New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
May 14, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 14, 1978 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 9, Kansas City Royals 10

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 4 0 0 0
Randolph 2b 4 2 2 0
Munson c 4 1 2 1
Jackson rf 4 3 2 1
Piniella dh 2 1 1 2
Chambliss 1b 3 1 2 2
Nettles 3b 5 0 1 1
White lf 5 0 1 0
Dent ss 3 1 1 0
  Spencer ph 1 0 0 0
  Stanley ss 1 0 0 0
Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
  Clay p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 12 7
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 5 1 1 1
Poquette rf 2 0 0 0
  Zdeb ph,rf 1 0 0 0
  LaCock ph,1b 1 0 0 0
McRae dh 5 3 2 0
Cowens 3b 5 1 1 0
Hurdle 1b,rf 5 2 3 3
Porter c 4 2 3 3
Otis cf 2 1 2 1
Patek ss 4 0 1 1
White 2b 3 0 1 1
Hassler p 0 0 0 0
  Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 10 14 10
New York 002 041 0209121
Kansas City 010 221 30110143
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Tidrow   4.2 7 5 5 2 2
  Lyle   2.1 5 4 4 2 0
  Clay  L (0-1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
14
10
10
5
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hassler   4.2 7 6 5 4 1
  Gura   2.0 3 1 1 0 3
  Bird   1.0 2 2 2 1 1
  Hrabosky  W (1-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
9
8
5
7

  E–Jackson (1), Poquette (4), Hurdle (4), Patek (8).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Munson (5,off Hassler); Randolph (3,off Hassler); Nettles (5,off Hassler); Piniella (4,off Bird), Kansas City McRae (9,off Tidrow); Cowens (5,off Tidrow); Hurdle 2 (4,off Tidrow,off Clay); Porter (3,off Lyle); Otis (7,off Clay).  HR–Kansas City Porter (5,2nd inning off Tidrow 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Rivers (2,off Gura); White (3,off Lyle).  SF–Munson (3,off Gura).  HBP–Piniella (1,by Hassler); Chambliss (1,by Gura).  IBB–Otis (1,by Lyle); Porter (4,by Clay).  SB–Piniella (2,2nd base off Hassler/Porter); Jackson 2 (7,2nd base off Hassler/Porter,2nd base off Bird/Porter).  HBP–Hassler (1,Piniella); Gura (2,Chambliss).  IBB–Lyle (1,Otis); Clay (1,Porter).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–Bill Deegan, 2B–Terry Cooney, 3B–Al Clark.  T–2:57.  A–36,034.
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