Kansas City Royals 7, New York Yankees 2
League Championship Series Game 1 Played on Wednesday, October   5, 1977 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium
Royals       2  2  2    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   7  9  0
Yankees      0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   1   2   2     1   2   .500      Rivers cf             4   1   3   0     0   0   .750
McRae dh              5   1   1   2     0   0   .200      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brett 3b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Munson c              4   1   1   2     0   0   .250
Cowens rf             4   2   3   1     0   0   .750      Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Piniella lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Mayberry 1b           3   1   1   2     1   0   .333      Chambliss 1b          3   0   1   0     1   1   .333
Zdeb lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Johnson dh            4   0   2   0     0   0   .500
Porter c              2   1   1   0     2   0   .500      Randolph 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
White 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        White ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird 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
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7   9   7     4   3             Totals               35   2   9   2     1   2

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 54,930
Left on Base: Royals 5, Yankees 7
DP: Royals 1, Yankees 0
Doubles: Patek (1), Randolph (1), Rivers (1)
Home Runs: McRae (1), Mayberry (1), Cowens (1), Munson (1)
Stolen Bases: Zdeb (1)
Caught Stealing: Cowens (1)
GIDP: Randolph (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff W(1-0)       8     8   2   2   1   2   1  33   2.25
Bird                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1   2   1  36

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullett L(0-1)          2     4   4   4   2   0   1  11  18.00
Tidrow                  6.2   5   3   3   2   3   2  27   4.05
Lyle                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9     9   7   7   4   3   3  39

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Marty Springstead, LF - Nick Bremigan, RF - Bill Deegan


ROYALS 1ST: Patek walked; McRae homered [Patek scored]; Brett
flied out to center; Cowens singled to center; Otis popped to
second; Cowens was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to center; Nettles flied out to
left; Munson popped to second; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry popped to shortstop; Zdeb grounded out
(shortstop to first); Porter walked; White singled to third
[Porter to second]; Patek doubled to left [Porter scored, White
scored]; McRae lined to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella singled to left; Chambliss forced Piniella
(pitcher to shortstop); Johnson singled to left [Chambliss to
second]; Randolph forced Johnson (pitcher to shortstop); Dent
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 3RD: TIDROW REPLACED GULLETT (PITCHING); Brett grounded
out (pitcher to first); Cowens singled to second; Otis flied out
to center; Mayberry homered [Cowens scored]; Zdeb grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Rivers singled to left; Nettles popped to third in
foul territory; Munson homered [Rivers scored]; Jackson flied
out to left; Piniella lined to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 6, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Porter walked; White lined to left; Patek struck
out; McRae flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss was called out on strikes; Johnson flied
out to right; Randolph doubled to left; Dent popped to first; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Brett lined to second; Cowens flied out to center;
Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Rivers flied out to right; Nettles lined to
shortstop; Munson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 6, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry walked; Zdeb forced Mayberry (first to
shortstop); Zdeb stole second; Porter grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Zdeb to third]; White popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 6, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Jackson popped to second; Piniella flied out to
right; Chambliss singled to first; Johnson flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Patek struck out; McRae grounded out (second to
first); Brett popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
6, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Randolph popped to catcher in foul territory; Dent
flied out to center; Rivers doubled to left; Nettles popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Cowens homered; Otis popped to shortstop; Mayberry
lined to right; Zdeb grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson grounded out (third to first); Jackson
popped to shortstop; Piniella popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 7, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Porter singled to center; White forced Porter
(pitcher to shortstop); Patek singled to center [White to third,
Patek to second (on throw to 3b)]; McRae reached on a fielder's
choice [White out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; LYLE REPLACED
TIDROW (PITCHING); Brett forced McRae (third to second); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 7, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Chambliss walked; BIRD REPLACED SPLITTORFF
(PITCHING); Johnson singled to left [Chambliss to second];
Randolph grounded into a double play (third to second)
[Chambliss out at third, Johnson out at second]; WHITE BATTED
FOR DENT; White grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 7, Yankees 2.