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A seven-run sixth inning carried the Yankees to an 8-3 thumping of the Royals as Tommy John became the majors' first 10-game winner. In the Yank sixth, Graig Nettles doubled and scored on a double by Chris Chambliss. Roy White walked and Jim Spencer stroked an RBI single. New York Yankees 8, Kansas City Royals 3Game Played on Monday, June 4, 1979 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium IRoyals 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 - 3 6 1 Yankees 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 x - 8 14 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wilson lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .350 Rivers cf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .284 Brett 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .318 Randolph 2b 5 1 2 3 0 0 .266 Otis cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .326 Munson c 4 1 1 0 1 1 .315 Cowens rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .325 Nettles 3b 3 1 3 0 2 0 .299 McRae dh 3 0 0 1 0 1 .245 Piniella rf 5 0 2 1 0 0 .295 Porter c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .309 Chambliss 1b 5 2 3 1 0 0 .255 Wathan 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .225 White lf 3 1 0 0 2 1 .203 Patek ss 2 1 0 0 1 0 .240 Spencer dh 4 1 2 2 0 0 .263 Washington 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .245 Dent ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Gale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 John p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 3 6 3 2 3 Totals 37 8 14 7 6 3 Time of Game: 2:45 Attendance: 30,164 Left on Base: Royals 4, Yankees 12 DP: Royals 0, Yankees 1 Errors: Porter Doubles: Chambliss 3 (10), Nettles (3) Triples: Cowens (4), Randolph (4) Home Runs: Brett (7) Stolen Bases: Randolph (15) Sacrifice Flies: McRae (6), Spencer (2) GIDP: Patek (3) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gale L(5-4) 5.2 8 8 8 5 3 0 30 4.88 Mingori 2.1 6 0 0 1 0 0 14 3.55 Totals 8 14 8 8 6 3 0 44 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA John W(10-1) 9 6 3 3 2 3 1 34 1.90 Totals 9 6 3 3 2 3 1 34 Wild Pitches: Gale (2) Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Dan Morrison ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); Brett grounded out (second to first); Otis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers struck out; Randolph singled to right; Randolph stole second [Randolph to third (error by Porter)]; Munson struck out; Nettles walked; Piniella popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0. ROYALS 2ND: Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae flied out to left; Porter popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss doubled to left; White flied out to right [Chambliss to third]; Spencer hit a sacrifice fly to right [Chambliss scored]; Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 1. ROYALS 3RD: Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek grounded out (first to pitcher); Washington grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 1. YANKEES 3RD: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Randolph flied out to right; Munson singled to center; Nettles walked [Munson to second]; Piniella grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 1. ROYALS 4TH: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett homered; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens singled to pitcher; McRae popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 1. YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss doubled to left; White struck out; Spencer grounded out (second to first) [Chambliss to third]; Dent popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 1. ROYALS 5TH: Porter singled to right; Wathan flied out to right; Patek grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Porter out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 1. YANKEES 5TH: Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Randolph flied out to center; Munson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 1. ROYALS 6TH: Washington struck out; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 1. YANKEES 6TH: Nettles doubled to right; Piniella grounded out (third to first) [Nettles to third]; Chambliss doubled to right [Nettles scored]; White walked; Spencer singled to right [Chambliss scored, White to third]; Dent grounded out (pitcher to first) [Spencer to second]; Rivers was walked intentionally; Randolph tripled to left [White scored, Spencer scored, Rivers scored]; Gale threw a wild pitch [Randolph scored]; Munson walked; MINGORI REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Nettles singled to center [Munson to third]; Piniella singled to left [Munson scored, Nettles to second]; Chambliss grounded out (first to pitcher); 7 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 8. ROYALS 7TH: Otis singled to center; Cowens popped to second; McRae struck out; Porter flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 8. YANKEES 7TH: White popped to second; Spencer singled to right; Dent flied out to right; Rivers singled to right [Spencer to second]; Randolph flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 8. ROYALS 8TH: Wathan flied out to center; Patek walked; Washington walked [Patek to second]; Wilson singled to center [Patek scored, Washington to second]; Brett forced Wilson (first to shortstop) [Washington to third]; Otis grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 8. YANKEES 8TH: Munson flied out to right; Nettles singled to right; Piniella singled to center [Nettles to second]; Chambliss flied out to left; White walked [Nettles to third, Piniella to second]; Spencer popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 8. ROYALS 9TH: Cowens tripled to left; McRae hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cowens scored]; Porter grounded out (first to pitcher); Wathan flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 8. |
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