The New York Yankees were easily defeated by the Kansas City Royals, 8 to 2, on July 15, 1978.

Final

Royals

46-41

8

Yankees

47-40

2

KCR

NYY

1

2

0

2

3

0

3

0

4

0

5

3

0

6

0

1

7

0

8

0

1

9

0

R

8

2

H

9

8

E

2

3

Summary

Player Stats

Top 1st

KCR

NYY

Double by Darrell Porter; George Brett and Hal McRae scored.

2

0

Top 2nd

KCR

NYY

Home run by Ralph LaCock; Freddie Patek and Frank White scored.

5

0

Top 5th

KCR

NYY

Tom Poquette ground ball; Error by Chris Chambliss; Darrell Porter scored.

6

0

Frank White ground ball; Error by Graig Nettles; Clint Hurdle and Tom Poquette scored.

8

0

Bottom 6th

KCR

NYY

Single by Willie Randolph; Mike Heath scored.

8

1

Bottom 8th

KCR

NYY

Double by Mickey Rivers; Gary Thomasson scored.

8

2

Royals

Yankees

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	SB	TB
George Brett 3B	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
Hal McRae DH	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
Ralph LaCock 1B	5	1	1	3	1	0	2	0	4
Amos Otis CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1
Darrell Porter C	5	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	3
Clint Hurdle RF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Tom Poquette LF	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Willie Wilson LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Freddie Patek SS	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
Frank White 2B	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
Totals	37	8	9	6	1	2	6	2	13

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Dennis Leonard (W)	9.0	8	2	2	0	8	0
Totals	9.0	8	2	2	0	8	0

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	SO	TB
Mickey Rivers CF	4	0	1	1	0	2
Willie Randolph 2B	3	0	2	1	0	2
Brian Doyle PR,2B	0	0	0	0	0	0
Roy White PH	1	0	0	0	1	0
Damaso Garcia SS	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thurman Munson RF	4	0	1	0	1	2
Chris Chambliss 1B	4	0	1	0	2	1
Graig Nettles 3B	4	0	0	0	1	0
Reggie Jackson DH	4	0	0	0	1	0
Gary Thomasson LF	3	1	1	0	0	1
Fred Stanley SS	2	0	0	0	1	0
Jim Spencer PH	1	0	0	0	1	0
Paul Blair 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Heath C	2	1	1	0	0	1
Jay Johnstone PH	1	0	1	0	0	1
Cliff Johnson C	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	33	2	8	2	8	10

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Ed Figueroa (L)	4.1	9	8	6	2	3	1
Sparky Lyle	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Kammeyer	3.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Totals	9.0	9	8	6	2	6	1

Explore

More Yankees Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

25

Judge

RBI

62

Judge

AVG

.316

Soto

Team Pitching Leaders

W

9

Rodón

K

90

Gil

ERA

2.04

Gil

Team Rankings

HR

101

2nd

R

345

2nd

SO

589

6th

ERA

2.85

1st

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Yankees	48	21	.696
Orioles	44	22	.667	2.5
Red Sox	33	34	.493	14.0
Blue Jays	33	34	.493	14.0
Rays	32	35	.478	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 6/12	NYY	@	KCR	8:10 PM
Thu 6/13	NYY	@	KCR	2:10 PM
Fri 6/14	NYY	@	BOS	7:10 PM
Sat 6/15	NYY	@	BOS	7:15 PM
Sun 6/16	NYY	@	BOS	7:10 PM

Last Game

Royals

39-29

1

Final

10

Yankees

48-21

Tue 11 Jun 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

25

Judge

21

Henderson

19

Tucker

RBI Leaders

62

Ramírez

62

Judge

55

Ozuna

Batting Average Leaders

.327

Arraez

.324

Profar

.321

Jr.

Hit Leaders

93

Arraez

88

Jr.

82

Contreras

Run Leaders

56

Jr.

55

Henderson

52

Soto

OBP Leaders

.437

Judge

.426

Soto

.424

Profar

SLG Leaders

.712

Judge

.603

Ozuna

.599

Henderson

SB Leaders

34

Cruz

23

Turang

22

Caballero

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

10

Suárez

9

Rodón

9

Lugo

Strikeout Leaders

116

Glasnow

103

Crochet

101

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.81

Suárez

1.91

Houck

1.92

Skubal

WHIP Leaders

0.85

Suárez

0.89

Skubal

0.92

Houck

K/9 Leaders

12.25

Crochet

12.14

Glasnow

11.72

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

12.50

Eflin

10.00

Kirby

9.40

Flaherty

Walk Leaders

4

Eflin

7

Kirby

10

Flaherty

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,103.4

Judge

992.2

Jr.

964

Henderson

DraftKings Points Leaders

814

Judge

763

Jr.

726

Ohtani

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