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A free-swinging game that produced a total of 32 hits saw the Yankees come out winners when Graig Nettles homered with one out in the 10th inning to beat the Royals, 11-10. The Yankees batted their way to a 10-5 lead, scoring six runs in the seventh inning. Rookie pinch-hitter Darryl Jones drove in two runs with a single and Mickey Rivers added a pair with a triple. New York Yankees 11, Kansas City Royals 10Game Played on Friday, June 8, 1979 (Night game) at Royals StadiumYankees 1 0 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 - 11 14 1 Royals 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 3 0 - 10 18 1 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 5 2 3 2 1 0 .285 Wilson lf 6 2 3 0 0 2 .353 Randolph 2b 4 1 1 0 2 0 .257 Braun dh 5 1 2 0 1 0 .286 Munson c 6 0 0 0 0 0 .309 Otis cf 6 1 2 3 0 1 .308 Nettles 3b 4 3 2 2 2 0 .298 Brett 3b 6 2 4 2 0 1 .322 Chambliss 1b 5 2 3 0 1 0 .258 Porter c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .299 Piniella rf 5 0 3 3 0 1 .303 Cowens rf 4 1 0 1 1 2 .306 White lf 4 1 1 1 1 0 .195 LaCock 1b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .291 Spencer dh 2 0 0 0 1 0 .262 Patek ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .234 Johnson ph,dh 1 1 0 0 1 0 .254 Poquette ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Dent ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Cruz ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Jones ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 .500 Washington 2b 5 1 3 2 0 0 .255 Stanley ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Gale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Figueroa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kaat p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 41 11 14 10 9 2 Totals 46 10 18 9 2 6 Time of Game: 3:33 Attendance: 35,589 Left on Base: Yankees 10, Royals 9 DP: Yankees 1, Royals 2 Errors: Randolph, Brett Doubles: Piniella (7), Patek (6), Washington (9) Triples: Rivers (3), Porter (4), Brett (8) Home Runs: Nettles (10), Otis (5) Stolen Bases: Randolph (16) Caught Stealing: Brett (3) Sacrifice Hits: Porter (1) Sacrifice Flies: Piniella (4) GIDP: Munson 2 (6), Braun (1) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Figueroa 6 9 5 5 1 3 0 26 4.03 Davis 2 6 4 4 1 1 1 13 3.60 Kaat 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2.87 Clay W(1-1) 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 5.35 Totals 10 18 10 9 2 6 1 49 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gale 6.1 7 6 5 6 0 0 31 5.06 Hrabosky 0.1 4 4 4 1 0 0 6 4.35 Rodriguez L(4-1) 3.1 3 1 1 2 2 1 14 4.67 Totals 10 14 11 10 9 2 1 51 Wild Pitches: Clay (2) Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Fred Spenn, 3B - Larry Barnett YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to left; On a bunt Randolph singled to first [Rivers to second]; Munson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rivers to third, Randolph out at second]; Nettles reached on an error by Brett [Rivers scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to left; Braun grounded out (first unassisted) [Wilson to second]; Otis struck out; Brett singled to right [Wilson scored]; Brett was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 1. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); White grounded out (first unassisted); Spencer walked; Dent grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 1. ROYALS 2ND: Porter tripled to left; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first) [Porter scored]; LaCock grounded out (second to first); Patek doubled to center; Washington flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 2. YANKEES 3RD: Rivers singled to right; Randolph walked [Rivers to second]; Munson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rivers to third, Randolph out at second]; Nettles singled to right [Rivers scored]; Chambliss singled to left [Nettles to second]; Piniella doubled to right [Nettles scored, Chambliss scored]; White popped to shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 2. ROYALS 3RD: Wilson singled to second; Braun grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Wilson out at second]; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 2. YANKEES 4TH: Spencer popped to third; Dent grounded out (second to first); Rivers walked; Randolph popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 2. ROYALS 4TH: Brett tripled to left; Porter popped to second; Cowens walked; LaCock singled to left [Brett scored, Cowens to second]; Patek flied out to center; Washington doubled to left [Cowens scored, LaCock scored]; Wilson struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 5. YANKEES 5TH: Munson popped to second; Nettles flied out to right; Chambliss walked; Piniella singled to left [Chambliss to second]; White popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 5. ROYALS 5TH: Braun grounded out (second to first); Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 5. YANKEES 6TH: Spencer grounded out (first to pitcher); Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 5. ROYALS 6TH: Porter popped to shortstop; Cowens flied out to right; LaCock singled to right; Patek forced LaCock (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 5. YANKEES 7TH: Randolph walked; Munson lined to shortstop; Randolph stole second; Nettles walked; HRABOSKY REPLACED GALE (PITCHING); Chambliss singled to left [Randolph to third, Nettles to second]; Piniella hit a sacrifice fly to right [Randolph scored]; White singled to left [Nettles scored, Chambliss to third, White to second (on throw to home)]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR SPENCER; Johnson was walked intentionally; JONES BATTED FOR DENT; Jones singled to left [Chambliss scored, White scored, Johnson to second]; Rivers tripled to right [Johnson scored, Jones scored]; RODRIGUEZ REPLACED HRABOSKY (PITCHING); Randolph grounded out (third to first); 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 10, Royals 5. ROYALS 7TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); STANLEY REPLACED JONES (PLAYING SS); DAVIS REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); Washington singled to second; Wilson singled to second [Washington to second]; Braun walked [Washington to third, Wilson to second]; Otis forced Braun (second unassisted) [Washington scored, Wilson to third]; Brett singled to right [Wilson scored, Otis to second]; Porter grounded out (second to first) [Otis to third, Brett to second]; Cowens struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 10, Royals 7. YANKEES 8TH: Munson grounded out (second to first); Nettles walked; Chambliss singled to right [Nettles to third]; Piniella struck out; White walked [Chambliss to second]; Johnson popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 10, Royals 7. ROYALS 8TH: LaCock grounded out (second to first); POQUETTE BATTED FOR PATEK; Poquette flied out to left; Washington singled to center; Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 10, Royals 7. YANKEES 9TH: CRUZ REPLACED POQUETTE (PLAYING SS); Stanley struck out; Rivers flied out to center; Randolph grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 10, Royals 7. ROYALS 9TH: Braun singled to right; Otis homered [Braun scored]; KAAT REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Brett singled to center; Porter out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Brett to second]; CLAY REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Clay threw a wild pitch [Brett to third]; Cowens struck out; LaCock reached on an error by Randolph [Brett scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Cruz forced LaCock (shortstop to second); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 10, Royals 10. YANKEES 10TH: Munson grounded out (third to first); Nettles homered; Chambliss flied out to center; Piniella singled to left [Piniella out at second (left to shortstop to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 11, Royals 10. ROYALS 10TH: Washington popped to shortstop; Wilson struck out; Braun singled to right; Otis singled to center [Braun to third]; Brett forced Otis (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 11, Royals 10. |
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