New York Yankees 7, Kansas City Royals 1
League Championship Series Game 1 Played on Tuesday, October   3, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Yankees      0  1  1    0  2  0    0  3  0  -   7 16  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  2  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   0   2   0     0   0   .400      Braun lf              4   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Blair pr,cf         1   1   0   0     0   1   .000      Brett 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Munson c              5   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Otis cf               2   0   0   0     2   2   .000
Piniella rf           5   2   2   0     0   0   .400      Porter c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Jackson dh            3   2   3   3     2   0  1.000      LaCock 1b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .000
Nettles 3b            5   1   2   1     0   0   .400      McRae dh              2   0   0   1     1   0   .000
Chambliss 1b          5   0   2   1     0   2   .400      Cowens rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
White lf              4   1   1   0     1   0   .250      Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Doyle 2b              5   0   2   1     0   0   .400        Hurdle ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Dent ss               5   0   1   1     0   0   .200      White 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Beattie p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Poquette ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clay p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43   7  16   7     3   3             Totals               28   1   2   1     8   5

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 41,143
Left on Base: Yankees 12, Royals 9
DP: Yankees 0, Royals 0
Errors: Brett, Otis
Doubles: White (1), Jackson (1), Brett (1)
Triples: Nettles (1)
Home Runs: Jackson (1)
Stolen Bases: LaCock (1), Otis (1)
Caught Stealing: Jackson (1)
Sacrifice Flies: McRae (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Beattie W(1-0)          5.1   2   1   1   5   3   0  23   1.69
Clay SV(1)              3.2   0   0   0   3   2   0  14   0.00
Totals                  9     2   1   1   8   5   0  37

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard L(0-1)          4     9   3   3   0   2   0  21   6.75
Mingori                 3.2   5   3   3   3   0   0  18   7.36
Hrabosky                0.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   2  27.00
Bird                    1     1   0   0   0   1   0   5   0.00
Totals                  9    16   7   7   3   3   1  46

Passed Balls: Porter (1)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Bill Kunkel, LF - Dave Phillips, RF - Terry Cooney


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied out to left; Munson singled to right;
Piniella forced Munson (second to shortstop); Jackson singled to
center [Piniella to third, Jackson to second (error by Otis)];
Nettles flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Braun grounded out (second to pitcher); Brett popped
to catcher in foul territory; Otis was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss struck out; White doubled to right; Doyle
lined to third; Dent singled [White scored]; Rivers popped to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Porter flied out to center; LaCock walked; LaCock
stole second; McRae walked; Cowens struck out; Patek popped to
pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Munson grounded out (third to first); Piniella
flied out to right; Jackson doubled; Nettles tripled to right
[Jackson scored]; Chambliss was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: White grounded out (third to first); Braun flied out
to center; Brett flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Royals 0.

YANKEES 4TH: White grounded out (second to first); Doyle singled
to center; Dent popped to first in foul territory; Rivers
singled to right [Doyle to third]; Munson flied out to left; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis walked; Otis stole second; Porter popped to
third in foul territory; LaCock grounded out (second to first)
[Otis to third]; McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Yankees 2, Royals 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Piniella singled; MINGORI REPLACED LEONARD
(PITCHING); Porter allowed a passed ball [Piniella to second];
Jackson walked; Nettles forced Jackson (second to shortstop)
[Piniella to third]; Chambliss singled to right [Piniella
scored, Nettles to third]; White popped to second; Doyle singled
to right [Nettles scored, Chambliss to second]; Dent forced
Doyle (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Cowens singled to center; Patek struck out; White
popped to second; Braun lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 4, Royals 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
grounded out (third to first); Piniella grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett doubled to center; Otis walked; Porter flied
out to center; LaCock walked [Brett to third, Otis to second];
CLAY REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING); McRae hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Brett scored]; Cowens grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Royals 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Jackson walked; Nettles singled to right [Jackson
to second]; Jackson was picked off and caught stealing third
(catcher to shortstop to third) [Nettles to second]; Chambliss
flied out to left; White was walked intentionally; Doyle popped
to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Patek struck out; White flied to right in foul
territory; Braun walked; Brett forced Braun (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Royals 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Dent grounded out (third to first); Rivers singled
to center; BLAIR RAN FOR RIVERS; Munson flied out to left;
Piniella singled to left [Blair to second]; HRABOSKY REPLACED
MINGORI (PITCHING); Jackson homered [Blair scored, Piniella
scored]; Nettles flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 7, Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Otis was called
out on strikes; Porter walked; LaCock flied out to center; McRae
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 7, Royals 1.

YANKEES 9TH: BIRD REPLACED HRABOSKY (PITCHING); Chambliss
singled to center; White grounded out (first unassisted)
[Chambliss to second]; Doyle reached on an error by Brett
[Chambliss to third, Doyle to second]; Dent grounded out (third
to first); Blair was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 7, Royals 1.

ROYALS 9TH: Cowens lined to left; HURDLE BATTED FOR PATEK;
Hurdle walked; POQUETTE BATTED FOR WHITE; Poquette flied out to
right; Braun grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 7, Royals 1.