A seven-run explosion in the seventh inning secured a 10-4 victory for the Yankees over the Royals. The Yankees sent 11 batters to the plate, collecting six hits and three walks against three Royal pitchers. New York Yankees 10, Kansas City Royals 4Game Played on Sunday, June 10, 1979 (Day game) at Royals StadiumYankees 0 0 2 1 0 0 7 0 0 - 10 11 0 Royals 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 10 3 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 3 1 0 1 1 0 .282 Wilson cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .340 Beniquez cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Braun lf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .325 White lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .188 Otis dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .303 Johnstone lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Brett 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .332 Randolph 2b 5 1 2 2 0 0 .263 Porter c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .297 Piniella rf 5 0 1 2 0 0 .305 Quirk c 1 1 1 0 0 0 .400 Nettles 3b 4 2 2 1 0 1 .298 Cowens rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .315 Jones dh 3 1 1 0 0 0 .400 LaCock 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .288 Spencer ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Washington 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .261 Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .266 Cruz ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .196 Johnson c 1 1 1 0 0 0 .266 Poquette ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Narron c 3 1 0 1 0 0 .182 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dent ss 4 2 2 1 0 0 .238 Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 10 11 9 2 1 Totals 35 4 10 4 2 3 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 41,095 Left on Base: Yankees 3, Royals 6 DP: Yankees 2, Royals 0 Errors: Washington, Cruz 2 Doubles: Dent (5), Nettles (5), Piniella (8), Otis (15), Porter (8), Cowens (3) Home Runs: Nettles (11), Braun (2) Caught Stealing: White (1) GIDP: Otis (5), Cowens (4) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant W(2-2) 8 9 4 4 2 2 1 33 5.13 Burris 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 5.56 Totals 9 10 4 4 2 3 1 37 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Mingori L(0-1) 6 7 6 4 0 1 1 25 4.34 Martin 0.1 3 4 4 2 0 0 6 9.82 Rodriguez 2.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 4.34 Totals 9 11 10 8 2 1 1 40 Passed Balls: Narron (1) Wild Pitches: Rodriguez (4) Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Ted Hendry YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied out to center; White singled to third; White was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Randolph flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson popped to pitcher; Braun singled to right; Otis grounded into a double play (second to first) [Braun out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella popped to first; Nettles struck out; Jones popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Brett flied out to left; Porter flied out to center; Cowens singled to center; LaCock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. YANKEES 3RD: Chambliss flied out to left; Johnson singled to shortstop; Dent doubled to left [Johnson scored, Dent to third (error by Cruz)]; Cliff Johnson injured last two fingers on right hand in head first slide while scoring; Rivers reached on an error by Cruz [Dent scored (unearned) (RBI), Rivers to second]; White grounded out (second to first) [Rivers to third]; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: NARRON REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING C ); Washington popped to third; Cruz popped to third; Wilson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0. YANKEES 4TH: Piniella popped to catcher; Nettles doubled to center; Jones flied out to center [Nettles to third]; Chambliss reached on an error by Washington [Nettles scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Chambliss was picked off first (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: Braun homered; Otis doubled to left; Brett popped to shortstop; Porter doubled to right [Otis scored]; Narron allowed a passed ball [Porter to third]; Cowens struck out; LaCock walked; Washington popped to third; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 2. YANKEES 5TH: Narron grounded out (first unassisted); Dent flied out to left; Rivers popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 5TH: Cruz struck out; Wilson grounded out (second to first); Braun singled to right; Otis forced Braun (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 2. YANKEES 6TH: White flied out to left; Randolph grounded out (second to first); Piniella popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 6TH: Brett singled to right; Porter forced Brett (first to shortstop); Cowens grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to shortstop to first) [Porter out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 2. YANKEES 7TH: Nettles homered; Jones singled to left; Chambliss singled to right [Jones to third]; MARTIN REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Narron forced Chambliss (first to shortstop) [Jones scored]; Dent singled to center [Narron to second]; Rivers walked [Narron to third, Dent to second]; White walked [Narron scored, Dent to third, Rivers to second]; Randolph singled to right [Dent scored, Rivers scored, White to third]; Piniella doubled to left [White scored, Randolph scored]; RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Rodriguez threw a wild pitch [Piniella to third]; Nettles reached on a fielder's choice [Piniella out at home (shortstop to third)]; SPENCER BATTED FOR JONES; Spencer flied out to right; 7 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 10, Royals 2. ROYALS 7TH: SPENCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BENIQUEZ REPLACED RIVERS (PLAYING CF); JOHNSTONE REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING LF); LaCock grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington flied out to left; Cruz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 10, Royals 2. YANKEES 8TH: Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); Narron flied out to left; Dent popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 10, Royals 2. ROYALS 8TH: Wilson flied out to center; Braun popped to catcher; Otis popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 10, Royals 2. YANKEES 9TH: QUIRK REPLACED PORTER (PLAYING C ); Beniquez popped to third; Johnstone grounded out (pitcher to first); Randolph singled to right; Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 10, Royals 2. ROYALS 9TH: Brett walked; Quirk singled to left [Brett to second]; Cowens doubled to left [Brett scored, Quirk to third]; BURRIS REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); LaCock popped to shortstop; Washington singled to center [Quirk scored, Cowens to third]; POQUETTE BATTED FOR CRUZ; Poquette struck out; Wilson grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 10, Royals 4. |
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