For the fourth time in five seasons, Kansas City and New York squared off to determine the American League Champion. The Royals, after taking the initial 2 games of the series in Kansas City, stunned a Yankee Stadium crowd by edging New York, 4-2, in Game 3 to complete a convincing sweep of the 1980 rematch. Kansas City's first pennant was secured when
George Brett blasted a three-run homer into the upper deck off
Rich Gossage in the
seventh inning of the final contest.
Game 1 • at
Kansas City • Wednesday, Oct. 8
Yankees
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-
2
10
1
Royals
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
x
-
7
10
0
GUIDRY, Davis (4), Underwood (8) and Cerone; GURA and Porter. HR: Cerone, Piniella, Brett. T-3:00 A-42,598.
Game 2 • at
Kansas City • Thursday, Oct. 9
Yankees
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
-
2
8
0
Royals
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
x
-
3
6
0
MAY and Cerone; LEONARD, Quisenberry (9) and Porter. HR: Nettles. T-2:51 A-42,633.
Game 3 • at
New York • Friday, Oct. 10
Royals
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
0
-
4
12
1
Yankees
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
-
2
8
0
Splittorff, QUISENBERRY (6) and Porter; John, GOSSAGE (7), Underwood (8) and Cerone. HR: F. White, Brett. T-2:59 A-56,588 (141,819).
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