out; White flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 4. ROYALS 7TH: McRae singled to center; LYLE REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Mayberry doubled to right [McRae to third]; Otis was walked intentionally; ROJAS BATTED FOR PORTER; Rojas struck out; Cowens forced McRae (third to catcher) [Mayberry to third, Otis to second]; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR LACOCK; Martinez flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 4. YANKEES 8TH: ZDEB REPLACED ROJAS (PLAYING LF); MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Munson flied out to right; Wynn grounded out (second to first); Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 4. ROYALS 8TH: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); White grounded out (third to first); Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 4. YANKEES 9TH: Jackson struck out; Nettles popped to catcher; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 4. ROYALS 9TH: McRae singled to left; Mayberry forced McRae (second to shortstop); Otis flied out to center; Zdeb flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 4. YANKEES 10TH: LITTELL REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Dent grounded out (third to first); Rivers flied out to right; White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 4. ROYALS 10TH: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 4. YANKEES 11TH: Munson grounded out (second to first); Wynn walked; BLAIR RAN FOR WYNN; Chambliss flied out to left; Blair was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 4. ROYALS 11TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); White flied out to left; Brett singled to second [Brett to second (error by Randolph)]; McRae was walked intentionally; Mayberry struck out; Otis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 4. YANKEES 12TH: Jackson struck out; Nettles grounded out (second to first); Randolph grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 4. ROYALS 12TH: TIDROW REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); Zdeb struck out; Cowens grounded out (third to first); Martinez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 4. YANKEES 13TH: Dent flied out to left; Rivers walked; Rivers was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 4. ROYALS 13TH: Patek walked; White out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Patek to second]; Brett was walked intentionally; McRae flied out to right; Mayberry singled to right [Patek scored, Brett to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 5.

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