Royals @ Yankees
April 24, 1984

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Top 9 R H E
Royals 0 8 2
Yankees 4 8 0
Top 9 R H E
Royals 0 8 2
Yankees 4 8 0

Steve Balboni Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .283
OBP .333 .377
At Bats 2 53
Hits 0 15
• Singles 0 10
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 7
RBI’s 0 8

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 0 0
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Yankee Stadium - April 24, 1984
Phil Niekro
Butch Wynegar
Roy Smalley
Willie Randolph
Toby Harrah
Andre Robertson
Don Mattingly
Ken Griffey
Lou Piniella
Steve Balboni

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 0 8 2 6
New York Yankees 4 8 0 6
Winning Pitcher Phil Niekro
Losing Pitcher Buddy Black
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Butch Wynegar
Attendance 15,237
Time of Game 2 hours 8 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Balboni strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Robertson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Mattingly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mattingly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni scoops it up and throws to first, with Saberhagen covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Harrah hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 John Wathan now catching. Smalley hits a fly ball into right field. Orta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Orta strikes out.
Top 8 Sheridan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pryor moves to third.
Top 8 Motley strikes out.
Top 8 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Pryor moves to second.
Top 8 Pryor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Baylor strikes out.
Bottom 7 Piniella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bret Saberhagen now pitching. Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Slaught hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Balboni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Black fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Robertson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Sheridan. Robertson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pryor fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Mattingly hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pryor fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Orta hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wynegar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sheridan strikes out.
Bottom 5 Smalley 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 5 Baylor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Randolph scores.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Randolph moves to third.
Bottom 5 Piniella hits a fly ball into left field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Randolph moves to second.
Bottom 5 Griffey hits a fly ball into center field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Randolph takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There goes Motley. The throw from Wynegar and he is out, Robertson applying the tag.
Top 5 Motley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Concepcion hits a popup, foul, towards first. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pryor fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Wynegar takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Mattingly hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Sheridan. Mattingly reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pryor fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Slaught hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smalley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Slaught for the out.
Top 4 Balboni takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 White hits a fly ball into left field. Mattingly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Baylor strikes out.
Bottom 3 Piniella hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Griffey hits a fly ball into left field. Motley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Randolph hits a fly ball into right field. Orta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Orta strikes out.
Top 3 Sheridan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Motley moves to third.
Top 3 Motley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Niekro, and towards Harrah, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Robertson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Robertson hits a line drive towards the mound. Black catches it and throws to third to double up Mattingly.
Bottom 2 Wynegar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Smalley scores. Harrah scores. Mattingly moves to third. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 2 Mattingly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Balboni juggles the ball. That's an error on Balboni. Smalley moves to third. Harrah moves to second.
Bottom 2 Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pryor juggles the ball. That's an error on Pryor. Smalley moves to second.
Bottom 2 Smalley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Baylor hits a fly ball into center field. Sheridan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Slaught strikes out.
Top 2 Balboni hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 White strikes out.
Top 2 McRae hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Griffey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pryor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Randolph hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There goes Sheridan. The throw from Wynegar and he is out, Robertson applying the tag.
Top 1 Sheridan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Motley strikes out.