What appeared to be the final out of the game turned into a two-run inside-the-park homer by Amos Otis that gave the Royals a 4-3 victory over the Yankees. After Darrell Porter walked with two away, Otis drilled a deep fly to center fielder Paul Blair, who had the ball in his glove, but Reggie Jackson, coming over from right field, crashed into Blair and the ball rolled free as Porter and Otis circled the bases. The Yankees had taken a 3-2 lead in the seventh with a single by Chris Chambliss and homer by Graig Nettles. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 4, New York Yankees 3

Game Played on Friday, May 12, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Yankees 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 - 3 12 0 Royals 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 7 1 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .280 Wilson lf 4 1 1 1 0 2 .271 Blair pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Poquette rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .314 Randolph 2b 4 0 2 0 1 0 .260 Terrell 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Munson c 5 0 1 0 0 0 .255 McRae dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Jackson rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .287 Cowens 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Piniella dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .339 Porter c 2 1 0 0 2 0 .327 Chambliss 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .284 Otis cf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .284 Nettles 3b 3 1 1 2 0 0 .253 Hurdle 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .216 White lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .160 Patek ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Dent ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .200 Lahoud ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Figueroa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 2 1 2 0 0 0 .256 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaCock ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Washington pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pattin 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 36 3 12 3 1 1 Totals 30 4 7 4 2 3 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 33,061 Left on Base: Yankees 9, Royals 3 DP: Yankees 1, Royals 2 Errors: Cowens Doubles: Otis (6) Triples: Wilson (2) Home Runs: Nettles (5), Otis (5) Stolen Bases: Randolph (6), White (2), Washington (4) Caught Stealing: White (4) Sacrifice Hits: Nettles (1), Blair (1) Sacrifice Flies: Poquette (3) GIDP: Munson (3), McRae (3) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Figueroa 8.2 6 3 3 2 3 0 32 3.14 Gossage L(2-4) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2.45 Totals 8.2 7 4 4 2 3 1 33 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff 6.2 10 3 3 1 1 1 29 2.64 Pattin 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.70 Mingori 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.35 Bird W(2-2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6.00 Totals 9 12 3 3 1 1 1 39 Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Bill Deegan YANKEES 1ST: Rivers singled to right; Randolph flied out to center; Munson grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Rivers out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Poquette singled to center; McRae grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Poquette out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. YANKEES 2ND: Jackson singled to second; Piniella flied out to center; Chambliss lined to left; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Cowens popped to shortstop; Porter walked; Otis struck out; Hurdle forced Porter (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. YANKEES 3RD: White lined to center; Dent grounded out (pitcher to first); Rivers flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Patek grounded out (second to first); White singled to right; White stole second; Wilson tripled to right [White scored]; Poquette hit a sacrifice fly to right [Wilson scored]; McRae lined to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 2. YANKEES 4TH: Randolph walked; Munson flied out to right; Jackson flied into a double play (left to first) [Randolph out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 2. ROYALS 4TH: Cowens grounded out (second to first); Porter flied out to right; Otis popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 2. YANKEES 5TH: Piniella singled to left; Chambliss singled to right [Piniella to second]; Nettles out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Piniella to third, Chambliss to second]; White singled to third [Piniella scored, Chambliss stayed at second]; Dent was called out on strikes; Rivers grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 5TH: Hurdle flied out to center; Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); White singled to right; White was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 2. YANKEES 6TH: Randolph singled to center; Munson flied out to center; Randolph stole second; Jackson grounded out (first unassisted) [Randolph to third]; Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 6TH: Wilson was called out on strikes; Poquette lined to center; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 2. YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss singled to right; Nettles homered [Chambliss scored]; White popped to second; Dent grounded out (third to first); Rivers singled to center; BLAIR RAN FOR RIVERS; Randolph singled to center [Blair to second]; PATTIN REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Munson singled to third [Blair to third, Randolph to second]; MINGORI REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Jackson flied out to center; 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 7TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Cowens flied out to center; Porter flied out to center; Otis doubled to center; Hurdle flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 2. YANKEES 8TH: Piniella popped to third in foul territory; Chambliss reached on an error by Cowens; Nettles popped to third; White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 8TH: LAHOUD BATTED FOR PATEK; Lahoud popped to third; LACOCK BATTED FOR WHITE; LaCock singled to center; WASHINGTON RAN FOR LACOCK; Washington stole second; Wilson struck out; Poquette grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 2. YANKEES 9TH: TERRELL REPLACED POQUETTE (PLAYING 2B); LAHOUD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Dent singled to left; Blair out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Dent to second]; BIRD REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Randolph grounded out (third to first); Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 2. ROYALS 9TH: McRae flied out to center; Cowens flied out to left; Porter walked; GOSSAGE REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); Otis hit an inside the park homer to center [Porter scored]; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 4.

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