A two-base hit by Amos Otis in the last of the ninth drove in the winning run as the Royals subdued the Yankees, 10-9, in a see-saw struggle. Clint Hurdle opened the inning with a double into the left field corner and Darrell Porter received an intentional pass before Otis delivered the game-winning blow.

The Royals overcame an early 6-3 Yankee lead and carried a 9-7 margin into the eighth before the Yankees tied the contest on a two-out, two-run double by Lou Piniella, who extended his hitting streak to 11 games. Al Hrabosky got credit for his first A.L. victory. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 10, New York Yankees 9

Game Played on Sunday, May 14, 1978 (Day game) at Royals Stadium

Yankees 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 2 0 - 9 12 1 Royals 0 1 0 2 2 1 3 0 1 - 10 14 3 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .270 Wilson lf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .269 Randolph 2b 4 2 2 0 1 0 .269 Poquette rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .296 Munson c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .263 Zdeb ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Jackson rf 4 3 2 1 1 1 .304 LaCock ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Piniella dh 2 1 1 2 2 1 .344 McRae dh 5 3 2 0 0 0 .287 Chambliss 1b 3 1 2 2 1 0 .294 Cowens 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .279 Nettles 3b 5 0 1 1 0 1 .250 Hurdle 1b,rf 5 2 3 3 0 0 .241 White lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .155 Porter c 4 2 3 3 1 0 .330 Dent ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .198 Otis cf 2 1 2 1 3 0 .291 Spencer ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Patek ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .247 Stanley ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 White 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hassler 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 Clay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 9 12 7 5 7 Totals 37 10 14 10 5 2 Time of Game: 2:57 Attendance: 36,034 Left on Base: Yankees 9, Royals 9 DP: Yankees 1, Royals 0 Errors: Jackson, Poquette, Hurdle, Patek Doubles: Munson (5), Randolph (3), Nettles (5), Piniella (4), McRae (9), Cowens (5), Hurdle 2 (4), Porter (3), Otis (7) Home Runs: Porter (5) Stolen Bases: Piniella (2), Jackson 2 (7) Sacrifice Hits: Rivers (2), White (3) Sacrifice Flies: Munson (3) GIDP: Zdeb (1) Hit by Pitch: Piniella (1,by Hassler), Chambliss (1,by Gura) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tidrow 4.2 7 5 5 2 2 1 23 4.58 Lyle 2.1 5 4 4 2 0 0 14 3.24 Clay L(0-1) 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 6 5.63 Totals 8 14 10 10 5 2 1 43 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hassler 4.2 7 6 5 4 1 0 25 9.64 Gura 2 3 1 1 0 3 0 10 3.81 Bird 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 6 6.75 Hrabosky W(1-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1.38 Totals 9 12 9 8 5 7 0 45 Hit by Pitch: Hassler (1), Gura (2) Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Al Clark YANKEES 1ST: Rivers lined to left; Randolph grounded out (third to first); Munson doubled to right; Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Wilson popped to catcher in foul territory; Poquette grounded out (first to pitcher); McRae lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella was hit by a pitch; Piniella stole second; Chambliss walked; Nettles flied out to left; White flied out to right; Dent forced Chambliss (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Cowens popped to second; Hurdle lined to center; Porter homered; Otis walked; Patek struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 1. YANKEES 3RD: Rivers struck out; Randolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson singled to center; Jackson walked [Munson to second]; Piniella walked [Munson to third, Jackson to second]; Chambliss singled to center [Munson scored, Jackson scored, Piniella out at third (center to first to third)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 1. ROYALS 3RD: White grounded out (third to first); Wilson popped to second; Poquette struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 1. YANKEES 4TH: Nettles flied out to left; White grounded out (third to first); Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 1. ROYALS 4TH: McRae doubled to center; Cowens doubled to right [McRae to third]; Hurdle grounded out (first unassisted) [McRae scored, Cowens to third]; Porter singled to right [Cowens scored]; Otis singled to left [Porter to second]; Patek flied out to left; White flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 3. YANKEES 5TH: Rivers popped to third; Randolph doubled to left; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Randolph to third]; Jackson singled to left [Randolph scored]; Jackson stole second; Piniella walked; Chambliss singled to shortstop [Jackson scored (error by Patek), Piniella to third]; Nettles doubled to right [Piniella scored, Chambliss scored (error by Poquette) (unearned) (no RBI), Nettles to third]; GURA REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); White lined to center; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Royals 3. ROYALS 5TH: Wilson singled to center; Poquette walked [Wilson to second]; McRae forced Poquette (first to shortstop) [Wilson to third]; Cowens popped to first in foul territory; Hurdle doubled to right [Wilson scored, McRae scored, Hurdle to third (error by Jackson)]; LYLE REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Porter flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Royals 5. YANKEES 6TH: Dent singled to right; Rivers out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Dent to second]; Randolph singled to right [Dent to third]; Munson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Dent scored, Randolph to second (error by Hurdle)]; Jackson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Royals 5. ROYALS 6TH: Otis walked; Patek singled to center [Otis to second]; White reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Otis to third, Patek to second]; Wilson forced Patek (third unassisted) [Otis scored, White to second]; ZDEB BATTED FOR POQUETTE; Zdeb grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wilson out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Royals 6. YANKEES 7TH: ZDEB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Piniella was called out on strikes; Chambliss was hit by a pitch; Nettles struck out; White singled to center [Chambliss to second]; BIRD REPLACED GURA (PITCHING); SPENCER BATTED FOR DENT; Spencer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Royals 6. ROYALS 7TH: STANLEY REPLACED SPENCER (PLAYING SS); McRae singled to center; Cowens lined to third; Hurdle singled to center [McRae to third]; Porter doubled to right [McRae scored, Hurdle to third]; Otis was walked intentionally; Patek grounded out (third to first) [Hurdle scored, Porter to third, Otis to second]; White singled to pitcher [Porter scored, Otis to third]; Wilson forced White (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Royals 9. YANKEES 8TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Randolph walked; Munson lined to shortstop; Jackson singled to right [Randolph to third]; Jackson stole second; Piniella doubled to right [Randolph scored, Jackson scored]; HRABOSKY REPLACED BIRD (PITCHING); Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Royals 9. ROYALS 8TH: CLAY REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); LACOCK BATTED FOR ZDEB; LaCock grounded out (third to first); McRae grounded out (second to first); Cowens flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Royals 9. YANKEES 9TH: LACOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HURDLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Nettles popped to shortstop; White struck out; Stanley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Royals 9. ROYALS 9TH: Hurdle doubled to left; Porter was walked intentionally; Otis doubled to right [Hurdle scored, Porter to third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 9, Royals 10.

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