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.