Capping a rally by the Yankees, Oscar Gamble hit a homer in the 10th inning to defeat the Royals, 6-5. The Royals, who had round-trippers by Al Cowens and Darrell Porter, held a 5-2 lead going into the ninth behind the pitching of Craig Chamberlain, but the rookie was removed after Reggie Jackson doubled and scored on a single by Chris Chambliss.

Gary Christenson, who throws lefthanded, took over and Graig Nettles, who bats from the left side, drilled the rookie reliever's first pitch for a homer to tie the score. In the 10th, the Royals brought out Steve Mingori, another southpaw, to face Gamble, who bats lefthanded, and that pitching theory was blasted again with Gamble's winning homer. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Kansas City Royals 5
Game Played on Sunday, September 2, 1979 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Royals       1  0  0    2  0  1    1  0  0    0  -   5 13  0
Yankees      0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  3    1  -   6 11  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             6   1   2   0     0   0   .310      Murcer cf             4   0   2   0     1   0   .257
McRae dh              2   0   1   1     3   0   .284      Randolph 2b           5   1   1   0     0   0   .276
  Barranca pr,dh      1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gamble lf             5   1   3   2     0   0   .363
Brett 3b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .330      Jackson rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .293
Porter c              3   1   1   1     2   0   .300      Chambliss 1b          3   1   1   1     1   0   .277
  Gaudet c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Nettles 3b            4   1   1   2     0   0   .251
LaCock 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Spencer dh            4   1   1   1     0   2   .288
  Wathan ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Stanley ss            3   0   1   0     1   0   .229
Otis cf               5   0   2   0     0   0   .297        Randle pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .184
Cowens rf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .301        Narron c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
White 2b              5   2   3   0     0   1   .251      Gulden c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .155
Washington ss         5   0   1   1     0   0   .250        Piniella ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .306
Chamberlain p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Dent ss             0   0   0   0     0   0   .233
  Christenson p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Quisenberry p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Davis p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   5  13   5     5   2             Totals               36   6  11   6     3   2

Time of Game: 3:03   Attendance: 34,008
Left on Base: Royals 12, Yankees 6
DP: Royals 2, Yankees 0
Errors: Gamble
Doubles: White 2 (24), Otis (22), Jackson (18)
Home Runs: Cowens (9), Porter (17), Spencer (17), Nettles (17), Gamble (12)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (66), Otis (30), Barranca (1), Randolph (28)
Caught Stealing: Washington (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Wathan (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Brett (3)
GIDP: Jackson (15), Randolph (19)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Chamberlain             8     8   4   4   2   2   1  32   2.70
Christenson             0.1   2   1   1   0   0   1   3  15.43
Quisenberry             0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.03
Mingori L(3-3)          0     1   1   1   0   0   1   1   5.79
Totals                  9    11   6   6   3   2   3  39

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter                  6    10   4   4   3   1   1  30   4.94
Kaat                    0.1   2   1   1   0   0   1   3   3.51
Davis                   1.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   6   2.96
Hood                    1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.33
Gossage W(3-2)          1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.95
Totals                 10    13   5   5   5   2   2  47

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Ken Kaiser


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to right; Wilson stole second; McRae
lined to left [Wilson to third]; Brett hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Wilson scored]; Porter walked; LaCock popped to catcher
in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Murcer singled to left; Randolph grounded out
(second to first) [Murcer to second]; Gamble singled to left
[Murcer to third]; Jackson grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Gamble out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowens
singled to center; White singled to left [Cowens to third, White
to second (error by Gamble)]; Washington lined to shortstop;
Wilson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss flied out to center; Nettles flied out to
left; Spencer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
Yankees 0.

ROYALS 3RD: McRae walked; Brett singled [McRae to second];
Porter flied out to center; LaCock flied out to left; Otis
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Stanley popped to catcher in foul territory; Gulden
flied out to right; Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Cowens homered; White doubled to left; Washington
singled to right [White scored]; Washington was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Wilson grounded out (first to
pitcher); McRae walked; Brett struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Randolph singled to left; Randolph stole second;
Gamble singled to right [Randolph scored]; Jackson popped to
second; Chambliss walked [Gamble to second]; Nettles popped to
first; Spencer struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3,
Yankees 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Porter popped to second; LaCock flied out to right;
Otis singled to center; Cowens popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Stanley walked; Gulden lined to left; Murcer
grounded out (first unassisted) [Stanley to second]; Randolph
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 6TH: White doubled to left; On a bunt Washington popped
to catcher in foul territory; Wilson lined to third; McRae
singled to left [White scored]; Brett grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Gamble popped to shortstop; Jackson popped to
second; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 4, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 7TH: KAAT REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Porter homered;
WATHAN BATTED FOR LACOCK; Wathan flied out to left; Otis doubled
to right; DAVIS REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Cowens grounded out
(pitcher to first); Otis stole third; White struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Nettles popped
to second; Spencer homered; Stanley popped to third; Gulden
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5,
Yankees 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Washington lined to first; Wilson grounded out
(first to pitcher); McRae walked; BARRANCA RAN FOR MCRAE;
Barranca stole second; Debut game for German Barranca;
Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 5, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: BARRANCA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Murcer
singled to right; Randolph grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Murcer out at second]; Gamble
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 9TH: HOOD REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Porter walked;
Wathan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Porter to
second]; Otis popped to second; Cowens flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 9TH: GAUDET REPLACED PORTER (PLAYING C ); Jackson
doubled to center; Chambliss singled to right [Jackson scored];
CHRISTENSON REPLACED CHAMBERLAIN (PITCHING); Nettles homered
[Chambliss scored]; Spencer grounded out (second to first);
Stanley singled to left; QUISENBERRY REPLACED CHRISTENSON
(PITCHING); PINIELLA BATTED FOR GULDEN; RANDLE RAN FOR STANLEY;
Piniella grounded out (second to first) [Randle to second];
Murcer was walked intentionally; Randolph grounded out (third to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 5.

ROYALS 10TH: NARRON REPLACED RANDLE (PLAYING C ); DENT REPLACED
PINIELLA (PLAYING SS); GOSSAGE REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); White
flied out to left; Washington lined to center; Wilson singled to
left; Barranca popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 5.

YANKEES 10TH: MINGORI REPLACED QUISENBERRY (PITCHING); Gamble
homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Yankees 6.