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The Royals moved into first place in the West division with an 8-3 triumph over the Yankees as Larry Gura yielded seven hits in his route-going performance. Darrell Porter triggered the attack with a three-run homer in the first inning. Kansas City Royals 8, New York Yankees 3Game Played on Thursday, August 30, 1979 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium IRoyals 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 8 14 1
Yankees 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 3 7 1
Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Wilson lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .309 Randolph 2b 3 0 2 1 1 0 .276
McRae dh 4 1 2 0 1 0 .281 Randle cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .184
Otis cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .295 Piniella lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .305
Brett 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .334 Jackson rf 2 0 0 0 2 1 .292
Porter c 4 2 2 3 1 1 .298 Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278
Cowens rf 3 1 1 1 0 1 .300 Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .251
LaCock 1b 2 2 2 1 0 0 .279 Scott dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .245
Wathan ph,1b 2 0 1 1 0 0 .224 Dent ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 .236
White 2b 4 0 3 2 0 0 .248 Gulden c 2 1 0 0 1 0 .160
Washington ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .253 White ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .202
Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kaat p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 8 14 8 2 3 Totals 31 3 7 3 4 2
Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 30,717
Left on Base: Royals 6, Yankees 6
DP: Royals 1, Yankees 1
Errors: Porter, Dent
Doubles: Cowens (16), Dent (14), Randolph (13)
Triples: LaCock (4), Scott (4)
Home Runs: Porter (16)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (65)
Caught Stealing: White (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Washington (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Cowens (6), Dent (8)
GIDP: Wathan (6), Randle (1)
Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Gura W(10-9) 9 7 3 3 4 2 0 36 4.45
Totals 9 7 3 3 4 2 0 36
Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Tiant L(10-8) 3 9 6 6 1 1 1 17 4.09
Hood 3 4 2 1 1 1 0 15 3.30
Kaat 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.93
Totals 9 14 8 7 2 3 1 41
Passed Balls: Porter (12)
Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Rocky Roe
ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); McRae singled
to right; Otis singled to left [McRae to second]; Brett popped
to catcher in foul territory; Porter homered [McRae scored, Otis
scored]; Cowens struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3,
Yankees 0.
YANKEES 1ST: Randolph singled to right; Randle popped to second;
Piniella grounded out (second to first) [Randolph to second];
Jackson walked; Chambliss singled to left [Randolph to third,
Jackson to second]; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Royals 3, Yankees 0.
ROYALS 2ND: LaCock tripled to left; White singled to center
[LaCock scored]; White was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Washington grounded out (second to first); Wilson
singled to right; Wilson stole second; McRae walked; Otis forced
McRae (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 4,
Yankees 0.
YANKEES 2ND: Scott lined to left; Dent flied out to center;
Gulden flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 4,
Yankees 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Brett flied out to left; Porter popped to third;
Cowens doubled to right; LaCock singled to right [Cowens scored,
LaCock to second (on throw to home)]; White singled to center
[LaCock scored, White out at second (center to second)]; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Yankees 0.
YANKEES 3RD: Randolph flied out to center; Randle flied out to
right; Piniella singled to right; Jackson grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Yankees 0.
ROYALS 4TH: HOOD REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Washington grounded
out (shortstop to first); Wilson grounded out (second to first);
McRae lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Yankees 0.
YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss flied out to right; Nettles popped to
shortstop; Scott flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 6, Yankees 0.
ROYALS 5TH: Otis lined to first; Brett grounded out (first
unassisted); Porter walked; Cowens reached on an error by Dent
[Porter to second]; WATHAN BATTED FOR LACOCK; Wathan singled to
left [Porter scored (unearned), Cowens to third]; White lined to
left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Yankees 0.
YANKEES 5TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Dent doubled to
left; Porter allowed a passed ball [Dent to third]; Gulden
walked; Randolph doubled to left [Dent scored, Gulden to third];
Randle singled to left [Gulden scored, Randolph out at home
(left to catcher), Randle to second (error by Porter)]; Piniella
flied out to left; Jackson walked; Chambliss popped to catcher;
2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Yankees 2.
ROYALS 6TH: Washington popped to first in foul territory; Wilson
grounded out (second to first); McRae singled to left; Otis
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 7, Yankees 2.
YANKEES 6TH: Nettles popped to third in foul territory; Scott
flied out to right; Dent grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Yankees 2.
ROYALS 7TH: Brett singled to left; Porter singled to right
[Brett to third]; KAAT REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Cowens hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Brett scored]; Wathan grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Porter out at second]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Yankees 2.
YANKEES 7TH: Gulden grounded out (second to first); Randolph
walked; Randle grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Randolph out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 8, Yankees 2.
ROYALS 8TH: White singled to right; Washington out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [White to second]; Wilson
lined to left; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Yankees 2.
YANKEES 8TH: Piniella flied out to right; Jackson was called out
on strikes; Chambliss flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 8, Yankees 2.
ROYALS 9TH: Otis flied out to right; Brett grounded out
(shortstop to first); Porter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 8, Yankees 2.
YANKEES 9TH: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Scott
tripled to left; Dent hit a sacrifice fly to center [Scott
scored]; WHITE BATTED FOR GULDEN; White grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Yankees 3.
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