A two-base hit by Amos Otis in the last of the ninth drove in the winning run as the Royals subdued the Yankees, 10-9, in a see-saw struggle. Clint Hurdle opened the inning with a double into the left field corner and Darrell Porter received an intentional pass before Otis delivered the game-winning blow.

The Royals overcame an early 6-3 Yankee lead and carried a 9-7 margin into the eighth before the Yankees tied the contest on a two-out, two-run double by Lou Piniella, who extended his hitting streak to 11 games. Al Hrabosky got credit for his first A.L. victory. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 10, New York Yankees 9
Game Played on Sunday, May       14, 1978 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Yankees      0  0  2    0  4  1    0  2  0  -   9 12  1
Royals       0  1  0    2  2  1    3  0  1  -  10 14  3


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Wilson lf             5   1   1   1     0   0   .269
Randolph 2b           4   2   2   0     1   0   .269      Poquette rf           2   0   0   0     1   1   .296
Munson c              4   1   2   1     0   0   .263        Zdeb ph,rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Jackson rf            4   3   2   1     1   1   .304        LaCock ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Piniella dh           2   1   1   2     2   1   .344      McRae dh              5   3   2   0     0   0   .287
Chambliss 1b          3   1   2   2     1   0   .294      Cowens 3b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .279
Nettles 3b            5   0   1   1     0   1   .250      Hurdle 1b,rf          5   2   3   3     0   0   .241
White lf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .155      Porter c              4   2   3   3     1   0   .330
Dent ss               3   1   1   0     0   0   .198      Otis cf               2   1   2   1     3   0   .291
  Spencer ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Patek ss              4   0   1   1     0   1   .247
  Stanley ss          1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      White 2b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .250
Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clay p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   9  12   7     5   7             Totals               37  10  14  10     5   2

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 36,034
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Royals 9
DP: Yankees 1, Royals 0
Errors: Jackson, Poquette, Hurdle, Patek
Doubles: Munson (5), Randolph (3), Nettles (5), Piniella (4), McRae (9), Cowens (5), Hurdle 2 (4), Porter (3), Otis (7)
Home Runs: Porter (5)
Stolen Bases: Piniella (2), Jackson 2 (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Rivers (2), White (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Munson (3)
GIDP: Zdeb (1)
Hit by Pitch: Piniella (1,by Hassler), Chambliss (1,by Gura)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow                  4.2   7   5   5   2   2   1  23   4.58
Lyle                    2.1   5   4   4   2   0   0  14   3.24
Clay L(0-1)             1     2   1   1   1   0   0   6   5.63
Totals                  8    14  10  10   5   2   1  43

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler                 4.2   7   6   5   4   1   0  25   9.64
Gura                    2     3   1   1   0   3   0  10   3.81
Bird                    1     2   2   2   1   1   0   6   6.75
Hrabosky W(1-0)         1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   1.38
Totals                  9    12   9   8   5   7   0  45

Hit by Pitch: Hassler (1), Gura (2)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers lined to left; Randolph grounded out (third
to first); Munson doubled to right; Jackson flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson popped to catcher in foul territory; Poquette
grounded out (first to pitcher); McRae lined to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella was hit by a pitch; Piniella stole second;
Chambliss walked; Nettles flied out to left; White flied out to
right; Dent forced Chambliss (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens popped to second; Hurdle lined to center;
Porter homered; Otis walked; Patek struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Rivers struck out; Randolph grounded out (shortstop
to first); Munson singled to center; Jackson walked [Munson to
second]; Piniella walked [Munson to third, Jackson to second];
Chambliss singled to center [Munson scored, Jackson scored,
Piniella out at third (center to first to third)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: White grounded out (third to first); Wilson popped
to second; Poquette struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
2, Royals 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles flied out to left; White grounded out
(third to first); Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae doubled to center; Cowens doubled to right
[McRae to third]; Hurdle grounded out (first unassisted) [McRae
scored, Cowens to third]; Porter singled to right [Cowens
scored]; Otis singled to left [Porter to second]; Patek flied
out to left; White flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 2, Royals 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Rivers popped to third; Randolph doubled to left;
Munson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Randolph to third];
Jackson singled to left [Randolph scored]; Jackson stole second;
Piniella walked; Chambliss singled to shortstop [Jackson scored
(error by Patek), Piniella to third]; Nettles doubled to right
[Piniella scored, Chambliss scored (error by Poquette)
(unearned) (no RBI), Nettles to third]; GURA REPLACED HASSLER
(PITCHING); White lined to center; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 6, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Wilson singled to center; Poquette walked [Wilson to
second]; McRae forced Poquette (first to shortstop) [Wilson to
third]; Cowens popped to first in foul territory; Hurdle doubled
to right [Wilson scored, McRae scored, Hurdle to third (error by
Jackson)]; LYLE REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Porter flied out to
left; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Royals 5.

YANKEES 6TH: Dent singled to right; Rivers out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Dent to second]; Randolph singled to
right [Dent to third]; Munson hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Dent scored, Randolph to second (error by Hurdle)]; Jackson
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Royals 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis walked; Patek singled to center [Otis to
second]; White reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt
[Otis to third, Patek to second]; Wilson forced Patek (third
unassisted) [Otis scored, White to second]; ZDEB BATTED FOR
POQUETTE; Zdeb grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Wilson out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
7, Royals 6.

YANKEES 7TH: ZDEB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Piniella was
called out on strikes; Chambliss was hit by a pitch; Nettles
struck out; White singled to center [Chambliss to second]; BIRD
REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); SPENCER BATTED FOR DENT; Spencer was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Royals
6.

ROYALS 7TH: STANLEY REPLACED SPENCER (PLAYING SS); McRae singled
to center; Cowens lined to third; Hurdle singled to center
[McRae to third]; Porter doubled to right [McRae scored, Hurdle
to third]; Otis was walked intentionally; Patek grounded out
(third to first) [Hurdle scored, Porter to third, Otis to
second]; White singled to pitcher [Porter scored, Otis to
third]; Wilson forced White (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Royals 9.

YANKEES 8TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Randolph
walked; Munson lined to shortstop; Jackson singled to right
[Randolph to third]; Jackson stole second; Piniella doubled to
right [Randolph scored, Jackson scored]; HRABOSKY REPLACED BIRD
(PITCHING); Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 9, Royals 9.

ROYALS 8TH: CLAY REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); LACOCK BATTED FOR
ZDEB; LaCock grounded out (third to first); McRae grounded out
(second to first); Cowens flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 9, Royals 9.

YANKEES 9TH: LACOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HURDLE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Nettles popped to shortstop; White
struck out; Stanley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
9, Royals 9.

ROYALS 9TH: Hurdle doubled to left; Porter was walked
intentionally; Otis doubled to right [Hurdle scored, Porter to
third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 9, Royals 10.