Kansas City Royals 10, New York Yankees 4
League Championship Series Game 2 Played on Wednesday, October   4, 1978 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  2  0  -   4 12  1
Royals       1  4  0    0  0  0    3  2  x  -  10 16  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             3   0   2   0     1   0   .500      Brett 3b              5   2   2   0     0   0   .333
  Thomasson ph,cf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McRae dh              3   0   2   0     1   0   .400
Munson c              5   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Otis cf               5   1   3   1     0   1   .429
Piniella lf           5   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Porter c              4   0   2   2     0   0   .286
Jackson rf            4   1   1   0     1   1   .571      LaCock 1b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .286
Nettles 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .333      Hurdle lf             3   1   2   1     1   0   .667
Chambliss 1b          4   1   4   1     0   0   .667        Wilson pr,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
White dh              4   1   1   0     0   1   .250      Cowens rf             4   2   1   0     0   0   .250
Stanley 2b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .500      Patek ss              4   2   1   2     0   0   .143
  Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      White 2b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .143
  Doyle 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .400      Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Blair ph,2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dent ss               4   0   2   3     0   0   .333        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Figueroa p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   4  12   4     2   3             Totals               38  10  16   9     2   1

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 41,158
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Royals 8
DP: Yankees 0, Royals 2
Errors: Dent, Patek
Doubles: LaCock (1)
Triples: Hurdle (1)
Home Runs: Patek (1)
Stolen Bases: Otis 2 (3)
Caught Stealing: McRae (1)
Sacrifice Hits: McRae (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Porter (1)
GIDP: Dent (1), Munson (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Figueroa L(0-1)         1     5   5   3   0   0   0   9  27.00 
Tidrow                  5.2   8   3   3   2   1   1  26   4.76
Lyle                    1.1   3   2   2   0   0   0   7  13.50
Totals                  8    16  10   8   2   1   1  42

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura W(1-0)             6.1   8   2   2   2   2   0  28   2.84
Pattin                  0.2   2   2   2   0   0   0   4  27.00
Hrabosky                2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   3.86
Totals                  9    12   4   4   2   3   0  40

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


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers popped to first in foul territory; Munson
reached on an error by Patek; Piniella struck out; Jackson
walked [Munson to second]; Nettles grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Brett singled to right; McRae flied out to right;
Otis singled to right [Brett to third]; Otis stole second;
Porter hit a sacrifice fly to left [Brett scored]; LaCock flied
out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss singled to right; White forced Chambliss
(second to shortstop); Stanley singled to left [White to third];
Dent grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Stanley out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Hurdle singled to center; Cowens singled to left
[Hurdle to second]; Patek reached on an error by Dent [Hurdle
scored (no RBI), Cowens to third, Patek to second]; White
singled to center [Cowens scored, Patek scored (unearned)];
TIDROW REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); Brett flied out to right;
McRae singled to left [White to third]; Otis was called out on
strikes; Porter singled to shortstop [White scored (unearned),
McRae to second]; LaCock grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R (2
ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 5.

YANKEES 3RD: Rivers singled to left; Munson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rivers out at
second]; Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 5.

ROYALS 3RD: Hurdle walked; Cowens flied out to center; Patek
flied out to right; White popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 5.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); Nettles
grounded out (pitcher to first); Chambliss singled to center;
White struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 5.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett grounded out (third to first); McRae singled
to third; McRae was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Otis singled to center; Porter singled to right [Otis to third];
LaCock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, Royals 5.

YANKEES 5TH: Stanley lined to center; Dent popped to second;
Rivers walked; Munson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Yankees 0, Royals 5.

ROYALS 5TH: Hurdle grounded out (first unassisted); Cowens
grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 5.

YANKEES 6TH: Piniella popped to second in foul territory;
Jackson grounded out (second to first); Nettles grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 5.

ROYALS 6TH: White flied out to left; Brett grounded out (second
to first); McRae walked; Otis grounded out (pitcher to
first); Yankees Coach Art Fowler ejected by 3B umpire Dave
Phillips sometime in seventh; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
0, Royals 5.

YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss singled to center; White singled to left
[Chambliss to second]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR STANLEY; Johnson
grounded out (second to first) [Chambliss to third, White to
second]; Dent singled to right [Chambliss scored, White scored];
Rivers singled to right [Dent to third]; PATTIN REPLACED GURA
(PITCHING); Munson popped to shortstop; Piniella lined to
center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: DOYLE REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 2B); Porter flied
out to right; LaCock doubled to right; Hurdle tripled to right
[LaCock scored]; WILSON RAN FOR HURDLE; Cowens reached on a
fielder's choice [Wilson out at home (third to catcher)];
Willie Wilson ran into Thurman Munson, who got up and charged
Wilson; Patek homered [Cowens scored]; LYLE REPLACED TIDROW
(PITCHING); White grounded out (shortstop to first); no one
remember that this was the third out; George Brett came to the
plate but HP umpire Richie Garcia called time before a pitch was
thrown and told the teams to change sides; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals 8.

YANKEES 8TH: WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Jackson singled
to center; Nettles singled to right [Jackson to second];
HRABOSKY REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Chambliss singled to right
[Jackson scored, Nettles to second]; White popped to second;
BLAIR BATTED FOR DOYLE; Blair popped to second; Dent singled to
center [Nettles scored, Chambliss to second]; THOMASSON BATTED
FOR RIVERS; Thomasson grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 4 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Royals 8.

ROYALS 8TH: THOMASSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BLAIR STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); On a bunt Brett singled to third; McRae
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Brett to second];
Otis singled to right [Brett scored]; Otis stole second; Porter
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Otis to third]; LaCock singled
to center [Otis scored]; Wilson forced LaCock (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, Royals 10.

YANKEES 9TH: Munson lined to first; Piniella flied out to left;
Jackson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 4, Royals 10.