The Kansas City Royals took a beating from the New York Yankees, 17 to 4, on August 20, 1979.

Final

Yankees

67-55

17

Royals

64-60

4

NYY

KCR

1

0

1

2

7

0

3

4

0

4

3

0

5

0

6

0

7

0

2

8

3

0

9

0

1

R

17

4

H

18

10

E

3

1

Summary

Player Stats

Bottom 1st

NYY

KCR

Double by Darrell Porter; George Brett scored.

0

1

Top 2nd

NYY

KCR

Single by Graig Nettles; Chris Chambliss scored.

1

Bobby Murcer walked; Graig Nettles scored.

2

1

Single by Willie Randolph; Jim Spencer and Brad Gulden scored.

4

1

Double by Oscar Gamble; Bobby Murcer scored.

5

1

Single by Reggie Jackson; Willie Randolph and Oscar Gamble scored.

7

1

Top 3rd

NYY

KCR

Single by Bucky Dent; Jim Spencer scored.

8

1

Home run by Bobby Murcer; Brad Gulden and Bucky Dent scored.

11

1

Top 4th

NYY

KCR

Home run by Jim Spencer; Chris Chambliss and Graig Nettles scored.

14

1

Bottom 7th

NYY

KCR

Sacrifice fly by Todd Cruz; U L Washington scored.

14

2

Double by Jerry Terrell; Willie Wilson scored.

14

3

Top 8th

NYY

KCR

Double by Graig Nettles; Chris Chambliss scored.

15

3

Home run by Jim Spencer; Graig Nettles scored.

17

3

Bottom 9th

NYY

KCR

Al Cowens ground ball; Error by Graig Nettles; Willie Wilson scored.

17

4

Yankees

Royals

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	TB
Bobby Murcer CF,LF,RF	5	2	1	4	1	1	0	4
Willie Randolph 2B	5	1	1	2	0	0	0	1
Fred Stanley 2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oscar Gamble LF	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	4
Bobby Brown CF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Reggie Jackson RF	4	0	1	2	0	0	0	1
Lenny Randle LF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Chambliss 1B	5	3	3	0	0	0	0	3
Graig Nettles 3B	5	3	3	2	0	0	0	4
Jim Spencer DH	4	4	3	5	2	1	0	10
Brad Gulden C	3	2	1	0	0	2	0	1
Bucky Dent SS	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	2
Totals	45	17	18	17	3	4	1	31

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Luis Tiant (W)	5.0	5	1	1	1	1
Don Hood (S)	4.0	5	3	3	2	2
Totals	9.0	10	4	4	3	3

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	SB	TB
Willie Wilson LF,CF	5	2	2	0	0	0	1	4
Al Cowens RF	5	0	1	1	0	1	0	1
George Brett 3B	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	6
Jerry Terrell 3B,P	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	3
Darrell Porter C	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	2
Jamie Quirk C	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Ralph LaCock 1B	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	1
Amos Otis CF	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
John Wathan LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clint Hurdle DH,3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Frank White 2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
U L Washington 2B	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3
Todd Cruz SS	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Totals	37	4	10	4	3	3	1	20

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Rich Gale (L)	1.2	2	5	5	3	1	0
Steve Mingori	1.1	9	8	8	1	0	1
Marty Pattin	5.0	7	4	4	0	0	2
Jerry Terrell	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	9.0	18	17	17	4	1	3

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More Royals Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

6

Perez

RBI

22

Perez

AVG

.341

Perez

Team Pitching Leaders

W

3

Marsh

K

33

Ragans

ERA

2.03

Lugo

Team Rankings

HR

28

3rd

R

111

11th

SO

170

27th

ERA

3.26

5th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	16	6	.727
Tigers	13	10	.565	3.5
Royals	13	10	.565	3.5
Twins	8	13	.381	7.5
White Sox	3	19	.136	13.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 4/23	TOR	@	KCR	7:40 PM
Wed 4/24	TOR	@	KCR	7:40 PM
Thu 4/25	TOR	@	KCR	2:10 PM
Fri 4/26	KCR	@	DET	1:10 PM
Sat 4/27	KCR	@	DET	6:10 PM

Last Game

Royals

13-10

3

Final

5

Blue Jays

13-10

Mon 22 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

9

Ozuna

8

Trout

7

Alonso

RBI Leaders

27

Ozuna

22

García

22

Perez

Batting Average Leaders

.368

Ohtani

.359

Rosario

.358

Kwan

Hit Leaders

35

Ohtani

34

Kwan

33

Betts

Run Leaders

24

Betts

21

Kwan

21

Jr.

OBP Leaders

.469

Betts

.439

Soto

.439

Winker

SLG Leaders

.687

Ozuna

.676

Abrams

.663

Ohtani

SB Leaders

11

Cruz

10

Turang

10

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

4

Suárez

4

Glasnow

4

Berríos

Strikeout Leaders

44

Glasnow

39

Jones

38

Wheeler

ERA Leaders

0.66

Crawford

0.85

Berríos

1.08

Blackburn

WHIP Leaders

0.70

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.74

Cease

K/9 Leaders

12.55

Peralta

12.10

Jones

11.92

Crochet

K/BB Leaders

14.00

Houck

13.00

Eflin

10.00

Ryan

Walk Leaders

2

Houck

2

Eflin

3

Kirby

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

410.3

Betts

361.3

Ohtani

359.5

Cruz

DraftKings Points Leaders

309

Betts

280

Ohtani

272

Cruz

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0