1977 American League Championship Series
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GAME 2
KC Royals 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 3 1 NY Yankees 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 x - 6 10 1
BATTING
Kansas City Royals AB R H RBI BB K PO A Patek ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 McRae dh 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 Brett 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 Cowens rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Otis cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 Zdeb lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Porter c 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 Wathan ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 White 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 3 Hassler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 2 3 1 3 7 24 11
FIELDING - E: Brett (1).
BATTING - 2B: Patek (2,off Guidry). SF: Patek (1,off Guidry).
BASERUNNING - CS: McRae (1,2nd base by Guidry/Munson); White (1,2nd base by Guidry/Munson).
New York Yankees AB R H RBI BB K PO A Rivers cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 Nettles 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Munson c 4 1 3 0 0 1 7 2 Jackson rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 Blair rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Piniella lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Johnson dh 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 Chambliss 1b 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 Randolph 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 1 Dent ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 Guidry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 34 6 10 4 3 5 27 7
FIELDING - E: Dent (1).
BATTING - 2B: Johnson (1,off Littell). HR: Johnson (1,5th inning off Hassler 0 on, 1 out). IBB: Chambliss 2 (2,by Littell 2).
BASERUNNING - SB: Jackson (1,2nd base off Littell/Wathan).
PITCHING
Kansas City Royals IP H HR R ER BB K Hassler L(0-1) 5.2 5 1 3 3 0 3 Littell 2 5 0 3 1 3 1 Mingori 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 8.0 10 1 6 4 3 5
New York Yankees IP H HR R ER BB K Guidry W(1-0) 9 3 0 2 2 3 7
BK: Hassler (1). IBB: Littell 2 (2,Chambliss 2).
Umpires: Russ Goetz, Jim McKean, Marty Springstead, Nick Bremigan, Jerry Neudecker, Bill Deegan Time of Game: 2:58 Attendance: 56230 ROYALS 1ST: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae walked; McRae was caught stealing second [McRae to second (error by Dent; assist by Munson)]; Brett made an out to center [McRae to third]; Cowens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 1ST: Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles popped to second; Munson singled to left; Jackson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0. ROYALS 2ND: Otis made an out to right; Mayberry popped to second; Zdeb was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0. YANKEES 2ND: Piniella grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson grounded out (second to first); Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Yankees 0. ROYALS 3RD: Porter walked; White singled to left [Porter to third]; Patek lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Porter scored]; White was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); McRae struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 3RD: Randolph grounded out (third to first); Dent grounded out (third to first); Rivers grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0. ROYALS 4TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); Cowens struck out; Otis lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 4TH: Nettles lined to center; Munson struck out; Jackson made an out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0. ROYALS 5TH: Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); Zdeb made an out to right; Porter popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 0. YANKEES 5TH: Piniella grounded out (second to first); Johnson homered; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Randolph singled to left; Hassler balked [Randolph to second]; Dent singled to left [Randolph scored]; Rivers forced Dent (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Yankees 2. ROYALS 6TH: White struck out; Patek doubled to center; McRae walked; Brett forced McRae (third to second) [Patek scored]; Cowens made an out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 2. YANKEES 6TH: Nettles struck out; Munson singled to center; Jackson popped to second; LITTELL REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); Piniella singled to left [Munson to third]; Johnson doubled to left [Munson scored, Piniella to third]; Chambliss was walked intentionally; Randolph reached on an error by Brett [Piniella scored (unearned), Johnson scored (unearned), Chambliss to third, Randolph to second]; Dent popped to second; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 5. ROYALS 7TH: Otis lined to center; Mayberry lined to shortstop; Zdeb was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 5. YANKEES 7TH: Rivers made an out to center; Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Munson singled to center [Munson out at second (center to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 5. ROYALS 8TH: WATHAN BATTED FOR PORTER; Wathan struck out; White made an out to right; Patek made an out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 5. YANKEES 8TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Jackson singled to right; Jackson stole second; Piniella made an out to center [Jackson to third]; Johnson struck out; Chambliss was walked intentionally; Randolph singled to left [Jackson scored, Chambliss to second]; Dent walked [Chambliss to third, Randolph to second]; MINGORI REPLACED LITTELL (PITCHING); Rivers struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 6. ROYALS 9TH: BLAIR REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING RF); McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett singled to left; Cowens lined to left; Otis made an out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Yankees 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Royals 2 3 1 3 Yankees 6 10 1 7