Oct 6, 1978 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1978 Kansas City 3-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 1978 New York (A) 0-3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 Kansas City AB R H BI W K Avg New York (A) AB R H BI W K Avg Brett,G 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .167 Randolph 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .083 McRae DH 5 2 2 1 0 0 .438 White,R LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .167 Otis CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Munson C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Porter,D C 3 0 2 1 1 0 .154 Chambliss 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .214 LaCock 1B 2 0 0 1 1 0 .231 Nettles 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .071 Hurdle LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Piniella RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .063 Cowens RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .313 Jackson,R DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .154 Patek SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .214 Rivers CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .067 White,F 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .071 Dent SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 .143 34 3 7 3 2 4 .207 29 1 4 1 3 2 .143 Kansas City IP H R ER W K Ct S B ERA BF Splittorff W(1-0) 9.0 4 1 1 3 2 107 68 39 1.00 33 9.0 4 1 1 3 2 107 68 39 0.69 33 New York (A) IP H R ER W K Ct S B ERA BF Hunter,J L(0-1) 6.1 5 3 3 1 3 94 62 32 4.26 28 Lyle 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 31 22 9 0.00 7 Gossage 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 14 10 4 1.08 6 9.0 7 3 3 2 4 139 94 45 1.69 41 E-Munson(1) Randolph 2(2) 2B-Brett,G(1) McRae(2) Porter,D(1) Dent(1) CS-Randolph SF-LaCock SH-Patek LOB-Kansas City 8 New York (A) 4 DP-Kansas City 1 GWRBI-McRae Game MVP:Paul Splittorff Yankee Stadium II, Time 2:44, 72ø, 20mph In from CF Oct 6, 1978 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1978 Kansas City 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 1978 New York (A) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 1978 Kansas City Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5 1 Brett,G 3B 1>D 3>P6 E2 Fd8 P4 S 2 McRae DH D,2H S 5>L6 G53 G53 3 Otis CF Fd8 L6 K 8>Fs8 4 Porter,D C W D,1H G4/e4,B2 S 5 LaCock 1B Fd9,3H/SF E4,23,B1 F8 W,12 6 Hurdle LF F9 K 6>G63 F9 7 Cowens RF 2>Fd8 4>S G43 G63 8 Patek SS G63 B24,12 K 9>F8 9 White,F 2B F7 G13 7>B54 K 1978 New York (A) Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 1 Randolph 2B 1>L6 G43,23 6>S W 2 White,R LF P4 S,3H P6 G53 3 Munson C G43 G463/dp CS2(24)G53 9>F8 4 Chambliss 1B 2>W 4>G13 7>S L8 5 Nettles 3B W,12 G63 Fd9 F9 6 Piniella RF K F8 G13,12 7 Jackson,R DH F9 5>K P3 8 Rivers CF F8 P3 8>L6 9 Dent SS 3>D G13 F8 Kansas City IN OUT Splittorff AB1-1 End New York (A) IN OUT Hunter,J AB1-1 AB3-9 Lyle AB4-1 AB4-6 Gossage AB4-7 End Oct 6, 1978 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1978 Kansas City 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 1978 New York (A) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 Inn Out B-S On KC -NYY Result 1-Kansas City 1 0 2-0 - 0-0 Brett doubled to left center 1 0 3-1 2 0-0 McRae doubled off the wall in right center, Brett scored, KC 1 NYY 0 1 0 0-0 2 1-0 Otis flied to deep right center, McRae to 3rd, 1 out 1 1 3-2 3 1-0 Porter walked 1 1 1-2 13 1-0 LaCock flied to deep right center, sacrifice, McRae scored, 2 out, KC 2 NYY 0 1 2 0-0 1 2-0 Hurdle flied down the right field line, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-New York (A) 1 0 0-2 - 2-0 Randolph lined to short, 1 out 1 1 0-1 - 2-0 White popped to second, 2 out 1 2 0-0 - 2-0 Munson grounded to second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-Kansas City 2 0 0-2 - 2-0 Cowens flied to deep right center, 1 out 2 1 2-1 - 2-0 Patek grounded to short, 2 out 2 2 1-1 - 2-0 White flied to left, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-New York (A) 2 0 3-1 - 2-0 Chambliss walked 2 0 3-0 1 2-0 Nettles walked, Chambliss to 2nd 2 0 2-2 12 2-0 Piniella struck out, 1 out 2 1 0-2 12 2-0 Jackson flied down the right field line, 2 out 2 2 1-0 12 2-0 Rivers flied to right center, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-Kansas City 3 0 0-2 - 2-0 Brett popped to short, 1 out 3 1 0-0 - 2-0 McRae lined a single between third and short 3 1 2-0 1 2-0 Otis lined to short, 2 out 3 2 2-2 1 2-0 Porter doubled off the wall in center, McRae scored, KC 3 NYY 0 3 2 2-1 2 3-0 LaCock grounded to second, safe on an error, Porter to 3rd 3 2 1-2 13 3-0 Hurdle struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-New York (A) 3 0 1-2 - 3-0 Dent doubled off the wall in right center 3 0 1-0 2 3-0 Randolph grounded to second, Dent to 3rd, 1 out 3 1 0-0 3 3-0 White grounded a single between first and second, Dent scored, KC 3 NYY 1 3 1 1-2 1 3-1 Munson grounded to second, second to first double play, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-Kansas City 4 0 2-0 - 3-1 Cowens singled to right 4 0 0-0 1 3-1 Patek bunted out to the pitcher, Cowens to 2nd, sacrifice, 1 out 4 1 2-0 2 3-1 White grounded to the pitcher, 2 out 4 2 1-0 2 3-1 Foul ball dropped by C 4 2 1-1 2 3-1 Brett flied to deep right center, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-New York (A) 4 0 2-0 - 3-1 Chambliss grounded to the pitcher, 1 out 4 1 2-2 - 3-1 Nettles grounded to short, 2 out 4 2 0-2 - 3-1 Piniella flied to right center, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-Kansas City 5 0 0-0 - 3-1 McRae lined to short, 1 out 5 1 1-2 - 3-1 Otis struck out, 2 out 5 2 1-2 - 3-1 Porter grounded to second, safe on throwing error, Porter to 2nd 5 2 0-2 2 3-1 LaCock flied to right center, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-New York (A) 5 0 1-2 - 3-1 Jackson struck out, 1 out 5 1 0-0 - 3-1 Rivers popped to first, 2 out 5 2 3-1 - 3-1 Dent grounded to the pitcher, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-Kansas City 6 0 1-1 - 3-1 Hurdle grounded to short, 1 out 6 1 1-2 - 3-1 Cowens grounded to second, 2 out 6 2 3-2 - 3-1 Patek struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-New York (A) 6 0 1-0 - 3-1 Randolph grounded a single between third and short 6 0 1-2 1 3-1 White popped to short, 1 out 6 1 0-0 1 3-1 ------PB----- 6 1 1-0 1 3-1 Randolph caught stealing 2nd, 2 out 6 2 2-0 - 3-1 Munson grounded to third, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7-Kansas City 7 0 0-1 - 3-1 White bunted to the catcher, 1 out >Lyle pitching 7 1 2-2 - 3-1 Brett popped to second, 2 out 7 2 3-2 - 3-1 McRae grounded to third, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7-New York (A) 7 0 2-1 - 3-1 Chambliss lined a single over second 7 0 2-1 1 3-1 Nettles flied to deep right center, 1 out 7 1 1-2 1 3-1 Piniella grounded to the pitcher, Chambliss to 2nd, 2 out 7 2 1-0 2 3-1 Jackson popped to first, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8-Kansas City 8 0 1-2 - 3-1 Otis flied to shallow center, 1 out 8 1 1-2 - 3-1 Porter singled to right center 8 1 0-0 1 3-1 ------GB----- 8 1 1-0 1 3-1 LaCock walked, Porter to 2nd 8 1 1-0 12 3-1 Hurdle flied down the right field line, 2 out >Gossage pitching 8 2 0-0 12 3-1 Cowens grounded to short, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8-New York (A) 8 0 0-0 - 3-1 Rivers lined to short, 1 out 8 1 1-0 - 3-1 Dent flied to center, 2 out 8 2 3-2 - 3-1 Randolph walked 8 2 0-1 1 3-1 White grounded to third, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9-Kansas City 9 0 2-1 - 3-1 Patek flied to center, 1 out 9 1 1-2 - 3-1 White struck out, 2 out 9 2 0-2 - 3-1 Brett lined a single between third and short 9 2 0-0 1 3-1 ------W----- 9 2 1-0 1 3-1 McRae grounded to third, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9-New York (A) 9 0 0-0 - 3-1 Munson flied to center, 1 out 9 1 1-0 - 3-1 Chambliss lined to center, 2 out 9 2 1-0 - 3-1 Nettles flied to right center, 3 out