Royals @ Yankees
August 31, 1979

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Top 9 R H E
Royals 3 6 0
Yankees 7 10 1
Top 9 R H E
Royals 3 6 0
Yankees 7 10 1

Pete LaCock Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .279
OBP .000 .343
At Bats 0 333
Hits 0 93
• Singles 0 65
• Doubles 0 23
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 34
RBI’s 0 49

Rich Gossage Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 12
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Yankee Stadium - August 31, 1979
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Out
Rich Gossage
Brad Gulden
Chris Chambliss
Willie Randolph
Graig Nettles
Fred Stanley
Lou Piniella
Bobby Murcer
Reggie Jackson
Pete LaCock

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 3 6 0 5
New York Yankees 7 10 1 7
Winning Pitcher Tommy John
Losing Pitcher Paul Splittorff
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Lou Piniella
Attendance 35,229
Time of Game 2 hours 23 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Pete LaCock pinch hits for John Wathan. LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Clint Hurdle pinch hits for Frank White. Hurdle strikes out.
Top 9 Porter hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Murcer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Randolph is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Gulden hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Gulden reaches second base with a double. Stanley moves to third.
Bottom 8 Stanley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wathan scoops it up and throws to first, with Mingori covering, for the out.
Top 8 Cowens hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rich Gossage now pitching. Otis strikes out.
Top 8 McRae hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Piniella. McRae reaches second base with a double. Washington scores. Wilson goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Washington moves to second.
Top 8 Washington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Steve Mingori now pitching. Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Randolph scores.
Bottom 7 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Randolph moves to second.
Bottom 7 Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Randolph takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Wathan hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Porter moves to second.
Top 7 Porter is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Gulden hits a popup towards first. Wathan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Stanley strikes out.
Bottom 6 Renie Martin now pitching. Nettles hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley misplays the ball. That's an error on Stanley.
Bottom 5 Chambliss hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Piniella scores. Scott scores.
Bottom 5 Scott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Scott reaches second base with a double. Murcer scores. Piniella moves to third.
Bottom 5 Piniella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murcer moves to third.
Bottom 5 Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Gulden hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wathan scoops it up and throws to first, with Splittorff covering, for the out.
Top 5 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Wathan strikes out.
Bottom 4 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Nettles 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 4 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Washington scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Porter takes first base on ball four. Otis moves to third. Cowens moves to second.
Top 4 Cowens takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Brett hits a line drive into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 The umpire calls a balk on John Otis moves to second.
Top 4 Otis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Jackson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Piniella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out.
Top 3 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with John covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Murcer strikes out.
Bottom 2 Randolph hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gulden takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Stanley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wathan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Wathan strikes out.
Top 2 White hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cowens tags and scores.
Top 2 Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cowens moves to third.
Top 2 Cowens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brett for the out.
Bottom 1 Nettles 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 1 Chambliss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 There goes Scott. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Scott steals second.
Bottom 1 Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Randolph tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Murcer bunts towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Randolph moves to third.
Bottom 1 There goes Randolph. The throw from Porter and he is safe. Randolph steals second.
Bottom 1 Randolph takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 McRae strikes out.
Top 1 Wilson is called out on strikes.