NYA @ KCA

October 03, 1978

Final Score: NYA 7 - KCA 1

Game Information

Ballpark
Kauffman Stadium
Attendance
41,143
Game Duration
177 minutes
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
Jim Beattie
Losing Pitcher
Dennis Leonard
Save
Ken Clay

Umpires

Home Plate
Lou DiMuro
First Base
Rich Garcia
Second Base
Ron Luciano
Third Base
Bill Kunkel

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
68°F
Sky
Night
Wind Speed
8 mph

Line Score

NYA @ KCA — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NYA 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 7 16 0
KCA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2

NYA Batting

NYA @ KCA — NYA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Jim Beattie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Paul Blair 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Chris Chambliss 5 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .400
Ken Clay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bucky Dent 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Brian Doyle 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Reggie Jackson 3 2 3 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.000
Thurman Munson 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Graig Nettles 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .400
Lou Piniella 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Mickey Rivers 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Roy White 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Team Totals 43 7 16 7 3 3 2 1 1 0 .372

KCA Batting

NYA @ KCA — 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
Steve Braun 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
George Brett 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Al Cowens 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Al Hrabosky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Clint Hurdle 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pete LaCock 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Dennis Leonard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hal McRae 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Steve Mingori 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Amos Otis 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 .000
Freddie Patek 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Tom Poquette 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Darrell Porter 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Frank White 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 28 1 2 1 8 5 1 0 0 2 .071

NYA Pitching

NYA @ KCA — NYA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jim Beattie (W) W 5.1 2 1 1 5 3 0 1.69
Ken Clay (SV) SV 3.2 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 2 1 1 8 5 0 1.00

KCA Pitching

NYA @ KCA — KCA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Doug Bird - 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Al Hrabosky - 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 27.00
Dennis Leonard (L) L 4.0 9 3 3 0 2 0 6.75
Steve Mingori - 3.2 5 3 3 3 0 0 7.36
Team Totals 9.0 16 7 7 3 3 1 7.00

New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals, October 3, 1978

On October 3, 1978, the New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals 7-1 at Kauffman Stadium, a League Championship Series game. The 7-1 final was one-sided. Retrosheet records attendance of 41,143, a running time of 177 minutes, and a night start for this game. The weather notes give 68 degrees and night skies. The New York Yankees' runs came in the second, third, fifth, and eighth innings, 3 of them in the eighth. The Kansas City Royals' only run came in the sixth inning. Hits were 16 for the New York Yankees and 2 for the Kansas City Royals, with 0 and 2 errors. Jim Beattie was the winning pitcher, allowing 1 earned run on 2 hits in 5.1 innings. Dennis Leonard took the loss after 4.0 innings and 3 runs. The save went to Ken Clay. The Kansas City Royals used Doug Bird, Al Hrabosky, Dennis Leonard, and Steve Mingori on the mound. For the New York Yankees, Reggie Jackson went 3 for 3, 1 home run, 1 double, and 3 RBI. Lou DiMuro worked home plate.

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