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Checking the Yankees on five hits, Larry Gura pitched the Royals to a 3-1 victory. The Royals scored in the first inning when Amos Otis, aboard via a fielder's choice, stole second and came home on a single by George Brett. A double by Willie Wilson added a run in the fourth and a sacrifice fly by George Brett closed out the Royals' scoring in the seventh. [The Sporting News] Kansas City Royals 3, New York Yankees 1Game Played on Wednesday, August 22, 1979 (Night game) at Royals StadiumYankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 5 0 Royals 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 x - 3 9 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randolph 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .274 Wilson lf 4 1 2 1 1 0 .296 Murcer cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 McRae dh 4 0 1 0 1 1 .271 Piniella lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .309 Otis cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .288 Randle lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .176 Brett 3b 3 0 2 2 0 0 .333 Jackson rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .299 Porter c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .295 Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .276 LaCock 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .283 Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .248 Cowens rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .297 White dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .197 White 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .246 Dent ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Patek ss 1 0 1 0 1 0 .252 Gulden c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .108 Washington pr,ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .257 Spencer ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .280 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Narron c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 Beattie 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 Totals 32 1 5 1 1 4 Totals 31 3 9 3 5 3 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 34,400 Left on Base: Yankees 5, Royals 11 DP: Yankees 0, Royals 0 Doubles: Wilson 2 (13) Stolen Bases: Otis 2 (28), White (20) Sacrifice Hits: Cowens (1) Sacrifice Flies: Brett (2) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Beattie L(3-5) 6 7 3 3 5 3 0 30 5.14 Kaat 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.12 Davis 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.17 Totals 8 9 3 3 5 3 0 38 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gura W(9-9) 9 5 1 1 1 4 0 33 4.52 Totals 9 5 1 1 1 4 0 33 Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Fred Spenn YANKEES 1ST: Randolph lined to shortstop; Murcer flied out to right; Piniella popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson flied out to left; McRae walked; Otis forced McRae (third to second); Otis stole second; Brett singled to center [Otis scored]; Porter flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 1. YANKEES 2ND: Jackson flied out to center; Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 2ND: RANDLE REPLACED PINIELLA (PLAYING LF); LaCock flied out to right; Cowens grounded out (second to first); White walked; White stole second; Patek walked; Wilson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 1. YANKEES 3RD: White grounded out (third to first); Dent flied out to left; Gulden popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 3RD: McRae was called out on strikes; Otis struck out; Brett singled to right; Porter flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 1. YANKEES 4TH: Randolph walked; Murcer popped to third in foul territory; Randle lined to left; Jackson lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 4TH: LaCock flied out to left; Cowens singled to left; White flied out to center; Patek singled to left [Cowens to third]; Wilson doubled to left [Cowens scored, Patek to third]; WASHINGTON RAN FOR PATEK; McRae grounded out (pitcher to first); Fred Patek sprained right ankle running bases; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 2. YANKEES 5TH: WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Chambliss flied out to right; Nettles popped to first in foul territory; White singled to left; Dent flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 5TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); Brett flied out to center; Porter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 2. YANKEES 6TH: Gulden flied out to left; Randolph flied out to right; Murcer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 6TH: LaCock singled to left; Cowens out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [LaCock to second]; White flied out to center; Washington flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 2. YANKEES 7TH: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson struck out; Chambliss singled to center; Nettles lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 7TH: Wilson walked; McRae singled to left [Wilson to second]; Otis walked [Wilson to third, McRae to second]; KAAT REPLACED BEATTIE (PITCHING); Brett hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wilson scored, McRae to third]; Porter popped to shortstop; Otis stole second; LaCock grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 3. YANKEES 8TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Dent flied out to left; SPENCER BATTED FOR GULDEN; Spencer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 3. ROYALS 8TH: NARRON REPLACED SPENCER (PLAYING C ); Cowens flied out to right; White grounded out (second to first); Washington singled to center; Wilson doubled to right [Washington to third]; DAVIS REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 3. YANKEES 9TH: Randolph singled to left; Murcer singled to center [Randolph to second]; Randle singled to left [Randolph scored, Murcer to second]; Jackson struck out; Chambliss flied out to left; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 3. |
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