New York Yankees 17 – 4 Kansas City Royals
20 August 1979 · KAN06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 17-18-3 runs-hits-errors line | New York Yankees | 1 in 73,834 games |
| 54 | final score 17–4 | 1 in 4,103 games | |
| 39 | 2 triples | George Brett | 1 in 1,837 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 3 |
| Kansas City Royals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
Box score
New York Yankees batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Murcer | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Willie Randolph | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Stanley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oscar Gamble | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Bobby Brown | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reggie Jackson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lenny Randle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Chambliss | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Graig Nettles | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jim Spencer | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 HR, 2B |
| Brad Gulden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bucky Dent | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 45 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 1 |
New York Yankees pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Tiant | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Hood | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Kansas City Royals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Al Cowens | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| George Brett | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 3B |
| Jerry Terrell | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Darrell Porter | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jamie Quirk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pete LaCock | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Amos Otis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| John Wathan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clint Hurdle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank White | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| U L Washington | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Todd Cruz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Kansas City Royals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Gale | 1.2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Steve Mingori | 1.1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Marty Pattin | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Terrell | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |