New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
June 8, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1979 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 11, Kansas City Royals 10

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 5 2 3 2
Randolph 2b 4 1 1 0
Munson c 6 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 4 3 2 2
Chambliss 1b 5 2 3 0
Piniella rf 5 0 3 3
White lf 4 1 1 1
Spencer dh 2 0 0 0
  Johnson ph,dh 1 1 0 0
Dent ss 3 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 1 1 2
  Stanley ss 1 0 0 0
Figueroa p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Kaat p 0 0 0 0
  Clay p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 11 14 10
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 6 2 3 0
Braun dh 5 1 2 0
Otis cf 6 1 2 3
Brett 3b 6 2 4 2
Porter c 4 1 1 0
Cowens rf 4 1 0 1
LaCock 1b 5 1 2 1
Patek ss 3 0 1 0
  Poquette ph 1 0 0 0
  Cruz ss 1 0 0 0
Washington 2b 5 1 3 2
Gale p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 46 10 18 9
New York 103 000 600 111141
Kansas City 110 300 203 010181
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Figueroa   6.0 9 5 5 1 3
  Davis   2.0 6 4 4 1 1
  Kaat   0.1 1 1 0 0 0
  Clay  W (1-1) 1.2 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
10.0
18
10
9
2
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gale   6.1 7 6 5 6 0
  Hrabosky   0.1 4 4 4 1 0
  Rodriguez  L (4-1) 3.1 3 1 1 2 2
Totals
10.0
14
11
10
9
2

  E–Randolph (7), Brett (14).  DP–New York 1, Kansas City 2.  2B–New York Piniella (7,off Gale), Kansas City Patek (6,off Figueroa); Washington (9,off Figueroa).  3B–New York Rivers (3,off Hrabosky), Kansas City Porter (4,off Figueroa); Brett (8,off Figueroa).  HR–New York Nettles (10,10th inning off Rodriguez 0 on, 1 out), Kansas City Otis (5,9th inning off Davis 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Piniella (4,off Hrabosky).  IBB–Johnson (3,by Hrabosky).  SH–Porter (1,off Kaat).  SB–Randolph (16,2nd base off Gale/Porter).  CS–Brett (3,2nd base by Figueroa/Munson).  WP–Clay (2).  IBB–Hrabosky (5,Johnson).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Fred Spenn, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–3:33.  A–35,589.
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