NYA @ KCA
Final Score: NYA 5 - KCA 3
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Kauffman Stadium
- Attendance
- 41,133
- Game Duration
- 184 minutes
- Day/Night
- Night
- Winning Pitcher
- Sparky Lyle
- Losing Pitcher
- Dennis Leonard
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Nick Bremigan
- First Base
- Bill Deegan
- Second Base
- Jerry Neudecker
- Third Base
- Marty Springstead
Weather & Field Conditions
- Temperature
- 61°F
- Sky
- Night
- Wind Speed
- 12 mph
Line Score
NYA Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Blair | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Chris Chambliss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bucky Dent | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Ron Guidry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Reggie Jackson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Cliff Johnson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Sparky Lyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Thurman Munson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Graig Nettles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Lou Piniella | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Willie Randolph | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Mickey Rivers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
| 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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
KCA Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Bird | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| George Brett | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Al Cowens | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Larry Gura | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Pete LaCock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Dennis Leonard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mark Littell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Hal McRae | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 |
| Steve Mingori | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Amos Otis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Freddie Patek | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Darrell Porter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Cookie Rojas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Paul Splittorff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| John Wathan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Frank White | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .294 |
NYA Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Guidry | - | 2.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.57 |
| Sparky Lyle (W) | W | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mike Torrez | - | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 | |
KCA Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Bird | - | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Larry Gura | - | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dennis Leonard (L) | L | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mark Littell | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Steve Mingori | - | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Paul Splittorff | - | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.57 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.00 | |
New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals, October 9, 1977
The New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 at Kauffman Stadium on October 9, 1977 in the League Championship Series. The information panel shows attendance of 41,133, a game time of 184 minutes, and a night start. Conditions were recorded as 61 degrees and night skies. The New York Yankees' runs came in the third, eighth, and ninth innings, 3 of them in the ninth. The Kansas City Royals' runs came in the first and third innings, 2 of them in the first. The New York Yankees had 10 hits and the Kansas City Royals 10, with 0 and 1 errors. Sparky Lyle was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 1 hit in 1.1 innings. The loss was charged to Dennis Leonard after 0.0 innings and 2 runs. The New York Yankees' pitching table lists Ron Guidry, Sparky Lyle, and Mike Torrez. The Kansas City Royals' pitching table lists Doug Bird, Larry Gura, Dennis Leonard, Mark Littell, and Steve Mingori. Mickey Rivers led the New York Yankees at the plate: 2 for 5 and 1 RBI. For the Kansas City Royals, Hal McRae went 3 for 4 and 1 double. Al Cowens drove in 2 for the Kansas City Royals. Behind the plate was umpire Nick Bremigan.
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