A two-run homer by George Brett in the fifth inning proved to be the decisive blow when the Royals downed the Yankees, 8-3. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 8, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Monday, June      13, 1977 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Royals       1  2  0    0  2  1    2  0  0  -   8 10  0
Yankees      0  0  0    1  1  1    0  0  0  -   3  8  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Poquette rf           3   1   2   1     0   0   .325      Randolph 2b           3   2   2   0     1   0   .290
  Otis ph,cf          1   0   0   1     1   1   .258      Rivers cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .314
McRae lf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Munson c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .318
  Zdeb lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .342      Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   1     0   1   .300
Brett 3b              4   2   1   2     1   0   .293      White lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Mayberry 1b           3   1   1   1     1   0   .225      Piniella dh           4   1   2   0     0   0   .289
Cowens cf,rf          5   0   1   0     0   0   .313      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .217
LaCock dh             3   1   2   0     0   0   .343      Blair rf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .290
  Nelson pr,dh        2   2   0   0     0   1   .219      Dent ss               2   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Porter c              4   1   2   3     0   0   .271        Wynn ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .155
Patek ss              2   0   0   0     1   0   .258        Stanley ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
White 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .228      Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Clay p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   8  10   8     4   2             Totals               33   3   8   3     1   2

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 22,420
Left on Base: Royals 7, Yankees 4
DP: Royals 0, Yankees 0
Doubles: LaCock (8), Poquette (11), Porter (8), Piniella (4)
Home Runs: Brett (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Patek (2)
Hit by Pitch: Mayberry (3,by Torrez)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(5-4)       5     5   3   3   1   0   0  20   4.47
Bird                    0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   6.97
Mingori SV(2)           4     2   0   0   0   2   0  13   2.31
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   2   0  34

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(7-5)           5.1   8   6   6   2   0   1  27   4.50
Lyle                    1.2   2   2   2   2   0   0   9   1.32
Clay                    2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9    10   8   8   4   2   1  42

Hit by Pitch: Torrez (3)
Wild Pitches: Torrez (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Ken Kaiser


ROYALS 1ST: Poquette flied out to center; McRae flied out to
right; Brett walked; Mayberry singled to center [Brett scored];
Cowens flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph flied out to right; Rivers grounded out
(second to first); Munson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 2ND: LaCock doubled to right; Porter singled to right
[LaCock scored]; Patek out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first)
[Porter to second]; White grounded out (third to first);
Poquette doubled to center [Porter scored]; McRae flied out to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss flied out to center; White flied out to
center; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett flied out to left; Mayberry flied out to
right; Cowens flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Nettles flied out to left; Blair flied out to
center; Dent flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
3, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 4TH: LaCock popped to shortstop; Porter grounded out
(second to first); Patek popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Randolph singled to left; Rivers grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Randolph to second]; Munson grounded out
(third to first); Chambliss singled to left [Randolph scored,
Chambliss out at second (left to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 3, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 5TH: White grounded out (first unassisted); Poquette
singled to right; McRae grounded out (second to first) [Poquette
to second]; Brett homered [Poquette scored]; Mayberry was hit by
a pitch; Cowens popped to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
5, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: White flied out to right; Piniella doubled to left;
Nettles popped to first; Blair singled to right [Piniella
scored, Blair to second (on throw to home)]; Dent flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 6TH: LaCock singled to right; NELSON RAN FOR LACOCK;
Torrez threw a wild pitch [Nelson to second]; Porter flied out
to right; Patek walked; White singled to right [Nelson to third,
Patek to second]; LYLE REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); OTIS BATTED
FOR POQUETTE; Otis walked [Nelson scored, Patek to third, White
to second]; McRae flied out to right; Brett flied out to center;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 6, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: NELSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); OTIS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); COWENS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
Randolph walked; Rivers singled to right [Randolph to third];
BIRD REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Munson singled to left
[Randolph scored, Rivers to second]; MINGORI REPLACED BIRD
(PITCHING); Munson was picked off first (pitcher to first);
Chambliss flied out to right [Rivers to third]; White popped to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Yankees 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Mayberry walked; Cowens singled to left [Mayberry to
second]; Nelson forced Cowens (third to shortstop) [Mayberry to
third]; Porter doubled to right [Mayberry scored, Nelson
scored]; Patek grounded out (second to first); White grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 8,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Piniella singled to center; Nettles struck out;
Blair forced Piniella (third to second); WYNN BATTED FOR DENT;
Wynn flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 8, Yankees
3.

ROYALS 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED WYNN (PLAYING SS); CLAY REPLACED
LYLE (PITCHING); Otis struck out; McRae grounded out (shortstop
to first); Brett popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
8, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: ZDEB REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); Randolph singled
to shortstop; Rivers flied out to right; Munson flied out to
center; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 8,
Yankees 3.

ROYALS 9TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Cowens flied out to
center; Nelson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8,
Yankees 3.

YANKEES 9TH: White flied out to right; Piniella grounded out
(shortstop to first); Nettles flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 8, Yankees 3.