NYA @ KCA

October 07, 1977

Final Score: NYA 2 - KCA 6

Game Information

Ballpark
Kauffman Stadium
Attendance
41,285
Game Duration
139 minutes
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
Dennis Leonard
Losing Pitcher
Mike Torrez

Umpires

Home Plate
Jim McKean
First Base
Marty Springstead
Second Base
Nick Bremigan
Third Base
Bill Deegan

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
64°F
Sky
Night

Line Score

NYA @ KCA — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NYA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 1
KCA 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 x 6 12 1

NYA Batting

NYA @ KCA — NYA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Chris Chambliss 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Bucky Dent 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Reggie Jackson 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cliff Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Sparky Lyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Thurman Munson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Graig Nettles 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Lou Piniella 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333
Willie Randolph 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mickey Rivers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Fred Stanley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mike Torrez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Roy White 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .500
Team Totals 31 2 4 1 1 4 3 0 0 0 .129

KCA Batting

NYA @ KCA — KCA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
George Brett 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Al Cowens 4 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Lahoud 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dennis Leonard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
John Mayberry 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Hal McRae 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .500
Amos Otis 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .500
Freddie Patek 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Tom Poquette 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Darrell Porter 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750
John Wathan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Frank White 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250
Joe Zdeb 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 33 6 12 6 2 2 4 0 0 2 .364

NYA Pitching

NYA @ KCA — NYA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Sparky Lyle - 2.1 4 1 1 0 1 0 3.86
Mike Torrez (L) L 5.2 8 5 5 2 1 0 7.94
Team Totals 8.0 12 6 6 2 2 0 6.75

KCA Pitching

NYA @ KCA — KCA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Dennis Leonard (W) W 9.0 4 2 1 1 4 0 1.00
Team Totals 9.0 4 2 1 1 4 0 1.00

New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals, October 7, 1977

On October 7, 1977, the Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Yankees 6-2 at Kauffman Stadium in the League Championship Series. Retrosheet records attendance of 41,285, a running time of 139 minutes, and a night start for this game. The weather notes give 64 degrees and night skies. The New York Yankees' runs came one at a time, in the fifth and ninth. The Kansas City Royals scored in the second, third, fifth, sixth, and seventh innings, with the biggest frame a 2-run sixth. Hits were 4 for the New York Yankees and 12 for the Kansas City Royals, with 1 and 1 errors. Dennis Leonard was the winning pitcher, allowing 1 earned run on 4 hits in 9.0 innings. The loss was charged to Mike Torrez after 5.2 innings and 5 runs. Roy White led the New York Yankees at the plate: 2 for 4 and 2 doubles. The Kansas City Royals' top hitter was Darrell Porter, 3 for 4. Amos Otis drove in 2 for the Kansas City Royals. The home-plate umpire was Jim McKean.

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