Final
NYY 8 — KC 9
6/9/1979 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KCA197906090
Complete available game record for NYY at KC, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Mickey Rivers | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Willie Randolph | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| U L Washington | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thurman Munson | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| George Brett | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Graig Nettles | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Spencer | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Johnson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jay Johnstone | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryl Jones | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darrell Porter | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Chambliss | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| John Wathan | — | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy White | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete LaCock | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Braun | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Cruz | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bucky Dent | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Narron | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Stanley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Terrell | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kaat | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy John | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hrabosky | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Clay | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Burris | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Gura | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Davis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Pattin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renie Martin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy John | 5.1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Larry Gura | 6.2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Ray Burris | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Renie Martin | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Al Hrabosky | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Jim Kaat | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Marty Pattin | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Ron Davis | 2.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Ken Clay | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graig Nettles | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bucky Dent | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Burris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Chambliss | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Lou Piniella | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Randolph | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Mickey Rivers | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Stanley | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy John | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Kaat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Clay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Davis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy White | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thurman Munson | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| U L Washington | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wathan | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Cruz | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Todd Cruz | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Gura | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hrabosky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete LaCock | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Renie Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Pattin | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Terrell | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U L Washington | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 43/G4M | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 53/G56 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 63/G56 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 53/G56 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 8/L8 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 8/F8 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | D7/G5 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | HR/F89XD.2-H | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 9/F9LD | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S9/L9S.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→2 | 36(1)1/GDP/G34.2-3 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 43/G4M | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 53/G5 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S8/L4MD | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | DGR/F89XD.1-3 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S8/G4M.3-H;2-H;1-H(E5)(NR)(UR);B-3 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 1/L | 5–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 5–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 5/P5DF/FL | 5–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G6 | 5–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 63/G6 | 5–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W | 5–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 4/P34 | 5–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 5–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 9 | 5–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 9 | 5–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 43/G34 | 5–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S7/G56 | 5–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 1/G3S.1-2 | 5–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S7/F7S.2-H | 5–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | HR/F9D.1-H | 5–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S9/G34 | 5–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 5–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 7/F7 | 5–3 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S5/G5 | 5–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 3/G34 | 5–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 5–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K | 5–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S9/L9S | 5–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO/G6M | 5–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 5–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 5–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K/C | 5–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S8/L78 | 5–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F9 | 5–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | HP.1-2 | 5–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | T9/L89.2-H;1-H | 5–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | S8/P89S.3-H;BX2(86) | 5–5 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 8/P8 | 5–6 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 5–6 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | D9/G3 | 5–6 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W | 5–6 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 53/G5.2-3;1-2 | 5–6 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S8/L8S.3-H;2-H | 5–6 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 7/F7LD | 7–6 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S9/L9S | 7–6 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S9/L9S.1-2 | 7–6 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 1/BP1S | 7–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | D48/G4.2-H;1-3 | 7–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 7–7 |
| 7 bottom | 1→3 | 4(1)3/GDP/G4 | 7–7 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 8/F8D | 7–7 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | D8/G34 | 7–7 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | 5E3/G5 | 7–7 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 9/L9 | 7–7 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 9/F9 | 7–7 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F9D | 7–7 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G6 | 7–7 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 5/P56S | 7–7 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S7/L56D | 7–7 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 53/G56.1-2 | 7–7 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 53/G5 | 7–7 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | D7/F78XD.2-H | 7–7 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | IW | 8–7 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 7/L7 | 8–7 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | W | 8–7 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 24/SH/BG23.1-2 | 8–7 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F89D.2-3 | 8–7 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S8/G4M.3-H | 8–7 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO/G5 | 8–8 |
| 10 top | 0→1 | 8/F8D | 8–8 |
| 10 top | 1→2 | 8/F78D | 8–8 |
| 10 top | 2→3 | 5/P5 | 8–8 |
| 10 bottom | 0→1 | K | 8–8 |
| 10 bottom | 1→1 | D9/G3 | 8–8 |
| 10 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 8–8 |
| 10 bottom | 1→2 | 36(1)/FO/G34.2-3 | 8–8 |
| 10 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 8–8 |
| 10 bottom | 2→2 | DI.1-2 | 8–8 |
| 10 bottom | 2→3 | K | 8–8 |
| 11 top | 0→0 | W | 8–8 |
| 11 top | 0→1 | 13/SH/BG1S.1-2 | 8–8 |
| 11 top | 1→2 | 7/P7S | 8–8 |
| 11 top | 2→2 | IW | 8–8 |
| 11 top | 2→3 | K/C | 8–8 |
| 11 bottom | 0→1 | 3/BG3S | 8–8 |
| 11 bottom | 1→2 | 13/G15 | 8–8 |
| 11 bottom | 2→2 | T8/F8XDW | 8–8 |
| 11 bottom | 2→3 | K | 8–8 |
| 12 top | 0→0 | S7/G56 | 8–8 |
| 12 top | 0→1 | 14/SH/BG13.1-2 | 8–8 |
| 12 top | 1→2 | K/C | 8–8 |
| 12 top | 2→2 | IW | 8–8 |
| 12 top | 2→3 | K | 8–8 |
| 12 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F8D | 8–8 |
| 12 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F9 | 8–8 |
| 12 bottom | 2→2 | S4/G34 | 8–8 |
| 12 bottom | 2→3 | 46(1)/FO/G4M | 8–8 |
| 13 top | 0→1 | 8/F8D | 8–8 |
| 13 top | 1→2 | 6/P56D | 8–8 |
| 13 top | 2→3 | 8/F8 | 8–8 |
| 13 bottom | 0→0 | HR7/F78D/IPHR | 8–8 |