The Royals dealt another blow at the sinking Yankees by beating the New Yorkers, 9-7, in 11 innings. Four runs in the top of the 11th were enough to withstand a Yank rally in the bottom of the frame. The outburst began with Hal McRae drawing a base on balls and being replaced by pinch-runner U.L. Washington. A sacrifice by John Wathan moved Washington to second. Amos Otis then hit a long fly to right that Thurman Munson dropped for an error, Washington moving to third and Otis winding up at second. Darrell Porter was given an intentional walk to load the bases. After Clint Hurdle bounced into a force out at the plate, Willie Wilson drew a walk to force in a run.

Rich Gossage thought his last pitch to Wilson was a strike and was ejected for swearing at second base umpire Durwood Merrill. Bob Kammeyer replaced Gossage and was greeted by a two-run single by Freddie Patek and an RBI single by Frank White. The Royals had trailed, 5-3, going into the top of the ninth but tied the contest on RBI singles by Wathan and Otis. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 9, New York Yankees 7

Game Played on Monday, July 17, 1978 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I

Royals 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 - 9 14 0 Yankees 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 7 12 3 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brett 3b 7 2 2 1 0 1 .307 Randolph 2b 6 1 1 1 0 2 .252 McRae dh 5 0 2 0 0 0 .265 Rivers cf 5 1 2 0 1 1 .248 Washington pr,dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 .257 Munson rf 6 0 3 3 0 0 .293 LaCock 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Jackson dh 4 0 0 0 1 0 .260 Wathan ph,1b 2 0 1 2 0 1 .291 Johnson ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Otis cf 6 1 1 1 0 0 .273 Piniella lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .308 Porter c 4 2 2 1 1 0 .278 Chambliss 1b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .289 Hurdle rf 5 1 1 0 1 1 .251 Nettles 3b 4 2 2 3 1 0 .243 Poquette lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Stanley ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .238 Zdeb ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Heath c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .323 Braun ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .232 Hunter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilson pr,lf 1 1 1 1 1 0 .237 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Patek ss 5 1 2 2 1 1 .274 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 6 0 2 1 0 1 .283 Kammeyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pattin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 46 9 14 9 6 5 Totals 42 7 12 7 5 3 Time of Game: 3:21 Attendance: 27,020 Left on Base: Royals 13, Yankees 9 DP: Royals 1, Yankees 1 Errors: Randolph, Munson, Piniella Doubles: Patek (16), Hurdle (16), Munson (16), Stanley (4), Rivers 2 (9) Home Runs: Porter (8), Nettles (17), Randolph (3) Stolen Bases: Wilson (30) Sacrifice Hits: Wathan (2), Stanley (1), Heath (1) Sacrifice Flies: Wathan (2) GIDP: Porter (9) Hit by Pitch: Porter (2,by Lyle) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff 3 7 5 5 1 3 1 17 3.41 Pattin 4.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 15 4.89 Hrabosky W(3-3) 3.2 4 2 2 2 0 1 17 2.74 Totals 11 12 7 7 5 3 2 49 Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hunter 4.1 5 3 3 2 1 1 20 5.97 Lyle 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.33 Gossage L(5-9) 4.2 7 6 1 4 4 0 26 2.23 Kammeyer 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.24 Totals 11 14 9 4 6 5 1 55 Hit by Pitch: Lyle (4) Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Marty Springstead ROYALS 1ST: Brett flied out to left; McRae singled to left; LaCock flied out to left; Otis popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Randolph struck out; Rivers struck out; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0. ROYALS 2ND: Porter homered; Hurdle walked; Poquette flied out to center; Patek walked [Hurdle to second]; White struck out; Brett grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Jackson popped to second; Piniella flied out to left; Chambliss popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0. ROYALS 3RD: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCock popped to shortstop; Otis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 3RD: Nettles singled to right; Stanley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Nettles to second]; Heath singled to shortstop [Nettles stayed at second]; Randolph struck out; Rivers walked [Nettles to third, Heath to second]; Munson doubled to left [Nettles scored, Heath scored, Rivers to third]; Jackson flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 2. ROYALS 4TH: Porter popped to third; Hurdle flied out to right; Poquette flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 2. YANKEES 4TH: Piniella singled to right; Chambliss singled to center [Piniella to third]; Nettles homered [Piniella scored, Chambliss scored]; Stanley doubled to right; PATTIN REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Heath out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Stanley to third]; Randolph flied into a double play (center to catcher) [Stanley out at home]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 5. ROYALS 5TH: Patek doubled to center; White popped to second; Brett singled to right [Patek scored]; McRae singled to right [Brett to third]; LYLE REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); WATHAN BATTED FOR LACOCK; Wathan hit a sacrifice fly to left [Brett scored, McRae to second (error by Piniella)]; Otis flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 5. YANKEES 5TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Rivers flied out to right; Munson flied out to left; Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 5. ROYALS 6TH: Porter was hit by a pitch; Hurdle flied out to left; ZDEB BATTED FOR POQUETTE; Zdeb flied out to right; Patek popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 5. YANKEES 6TH: ZDEB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Piniella flied out to right; Chambliss flied out to left; Nettles walked; Stanley popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 5. ROYALS 7TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); White flied out to center; Brett struck out; McRae grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 5. YANKEES 7TH: Heath grounded out (second to first); Randolph grounded out (second to first); Rivers doubled to center; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 5. ROYALS 8TH: Wathan struck out; Otis grounded out (second to first); Porter singled to right; Hurdle doubled to left [Porter to third]; BRAUN BATTED FOR ZDEB; Braun was walked intentionally; WILSON RAN FOR BRAUN; Patek struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 5. YANKEES 8TH: WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Jackson walked; Piniella popped to shortstop; HRABOSKY REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Chambliss grounded out (second to first) [Jackson to second]; Nettles popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Yankees 5. ROYALS 9TH: White grounded out (third to first); Brett singled to right; McRae reached on an error by Randolph [Brett to third]; WASHINGTON RAN FOR MCRAE; Wathan singled to right [Brett scored, Washington to second]; Otis singled to center [Washington scored (unearned), Wathan to second]; Porter grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Otis out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 5. YANKEES 9TH: WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Stanley walked; Heath forced Stanley (second to shortstop); Randolph flied out to left; Rivers popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 5. ROYALS 10TH: Hurdle struck out; Wilson singled to second; Wilson stole second; Patek flied out to center; White singled to third [Wilson stayed at second]; Brett flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 5. YANKEES 10TH: Munson singled to center; Jackson popped to catcher; Piniella flied out to right [Munson to second]; Chambliss walked; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Yankees 5. ROYALS 11TH: Washington walked; Wathan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Washington to second]; Otis reached on an error by Munson [Washington to third]; Porter was walked intentionally [Otis to second]; Hurdle forced Washington (first to catcher) [Otis to third, Porter to second]; Wilson walked [Otis scored (unearned), Porter to third, Hurdle to second]; KAMMEYER REPLACED GOSSAGE (PITCHING); Patek singled to center [Porter scored (unearned), Hurdle scored (unearned), Wilson to third]; Rich Gossage ejected by 2B umpire Durwood Merrill; White singled to shortstop [Wilson scored (unearned), Patek to second]; Brett popped to shortstop; 4 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 9, Yankees 5. YANKEES 11TH: Stanley grounded out (third to first); Heath popped to second; Randolph homered; Rivers doubled to right; Munson singled to center [Rivers scored]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR JACKSON; Johnson flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Yankees 7.

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