A four-run outburst in the seventh inning carried the Yankees to an 8-4 triumph over the Royals. With the score tied, 4-4, Willie Randolph led off the decisive frame with a single. One out later, Reggie Jackson drew a walk and Doug Bird replaced Paul Splittorff on the mound for the Royals. Lou Piniella hit Bird's first pitch for a single to left to score Randolph and bring on another reliever, Steve Mingori.

Mingori was greeted by Chris Chambliss' single up the middle. When center fielder Willie Wilson misplayed the ball, Chambliss reached third and he scored on Graig Nettles' single. The Royals built up an early lead on Yankee bonehead plays: Piniella throwing to the wrong base; Bucky Dent failing to cover on a runner trapped off base and Randolph falling to cover first on a bunt. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 8, Kansas City Royals 4

Game Played on Monday, May 1, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Royals       0  1  2    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 11  4
Yankees      1  0  0    0  3  0    4  0  x  -   8 11  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .288      Rivers cf             5   2   2   2     0   0   .329
  Wathan ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Randolph 2b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .257
  Washington 2b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Munson c              5   1   1   0     0   1   .237
Poquette lf           4   0   2   2     0   1   .414      Jackson rf            3   1   2   1     1   0   .288
  Zdeb lf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Piniella lf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .326
McRae dh              5   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   2     0   0   .289
Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .235      Nettles 3b            4   0   2   1     0   1   .219
Porter c              4   2   2   1     1   0   .348      Johnson dh            3   1   1   0     1   1   .170
Hurdle 1b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .226      Dent ss               4   1   0   0     0   0   .224
Terrell 3b            2   0   1   0     2   0   .333      Beattie p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Patek ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .266        Eastwick p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
White 2b              3   1   2   1     0   0   .193        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Otis ph,cf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .278
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Colborn p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  11   4     4   6             Totals               36   8  11   8     2   3

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 17,340
Left on Base: Royals 10, Yankees 7
DP: Royals 0, Yankees 0
Errors: Wilson, Terrell, Patek, Splittorff
Doubles: White (3), Johnson (2), Piniella (2)
Triples: Rivers (2)
Home Runs: Porter (2)
Stolen Bases: Terrell (2), Rivers (1)
Caught Stealing: Cowens (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Randolph (3)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(4-2)       6.1   8   6   5   2   3   0  31   2.51
Bird                    0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1   5.54
Mingori                 0.2   2   1   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Colborn                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.09
Totals                  8    11   8   6   2   3   0  39

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Beattie                 3     5   4   4   3   2   1  16   4.82
Eastwick W(1-0)         4.1   5   0   0   0   3   0  18   2.38
Lyle SV(3)              1.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   7   1.88
Totals                  9    11   4   4   4   6   1  41

Wild Pitches: Beattie (1)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Haller


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Poquette
struck out; McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to shortstop; Rivers stole second;
Randolph flied out to left; Munson struck out; Jackson singled
to center [Rivers scored]; Piniella forced Jackson (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first); Porter
homered; Hurdle lined to second; Terrell walked; Terrell stole
second; Beattie threw a wild pitch [Terrell to third]; Patek
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Nettles
flied out to center; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 3RD: White doubled to center; Wilson singled to left
[White to third, Wilson to second (on throw to home)]; Poquette
singled to left [White scored, Wilson scored, Poquette to second
(on throw to home)]; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Poquette to third]; Cowens reached on a fielder's choice
[Poquette out at home (third to catcher)]; Cowens was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, Yankees 1.

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

ROYALS 4TH: Porter walked; Hurdle singled to left [Porter to
third, Hurdle to second (on throw to 3b)]; Terrell walked;
EASTWICK REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING); Patek made an out to
second; White singled to first [Porter scored, Hurdle to third,
Terrell to second]; Wilson struck out; Poquette grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson singled to center; Munson was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Splittorff [Munson to second];
Jackson flied out to center; Piniella reached on an error by
Patek [Munson stayed at second]; Chambliss made an out to
shortstop; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4,
Yankees 1.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens
grounded out (third to first); Porter singled to right; Hurdle
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Johnson doubled to left; Dent reached on an error
by Terrell [Johnson to third]; Rivers tripled to left [Johnson
scored, Dent scored (unearned)]; Randolph hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Rivers scored]; Munson grounded out (second to first);
Jackson singled to left; Piniella forced Jackson (shortstop to
second); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Yankees 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Terrell popped to first in foul territory; Patek
flied out to left; White flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 4, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss made an out to shortstop; Nettles singled
to right; Johnson walked [Nettles to second]; Dent flied out to
left; Rivers flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
4, Yankees 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Wilson made an out to shortstop; Poquette singled to
right; McRae struck out; Cowens popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Yankees 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Randolph singled to left; Munson forced Randolph
(third to second); Jackson walked [Munson to second]; BIRD
REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Piniella doubled to left [Munson
scored, Jackson to third]; MINGORI REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING);
Chambliss singled to center [Jackson scored, Piniella scored,
Chambliss to third (error by Wilson)]; Nettles singled to center
[Chambliss scored (unearned)]; Johnson flied out to left; Dent
flied out to left; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4,
Yankees 8.

ROYALS 8TH: Porter made an out to shortstop; Hurdle singled to
center; Terrell singled to right [Hurdle to second]; LYLE
REPLACED EASTWICK (PITCHING); Patek singled to right [Hurdle to
third, Terrell to second]; OTIS BATTED FOR WHITE; Otis struck
out; WATHAN BATTED FOR WILSON; Wathan flied out to center; 0 R,
3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 4, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 8TH: WASHINGTON REPLACED WATHAN (PLAYING 2B); ZDEB
REPLACED POQUETTE (PLAYING LF); OTIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
CF); COLBORN REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Rivers grounded out
(shortstop to first); Randolph grounded out (second to first);
Munson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4,
Yankees 8.

ROYALS 9TH: Zdeb grounded out (third to first); McRae grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cowens walked; Porter made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Yankees 8.

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