Final
CWS 5 — KC 6
5/5/1977 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KCA197705050
Complete available game record for CWS at KC, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| Kansas City Royals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 11 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Bannister | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| George Brett | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hal McRae | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jorge Orta | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Richie Zisk | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Soderholm | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Cowens | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Spencer | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Chet Lemon | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Poquette | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Zdeb | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oscar Gamble | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Nordhagen | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Johnson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Downing | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Buck Martinez | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Essian | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Nordbrook | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Hairston | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Brohamer | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Frank White | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Brett | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Dal Canton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Splittorff | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Hall | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Littell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Bird | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Brett | 5.2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Paul Splittorff | 3.2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Doug Bird | 3.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Bruce Dal Canton | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Tom Hall | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Mark Littell | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Bannister | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Brett | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Brohamer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce Dal Canton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Downing | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Essian | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chet Lemon | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Nordbrook | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Nordhagen | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Orta | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Spencer | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Zisk | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buck Martinez | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mayberry | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Bird | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Zdeb | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Splittorff | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Poquette | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Littell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 8.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 5/P | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | HR9/IPHR | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 13 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 63 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 6/P | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 53 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S9 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | T8 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S7.3-H | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | POCS2(136) | 1–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S8 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | POCS2(1343) | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 3/FL/P | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S/78 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S7.2-H;1-2 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | E1.2-H(NR)(UR);1-2 | 2–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | HR/7 | 3–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | W | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | POCS2(136) | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 4/P | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | D7 | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8.2-3 | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 53 | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | D9 | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | SB3 | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S8.3-H | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 4–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 4/P | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | D9 | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | S7.2XH(72);B-2(THH) | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 7 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8/L | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | E5.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S7.2-H;1-2 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8.2-3 | 4–5 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | D9.3-H(UR);1-3 | 4–5 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–6 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | D8 | 4–6 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | D7.2-3 | 4–6 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 9/L/SF.3-H;2-3 | 4–6 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 53 | 5–6 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | NP | 5–6 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 5–6 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W | 5–6 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 5–6 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 43.2-3 | 5–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 5–6 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 5–6 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 7 | 5–6 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | W | 5–6 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 5–6 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 43 | 5–6 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 5–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 5–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 5–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 5–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | K+PB.2-3;B-1 | 5–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 2/FL/P | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 43 | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 5–6 |