New York Yankees 6, Kansas City Royals 2
League Championship Series Game 2 Played on Thursday, October   6, 1977 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium
Royals       0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  3  1
Yankees      0  0  0    0  2  3    0  1  x  -   6 10  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              3   1   1   1     0   0   .429      Rivers cf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .333
McRae dh              2   0   0   0     2   1   .143      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Brett 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .111      Munson c              4   1   3   0     0   1   .500
Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .375      Jackson rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .125
Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Blair rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Piniella lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Zdeb lf               3   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Johnson dh            4   2   2   2     0   1   .500
Porter c              1   1   0   0     1   0   .333      Chambliss 1b          2   0   0   0     2   1   .200
  Wathan ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Randolph 2b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .375
White 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .286      Dent ss               3   0   1   1     1   0   .167
Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   2   3   1     3   7             Totals               34   6  10   4     3   5

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 56,230
Left on Base: Royals 3, Yankees 7
DP: Royals 0, Yankees 0
Errors: Brett, Dent
Doubles: Patek (2), Johnson (1)
Home Runs: Johnson (1)
Stolen Bases: Jackson (1)
Caught Stealing: McRae (1), White (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Patek (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler L(0-1)          5.2   5   3   3   0   3   1  22   4.76
Littell                 2     5   3   1   3   1   0  14   4.50
Mingori                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0.00
Totals                  8    10   6   4   3   5   1  37

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry W(1-0)           9     3   2   2   3   7   0  32   2.00
Totals                  9     3   2   2   3   7   0  32

Balks: Hassler (1)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
walked; McRae was caught stealing second but was safe at second
(error by Dent; assist by Munson); Brett flied out to center
[McRae to third]; Cowens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
popped to second; Munson singled to left; Jackson grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis flied out to right; Mayberry popped to second;
Zdeb was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
grounded out (second to first); Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Porter walked; White singled to left [Porter to
third]; Patek lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Porter
scored]; White was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); McRae struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph grounded out (third to first); Dent
grounded out (third to first); Rivers grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); Cowens struck
out; Otis lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles lined to center; Munson struck out; Jackson
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); Zdeb flied
out to right; Porter popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Piniella grounded out (second to first); Johnson
homered; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Randolph
singled to left; Hassler balked [Randolph to second]; Dent
singled to left [Randolph scored]; Rivers forced Dent (shortstop
to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 6TH: White struck out; Patek doubled to center; McRae
walked; Brett forced McRae (third to second) [Patek scored (no
RBI)]; Cowens flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals
2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Nettles struck out; Munson singled to center;
Jackson popped to second; LITTELL REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING);
Piniella singled to left [Munson to third]; Johnson doubled to
left [Munson scored, Piniella to third]; Chambliss was walked
intentionally; Randolph reached on an error by Brett [Piniella
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Johnson scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Chambliss to third, Randolph to second]; Dent popped to second;
3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Yankees 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis lined to center; Mayberry lined to shortstop;
Zdeb was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Yankees 5.

YANKEES 7TH: Rivers flied out to center; Nettles grounded out
(first unassisted); Munson singled to center [Munson out at
second (center to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Yankees 5.

ROYALS 8TH: WATHAN BATTED FOR PORTER; Wathan struck out; White
flied out to right; Patek flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 2, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 8TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Jackson singled
to right; Jackson stole second; Piniella flied out to center
[Jackson to third]; Johnson struck out; Chambliss was walked
intentionally; Randolph singled to left [Jackson scored,
Chambliss to second]; Dent walked [Chambliss to third, Randolph
to second]; MINGORI REPLACED LITTELL (PITCHING); Rivers struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 2, Yankees 6.

ROYALS 9TH: BLAIR REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING RF); McRae grounded
out (shortstop to first); Brett singled to left; Cowens lined to
left; Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2,
Yankees 6.