New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
August 20, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 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 17, Kansas City Royals 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Murcer cf,lf,rf 5 2 1 4
Randolph 2b 5 1 1 2
  Stanley 2b 1 0 0 0
Gamble lf 3 1 2 1
  Brown cf 3 0 1 0
Jackson rf 4 0 1 2
  Randle lf 2 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 5 3 3 0
Nettles 3b 5 3 3 2
Spencer dh 4 4 3 5
Gulden c 3 2 1 0
Dent ss 5 1 2 1
Tiant p 0 0 0 0
  Hood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 17 18 17
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf,cf 5 2 2 0
Cowens rf 5 0 1 1
Brett 3b 3 1 2 0
  Terrell 3b,p 2 0 2 1
Porter c 2 0 1 1
  Quirk c 2 0 0 0
LaCock 1b 4 0 1 0
Otis cf 2 0 0 0
  Wathan lf 1 0 0 0
Hurdle dh,3b 4 0 0 0
White 2b 2 0 0 0
  Washington 2b 2 1 1 0
Cruz ss 3 0 0 1
Gale p 0 0 0 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
  Pattin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 10 4
New York 074 300 03017183
Kansas City 100 000 2014101
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant  W (10-6) 5.0 5 1 1 1 1
  Hood  SV (2) 4.0 5 3 3 2 2
Totals 9.0 10 4 4 3 3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gale  L (9-9) 1.2 2 5 5 3 1
  Mingori   1.1 9 8 8 1 0
  Pattin   5.0 7 4 4 0 0
  Terrell   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 9.0 18 17 17 4 1

  E–Murcer (2), Chambliss (5), Nettles (12), White (9).  DP–New York 1.  PB–Gulden 2 (2).  2B–New York Gamble 2 (8,off Mingori 2); Spencer (13,off Mingori); Nettles (10,off Pattin), Kansas City Porter (18,off Tiant); Terrell (3,off Hood).  3B–Kansas City Brett 2 (16,off Tiant 2); Washington (2,off Hood); Wilson (11,off Hood).  HR–New York Murcer (5,3rd inning off Mingori 2 on, 1 out); Spencer 2 (15,4th inning off Pattin 2 on, 0 out,8th inning off Pattin 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Cruz (2,off Hood).  SB–Wilson (54,2nd base off Hood/Gulden).  WP–Gale (5).  U-HP–Ted Hendry, 1B–Fred Spenn, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–3:02.  A–41,305.

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