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1978 American League Championship Series
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Royals
5
Yankees
6
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| Yankees | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | x | 6 | 10 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | PA | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Brett, 3B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal McRae, DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis, CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete LaCock, 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson, PR-LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank White, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Braun, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PA | 2B | 3B | HR | GO | FO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Splittorff | 7.1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| Doug Bird (L) | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hrabosky | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Yankees
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | PA | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers, CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Blair, PH-CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy White, LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Thomasson, LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thurman Munson, C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Jackson, DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella, RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graig Nettles, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Chambliss, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Stanley, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bucky Dent, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PA | 2B | 3B | HR | GO | FO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catfish Hunter | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Rich Gossage (W) | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
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