Final
KC 6 — BAL 5
4/23/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BAL197804230
Complete available game record for KC at BAL, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Bumbry | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| George Brett | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Singleton | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Carlos Lopez | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Murray | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kiko Garcia | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee May | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Kelly | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Harlow | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Lahoud | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Zdeb | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Roenicke | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Poquette | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pete LaCock | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug DeCinces | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Dempsey | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Belanger | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Crowley | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Mingori | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tippy Martinez | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Martinez | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hrabosky | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Gura | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Stanhouse | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Stoddard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Bird | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Busby | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Pattin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Martinez | 3.2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Steve Busby | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Larry Gura | 5.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Tim Stoddard | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Tippy Martinez | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Steve Mingori | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Don Stanhouse | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Doug Bird | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Al Hrabosky | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Marty Pattin | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Belanger | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Bumbry | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Bumbry | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Crowley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug DeCinces | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Dempsey | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kiko Garcia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Harlow | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Lopez | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Martinez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tippy Martinez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Murray | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Roenicke | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Singleton | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Stanhouse | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Stoddard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Wilson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Bird | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Mingori | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Busby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Marty Pattin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Poquette | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Gura | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hrabosky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete LaCock | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Zdeb | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 31 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S7.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H;2-3 | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S8 | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO.3-H;2-3 | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 1–2 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 1–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 1–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 1–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S8.2-H | 1–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 43 | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | E5 | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | D9.1-3 | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S8.3-H(UR);2-H(UR) | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 3–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 5/L | 3–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 3–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 3–3 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S8 | 3–3 |
| 4 top | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP | 3–3 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S8 | 3–3 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S9.1-2 | 3–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 7 | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | D9 | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 9/L | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 9.2-3 | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 4 | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | D7 | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | HP | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP.2-3 | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 43 | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 16(1)/FO | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 2 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S9.1-3 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | D7.3-H;1-H | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W | 5–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8/L | 5–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | D9 | 5–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S7.2-3 | 5–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 13/SH.1-2 | 5–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 4 | 5–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W | 5–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 9 | 5–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 43 | 5–3 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W | 5–3 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 5–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 43 | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | HP | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 43 | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | HR/7 | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 6–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 6–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 6–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 6–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 6–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 6–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 6–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S9.3-H;2-H;1-2 | 6–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 6–5 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S7 | 6–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 31.1-2 | 6–5 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | IW | 6–5 |
| 9 top | 1→3 | K+CS3(245)/C/DP | 6–5 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 23 | 6–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 6–5 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 6–5 |