New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
October 3, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 3, 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 7, Kansas City Royals 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 5 0 2 0
  Blair pr,cf 1 1 0 0
Munson c 5 0 1 0
Piniella rf 5 2 2 0
Jackson dh 3 2 3 3
Nettles 3b 5 1 2 1
Chambliss 1b 5 0 2 1
White lf 4 1 1 0
Doyle 2b 5 0 2 1
Dent ss 5 0 1 1
Beattie p 0 0 0 0
  Clay p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 7 16 7
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Braun lf 4 0 0 0
Brett 3b 4 1 1 0
Otis cf 2 0 0 0
Porter c 3 0 0 0
LaCock 1b 2 0 0 0
McRae dh 2 0 0 1
Cowens rf 4 0 1 0
Patek ss 3 0 0 0
  Hurdle ph 0 0 0 0
White 2b 3 0 0 0
  Poquette ph 1 0 0 0
Leonard p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
  Bird p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 2 1
New York 011 020 0307160
Kansas City 000 001 000122
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Beattie  W (1-0) 5.1 2 1 1 5 3
  Clay  SV (1) 3.2 0 0 0 3 2
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
8
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard  L (0-1) 4.0 9 3 3 0 2
  Mingori   3.2 5 3 3 3 0
  Hrabosky   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Bird   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
16
7
7
3
3

  E–Brett (1), Otis (1).  PB–Porter (1).  2B–New York White (1,off Leonard); Jackson (1,off Leonard), Kansas City Brett (1,off Beattie).  3B–New York Nettles (1,off Leonard).  HR–New York Jackson (1,8th inning off Hrabosky 2 on, 2 out).  IBB–White (1,by Mingori).  SF–McRae (1,off Clay).  CS–Jackson (1,3rd base by Mingori/Porter).  SB–LaCock (1,2nd base off Beattie/Munson); Otis (1,2nd base off Beattie/Munson).  IBB–Mingori (1,White).  U–Lou DiMuro, Rich Garcia, Ron Luciano, Bill Kunkel, Terry Cooney, Dave Phillips.  T–2:57.  A–41,143.
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