Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees
July 15, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 15, 1978 at Yankee 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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Kansas City Royals 8, New York Yankees 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Brett 3b 5 1 1 0
McRae dh 5 1 1 0
LaCock 1b 5 1 1 3
Otis cf 4 0 1 0
Porter c 5 1 2 2
Hurdle rf 4 1 1 0
Poquette lf 2 1 0 1
  Wilson lf 1 0 0 0
Patek ss 3 1 1 0
White 2b 3 1 1 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 9 6
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 4 0 1 1
Randolph 2b 3 0 2 1
  Doyle pr,2b 0 0 0 0
  White ph 1 0 0 0
  Garcia ss 0 0 0 0
Munson rf 4 0 1 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0
Jackson dh 4 0 0 0
Thomasson lf 3 1 1 0
Stanley ss 2 0 0 0
  Spencer ph 1 0 0 0
  Blair 2b 0 0 0 0
Heath c 2 1 1 0
  Johnstone ph 1 0 1 0
  Johnson c 0 0 0 0
Figueroa p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
  Kammeyer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Kansas City 230 030 000892
New York 000 001 010283
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  W (10-11) 9.0 8 2 2 0 8
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
0
8
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Figueroa  L (7-7) 4.1 9 8 6 2 3
  Lyle   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Kammeyer   3.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
8
6
2
6

  E–LaCock (4), Hurdle (8), Garcia (4), Chambliss (2), Nettles (9).  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Kansas City Porter (17,off Figueroa), New York Munson (15,off Leonard); Rivers (7,off Leonard).  HR–Kansas City LaCock (4,2nd inning off Figueroa 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Poquette (1,off Figueroa).  HBP–Patek (1,by Figueroa).  SB–Patek (24,2nd base off Figueroa/Heath); Otis (18,2nd base off Figueroa/Heath).  HBP–Figueroa (1,Patek).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–2:21.  A–34,979.
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