A two-run double by Darrell Porter in the first inning and three-run homer by Pete LaCock in the second started the Royals off to an 8-2 victory over the Yankees. Porter delivered his double after the Royals loaded the bases on singles by George Brett and Hal McRae and a pass to Amos Otis. Freddie Patek was hit by a pitch and Frank White walked ahead of LaCock's homer.

The Royals added their last three runs with the aid of two errors in the fifth, chasing Ed Figueroa, before they went hitless against Sparky Lyle and Bob Kammeyer in the last 4 2/3 innings. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 8, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      15, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Royals       2  3  0    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   8  9  2
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   2  8  3


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brett 3b              5   1   1   0     0   1   .307      Rivers cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .249
McRae dh              5   1   1   0     0   1   .264      Randolph 2b           3   0   2   1     0   0   .251
LaCock 1b             5   1   1   3     0   2   .280        Doyle pr,2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Otis cf               4   0   1   0     1   0   .275        White ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .243
Porter c              5   1   2   2     0   1   .279        Garcia ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .195
Hurdle rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .255      Munson rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .286
Poquette lf           2   1   0   1     0   1   .223      Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   2   .290
  Wilson lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .239
Patek ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .275      Jackson dh            4   0   0   0     0   1   .264
White 2b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .285      Thomasson lf          3   1   1   0     0   0   .242
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stanley ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .242
                                                            Spencer ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .218
                                                            Blair 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .190
                                                          Heath c               2   1   1   0     0   0   .348
                                                            Johnstone ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .196
                                                            Johnson c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .197
                                                          Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kammeyer p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   8   9   6     2   6             Totals               33   2   8   2     0   8

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 34,979
Left on Base: Royals 6, Yankees 4
DP: Royals 2, Yankees 0
Errors: LaCock, Hurdle, Garcia, Chambliss, Nettles
Doubles: Porter (17), Munson (15), Rivers (7)
Home Runs: LaCock (4)
Stolen Bases: Patek (24), Otis (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Poquette (1)
GIDP: Munson (8), Nettles (11)
Hit by Pitch: Patek (1,by Figueroa)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard W(10-11)        9     8   2   2   0   8   0  33   3.64
Totals                  9     8   2   2   0   8   0  33

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa L(7-7)         4.1   9   8   6   2   3   1  25   3.91
Lyle                    1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.50
Kammeyer                3     0   0   0   0   2   0  10   3.31
Totals                  9     9   8   6   2   6   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Figueroa (1)

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans


ROYALS 1ST: Brett singled to left; McRae singled to left [Brett
to second]; LaCock grounded out (pitcher to first) [Brett to
third, McRae to second]; Otis walked; Porter doubled to left
[Brett scored, McRae scored, Otis to third]; Hurdle reached on a
fielder's choice [Otis out at home (first to catcher), Porter to
third]; Poquette grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied out to left; Randolph grounded out
(shortstop to first); Munson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 2, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Patek was hit by a pitch; Patek stole second; White
walked; Brett struck out; McRae flied out to right; LaCock
homered [Patek scored, White scored]; Otis singled to center;
Otis stole second; Porter flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 0.

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

ROYALS 3RD: Hurdle grounded out (shortstop to first); Poquette
struck out; Patek singled to left; White singled to left [Patek
out at third (left to third)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Thomasson flied out to left; Stanley struck out;
Heath grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 5, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett flied out to left; McRae grounded out (second
to first); LaCock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Rivers flied out to right; Randolph singled to
right; Munson doubled to right [Randolph to third]; Chambliss
struck out; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5,
Yankees 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); Porter singled
to right; Hurdle singled to center [Porter to third]; Poquette
reached on an error by Chambliss on a sacrifice bunt [Porter
scored, Hurdle to third, Poquette to second]; LYLE REPLACED
FIGUEROA (PITCHING); Patek popped to first; White reached on an
error by Nettles [Hurdle scored (unearned) (no RBI), Poquette
scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Brett grounded out (second to
first); 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 8, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Jackson flied out to right; Thomasson popped to
second; Stanley popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 8, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae struck out; LaCock popped to third; Otis
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: WILSON REPLACED POQUETTE (PLAYING LF); Heath
singled to right; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted) [Heath
to third (error by LaCock)]; Randolph singled to center [Heath
scored]; DOYLE RAN FOR RANDOLPH; Munson grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Doyle out at second]; 1 R, 2 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 7TH: DOYLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); KAMMEYER REPLACED
LYLE (PITCHING); Porter flied out to left; Hurdle popped to
shortstop; Wilson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 8, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss singled to left; Nettles grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Chambliss out at
second]; Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 8, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); White
grounded out (pitcher to first); Brett grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Thomasson singled to left; SPENCER BATTED FOR
STANLEY; Spencer struck out; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR HEATH;
Johnstone singled to right [Thomasson to third (error by
Hurdle)]; Rivers doubled to right [Thomasson scored, Johnstone
to third]; WHITE BATTED FOR DOYLE; White struck out; Munson
struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 8,
Yankees 2.

ROYALS 9TH: GARCIA REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING SS); BLAIR REPLACED
SPENCER (PLAYING 2B); JOHNSON REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING C );
McRae grounded out (second to first); LaCock struck out; Otis
reached on an error by Garcia; Porter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 8, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Chambliss struck out; Nettles flied out to right;
Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Yankees 2.