An inside-the-park homer by Willie Wilson in the 13th inning carried the Royals to a 9-8 victory over the Yankees. Wilson looped a fly between left fielder Roy White and center fielder Mickey Rivers and as the ball bounced to the wall, the Royals' speedster circled the bases and crossed the plate standing up.

The Yankees blew an early 5-0 lead before going ahead again, but George Brett then twice saved the Royals from defeat. After the Yankees scored two runs in the seventh, Wilson and U.L. Washington singled in the Royals' half and Brett batted in a tally with a double to tie the game, 7-7. The Yankees regained the lead in the ninth on a single by Willie Randolph and double by Graig Nettles, but Brett delivered a single to knot the count again after Wilson walked in the Royals' half and Washington sacrificed. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 9, New York Yankees 8
Game Played on Saturday, June      9, 1979 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Yankees      0  2  3    0  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  0    0  -   8 12  0
Royals       0  0  0    3  0  3    1  0  1    0  0  0    1  -   9 17  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             6   2   2   0     1   0   .286      Wilson lf             6   3   2   1     1   3   .353
Randolph 2b           5   3   2   0     2   1   .260      Washington 2b,ss      5   0   2   0     0   0   .261
Munson c              5   1   0   0     1   0   .302      Otis cf               6   1   1   0     0   0   .304
Piniella rf           7   0   3   4     0   1   .309      Brett 1b,3b           5   1   4   2     1   0   .332
Nettles 3b            6   0   1   1     1   0   .294      Cowens rf             5   1   2   1     1   1   .309
Jones dh              3   1   1   0     0   2   .429      Porter dh             5   2   1   2     0   1   .296
  Spencer ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Wathan c              6   1   3   2     0   0   .244
  Johnson ph,dh       0   0   0   0     1   0   .254      Patek ss              3   0   1   1     0   1   .236
  Johnstone ph,dh     1   0   0   0     0   1   .213        LaCock 1b           2   0   1   0     1   0   .294
Chambliss 1b          5   1   3   2     1   1   .266      Cruz 3b,ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .209
White lf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .183        Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Dent ss               5   0   0   0     0   0   .232        Terrell pr,2b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .364
  Narron ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .211      Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Martin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clay p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               50   8  12   7     7   8             Totals               49   9  17   9     4   6

Time of Game: 4:08   Attendance: 38,025
Left on Base: Yankees 12, Royals 10
DP: Yankees 2, Royals 0
Errors: Cowens, LaCock
Doubles: Jones (2), Randolph (4), Rivers (9), Chambliss (11), Nettles (4), Brett (15), Wathan (4)
Triples: Wathan (2), Brett (9)
Home Runs: Chambliss (8), Porter (7), Wilson (2)
Stolen Bases: Chambliss (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Munson (1), White (3), Washington (2)
GIDP: Porter 2 (7)
Hit by Pitch: Porter (3,by John)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John                    5.1   7   5   5   1   3   1  24   2.23
Burris                  1     4   2   2   0   0   0   6   5.73
Kaat                    2     1   1   1   2   0   0   8   3.06
Davis                   2.2   3   0   0   1   3   0  12   2.84
Clay L(1-2)             1     2   1   1   0   0   1   5   5.45
Totals                 12    17   9   9   4   6   2  55

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura                    6.2   7   7   6   3   5   1  30   5.48
Martin                  0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   7.53
Hrabosky                2.2   2   1   1   1   0   0  12   4.28
Pattin W(3-0)           3     1   0   0   3   3   0  13   3.31
Totals                 13    12   8   7   7   8   1  59

Hit by Pitch: John (2)

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Randolph
grounded out (third to first); Munson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson struck out; Washington grounded out (third to
first); Otis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Royals 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella struck out; Nettles flied out to center;
Jones doubled to left; Chambliss homered [Jones scored]; White
flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Brett walked; Cowens singled to right [Brett to
second]; Porter grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to pitcher) [Brett to third, Cowens out at second]; Wathan
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
2, Royals 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent grounded out (third to first); Rivers singled
to center; Randolph doubled to right [Rivers to third]; Munson
walked; Piniella singled to center [Rivers scored, Randolph
scored, Munson scored (error by Cowens) (unearned) (no RBI),
Piniella to third]; the throw went into the dugout because
Todd Cruz did not cover 3B; Nettles popped to pitcher; Jones
struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek popped to third; Cruz grounded out (shortstop
to first); Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss walked; White popped to second; Chambliss
stole second; Dent flied out to right; Rivers flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Washington grounded out (second to first); Otis
singled to center; Brett grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Otis
to second]; Cowens singled to left [Otis scored]; Porter homered
[Cowens scored]; Wathan singled to right; Patek struck out; 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
flied out to left; Piniella singled to second; Nettles grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals
3.

ROYALS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson
struck out; Washington singled to right; Otis forced Washington
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals
3.

YANKEES 6TH: Jones struck out; Chambliss struck out; White
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett singled to left; Cowens flied out to right;
Porter was hit by a pitch [Brett to second]; BURRIS REPLACED
JOHN (PITCHING); Wathan tripled to right [Brett scored, Porter
scored]; Patek singled to right [Wathan scored, Patek out at
second (center to shortstop)]; Cruz flied out to center; 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals 6.

YANKEES 7TH: BRETT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); LACOCK
REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING 1B); CRUZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
SS); Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers doubled to
right; Randolph walked; Munson grounded out (third to first)
[Rivers to third, Randolph to second]; MARTIN REPLACED GURA
(PITCHING); Piniella singled to center [Rivers scored, Randolph
scored]; Nettles flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 7, Royals 6.

ROYALS 7TH: Wilson singled to right; Washington singled to right
[Wilson to second]; Otis popped to pitcher; KAAT REPLACED BURRIS
(PITCHING); Brett doubled to second [Wilson scored, Washington
to third]; Cowens was walked intentionally; Porter grounded into
a double play (second to first) [Cowens out at second]; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 7, Royals 7.

YANKEES 8TH: SPENCER BATTED FOR JONES; Spencer flied out to
center; Chambliss doubled to right; HRABOSKY REPLACED MARTIN
(PITCHING); White reached on an error by LaCock; Dent flied out
to right; Rivers flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 7, Royals 7.

ROYALS 8TH: Wathan flied out to right; LaCock grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cruz popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 7, Royals 7.

YANKEES 9TH: Randolph singled to left; Munson grounded out
(third to first) [Randolph to second]; Piniella grounded out
(third to first); Nettles doubled to left [Randolph scored];
JOHNSON BATTED FOR SPENCER; Johnson was walked intentionally;
Chambliss flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 8,
Royals 7.

ROYALS 9TH: Wilson walked; Washington out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Wilson to second]; DAVIS REPLACED KAAT
(PITCHING); Otis flied out to center [Wilson to third]; Brett
singled to center [Wilson scored]; Cowens forced Brett (third to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8, Royals 8.

YANKEES 10TH: White flied out to center; Dent flied out to
center; Rivers popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
8, Royals 8.

ROYALS 10TH: Porter struck out; Wathan doubled to right; LaCock
was walked intentionally; BRAUN BATTED FOR CRUZ; Braun forced
LaCock (first to shortstop) [Wathan to third]; TERRELL RAN FOR
BRAUN; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 8,
Royals 8.

YANKEES 11TH: TERRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); WASHINGTON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); PATTIN REPLACED HRABOSKY
(PITCHING); Randolph walked; Munson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Randolph to second]; Piniella flied out to
left; Nettles was walked intentionally; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR
JOHNSON; Johnstone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 8,
Royals 8.

ROYALS 11TH: Washington grounded out (first unassisted); Otis
grounded out (pitcher to first); Brett tripled to center; Cowens
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8, Royals 8.

YANKEES 12TH: Chambliss singled to left; White out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Chambliss to second]; NARRON
BATTED FOR DENT; Narron struck out; Rivers was walked
intentionally; Randolph struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 8, Royals 8.

ROYALS 12TH: STANLEY REPLACED NARRON (PLAYING SS); CLAY REPLACED
DAVIS (PITCHING); Porter flied out to center; Wathan flied out
to right; LaCock singled to second; Terrell forced LaCock
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 8, Royals
8.

YANKEES 13TH: Munson flied out to center; Piniella popped to
shortstop; Nettles flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 8, Royals 8.

ROYALS 13TH: Wilson hit an inside the park homer to left; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 8, Royals 9.