Yankees @ Royals
August 20, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 17 18 3
Royals 4 10 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 17 18 3
Royals 4 10 1

Pete LaCock Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .285
OBP .500 .352
At Bats 3 305
Hits 1 87
• Singles 1 62
• Doubles 0 22
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 33
RBI’s 0 43

Don Hood Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 0 1
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Royals Stadium - August 20, 1979
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Out
Don Hood
Brad Gulden
Chris Chambliss
Fred Stanley
Graig Nettles
Bucky Dent
Lenny Randle
Bobby Brown
Bobby Murcer
Pete LaCock
Jamie Quirk
Jerry Terrell
Al Cowens

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 17 18 3 5
Kansas City Royals 4 10 1 10
Winning Pitcher Luis Tiant
Losing Pitcher Rich Gale
Save Don Hood
Game Winning RBI Bobby Murcer
Attendance 41,305
Time of Game 3 hours 2 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hood fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Quirk takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 The ball gets by Gulden for a passed ball. Terrell moves to second.
Bottom 9 Terrell hits a line drive into right field. Murcer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Murcer. Cowens moves to third.
Bottom 9 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles juggles the ball. That's an error on Nettles. Wilson scores.
Bottom 9 Wilson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer who is chasing the ball. Wilson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 9 Cruz strikes out.
Top 9 Randle hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Brown hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hurdle settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jerry Terrell now pitching. Clint Hurdle now playing third base. Stanley hits a popup towards short. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Washington hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. LaCock moves to third.
Bottom 8 Wathan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. LaCock moves to second.
Bottom 8 LaCock takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Murcer hits a line drive into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dent hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gulden moves to second.
Top 8 Gulden hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Spencer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Nettles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Nettles reaches second base with a double. Chambliss goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Chambliss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Randle hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Washington reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Quirk strikes out.
Bottom 7 Terrell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Randle. Terrell reaches second base with a double. Wilson scores.
Bottom 7 Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nettles fields it and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to third.
Bottom 7 There goes Wilson. The throw from Gulden and he is safe. Wilson steals second.
Bottom 7 Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Washington tags and scores.
Bottom 7 Fred Stanley now playing second base. Washington hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Brown who is chasing the ball. Washington reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Murcer hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 John Wathan now playing left field. Jerry Terrell now playing third base. Willie Wilson now playing center field. Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hurdle hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Otis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Don Hood now pitching. LaCock hits a line drive towards short. Dent reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gulden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Nettles hits a line drive into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Quirk for the out.
Bottom 5 Brett hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Randolph reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cowens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Lenny Randle now playing left field. Bobby Murcer now playing right field. Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Cruz fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 5 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Washington fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Jamie Quirk now catching. U L Washington now playing second base. Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 White hits a popup towards third. Nettles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hurdle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gulden settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Otis takes first base on ball four. LaCock moves to second.
Bottom 4 LaCock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Dent hits a popup, foul, towards first. LaCock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gulden hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Marty Pattin now pitching. Spencer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 4 Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chambliss moves to second.
Top 4 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Tiant covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Brett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Brown who is chasing the ball. Brett reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 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 3 Bobby Brown now playing center field. Bobby Murcer now playing left field. Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gamble hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Gamble reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Randolph hits a fly ball into center field. Otis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Murcer hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 3 Dent hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spencer scores. Gulden moves to second.
Top 3 Gulden takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Spencer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Spencer reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 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 2 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randolph fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Hurdle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss juggles the ball. That's an error on Chambliss.
Bottom 2 Otis hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Chambliss hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Randolph scores. Gamble scores.
Top 2 Gamble hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowens. Gamble reaches second base with a double. Murcer scores. Randolph moves to third.
Top 2 Steve Mingori now pitching. Randolph hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spencer scores. Gulden scores. Murcer moves to second.
Top 2 Murcer takes first base on ball four. Nettles scores. Spencer moves to third. Gulden moves to second.
Top 2 Dent strikes out.
Top 2 Gulden takes first base on ball four. Nettles moves to third. Spencer moves to second.
Top 2 Spencer takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Nettles moves to second.
Top 2 Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chambliss scores.
Top 2 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards second. White picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on White. Chambliss moves to second.
Top 2 Jackson 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 LaCock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 Porter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gamble. Porter reaches second base with a double. Brett scores.
Bottom 1 Brett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gamble who is chasing the ball. Brett reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Cowens strikes out.
Bottom 1 Wilson 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 Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaCock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gamble for the out.
Top 1 Randolph hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.