New York Yankees 2, Kansas City Royals 1
League Championship Series Game 4 Played on Saturday, October   7, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium
Royals       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Yankees      0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   2  4  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brett 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .389      Rivers cf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .455
McRae dh              4   0   1   1     0   1   .214        Blair cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Otis cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .429      White lf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .313
Cowens rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .133        Thomasson lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hurdle ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .375      Munson c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Porter c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .357      Jackson dh            3   0   0   0     0   3   .462
Wathan 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Piniella rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .235
  LaCock ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .364      Nettles 3b            3   1   2   1     0   1   .333
White 2b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .231      Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     0   2   .400
Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .077      Doyle 2b              2   0   0   0     1   1   .286
Wilson lf             3   0   1   0     0   2   .250      Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   7   1     1   8             Totals               28   2   4   2     2   9

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 56,356
Left on Base: Royals 5, Yankees 4
DP: Royals 0, Yankees 1
Doubles: Otis (2)
Triples: Brett (1)
Home Runs: Nettles (1), White (1)
Stolen Bases: McRae (1)
Caught Stealing: Wilson (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard L(0-2)          8     4   2   2   2   9   2  30   3.75
Totals                  8     4   2   2   2   9   2  30

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry W(1-0)           8     7   1   1   1   7   0  30   1.13
Gossage SV(1)           1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.50
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   8   0  33

Wild Pitches: Leonard (1)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Brett tripled to center; McRae singled to center
[Brett scored]; McRae stole second; Otis was called out on
strikes; Cowens popped to first; Porter walked; Wathan flied out
to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers walked; White flied out to center; Munson
singled to center [Rivers to second]; Leonard threw a wild pitch
[Rivers to third, Munson to second]; Jackson struck out;
Piniella popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1,
Yankees 0.

ROYALS 2ND: White grounded out (third to first); Patek flied out
to center; Wilson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles homered; Chambliss struck out; Doyle was
called out on strikes; Dent popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett grounded out (second to first); McRae struck
out (catcher to first); Otis grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Rivers grounded out (second to first); White
grounded out (second to first); Munson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter
singled to first; Wathan popped to second; White singled to
right [Porter to third]; Patek struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Royals 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Jackson struck out; Piniella struck out; Nettles
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Wilson singled to shortstop; Brett grounded out
(second to first) [Wilson to second]; Wilson was caught stealing
third (catcher to third); McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Chambliss grounded out (third to first); Doyle
lined to pitcher; Dent popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis flied out to center; Cowens struck out; Porter
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Rivers popped to third in foul territory; White
homered; Munson popped to shortstop; Jackson struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 7TH: BLAIR REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING CF); Wathan flied out
to center; White singled to center; Patek lined into a double
play (third to first) [White out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
singled to center; Chambliss struck out; Doyle walked [Nettles
to second]; Dent popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Wilson struck out; Brett struck out; McRae lined to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); White
struck out; Munson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 9TH: THOMASSON REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING LF); Otis doubled
to left; GOSSAGE REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); HURDLE BATTED FOR
COWENS; Hurdle struck out; Porter flied out to center; LACOCK
BATTED FOR WATHAN; LaCock flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 2.