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Chris Chambliss ended an 0-for-11 slump with a three-run pinch-homer in the last of the eighth inning to enable the Yankees to defeat the Royals, 5-3, and move three games ahead of the second-place Red Sox in the American League East. A two-run homer by Al Cowens had given the Royals a 3-2 edge in the sixth. [The Sporting News] New York Yankees 5, Kansas City Royals 3Game Played on Monday, August 29, 1977 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium IRoyals 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 7 0 Yankees 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 x - 5 10 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Poquette lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Rivers cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .330 Leonard dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Nettles 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .248 McRae ph,dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Munson c 3 1 2 0 1 0 .292 Brett 3b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .311 Jackson rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .285 Colborn rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cowens ph,rf 3 1 1 2 1 0 .300 Piniella dh 4 0 2 1 0 0 .340 Hassler 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blair pr,dh,rf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295 Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .234 Johnson 1b 2 1 1 1 1 0 .288 Porter c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Chambliss ph,1b 1 1 1 3 0 0 .292 Otis cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .253 White lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .282 Patek ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Randolph 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .291 White 2b 2 0 1 0 2 0 .241 Dent ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hunter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 7 3 3 0 Totals 32 5 10 5 2 1 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 31,269 Left on Base: Royals 6, Yankees 5 DP: Royals 0, Yankees 0 Doubles: McRae (42), Nettles (19), Piniella (16), Randolph (24) Home Runs: Brett (17), Cowens (19), Johnson (8), Chambliss (16) Stolen Bases: White 3 (19) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff 6.1 7 2 2 2 1 1 26 4.19 Mingori L(1-4) 1.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 6 3.34 Bird 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 4.44 Totals 8 10 5 5 2 1 2 34 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hunter 7 6 3 3 2 0 2 28 4.38 Lyle W(10-4) 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 1.83 Totals 9 7 3 3 3 0 2 36 Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Fred Spenn ROYALS 1ST: Poquette flied out to left; MCRAE BATTED FOR LEONARD; McRae doubled to right; Brett popped to third in foul territory; COWENS BATTED FOR COLBORN; Cowens flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: MCRAE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); COWENS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MAYBERRY REPLACED HASSLER (PLAYING 1B); Rivers popped to shortstop; Nettles doubled to left; Munson walked; Jackson forced Munson (first to shortstop) [Nettles to third]; Piniella doubled to right [Nettles scored, Jackson out at home (center to second to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 1. ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Porter popped to third in foul territory; Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 2ND: Johnson flied out to left; White flied out to left; Randolph flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 1. ROYALS 3RD: Patek singled to left; White was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball to second [Patek out at second (second unassisted)]; Poquette popped to second; White stole second; McRae lined to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 3RD: Dent flied out to center; Rivers flied out to right; Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 1. ROYALS 4TH: Brett homered; Cowens popped to catcher in foul territory; Mayberry flied out to center; Porter popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 1. YANKEES 4TH: Munson singled to center; Jackson forced Munson (third unassisted); Jackson was picked off first (pitcher to first); Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 1. ROYALS 5TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); Patek lined to third; White walked; White stole second; Poquette grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 1. YANKEES 5TH: Johnson homered; White struck out; Randolph grounded out (second to first); Dent singled to center; Rivers singled to right [Dent to second]; Nettles grounded out (catcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 2. ROYALS 6TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett singled to center; Cowens homered [Brett scored]; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Porter flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 2. YANKEES 6TH: Munson popped to second; Jackson lined to center; Piniella popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 2. ROYALS 7TH: Otis flied out to center; Patek flied out to center; White walked; White stole second; Poquette flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 2. YANKEES 7TH: Johnson walked; On a bunt White popped to first in foul territory; Randolph doubled to center [Johnson to third]; MINGORI REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Dent lined to center; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 2. ROYALS 8TH: LYLE REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); McRae lined to right; Brett lined to center; Cowens walked; Mayberry singled to center [Cowens to third]; Porter flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 2. YANKEES 8TH: Nettles popped to second; Munson singled to left; Jackson flied out to left; Piniella singled to center [Munson to third]; BIRD REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); BLAIR RAN FOR PINIELLA; CHAMBLISS BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Chambliss homered [Munson scored, Blair scored]; White popped to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 5. ROYALS 9TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CHAMBLISS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); LYLE REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Otis grounded out (pitcher to first); Patek flied out to center; White popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 5. |
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