Rallying for four runs in the bottom of the seventh, the Royals beat the Yankees, 5-2, as New York played under the direction of coach Dick Howser while awaiting the arrival of new pilot Bob Lemon, replacing Billy Martin who resigned earlier in the day.

New York led, 2-0, going into the seventh when a walk to Darrell Porter and single by Freddie Patek left two men on and two out. Pinch-hitter Steve Braun then lined a ball to right field that Thurman Munson misplayed into a two-base hit. George Brett then singled home Jerry Terrell, pinch-running for Braun, and after an intentional walk to Hal McRae, John Wathan drove home the final run of the inning with a pinch-double to extend the K.C. winning streak to 10 games. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 5, New York Yankees 2

Game Played on Monday, July 24, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

Yankees 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 0 Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 x - 5 9 0 Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rivers cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .257 Brett 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .315 Randolph 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 McRae dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .268 Munson rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .293 LaCock 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .307 Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Wathan ph,1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 .295 Nettles 3b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .259 Otis cf 2 0 0 0 2 1 .278 Thomasson lf 4 1 2 0 0 2 .242 Porter c 2 1 0 0 2 0 .280 White dh 4 0 2 1 0 0 .257 Hurdle rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .264 Heath c 2 0 0 1 0 0 .283 Poquette lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Stanley ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Wilson lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Patek ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .277 Lyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Braun ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .243 Terrell pr,2b 0 1 0 1 0 0 .190 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 8 2 1 6 Totals 29 5 9 5 6 1 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 38,859 Left on Base: Yankees 5, Royals 8 DP: Yankees 1, Royals 1 Doubles: White (6), Braun (9), Wathan (6) Stolen Bases: Randolph (17) Caught Stealing: Rivers (4), White (7) Sacrifice Hits: Patek (8) Sacrifice Flies: Terrell (1) GIDP: White (4), Hurdle (3) Hit by Pitch: Heath (1,by Leonard) Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tidrow L(4-8) 6.2 6 3 3 3 1 0 27 3.79 Lyle 1.1 3 2 2 3 0 0 10 3.33 Totals 8 9 5 5 6 1 0 37 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard W(12-11) 9 8 2 2 1 6 0 34 3.42 Totals 9 8 2 2 1 6 0 34 Hit by Pitch: Leonard (5) Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans YANKEES 1ST: Rivers lined to center; Randolph lined to center; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Brett grounded out (first unassisted); McRae lined to right; LaCock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0. YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss struck out; Nettles walked; Thomasson singled to center [Nettles to second]; White singled to center [Nettles scored, Thomasson to third]; Heath forced White (third to second) [Thomasson scored]; Stanley forced Heath (shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Otis flied out to right; Porter walked; Hurdle grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Porter out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0. YANKEES 3RD: Rivers flied out to left; Randolph singled to third; Randolph stole second; Munson struck out; Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Poquette grounded out (shortstop to first); Patek grounded out (second to first); White singled to center; White was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0. YANKEES 4TH: Nettles singled to center; Thomasson struck out; White grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Nettles out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: Brett flied out to left; McRae popped to catcher in foul territory; LaCock singled to second; Otis walked [LaCock to second]; Porter flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0. YANKEES 5TH: Heath grounded out (third to first); Stanley flied out to center; Rivers singled to center; Rivers was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 5TH: Hurdle grounded out (second to first); Poquette flied out to center; Patek flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0. YANKEES 6TH: Randolph flied out to center; Munson grounded out (second to first); Chambliss grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 6TH: White flied out to left; Brett singled to left; McRae singled to center [Brett to second]; LaCock flied out to right [Brett to third]; Otis struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0. YANKEES 7TH: Nettles singled to left [Nettles out at second (left to shortstop)]; Thomasson struck out; White doubled to right; Heath was hit by a pitch; Stanley flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 7TH: Porter walked; Hurdle lined to center; Poquette flied out to right; Patek singled to left [Porter to second]; BRAUN BATTED FOR WHITE; Braun doubled to right [Porter scored, Patek scored]; LYLE REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); TERRELL RAN FOR BRAUN; Brett singled to left [Terrell scored, Brett to second (on throw to home)]; McRae was walked intentionally; WATHAN BATTED FOR LACOCK; Wathan doubled to center [Brett scored, McRae to third]; Otis was walked intentionally; Porter flied out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 4. YANKEES 8TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); WILSON REPLACED POQUETTE (PLAYING LF); TERRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Rivers struck out; Randolph flied out to center; Munson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 4. ROYALS 8TH: Hurdle singled to right; Wilson walked [Hurdle to second]; Patek out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Hurdle to third, Wilson to second]; Terrell hit a sacrifice fly to left [Hurdle scored, Wilson to third]; Brett lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 5. YANKEES 9TH: Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles flied out to left; Thomasson singled to left; White flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 5.

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