New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
July 15, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 15, 1977 at Royals Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 4, Kansas City Royals 7

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 5 1 3 1
White dh 4 0 0 0
Munson c 4 0 3 2
Piniella lf 4 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 3 0 0 0
Jackson rf 4 1 1 0
Randolph 2b 4 0 2 0
Nettles 3b 4 1 1 0
Dent ss 3 1 1 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 1 1
Guidry p 0 0 0 0
  Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
  Holtzman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 12 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Brett 3b 4 1 1 0
McRae dh 4 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 1 1 1
Cowens rf 4 1 3 1
Mayberry 1b 3 0 1 1
Zdeb lf 2 1 1 0
  Poquette ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Porter c 4 1 2 1
Patek ss 4 1 1 0
White 2b 4 1 2 3
Splittorff p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 12 7
New York 000 030 0014120
Kansas City 010 050 10x7121
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry  L (6-5) 4.1 8 6 6 1 4
  Tidrow   2.2 3 1 1 1 2
  Holtzman   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
7
7
2
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Splittorff  W (7-5) 8.0 10 4 4 2 2
  Bird   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Mingori  SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
2
3

  E–Otis (2).  DP–Kansas City 2.  PB–Munson (6).  2B–New York Jackson (29,off Splittorff), Kansas City Porter (16,off Guidry); Cowens 3 (20,off Guidry,off Tidrow 2); Mayberry (13,off Tidrow).  HR–Kansas City White (3,5th inning off Guidry 2 on, 0 out).  IBB–Mayberry (6,by Tidrow).  SB–Rivers (19,2nd base off Splittorff/Porter); Cowens (10,3rd base off Tidrow/Munson); White (12,2nd base off Holtzman/Munson).  IBB–Tidrow (9,Mayberry).  U-HP–Vic Voltaggio, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–2:26.  A–36,743.
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