The Royals won their fifth straight game, beating the Yankees, 5-1, behind the seven-hit hurling of Dennis Leonard, who turned in his 10th complete game of the season. George Brett tripled as the Royals' leadoff batter in the first inning and scored on an infield out by Pete LaCock. Tom Poquette doubled and Fred Patek singled for another run in the second.

After RBI singles by John Mayberry and Brett padded the Royals' lead to 4-0, the Yankees counted an unearned run in the sixth. The Royals wrapped up the scoring in the seventh when Hal McRae tripled and continued home on an error by Reggie Jackson. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 5, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Saturday, July      16, 1977 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  7  3
Royals       1  1  1    1  0  0    1  0  x  -   5 12  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .319      Brett 3b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .281
White lf              3   0   0   1     0   1   .274      McRae lf              3   2   1   0     1   0   .291
Munson c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .314        Zdeb lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .342
Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .281      LaCock dh,1b          4   0   2   1     0   1   .378
Chambliss 1b          4   0   3   0     0   1   .293      Cowens cf,rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .302
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .225      Mayberry 1b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .233
Randolph 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .306        Rojas ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Alston dh             3   0   1   0     0   1   .500        Leonard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dent ss               3   1   1   0     0   0   .262      Poquette rf           3   1   1   0     0   0   .290
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Otis cf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .255
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Porter c              4   1   3   0     0   0   .291
                                                          Patek ss              2   0   1   1     1   0   .267
                                                          White 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .258

Totals               32   1   7   1     0   5             Totals               32   5  12   4     2   1

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 40,054
Left on Base: Yankees 5, Royals 7
DP: Yankees 1, Royals 2
Errors: Munson, Jackson, Randolph, Porter
Doubles: Poquette (15)
Triples: Brett (6), McRae (6)
Stolen Bases: Patek (29), Brett (9)
Caught Stealing: Munson (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Patek (8), White (6)
Sacrifice Flies: White (3)
GIDP: Munson (11)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(8-9)           5.1  10   4   4   2   0   0  27   4.90
Lyle                    2.2   2   1   0   0   1   0   9   1.59
Totals                  8    12   5   4   2   1   0  36

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(9-9)          9     7   1   0   0   5   0  33   3.40
Totals                  9     7   1   0   0   5   0  33

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Vic Voltaggio


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers struck out (catcher to first); White popped
to third; Munson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Brett tripled to right; McRae grounded out
(shortstop to first); LaCock grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Brett scored]; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson flied out to center; Chambliss singled to
right; Nettles flied out to right; Randolph popped to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry popped to third; Poquette doubled to left;
Porter flied out to center; Patek singled to left [Poquette
scored]; Patek stole second [Patek to third (error by Munson)];
White grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Royals 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Alston flied out to center; Dent popped to
shortstop; Rivers singled to right; White struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett flied out to right; McRae walked; LaCock
singled to left [McRae to second]; Cowens flied out to center;
Mayberry singled to right [McRae scored, LaCock to third];
Poquette forced Mayberry (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson singled to right; Jackson lined to right;
Chambliss struck out while Munson was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals
3.

ROYALS 4TH: Porter singled to center; Patek out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Porter to second]; White grounded out
(pitcher to first); Brett singled to left [Porter scored]; Brett
stole second; McRae flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Royals 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles flied out to right; Randolph grounded out
(third to first); Alston struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 4.

ROYALS 5TH: LaCock singled to left; Cowens singled to left
[LaCock to third (error by Randolph)]; Mayberry flied out to
left; Poquette hit into a double play (second to first) [Cowens
out at third (first to second)]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
0, Royals 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Dent singled to center; Rivers reached on an error
by Porter [Dent to third]; White hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Dent scored (unearned)]; Munson grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Rivers out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Porter singled to right; Patek walked [Porter to
second]; White out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Porter
to third, Patek to second]; LYLE REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING);
Brett flied into a double play (left to shortstop) [Patek out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Chambliss
singled to center; Nettles struck out; Randolph forced Chambliss
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals
4.

ROYALS 7TH: McRae tripled to right [McRae scored (error by
Jackson) (unearned) (no RBI)]; LaCock struck out; Cowens
grounded out (shortstop to first); ROJAS BATTED FOR MAYBERRY;
Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 5.

YANKEES 8TH: ZDEB REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING LF); LACOCK CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); LEONARD REPLACED ROJAS (PITCHING); OTIS
REPLACED POQUETTE (PLAYING CF); COWENS CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); Alston singled to catcher; Dent flied out to left;
Rivers grounded out (first unassisted) [Alston to second]; White
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis flied out to center; Porter singled to first;
Patek forced Porter (pitcher to shortstop); White flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 5.

YANKEES 9TH: Munson popped to catcher; Jackson flied out to
center; Chambliss singled to right; Nettles grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 5.