Chris Chambliss ended an 0-for-11 slump with a three-run pinch-homer in the last of the eighth inning to enable the Yankees to defeat the Royals, 5-3, and move three games ahead of the second-place Red Sox in the American League East. A two-run homer by Al Cowens had given the Royals a 3-2 edge in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 5, Kansas City Royals 3
Game Played on Monday, August    29, 1977 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Royals       0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
Yankees      1  0  0    0  1  0    0  3  x  -   5 10  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Poquette lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Rivers cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .330
Leonard dh            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Nettles 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .248
  McRae ph,dh         4   0   1   0     0   0   .288      Munson c              3   1   2   0     1   0   .292
Brett 3b              4   2   2   1     0   0   .311      Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Colborn rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cowens ph,rf        3   1   1   2     1   0   .300      Piniella dh           4   0   2   1     0   0   .340
Hassler 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Blair pr,dh,rf      0   1   0   0     0   0   .295
  Mayberry 1b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .234      Johnson 1b            2   1   1   1     1   0   .288
Porter c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .268        Chambliss ph,1b     1   1   1   3     0   0   .292
Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .253      White lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .282
Patek ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Randolph 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .291
White 2b              2   0   1   0     2   0   .241      Dent ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   7   3     3   0             Totals               32   5  10   5     2   1

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 31,269
Left on Base: Royals 6, Yankees 5
DP: Royals 0, Yankees 0
Doubles: McRae (42), Nettles (19), Piniella (16), Randolph (24)
Home Runs: Brett (17), Cowens (19), Johnson (8), Chambliss (16)
Stolen Bases: White 3 (19)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff              6.1   7   2   2   2   1   1  26   4.19
Mingori L(1-4)          1.1   2   2   2   0   0   0   6   3.34
Bird                    0.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   2   4.44
Totals                  8    10   5   5   2   1   2  34

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter                  7     6   3   3   2   0   2  28   4.38
Lyle W(10-4)            2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   1.83
Totals                  9     7   3   3   3   0   2  36

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Fred Spenn


ROYALS 1ST: Poquette flied out to left; MCRAE BATTED FOR
LEONARD; McRae doubled to right; Brett popped to third in foul
territory; COWENS BATTED FOR COLBORN; Cowens flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: MCRAE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); COWENS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); MAYBERRY REPLACED HASSLER (PLAYING 1B);
Rivers popped to shortstop; Nettles doubled to left; Munson
walked; Jackson forced Munson (first to shortstop) [Nettles to
third]; Piniella doubled to right [Nettles scored, Jackson out
at home (center to second to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Porter
popped to third in foul territory; Otis flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Johnson flied out to left; White flied out to left;
Randolph flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Yankees 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Patek singled to left; White was credited with a
single when a runner was hit by the batted ball to second [Patek
out at second (second unassisted)]; Poquette popped to second;
White stole second; McRae lined to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent flied out to center; Rivers flied out to
right; Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett homered; Cowens popped to catcher in foul
territory; Mayberry flied out to center; Porter popped to first
in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson singled to center; Jackson forced Munson
(third unassisted); Jackson was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); Patek lined to
third; White walked; White stole second; Poquette grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Johnson homered; White struck out; Randolph
grounded out (second to first); Dent singled to center; Rivers
singled to right [Dent to second]; Nettles grounded out (catcher
to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 6TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett
singled to center; Cowens homered [Brett scored]; Mayberry
grounded out (second to first); Porter flied out to center; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson popped to second; Jackson lined to center;
Piniella popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
Yankees 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis flied out to center; Patek flied out to center;
White walked; White stole second; Poquette flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Johnson walked; On a bunt White popped to first in
foul territory; Randolph doubled to center [Johnson to third];
MINGORI REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Dent lined to center;
Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 3, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 8TH: LYLE REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); McRae lined to
right; Brett lined to center; Cowens walked; Mayberry singled to
center [Cowens to third]; Porter flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Nettles popped to second; Munson singled to left;
Jackson flied out to left; Piniella singled to center [Munson to
third]; BIRD REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); BLAIR RAN FOR
PINIELLA; CHAMBLISS BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Chambliss homered
[Munson scored, Blair scored]; White popped to second; 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 5.

ROYALS 9TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CHAMBLISS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); LYLE REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Otis
grounded out (pitcher to first); Patek flied out to center;
White popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees
5.