New York Yankees 5, Kansas City Royals 3
League Championship Series Game 5 Played on Sunday, October   9, 1977 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Yankees      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  3  -   5 10  0
Royals       2  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   2   2   1     0   1   .391      Patek ss              5   0   0   0     0   0   .389
Randolph 2b           3   1   1   1     1   0   .278      McRae lf              4   2   3   0     0   0   .444
Munson c              5   0   1   1     0   1   .286      Brett 3b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .300
Piniella lf           5   0   2   0     0   0   .333      Cowens rf             4   0   2   2     0   0   .263
Johnson dh            2   0   1   0     1   0   .400      Otis cf               3   0   1   0     1   1   .125
  Jackson ph,dh       2   0   1   1     0   0   .125      Wathan 1b             2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .150        LaCock ph,1b        1   0   0   0     1   1   .000
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .059      Rojas dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Blair rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .400      Porter c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Dent ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .214      White 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .278
  White ph            0   1   0   0     1   0   .400      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Guidry p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Torrez p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Leonard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gura p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  10   4     3   3             Totals               34   3  10   3     3   6

Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance: 41,133
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Royals 7
DP: Yankees 1, Royals 0
Errors: Brett
Doubles: Piniella (3), Johnson (2), McRae (3)
Triples: Brett (2)
Stolen Bases: Rivers (1), Rojas (1), Otis (2)
Caught Stealing: Brett (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Randolph (1)
GIDP: Patek (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Guidry                  2.1   6   3   3   0   1   0  13   3.97  
Torrez                  5.1   3   0   0   3   4   0  20   4.09
Lyle W(2-0)             1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.96
Totals                  9    10   3   3   3   6   0  37

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff              7     6   2   2   2   2   0  29   2.40
Bird                    0.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Mingori                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Leonard L(1-1)          0     1   2   2   1   0   0   2   3.00
Gura                    0     1   1   0   0   0   0   1  18.00
Littell                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.00
Totals                  9    10   5   4   3   3   0  41

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Marty Springstead, LF - Russ Goetz, RF - Jim McKean


YANKEES 1ST: Rivers struck out; Randolph grounded out (shortstop
to first); Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
singled to first; Brett tripled to center [McRae scored]; Cowens
grounded out (third to first) [Brett scored]; Otis singled to
pitcher; Wathan struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Royals 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella doubled to center; Johnson flied out to
right; Nettles grounded out (second to first); Chambliss
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Royals 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Rojas flied out to left; Porter singled to second;
White lined to left; Patek popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Blair grounded out (third to first); Dent flied out
to right; Rivers singled to center; Rivers stole second;
Randolph walked; Munson singled to right [Rivers scored,
Randolph to second]; Piniella grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: McRae doubled to left; Brett grounded out (first to
pitcher) [McRae to third]; Cowens singled to left [McRae
scored]; TORREZ REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Otis struck out;
Wathan struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 3.

YANKEES 4TH: Johnson doubled to right; Nettles popped to third
in foul territory; Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Johnson to third]; Blair popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Rojas singled to center; Porter lined to center;
White struck out; Rojas stole second; Patek grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Dent singled to center; Rivers grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Dent to second]; Randolph grounded out
(shortstop to first); Munson grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 5TH: McRae lined to second; Brett walked; Brett was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Cowens singled to
pitcher; Otis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 3.

YANKEES 6TH: Piniella flied out to right; Johnson walked;
Nettles struck out; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: LACOCK BATTED FOR WATHAN; LaCock struck out; Rojas
grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 3.

YANKEES 7TH: LACOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Blair grounded
out (third to first); Dent flied out to right; Rivers grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals
3.

ROYALS 7TH: White grounded out (third to first); Patek flied out
to right; McRae singled to left [McRae out at second (left to
shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Randolph singled to center; BIRD REPLACED
SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Munson struck out; Piniella singled to
right [Randolph to third]; JACKSON BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Jackson
singled to center [Randolph scored, Piniella to second]; MINGORI
REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Nettles lined to right; Chambliss
forced Jackson (second to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 2, Royals 3.

ROYALS 8TH: JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Brett grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cowens lined to center; Otis walked;
Otis stole second; LaCock walked; LYLE REPLACED TORREZ
(PITCHING); Rojas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 2,
Royals 3.

YANKEES 9TH: LEONARD REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Blair singled
to center; WHITE BATTED FOR DENT; White walked [Blair to
second]; GURA REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Rivers singled to
right [Blair scored, White to third]; LITTELL REPLACED GURA
(PITCHING); Randolph lined out on a sacrifice fly to center
[White scored, Rivers to second]; Munson grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Rivers to third]; Piniella reached on an error by
Brett [Rivers scored (unearned) (no RBI), Piniella to second];
Jackson grounded out (second to first); 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals 3.

ROYALS 9TH: STANLEY REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING SS); Porter popped
to shortstop; White singled to center; Patek grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [White out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Royals 3.