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May 14, 1978

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Yankees 7 10 1
Royals 9 12 3
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Yankees 7 11 1
Royals 9 12 3

Reggie Jackson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .298
OBP .500 .341
At Bats 3 114
Hits 1 34
• Singles 1 24
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 7
Walks 1 6
RBI’s 1 20

Doug Bird Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 1
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Royals Stadium - May 14, 1978
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Single
Doug Bird
Darrell Porter
Clint Hurdle
Frank White
Al Cowens
Freddie Patek
Willie Wilson
Amos Otis
Joe Zdeb
Reggie Jackson
Willie Randolph
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Randolph moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Munson hits a line drive towards short. Patek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Randolph takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Rivers 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 7 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lyle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Porter scores. Otis moves to third.
Bottom 7 Patek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. Hurdle scores. Porter moves to third. Otis moves to second.
Bottom 7 Otis is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Porter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Porter reaches second base with a double. McRae scores. Hurdle moves to third.
Bottom 7 Hurdle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McRae moves to third.
Bottom 7 Cowens hits a line drive towards third. Nettles reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Fred Stanley now playing shortstop. McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Doug Bird now pitching. Jim Spencer pinch hits for Bucky Dent. Spencer is called out on strikes.
Top 7 White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chambliss moves to second.
Top 7 Nettles strikes out.
Top 7 Chambliss is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Joe Zdeb now playing right field. Piniella is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Joe Zdeb pinch hits for Tom Poquette. Zdeb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Otis scores. White moves to second.
Bottom 6 White bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Otis moves to third. Patek moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 6 Patek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Otis moves to second.
Bottom 6 Otis takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Jackson strikes out.
Top 6 Munson hits a fly ball towards center field. Otis fields the ball and throws to first. Hurdle drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Hurdle. Dent tags and scores. Randolph tags and moves to second.
Top 6 Randolph hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dent moves to third.
Top 6 Rivers bunts towards the mound. Gura fields it and throws to first for the out. Dent moves to second.
Top 6 Dent hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Sparky Lyle now pitching. Porter hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hurdle hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Jackson fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Jackson. Wilson scores. McRae goes all the way around to score. Hurdle moves to third.
Bottom 5 Cowens hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields it and throws to second for the out. Wilson moves to third.
Bottom 5 Poquette takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Larry Gura now pitching. White hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Nettles hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Poquette fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Poquette. Piniella scores. Chambliss goes all the way around to score. Nettles moves to third.
Top 5 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Patek. Jackson scores. Piniella moves to third.
Top 5 Piniella takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There goes Jackson. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Jackson steals second.
Top 5 Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Randolph scores.
Top 5 Munson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Randolph moves to third.
Top 5 Randolph hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Randolph reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Rivers hits a popup towards third. Cowens settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 White hits a fly ball into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Patek hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Otis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Porter moves to second.
Bottom 4 Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cowens scores.
Bottom 4 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hurdle for the out. McRae scores. Cowens moves to third.
Bottom 4 Cowens hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Cowens reaches second base with a double. McRae moves to third.
Bottom 4 McRae hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rivers. McRae reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cowens fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Poquette strikes out.
Bottom 3 Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Chambliss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Munson scores. Jackson scores. There goes Piniella trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 3 Piniella takes first base on ball four. Munson moves to third. Jackson moves to second.
Top 3 Jackson takes first base on ball four. Munson moves to second.
Top 3 Munson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Patek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Rivers strikes out.
Bottom 2 Patek strikes out.
Bottom 2 Otis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Porter hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Hurdle hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cowens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randolph settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Dent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cowens fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 White hits a fly ball into right field. Poquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Chambliss takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 There goes Piniella. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Piniella steals second.
Top 2 Piniella is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 McRae hits a line drive into center field. Rivers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Poquette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Tidrow covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Wilson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Munson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Munson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Poquette. Munson reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cowens fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Rivers hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.