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Sunday July 24, 1977
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The Yankees scored two unearned runs in the first, both driven across by Lou Piniella's single, while Don Gullett and Dick Tidrow limited the Royals to eight singles for a 3-1 New York victory. An error by Fred Patek and double by Chris Chambliss preceded Piniella's opening-inning hit, and the winners' insurance run came in the fifth on singles by Bucky Dent and Willie Randolph and a double by Roy White. The lone K.C. run came on a pair of two-out walks and a single by George Brett in the fifth. [The Sporting News]


New York Yankees 3, Kansas City Royals 1

Game Played on Sunday, July 24, 1977 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I

Royals       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1
Yankees      2  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   3  8  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brett 3b              5   0   4   1     0   0   .295      Randolph 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .292
McRae dh              5   0   0   0     0   0   .286      White lf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .277
Otis cf               3   0   1   0     1   1   .257      Munson c              3   1   0   0     1   0   .307
Cowens rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .310      Chambliss 1b          4   1   3   0     0   0   .293
Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .240      Piniella rf           3   0   1   2     1   0   .329
Zdeb lf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .315      Jackson dh            4   0   0   0     0   1   .283
Porter c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Nettles 3b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .229
Patek ss              3   1   0   0     1   0   .260      Blair cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .300
White 2b              1   0   0   0     3   1   .245      Dent ss               3   1   1   0     0   0   .259
Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gullett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   8   1     5   5             Totals               31   3   8   3     2   2

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 41,060
Left on Base: Royals 10, Yankees 6
DP: Royals 1, Yankees 1
Errors: Patek
Doubles: Chambliss 2 (20), White (16)
Stolen Bases: Otis (14), Chambliss (4)
Caught Stealing: White (4)
GIDP: Blair (5)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler L(6-3)          8     8   3   1   2   2   0  33   3.52
Totals                  8     8   3   1   2   2   0  33

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett W(9-3)          8.2   8   1   1   5   5   0  37   4.01
Tidrow SV(4)            0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.38
Totals                  9     8   1   1   5   5   0  38

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Nestor Chylak


ROYALS 1ST: Brett singled to second; McRae lined into a double
play (second to first) [Brett out at first]; Otis struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (third to first); White flied
out to right; Munson reached on an error by Patek; Chambliss
doubled to right [Munson to third]; Piniella singled to right
[Munson scored (unearned), Chambliss scored (unearned), Piniella
out at second (right to third to shortstop)]; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens singled to right; Mayberry flied out to
center; Zdeb struck out; Porter flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson flied out to left; Nettles struck out;
Blair grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek grounded out (second to first); White walked;
Brett popped to first; White was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent grounded out (second to first); Randolph
popped to shortstop; White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae grounded out (third to first); Otis walked;
Otis stole second; Cowens grounded out (second to first) [Otis
to third]; Mayberry popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson flied out to center; Chambliss singled to
center; Piniella flied out to right; Chambliss stole second;
Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Zdeb struck out; Porter grounded out (first
unassisted); Patek walked; White walked [Patek to second]; Brett
singled to right [Patek scored, White to third, Brett to second
(on throw to home)]; McRae popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles singled to center; Blair grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Nettles out at second];
Dent singled to center; Randolph singled to right [Dent to
second]; White doubled to right [Dent scored, Randolph to
third]; Munson was walked intentionally; Chambliss forced Munson
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees
3.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis singled to left; Cowens struck out; Mayberry
flied out to right; Zdeb flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Piniella flied out to center; Jackson popped to
third; Nettles flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
1, Yankees 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Porter singled to second; Patek popped to third;
White struck out; Brett singled to second [Porter to second];
McRae forced Brett (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Blair grounded out (third to first); Dent flied out
to center; Randolph grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 3.

ROYALS 8TH: Otis popped to second; Cowens grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mayberry singled to right; Zdeb grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees
3.

YANKEES 8TH: White flied out to left; Munson popped to second;
Chambliss doubled to left; Piniella was walked intentionally;
Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 3.

ROYALS 9TH: Porter flied out to left; Patek popped to shortstop;
White walked; Brett singled to right [White to second]; TIDROW
REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); McRae grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 3.



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