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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 3Game Played on Monday, June 13, 1977 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium IRoyals 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. |
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