The Royals moved into first place in the West division with an 8-3 triumph over the Yankees as Larry Gura yielded seven hits in his route-going performance. Darrell Porter triggered the attack with a three-run homer in the first inning.

The Royals picked up another run in the second on a triple by Pete LaCock and single by Frank White and extended their lead to 6-0 in the third frame on a double by Al Cowens, single by LaCock, a fielder's choice and a single by White. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 8, New York Yankees 3
Game Played on Thursday, August    30, 1979 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Royals       3  1  2    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   8 14  1
Yankees      0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  1  -   3  7  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .309      Randolph 2b           3   0   2   1     1   0   .276
McRae dh              4   1   2   0     1   0   .281      Randle cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .184
Otis cf               5   1   1   0     0   1   .295      Piniella lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .305
Brett 3b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .334      Jackson rf            2   0   0   0     2   1   .292
Porter c              4   2   2   3     1   1   .298      Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Cowens rf             3   1   1   1     0   1   .300      Nettles 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .251
LaCock 1b             2   2   2   1     0   0   .279      Scott dh              4   1   1   0     0   0   .245
  Wathan ph,1b        2   0   1   1     0   0   .224      Dent ss               3   1   1   1     0   0   .236
White 2b              4   0   3   2     0   0   .248      Gulden c              2   1   0   0     1   0   .160
Washington ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .253        White ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .202
Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tiant p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   8  14   8     2   3             Totals               31   3   7   3     4   2

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 30,717
Left on Base: Royals 6, Yankees 6
DP: Royals 1, Yankees 1
Errors: Porter, Dent
Doubles: Cowens (16), Dent (14), Randolph (13)
Triples: LaCock (4), Scott (4)
Home Runs: Porter (16)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (65)
Caught Stealing: White (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Washington (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Cowens (6), Dent (8)
GIDP: Wathan (6), Randle (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura W(10-9)            9     7   3   3   4   2   0  36   4.45
Totals                  9     7   3   3   4   2   0  36

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tiant L(10-8)           3     9   6   6   1   1   1  17   4.09
Hood                    3     4   2   1   1   1   0  15   3.30
Kaat                    3     1   0   0   0   1   0   9   2.93
Totals                  9    14   8   7   2   3   1  41

Passed Balls: Porter (12)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Rocky Roe


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); McRae singled
to right; Otis singled to left [McRae to second]; Brett popped
to catcher in foul territory; Porter homered [McRae scored, Otis
scored]; Cowens struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Randolph singled to right; Randle popped to second;
Piniella grounded out (second to first) [Randolph to second];
Jackson walked; Chambliss singled to left [Randolph to third,
Jackson to second]; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Royals 3, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 2ND: LaCock tripled to left; White singled to center
[LaCock scored]; White was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Washington grounded out (second to first); Wilson
singled to right; Wilson stole second; McRae walked; Otis forced
McRae (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Scott lined to left; Dent flied out to center;
Gulden flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4,
Yankees 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Brett flied out to left; Porter popped to third;
Cowens doubled to right; LaCock singled to right [Cowens scored,
LaCock to second (on throw to home)]; White singled to center
[LaCock scored, White out at second (center to second)]; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Randolph flied out to center; Randle flied out to
right; Piniella singled to right; Jackson grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 4TH: HOOD REPLACED TIANT (PITCHING); Washington grounded
out (shortstop to first); Wilson grounded out (second to first);
McRae lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss flied out to right; Nettles popped to
shortstop; Scott flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 6, Yankees 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis lined to first; Brett grounded out (first
unassisted); Porter walked; Cowens reached on an error by Dent
[Porter to second]; WATHAN BATTED FOR LACOCK; Wathan singled to
left [Porter scored (unearned), Cowens to third]; White lined to
left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 7, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Dent doubled to
left; Porter allowed a passed ball [Dent to third]; Gulden
walked; Randolph doubled to left [Dent scored, Gulden to third];
Randle singled to left [Gulden scored, Randolph out at home
(left to catcher), Randle to second (error by Porter)]; Piniella
flied out to left; Jackson walked; Chambliss popped to catcher;
2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 7, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Washington popped to first in foul territory; Wilson
grounded out (second to first); McRae singled to left; Otis
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Nettles popped to third in foul territory; Scott
flied out to right; Dent grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 7, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Brett singled to left; Porter singled to right
[Brett to third]; KAAT REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Cowens hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Brett scored]; Wathan grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Porter out at second]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Gulden grounded out (second to first); Randolph
walked; Randle grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Randolph out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 8, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 8TH: White singled to right; Washington out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [White to second]; Wilson
lined to left; McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 8, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Piniella flied out to right; Jackson was called out
on strikes; Chambliss flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 8, Yankees 2.

ROYALS 9TH: Otis flied out to right; Brett grounded out
(shortstop to first); Porter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 8, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Scott
tripled to left; Dent hit a sacrifice fly to center [Scott
scored]; WHITE BATTED FOR GULDEN; White grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 8, Yankees 3.