New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
July 16, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 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 1, Kansas City Royals 5

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 4 0 1 0
White lf 3 0 0 1
Munson c 4 0 1 0
Jackson rf 4 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 3 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0
Randolph 2b 3 0 0 0
Alston dh 3 0 1 0
Dent ss 3 1 1 0
Torrez p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Brett 3b 4 1 2 1
McRae lf 3 2 1 0
  Zdeb lf 0 0 0 0
LaCock dh,1b 4 0 2 1
Cowens cf,rf 4 0 1 0
Mayberry 1b 3 0 1 1
  Rojas ph 1 0 0 0
  Leonard p 0 0 0 0
Poquette rf 3 1 1 0
  Otis cf 1 0 0 0
Porter c 4 1 3 0
Patek ss 2 0 1 1
White 2b 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 12 4
New York 000 001 000173
Kansas City 111 100 10x5121
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez  L (8-9) 5.1 10 4 4 2 0
  Lyle   2.2 2 1 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
5
4
2
1
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  W (9-9) 9.0 7 1 0 0 5
Totals
9.0
7
1
0
0
5

  E–Munson (9), Jackson (8), Randolph (9), Porter (8).  DP–New York 1, Kansas City 2.  2B–Kansas City Poquette (15,off Torrez).  3B–Kansas City Brett (6,off Torrez); McRae (6,off Lyle).  SF–White (3,off Leonard).  SH–Patek (8,off Torrez); White (6,off Torrez).  CS–Munson (5,2nd base by Leonard/Porter).  SB–Patek (29,2nd base off Torrez/Munson); Brett (9,2nd base off Torrez/Munson).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Vic Voltaggio.  T–2:20.  A–40,054.
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