NYA @ KCA
Final Score: NYA 2 - KCA 7
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Kauffman Stadium
- Attendance
- 42,598
- Game Duration
- 180 minutes
- Day/Night
- Day
- Winning Pitcher
- Larry Gura
- Losing Pitcher
- Ron Guidry
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Steve Palermo
- First Base
- Joe Brinkman
- Second Base
- Larry McCoy
- Third Base
- Bill Haller
Weather & Field Conditions
- Temperature
- 87°F
- Wind Speed
- 7 mph
Line Score
NYA Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Rick Cerone | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Ron Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bucky Dent | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Ron Guidry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Reggie Jackson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Lou Piniella | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Willie Randolph | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Eric Soderholm | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Tom Underwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bob Watson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .278 |
KCA Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Aikens | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| George Brett | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 |
| Larry Gura | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Clint Hurdle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Pete LaCock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Hal McRae | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Amos Otis | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Darrell Porter | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| U. L. Washington | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| John Wathan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Frank White | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .750 |
| Willie Wilson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .312 |
NYA Pitching
KCA Pitching
New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals, October 8, 1980
On October 8, 1980, the Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Yankees 7-2 at Kauffman Stadium in a League Championship Series game. Retrosheet records a crowd of 42,598, a running time of 180 minutes, and a day start for this game. Conditions were recorded as 87 degrees. The New York Yankees scored 2 in the second and nowhere else. The Kansas City Royals' runs came in the second, third, seventh, and eighth innings, 2 of them in the second. The New York Yankees had 10 hits and the Kansas City Royals 10, with 1 and 0 errors. Larry Gura was the winning pitcher, allowing 2 earned runs on 10 hits in 9.0 innings. Ron Guidry took the loss after 3.0 innings and 4 runs. The New York Yankees' pitching table lists Ron Davis, Ron Guidry, and Tom Underwood. The New York Yankees' top hitter was Bob Watson, 2 for 4 and 1 double. The New York Yankees got more home runs from Rick Cerone and Lou Piniella. The Kansas City Royals' top hitter was Frank White, 3 for 4, 1 double, and 2 RBI. The Kansas City Royals got another home run from George Brett. The home-plate umpire was Steve Palermo.
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