Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees
October 6, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 6, 1977 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 2, New York Yankees 6

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Patek ss 3 1 1 1
McRae dh 2 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 0 1 0
Cowens rf 4 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0
Zdeb lf 3 0 0 0
Porter c 1 1 0 0
  Wathan ph,c 1 0 0 0
White 2b 3 0 1 0
Hassler p 0 0 0 0
  Littell p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 3 1
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 5 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0
Munson c 4 1 3 0
Jackson rf 4 1 1 0
  Blair rf 0 0 0 0
Piniella lf 4 1 1 0
Johnson dh 4 2 2 2
Chambliss 1b 2 0 0 0
Randolph 2b 4 1 2 1
Dent ss 3 0 1 1
Guidry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 4
Kansas City 001 001 000231
New York 000 023 01x6101
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hassler  L (0-1) 5.2 5 3 3 0 3
  Littell   2.0 5 3 1 3 1
  Mingori   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
6
4
3
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry  W (1-0) 9.0 3 2 2 3 7
Totals
9.0
3
2
2
3
7

  E–Brett (1), Dent (1).  2B–Kansas City Patek (2,off Guidry), New York Johnson (1,off Littell).  HR–New York Johnson (1,5th inning off Hassler 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Patek (1,off Guidry).  IBB–Chambliss 2 (2,by Littell 2).  CS–McRae (1,2nd base by Guidry/Munson); White (1,2nd base by Guidry/Munson).  SB–Jackson (1,2nd base off Littell/Wathan).  BK–Hassler (1).  IBB–Littell 2 (2,Chambliss 2).  U–Russ Goetz, Jim McKean, Marty Springstead, Nick Bremigan, Jerry Neudecker, Bill Deegan.  T–2:58.  A–56,230.
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