New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
August 22, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 22, 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 1, Kansas City Royals 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 3 1 1 0
Murcer cf 4 0 1 0
Piniella lf 1 0 0 0
  Randle lf 3 0 1 1
Jackson rf 4 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0
White dh 3 0 1 0
Dent ss 3 0 0 0
Gulden c 2 0 0 0
  Spencer ph 1 0 0 0
  Narron c 0 0 0 0
Beattie p 0 0 0 0
  Kaat p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson lf 4 1 2 1
McRae dh 4 0 1 0
Otis cf 3 1 0 0
Brett 3b 3 0 2 2
Porter c 4 0 0 0
LaCock 1b 4 0 1 0
Cowens rf 3 1 1 0
White 2b 3 0 0 0
Patek ss 1 0 1 0
  Washington pr,ss 2 0 1 0
Gura p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 9 3
New York 000 000 001150
Kansas City 100 100 10x390
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Beattie  L (3-5) 6.0 7 3 3 5 3
  Kaat   1.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Davis   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
3
3
5
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gura  W (9-9) 9.0 5 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
4

  E–None.  2B–Kansas City Wilson 2 (13,off Beattie,off Kaat).  SH–Cowens (1,off Beattie).  SF–Brett (2,off Kaat).  SB–Otis 2 (28,2nd base off Beattie/Gulden,2nd base off Kaat/Gulden); White (20,2nd base off Beattie/Gulden).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Greg Kosc, 2B–Ted Hendry, 3B–Fred Spenn.  T–2:32.  A–34,400.
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