Reggie Jackson homered with a man on base and batted in another run with a sacrifice fly to account for the Yankees' margin in a 5-2 victory over the Royals. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Saturday, May       13, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    2  0  0    1  2  0  -   5  7  0
Royals       0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  8  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .279      Wilson lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .274
Randolph 2b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .260      White 2b              3   0   0   0     1   3   .247
Munson c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .255      McRae dh              4   0   2   0     0   0   .282
Jackson rf            3   2   2   3     0   0   .297      Cowens rf             4   2   3   0     0   0   .283
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Otis cf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .274
Nettles 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .253      Wathan 1b             3   0   1   2     0   0   .267
Spencer dh            4   0   0   0     0   1   .237        Poquette ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .308
White lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .151      Porter c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .314
Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .247
Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Terrell 3b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .205
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   5   7   5     1   1             Totals               31   2   8   2     3   6

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 40,903
Left on Base: Yankees 3, Royals 5
DP: Yankees 1, Royals 0
Doubles: Nettles (4), Randolph (2), Cowens 2 (4)
Home Runs: Jackson (7)
Stolen Bases: Jackson (5), Rivers (2), Wilson 2 (11)
Caught Stealing: McRae (2), Terrell (3), Cowens (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Jackson (1)
GIDP: McRae (4)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry W(4-0)           8     8   2   2   2   6   0  30   1.61
Gossage SV(3)           1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.36
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   6   0  34

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard L(3-6)          7.1   7   5   5   1   1   1  30   3.97
Hrabosky                1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   1.54
Totals                  9     7   5   5   1   1   1  35

Passed Balls: Munson (2)

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Terry Cooney


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers popped to second; Randolph grounded out
(second to first); Munson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson lined to right; White struck out; McRae
singled to second; McRae was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Royals 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Jackson flied out to left; Chambliss flied out to
center; Nettles flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens doubled to right; Otis lined to left [Cowens
to third]; Wathan singled to left [Cowens scored]; Porter struck
out; Patek struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals
1.

YANKEES 3RD: Spencer flied out to center; White flied out to
left; Dent grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Terrell singled to center; Munson allowed a passed
ball [Terrell to second]; Terrell was picked off and caught
stealing third (catcher to shortstop to third to second); Wilson
walked; Wilson stole second; Wilson stole third; White walked;
McRae grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[White out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals
1.

YANKEES 4TH: Rivers grounded out (third to first); Randolph
grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson singled to left;
Jackson homered [Munson scored]; Chambliss singled to right;
Nettles grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Cowens singled to center; Otis flied out to center;
Cowens was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Wathan
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Spencer flied out to left; White grounded out
(first to pitcher); Dent lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Porter lined to center; Patek popped to second;
Terrell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Royals 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Rivers flied out to center; Randolph flied out to
center; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Wilson grounded out (third to first); White struck
out; McRae grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Royals 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Jackson singled to right; Jackson stole second;
Chambliss flied out to left; Nettles doubled to left [Jackson
scored]; Spencer struck out; White was walked intentionally;
Dent grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Cowens doubled to right; Otis flied out to left
[Cowens to third]; Wathan grounded out (second to first) [Cowens
scored]; Porter flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Royals 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Rivers singled to center; Rivers stole second;
Randolph doubled to right [Rivers scored]; Munson grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Randolph to third]; HRABOSKY REPLACED
LEONARD (PITCHING); Jackson hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Randolph scored]; Chambliss grounded out (third to first); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Patek flied out to center; Terrell grounded out
(pitcher to first); Wilson singled to left; White struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Nettles popped to shortstop; Spencer grounded out
(first unassisted); White popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals 2.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae singled to left; GOSSAGE REPLACED GUIDRY
(PITCHING); Cowens grounded out (third to first) [McRae to
second]; Otis walked; POQUETTE BATTED FOR WATHAN; Poquette flied
out to left; Porter grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals 2.