Going the distance for the first time this season, Larry Gura fired a three-hitter as the Royals upended the Yankees, 3-1. Amos Otis drew a two-out walk in the first inning, stole second and scored on a single by Darrell Porter.

Pete LaCock and Hal McRae opened the second with singles. Freddie Patek laid down a bunt single and when pitcher Luis Tiant threw wildly to first, LaCock scored and McRae reached third. A sacrifice fly by U.L. Washington then plated McRae. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 3, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Tuesday, June      5, 1979 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Royals       1  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  1
Yankees      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .350      Rivers cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .283
Brett 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .314      Randolph 2b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .267
Otis cf               3   1   0   0     1   1   .321      Munson c              3   0   1   1     1   0   .316
Porter c              3   0   1   1     1   0   .310      Piniella rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .315      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .293
LaCock 1b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .302      Johnson dh            3   0   0   0     0   0   .259
McRae dh              4   1   1   0     0   0   .245      Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .251
Patek ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .240      White lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .194
Washington 2b         3   0   1   1     0   0   .247      Dent ss               3   1   0   0     0   0   .248
Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   7   2     3   3             Totals               30   1   3   1     2   3

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 24,968
Left on Base: Royals 6, Yankees 4
DP: Royals 1, Yankees 0
Errors: Patek, Tiant
Stolen Bases: Otis (20), Washington (3)
Caught Stealing: Wilson (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Wilson (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Washington (2)
GIDP: Piniella (7)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura W(3-5)             9     3   1   0   2   3   0  32   5.27
Totals                  9     3   1   0   2   3   0  32

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant L(1-2)            9     7   3   2   3   3   0  36   5.24
Totals                  9     7   3   2   3   3   0  36

Wild Pitches: Gura (2)

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Al Clark


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson singled to left; Wilson was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Brett flied out to left; Otis
walked; Otis stole second; Porter singled to left [Otis scored];
Cowens grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 1, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Rivers flied out to right; Randolph singled to
center; Munson grounded out (third to first) [Randolph to
second]; Piniella popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 1, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 2ND: LaCock singled to right; McRae singled to left
[LaCock to second]; On a bunt Patek singled to pitcher [LaCock
scored (error by Tiant), McRae to third]; Washington hit a
sacrifice fly to left [McRae scored (unearned)]; Wilson out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Patek to second]; Brett walked;
Otis struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees
0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); Johnson
grounded out (second to first); Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Porter popped to first; Cowens struck out; LaCock
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: White grounded out (third to first); Dent reached
on an error by Patek; Gura threw a wild pitch [Dent to second];
Rivers struck out; Randolph walked; Munson singled to right
[Dent scored (unearned), Randolph to third]; Piniella flied out
to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae flied out to center; Patek flied out to
center; Washington singled to center; Washington stole second;
Wilson popped to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles struck out; Johnson popped to second;
Chambliss popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
Yankees 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); Otis popped to
second; Porter walked; Cowens popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: White flied out to right; Dent grounded out (second
to first); Rivers singled to right; Randolph grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 6TH: LaCock singled to right; McRae flied out to left;
Patek struck out; Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Munson walked; Piniella grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Munson out at second]; Nettles flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Wilson popped to second; Brett flied out to right;
Otis popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees
1.

YANKEES 7TH: Johnson flied out to left; Chambliss grounded out
(shortstop to first); White flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Porter flied out to left; Cowens grounded out (third
to first); LaCock grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: Dent popped to second; Rivers grounded out (first
unassisted); Randolph flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, Yankees 1.

ROYALS 9TH: McRae flied out to left; Patek flied out to left;
Washington grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Munson flied out to right; Piniella grounded out
(third to first); Nettles flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 3, Yankees 1.