Spacing seven hits, Larry Gura pitched the Royals to a 7-0 whitewashing of the Yankees. Kansas City took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Willie Aikens and put the game on ice with a four-run outburst in the seventh on an RBI single by John Wathan, run-scoring single by George Brett and two-run double by Hal McRae. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 7, New York Yankees 0
Game Played on Monday, May       17, 1982 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  1
Royals       1  0  1    0  1  0    4  0  x  -   7 13  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           3   0   2   0     1   0   .321      Wilson lf             5   2   3   0     0   1   .400
Piniella rf           4   0   3   0     0   0   .364      Wathan c              5   2   2   2     0   0   .307
Winfield lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Brett 3b              5   1   3   2     0   0   .313
Balboni 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Aikens 1b             4   0   0   1     0   2   .232
Hobson dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .333      Otis cf               1   1   0   0     3   0   .322
Smalley 3b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .226      McRae dh              4   0   2   2     0   1   .331
Foote c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .120      Martin rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .288
Collins cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .247      White 2b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .298
Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .159      Pryor ss              4   1   1   0     0   2   .354
Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   0   7   0     1   5             Totals               36   7  13   7     3   8

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 38,955
Left on Base: Yankees 8, Royals 9
DP: Yankees 1, Royals 0
Errors: Smalley
Doubles: Hobson (2), Pryor (4), Wilson (2), McRae (11)
Triples: Wilson (2)
Stolen Bases: Otis (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Aikens (1)
GIDP: Aikens (3)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson L(4-4)         6     9   5   5   2   5   0  29   5.06
Rawley                  1     3   2   2   1   3   0   8   2.86
Gossage                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.13
Totals                  8    13   7   7   3   8   0  40

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura W(4-1)             9     7   0   0   1   5   0  35   4.17
Totals                  9     7   0   0   1   5   0  35

Wild Pitches: Rawley (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Ted Hendry


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph flied out to right; Piniella singled to
right; Winfield forced Piniella (shortstop to second); Balboni
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to center; Wathan forced Wilson
(second to shortstop); Brett singled to right [Wathan to third];
Aikens lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Wathan scored];
Otis walked [Brett to second]; McRae struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Hobson doubled to left; Smalley struck out; Foote
flied out to right; Collins flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Martin flied out to right; White grounded out
(pitcher to first); Pryor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Royals 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent made an out to first; Randolph walked;
Piniella singled to left [Randolph to second]; Winfield flied
out to left; Balboni forced Piniella (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Wilson tripled to right; Wathan grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Wilson scored]; Brett flied out to left;
Aikens made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Royals 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Hobson grounded out (second to first); Smalley
grounded out (third to first); Foote struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis walked; Otis stole second; McRae flied out to
right; Martin struck out; White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Collins flied out to left; Dent flied out to right;
Randolph singled to right; Piniella lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Pryor doubled to right; Wilson grounded out (third
to first); Wathan made an out to second; Brett singled to right
[Pryor scored]; Aikens was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Winfield popped to first in foul territory; Balboni
flied out to left; Hobson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis flied out to right; McRae singled to left;
Martin made an out to second; White singled to center [McRae to
second]; Pryor popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Smalley struck out; Foote grounded out (pitcher to
first); Collins made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Wilson doubled to left; Wathan singled [Wilson
scored, Wathan to second (on throw to home)]; RAWLEY REPLACED
ERICKSON (PITCHING); Brett singled [Wathan scored]; Rawley threw
a wild pitch [Brett to second]; Aikens struck out; Otis was
walked intentionally; McRae doubled to left [Brett scored, Otis
scored]; Martin reached on an error by Smalley; White singled
[McRae to third, Martin to second]; Pryor struck out; Wilson
struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 7.

YANKEES 8TH: Dent made an out to shortstop; Randolph singled to
left; Piniella singled to left [Randolph to second]; Winfield
flied out to right; Balboni struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, Royals 7.

ROYALS 8TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); Wathan singled;
Brett lined to shortstop; Aikens grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Wathan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 7.

YANKEES 9TH: Hobson struck out; Smalley singled to center; Foote
popped to catcher in foul territory; Collins flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 7.