New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
May 13, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 13, 1978 at Royals 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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New York Yankees 5, Kansas City Royals 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 4 1 1 0
Randolph 2b 4 1 1 1
Munson c 4 1 1 0
Jackson rf 3 2 2 3
Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 1 1
Spencer dh 4 0 0 0
White lf 3 0 0 0
Dent ss 3 0 0 0
Guidry p 0 0 0 0
  Gossage p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 7 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 3 0 1 0
White 2b 3 0 0 0
McRae dh 4 0 2 0
Cowens rf 4 2 3 0
Otis cf 3 0 0 0
Wathan 1b 3 0 1 2
  Poquette ph 1 0 0 0
Porter c 4 0 0 0
Patek ss 3 0 0 0
Terrell 3b 3 0 1 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 8 2
New York 000 200 120570
Kansas City 010 000 100280
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Guidry  W (4-0) 8.0 8 2 2 2 6
  Gossage  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  L (3-6) 7.1 7 5 5 1 1
  Hrabosky   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
1
1

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  PB–Munson (2).  2B–New York Nettles (4,off Leonard); Randolph (2,off Leonard), Kansas City Cowens 2 (4,off Guidry 2).  HR–New York Jackson (7,4th inning off Leonard 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Jackson (1,off Hrabosky).  IBB–White (1,by Leonard).  SB–Jackson (5,2nd base off Leonard/Porter); Rivers (2,2nd base off Leonard/Porter); Wilson 2 (11,2nd base off Guidry/Munson,3rd base off Guidry/Munson).  CS–McRae (2,2nd base by Guidry/Munson); Terrell (3,3rd base by Guidry/Munson); Cowens (2,2nd base by Guidry/Munson).  IBB–Leonard (2,White).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–Bill Kunkel, 2B–Bill Deegan, 3B–Terry Cooney.  T–2:27.  A–40,903.
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