Final
KC 8 — TEX 6
4/24/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · TEX197804240
Complete available game record for KC at TEX, 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
| Texas Rangers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Zdeb | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Hargrove | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Poquette | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Thompson | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Oliver | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| George Brett | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Zisk | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Cowens | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Toby Harrah | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Juan Beniquez | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bump Wills | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Sundberg | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lowenstein | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Mason | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete LaCock | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Terrell | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Campaneris | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Bird | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dock Ellis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Colborn | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Lindblad | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Cleveland | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Colborn | 3.1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Dock Ellis | 5.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Doug Bird | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Reggie Cleveland | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Paul Lindblad | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Brett | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Poquette | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Colborn | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Terrell | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Clint Hurdle | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Frank White | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Cowens | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Zdeb | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Bird | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Mason | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Campaneris | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Reggie Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dock Ellis | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hargrove | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Toby Harrah | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Lindblad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Beniquez | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Oliver | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Sundberg | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Thompson | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bump Wills | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 31 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | E6/P.B-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | T8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | D7.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S8.2-H | 0–1 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S1.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 1 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | D9.2-H | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 14/SH.2-3 | 0–3 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 0–3 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 3/G | 0–3 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 7/L | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 31 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S6 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 5/FL/P | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S4.2-3;1-2 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | D7.3-H;2-H;1-3 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 53 | 2–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S4/G | 2–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S3/G.1-3 | 2–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 2–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S6.3-H;2-3 | 2–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 14/SH.1-2 | 2–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 2–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | PO1(E2).3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-2 | 2–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–6 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 2–6 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 2–6 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 43 | 2–6 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 3/P | 2–6 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 2/FL/P | 2–6 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9/FL | 2–6 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 2–6 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 2–6 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 2–6 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W | 2–6 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 2–6 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S8.2-H;1-3 | 2–6 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S8.3-H;1-3 | 3–6 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO.3-H | 4–6 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 5–6 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 5–6 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | HR/9.2-H | 5–6 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | D7 | 7–6 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S9.2-H;B-2(THH) | 7–6 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 63 | 8–6 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 8–6 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 8–6 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 8–6 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 8–6 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 8–6 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W | 8–6 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 8–6 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 6(1)/FO | 8–6 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 8–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 8–6 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | E7 | 8–6 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 8–6 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 8 | 8–6 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K/C | 8–6 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 9 | 8–6 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 8–6 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 8–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 8–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 8–6 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 4/L | 8–6 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 8–6 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S9.1-3 | 8–6 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 8–6 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 53 | 8–6 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 8–6 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 8–6 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | FLE3 | 8–6 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 8–6 |
| 9 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 8–6 |