New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
July 17, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 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 8

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 5 0 2 2
Rivers cf 5 0 0 0
Johnson dh 4 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 3 1 0 0
Piniella lf 4 0 0 0
Jackson rf 3 1 1 1
Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0
Healy c 4 1 1 0
Dent ss 2 1 0 0
Clay p 0 0 0 0
  Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 4 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Brett 3b 4 0 1 0
McRae dh 4 0 0 0
LaCock 1b 2 2 0 0
Cowens rf 4 1 2 1
Lahoud lf 2 1 0 0
  Zdeb lf 1 0 0 0
Otis cf 2 2 2 3
Porter c 2 2 1 2
Patek ss 4 0 1 2
White 2b 4 0 0 0
Hassler p 0 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 8 7 8
New York 000 110 110440
Kansas City 020 204 00x874
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Clay  L (0-3) 3.0 3 4 4 1 0
  Tidrow   5.0 4 4 4 5 4
Totals
8.0
7
8
8
6
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hassler  W (6-2) 6.1 3 3 2 2 1
  Littell   1.0 1 1 0 2 1
  Mingori   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
4
2
4
2

  E–LaCock (1), Patek (21), Hassler 2 (3).  DP–New York 1.  PB–Healy (1).  2B–New York Randolph (18,off Hassler), Kansas City Cowens (21,off Clay); Otis (14,off Tidrow).  HR–New York Jackson (16,4th inning off Hassler 0 on, 2 out), Kansas City Porter (9,2nd inning off Clay 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Otis (6,off Tidrow).  IBB–Porter (5,by Tidrow).  SB–Otis (13,2nd base off Clay/Healy); Patek (30,2nd base off Tidrow/Healy).  IBB–Tidrow (10,Porter).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Vic Voltaggio, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:51.  A–38,699.
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