Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat, the Yankees scored five runs after two were out in the ninth inning to top the Royals, 6-2. The Yanks trailed, 2-1, but filled the bases in the ninth on a single sandwiched by two hit batsmen. With two out, Roy White singled home a pair of runs and Fred Stanley followed with a three-run homer. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Tuesday, August    21, 1979 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  5  -   6  6  0
Royals       1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  9  1


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randolph 2b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .274      Wilson lf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .295
Murcer cf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .256      McRae dh              3   0   2   0     1   0   .271
Piniella lf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .310      Brett 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .331
Jackson rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .302      Otis cf               3   0   1   1     1   0   .290
Chambliss 1b          3   1   1   0     0   0   .276      Cowens rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .296
Nettles 3b            4   1   0   0     0   0   .251      White 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .249
White dh              4   1   1   2     0   0   .194      Wathan c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .224
Dent ss               1   0   0   0     2   0   .231        LaCock ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .283
  Brown pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Washington ss         4   0   1   1     0   1   .253
  Stanley ss          1   1   1   3     0   0   .233      Terrell 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .360
Gulden c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .114      Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Randle ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Narron c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .158
John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   6   6   6     4   0             Totals               32   2   9   2     3   2

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 38,514
Left on Base: Yankees 3, Royals 6
DP: Yankees 3, Royals 3
Errors: Cowens
Doubles: White (18), McRae 2 (23)
Triples: Randolph (10)
Home Runs: Stanley (2)
Stolen Bases: Randolph (26), Wilson 2 (56)
Caught Stealing: Otis (5)
GIDP: Nettles (11), Chambliss (7), Cowens (7), Terrell (2)
Hit by Pitch: Murcer (2,by Splittorff), Chambliss (4,by Splittorff)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John                    7     8   2   2   2   0   0  27   2.90
Gossage W(2-2)          2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8   3.77
Totals                  9     9   2   2   3   2   0  35

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(12-13)     9     6   6   5   4   0   1  36   3.88
Totals                  9     6   6   5   4   0   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Splittorff 2 (5)
Wild Pitches: Gossage (3)

Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Ted Hendry


YANKEES 1ST: Randolph grounded out (third to first); Murcer
walked; Piniella flied out to center; Jackson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 0.

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

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss singled to left; Nettles grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Chambliss out at
second]; White flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens grounded out (third to first); White doubled
to left; Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first) [White to
third]; Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Dent flied out to left; Gulden flied out to left;
Randolph tripled to right; Murcer reached on a fielder's choice
[Randolph out at home (third to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Yankees 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Terrell grounded out (catcher to first); Wilson
singled to left; Wilson stole second; McRae walked; Brett lined
into a double play (second to first) [McRae out at first]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
walked; Chambliss grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis walked; Cowens grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Otis out at second]; White
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, Royals 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles lined to first; White grounded out
(shortstop to first); Dent walked; Gulden flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Wathan grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington
grounded out (shortstop to first); Terrell grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Royals 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Randolph singled to right [Randolph to second
(error by Cowens)]; Murcer flied out to right; Randolph stole
third; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first) [Randolph
scored (unearned)]; Jackson popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae
doubled to center; Brett grounded out (third to first); Otis
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, Royals 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Nettles
grounded out (first unassisted); White flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Cowens popped to second; White singled to left;
Wathan singled to left [White to second]; Washington singled to
center [White scored, Wathan to second]; Terrell grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Washington out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Dent walked; BROWN RAN FOR DENT; RANDLE BATTED FOR
GULDEN; Randle lined into a double play (second to first) [Brown
out at first]; Randolph grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 8TH: STANLEY REPLACED BROWN (PLAYING SS); NARRON REPLACED
RANDLE (PLAYING C ); GOSSAGE REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Wilson
struck out; McRae doubled to center; Brett was walked
intentionally; Gossage threw a wild pitch [McRae to third, Brett
to second]; Otis reached on a fielder's choice [McRae out at
home (second to catcher), Brett to third, Otis to second];
Cowens flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Royals 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Murcer was hit by a pitch; Piniella singled to left
[Murcer to second]; Jackson flied out to left; Chambliss was hit
by a pitch [Murcer to third, Piniella to second]; Nettles forced
Murcer (third to catcher) [Piniella to third, Chambliss to
second]; White singled to left [Piniella scored, Chambliss
scored, Nettles to second]; Stanley homered [Nettles scored,
White scored]; Narron flied out to center; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Yankees 6, Royals 2.

ROYALS 9TH: White flied out to right; LACOCK BATTED FOR WATHAN;
LaCock lined to center; Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 6, Royals 2.