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...undone by a quirk. Former Royal Jamie Quirk, who began the season as a bullpen coach in St. Louis, was vacationing in the Ozarks the week before last when Cleveland called for an emergency catcher. On the way there, he paused in Kansas City to roast retired Pitcher Paul Splittorff and informed Third Baseman George Brett, "You may have to give me a part of your playoff share because I'm going to beat Minnesota." A few nights later, with two outs in the ninth inning of a tie game, Quirk came to bat for the first time...
...Royals had committed 145 errors and ranked next to last in the league in fielding. Still, the Kansas City defense was strongest where it was the most important: on the pitching mound. The Royals have a trio of aces on their staff: Righthander Dennis Leonard (21-17), Lefthander Paul Splittorff (19-13), and then there is Larry Gura; the southpaw whom Manager Billy Martin dismissed from the Yankees in 1976 as a "loser." Joining the Royals, Gura ate a lot, took up weight training and boosted his heft from 170 to 188 Ibs. Nowadays, with a record...
Brett's first homer came in the first inning off Jim "Catfish" Hunter, New York's starter. The lead was short-lived as Reggie Jackson blasted a Paul Splittorff pitch over the right field fence in the second...
With the series tied at 1-1, the two teams take today off to fly to New York, where they will go at it again Friday afternoon. Probable starters: Paul Splittorff and Catfish Hunter...
Other than that, the Bronx Bombers were unable to do anything with Splittorff, a Yankee killer all year, and Kansas City held on to take a 1-0 lead in the five-game series...