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October 6, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Royals 5 10 1
Yankees 6 10 0
Top 9 R H E
Royals 5 10 1
Yankees 6 10 0

Hal McRae Postseason Stats

  Game Postseason
Average .000 .222
OBP .000 .333
At Bats 4 9
Hits 0 2
• Singles 0 2
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 1

Rich Gossage Postseason Stats

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0 0 0
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Yankee Stadium - October 6, 1978
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Out
Rich Gossage
Thurman Munson
Chris Chambliss
Fred Stanley
Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
Gary Thomasson
Paul Blair
Lou Piniella
Hal McRae

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 5 10 1 6
New York Yankees 6 10 0 2
Winning Pitcher Rich Gossage
Losing Pitcher Doug Bird
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Thurman Munson
Attendance 55,445
Time of Game 2 hours 13 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Gary Thomasson now playing left field. Steve Braun pinch hits for Frank White. Braun strikes out.
Bottom 8 Piniella strikes out.
Bottom 8 Al Hrabosky now pitching. Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Doug Bird now pitching. Munson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Willie Wilson now playing left field. Blair hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 The ball gets by Munson for a passed ball. Cowens moves to second.
Top 8 Willie Wilson pinch runs for Clint Hurdle. Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to second for the out. Porter scores.
Top 8 Hurdle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Porter moves to third.
Top 8 LaCock strikes out.
Top 8 Porter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Otis scores.
Top 8 Otis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Piniella. Otis reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Dent hits a fly ball into left field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gossage fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rich Gossage now pitching. White hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nettles for the out.
Bottom 6 Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Munson moves to third.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. White moves to third.
Bottom 6 White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Patek strikes out.
Top 6 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hurdle strikes out.
Top 6 LaCock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Blair who is chasing the ball. LaCock reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Dent hits a fly ball into left field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Stanley strikes out.
Bottom 5 Chambliss hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Porter for the out.
Top 5 Otis strikes out.
Top 5 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Brett hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Nettles hits a fly ball towards left. Hurdle catches it and throws to home to double up Piniella.
Bottom 4 Piniella hits a line drive to left field. Hurdle throws towards Patek. Patek fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Patek. Jackson goes all the way around to score. Piniella moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Munson scores.
Bottom 4 Munson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Munson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 There goes Patek. The throw from Munson and he is out, Dent applying the tag.
Top 4 White hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Patek takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Paul Blair now playing center field. Cowens hits a line drive into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Paul Blair pinch hits for Mickey Rivers. Blair hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dent hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Stanley strikes out.
Top 3 Hurdle strikes out.
Top 3 LaCock takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Porter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Piniella. Porter reaches second base with a double. Otis moves to third.
Top 3 Otis takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 McRae strikes out.
Top 3 Brett hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hunter fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Hurdle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Piniella hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jackson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Patek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hurdle hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. LaCock moves to third.
Top 2 LaCock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivers. LaCock reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Munson hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Rivers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Porter hits a fly ball towards center. Rivers catches it and throws to third to double up Otis.
Top 1 There goes Otis. The throw from Munson and he is safe. Otis steals second.
Top 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Brett hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.