Reggie Jackson homered with a man on base and batted in another run with a sacrifice fly to account for the Yankees' margin in a 5-2 victory over the Royals. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 5, Kansas City Royals 2

Game Played on Saturday, May 13, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Yankees 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 - 5 7 0 Royals 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 8 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .279 Wilson lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .274 Randolph 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .260 White 2b 3 0 0 0 1 3 .247 Munson c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .255 McRae dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .282 Jackson rf 3 2 2 3 0 0 .297 Cowens rf 4 2 3 0 0 0 .283 Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .283 Otis cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .274 Nettles 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .253 Wathan 1b 3 0 1 2 0 0 .267 Spencer dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .237 Poquette ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 White lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .151 Porter c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .314 Dent ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Patek ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .247 Guidry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Terrell 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .205 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 5 7 5 1 1 Totals 31 2 8 2 3 6 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 40,903 Left on Base: Yankees 3, Royals 5 DP: Yankees 1, Royals 0 Doubles: Nettles (4), Randolph (2), Cowens 2 (4) Home Runs: Jackson (7) Stolen Bases: Jackson (5), Rivers (2), Wilson 2 (11) Caught Stealing: McRae (2), Terrell (3), Cowens (2) Sacrifice Flies: Jackson (1) GIDP: McRae (4) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Guidry W(4-0) 8 8 2 2 2 6 0 30 1.61 Gossage SV(3) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2.36 Totals 9 8 2 2 3 6 0 34 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard L(3-6) 7.1 7 5 5 1 1 1 30 3.97 Hrabosky 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.54 Totals 9 7 5 5 1 1 1 35 Passed Balls: Munson (2) Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Terry Cooney YANKEES 1ST: Rivers popped to second; Randolph grounded out (second to first); Munson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson lined to right; White struck out; McRae singled to second; McRae was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. YANKEES 2ND: Jackson flied out to left; Chambliss flied out to center; Nettles flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Cowens doubled to right; Otis lined to left [Cowens to third]; Wathan singled to left [Cowens scored]; Porter struck out; Patek struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 1. YANKEES 3RD: Spencer flied out to center; White flied out to left; Dent grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 3RD: Terrell singled to center; Munson allowed a passed ball [Terrell to second]; Terrell was picked off and caught stealing third (catcher to shortstop to third to second); Wilson walked; Wilson stole second; Wilson stole third; White walked; McRae grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [White out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 1. YANKEES 4TH: Rivers grounded out (third to first); Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson singled to left; Jackson homered [Munson scored]; Chambliss singled to right; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 1. ROYALS 4TH: Cowens singled to center; Otis flied out to center; Cowens was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Wathan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 1. YANKEES 5TH: Spencer flied out to left; White grounded out (first to pitcher); Dent lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 1. ROYALS 5TH: Porter lined to center; Patek popped to second; Terrell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 1. YANKEES 6TH: Rivers flied out to center; Randolph flied out to center; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 1. ROYALS 6TH: Wilson grounded out (third to first); White struck out; McRae grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 1. YANKEES 7TH: Jackson singled to right; Jackson stole second; Chambliss flied out to left; Nettles doubled to left [Jackson scored]; Spencer struck out; White was walked intentionally; Dent grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 1. ROYALS 7TH: Cowens doubled to right; Otis flied out to left [Cowens to third]; Wathan grounded out (second to first) [Cowens scored]; Porter flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 2. YANKEES 8TH: Rivers singled to center; Rivers stole second; Randolph doubled to right [Rivers scored]; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Randolph to third]; HRABOSKY REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Jackson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Randolph scored]; Chambliss grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 2. ROYALS 8TH: Patek flied out to center; Terrell grounded out (pitcher to first); Wilson singled to left; White struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 2. YANKEES 9TH: Nettles popped to shortstop; Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); White popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 2. ROYALS 9TH: McRae singled to left; GOSSAGE REPLACED GUIDRY (PITCHING); Cowens grounded out (third to first) [McRae to second]; Otis walked; POQUETTE BATTED FOR WATHAN; Poquette flied out to left; Porter grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 2.

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