KCA @ NYA
Final Score: KCA 4 - NYA 2
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Yankee Stadium I
- Attendance
- 56,588
- Game Duration
- 179 minutes
- Day/Night
- Night
- Winning Pitcher
- Dan Quisenberry
- Losing Pitcher
- Rich Gossage
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Larry McCoy
- First Base
- Bill Haller
- Second Base
- Ken Kaiser
- Third Base
- George Maloney
Weather & Field Conditions
- Sky
- Night
- Precipitation
- Rain
Line Score
KCA Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Aikens | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 |
| George Brett | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Clint Hurdle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Hal McRae | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Amos Otis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Darrell Porter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Dan Quisenberry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Paul Splittorff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| U. L. Washington | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| John Wathan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Frank White | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Willie Wilson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
NYA Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Rick Cerone | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Bucky Dent | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Oscar Gamble | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Rich Gossage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Reggie Jackson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Tommy John | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joe Lefebvre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Graig Nettles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Lou Piniella | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Willie Randolph | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Eric Soderholm | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jim Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tom Underwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bob Watson | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .750 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
KCA Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Quisenberry (W) | W | 3.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Paul Splittorff | - | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.69 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.00 | |
NYA Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Gossage (L) | L | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 54.00 |
| Tommy John | - | 6.2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2.70 |
| Tom Underwood | - | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4.00 | |
Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees, October 10, 1980
This box score records a 4-2 win for the Kansas City Royals over the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium I, October 10, 1980, a League Championship Series game. Retrosheet records attendance of 56,588, a game time of 179 minutes, and a night start for this game. Conditions were recorded as night skies. The Kansas City Royals scored in the fifth and seventh innings, with the biggest frame a 3-run seventh. All of the New York Yankees scoring came in one inning, 2 runs in the sixth. The Kansas City Royals had 12 hits and the New York Yankees 8, with 1 and 0 errors. Dan Quisenberry was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 3 hits in 3.2 innings. The loss was charged to Rich Gossage after 0.1 innings and 2 runs. The New York Yankees' pitching table lists Rich Gossage, Tommy John, and Tom Underwood. The Kansas City Royals' top hitter was Willie Aikens, 3 for 4. George Brett drove in 3 for the Kansas City Royals. George Brett and Frank White also homered for the Kansas City Royals. The New York Yankees' top hitter was Bob Watson, 3 for 4 and 1 double. The home-plate umpire was Larry McCoy.
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