New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
June 9, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 1979 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 8, Kansas City Royals 9

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Rivers cf 6 2 2 0
Randolph 2b 5 3 2 0
Munson c 5 1 0 0
Piniella rf 7 0 3 4
Nettles 3b 6 0 1 1
Jones dh 3 1 1 0
  Spencer ph,dh 1 0 0 0
  Johnson ph,dh 0 0 0 0
  Johnstone ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 5 1 3 2
White lf 5 0 0 0
Dent ss 5 0 0 0
  Narron ph 1 0 0 0
  Stanley ss 0 0 0 0
John p 0 0 0 0
  Burris p 0 0 0 0
  Kaat p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Clay p 0 0 0 0
Totals 50 8 12 7
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 6 3 2 1
Washington 2b,ss 5 0 2 0
Otis cf 6 1 1 0
Brett 1b,3b 5 1 4 2
Cowens rf 5 1 2 1
Porter dh 5 2 1 2
Wathan c 6 1 3 2
Patek ss 3 0 1 1
  LaCock 1b 2 0 1 0
Cruz 3b,ss 4 0 0 0
  Braun ph 1 0 0 0
  Terrell pr,2b 1 0 0 0
Gura p 0 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
  Pattin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 49 9 17 9
New York 023 000 201 000 08120
Kansas City 000 303 101 000 19172
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
John   5.1 7 5 5 1 3
  Burris   1.0 4 2 2 0 0
  Kaat   2.0 1 1 1 2 0
  Davis   2.2 3 0 0 1 3
  Clay  L (1-2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
12.0
17
9
9
4
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gura   6.2 7 7 6 3 5
  Martin   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky   2.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Pattin  W (3-0) 3.0 1 0 0 3 3
Totals
13.0
12
8
7
7
8

  E–Cowens (3), LaCock (1).  DP–New York 2.  2B–New York Jones (2,off Gura); Randolph (4,off Gura); Rivers (9,off Gura); Chambliss (11,off Martin); Nettles (4,off Hrabosky), Kansas City Brett (15,off Kaat); Wathan (4,off Davis).  3B–Kansas City Wathan (2,off Burris); Brett (9,off Davis).  HR–New York Chambliss (8,2nd inning off Gura 1 on, 2 out), Kansas City Porter (7,4th inning off John 1 on, 2 out); Wilson (2,13th inning off Clay 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Munson (1,off Pattin); White (3,off Pattin); Washington (2,off Kaat).  IBB–Johnson (4,by Hrabosky); Nettles (5,by Pattin); Rivers (2,by Pattin); Cowens (1,by Kaat); LaCock (5,by Davis).  HBP–Porter (3,by John).  SB–Chambliss (1,2nd base off Gura/Wathan).  HBP–John (2,Porter).  IBB–Kaat (1,Cowens); Davis (3,LaCock); Hrabosky (6,Johnson); Pattin 2 (2,Nettles,Rivers).  U-HP–Ted Hendry, 1B–Fred Spenn, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–4:08.  A–38,025.
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