1977-Oct-08 • NYY/KCR • ALCS G4 • New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals - Baseball Radio Broadcast
1977 MLB Playoffs . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/leagues/mlb/...
Game 4 of 1977 ALCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/leagues/mlb/...
Saturday, October 8, 1977
Start Time: 12:15 p.m. Local
Attendance: 41,135
Venue: Royals Stadium . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/stadiums/roy...
Box Score. . . . . . . . . . . . . https://www.baseball-reference.com/bo...
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Radio Announcers
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Phil Rizzuto . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/phil...
Frank Messer . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/fran...
Bill White . . . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/bill...
Mel Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/mel-...
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Managers
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Whitey Herzog . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/whit...
Billy Martin . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/bill...
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Starting Lineups
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1977 New York Yankees . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/teams/new-yo...
1 - CF - Mickey Rivers . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/mick...
2 - 3B - Graig Nettles . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/grai...
3 - C - Thurman Munson . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/thur...
4 - RF - Reggie Jackson . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/regg...
5 - LF - Lou Piniella . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/lou-...
6 - DH - Cliff Johnson . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/clif...
7 - 1B - Chris Chambliss . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/chri...
8 - 2B - Willie Randolph . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/will...
9 - SS - Bucky Dent . . . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/buck...
- P - Ed Figueroa . . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/ed-f...
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1977 Kansas City Royals . . . . https://retroseasons.com/teams/kansas...
1 - LF - Tom Poquette . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/tom-...
2 - DH - Hal McRae . . . . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/hal-...
3 - 3B - George Brett . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/geor...
4 - RF - Al Cowens . . . . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/al-c...
5 - 1B - John Mayberry . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/john...
6 - C - Darrell Porter . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/darr...
7 - CF - Amos Otis . . . . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/amos...
8 - SS - Freddie Patek . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/fred...
9 - 2B - Frank White . . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/fran...
- P - Larry Gura . . . . . . . . . . . . https://retroseasons.com/players/larr...
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Game Summary (may have spoilers)
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On October 8, 1977, the New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals faced off in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series at Royals Stadium. The Yankees, under manager Billy Martin, were aiming for another World Series appearance and sent Ed Figueroa to the mound. The Royals, managed by Whitey Herzog, were looking to keep their season alive, with Larry Gura starting for Kansas City. New York had been powered all season by key players like Thurman Munson and Reggie Jackson, while Kansas City relied heavily on George Brett and Hal McRae to drive their offense.
The game opened with a fast pace, as Mickey Rivers led off the game with a double, eventually scoring to give the Yankees an early lead. New York built a 4-0 advantage by the third inning, but the Royals quickly answered back in the bottom of the third and fourth innings, with Freddie Patek and Frank White delivering key hits to narrow the deficit to 5-4. Both teams’ offenses quieted down after the early scoring bursts, as the game turned into a battle of the bullpens. Sparky Lyle came in for the Yankees and shut down the Royals' bats, while Kansas City's bullpen, led by Marty Pattin, kept the Yankees from extending their lead.
In the top of the ninth inning, New York added an insurance run on a sacrifice fly from Thurman Munson, and Lyle closed out the game in the bottom half, securing a 6-4 victory.
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