Final
KC 4 — NYY 8
5/1/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · NYA197805010
Complete available game record for KC at NYY, 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| New York Yankees | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 8 | 11 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Rivers | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wathan | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U L Washington | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Randolph | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Zdeb | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Poquette | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Thurman Munson | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hal McRae | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Jackson | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Chambliss | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Graig Nettles | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Terrell | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cliff Johnson | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Amos Otis | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bucky Dent | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Splittorff | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Bird | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rawly Eastwick | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Colborn | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Beattie | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sparky Lyle | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Mingori | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Splittorff | 6.1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Jim Beattie | 3.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Rawly Eastwick | 4.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Doug Bird | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Sparky Lyle | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Steve Mingori | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Jim Colborn | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Piniella | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Jackson | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sparky Lyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Randolph | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Rivers | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bucky Dent | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Thurman Munson | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Graig Nettles | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rawly Eastwick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Chambliss | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Beattie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Terrell | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| U L Washington | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Zdeb | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Bird | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Colborn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Mingori | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Poquette | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Splittorff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S6 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S8.2-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 13 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | HR/9 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 4/L | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | WP.2-3 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | D8 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S7.2-3;B-2(THH) | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S7.3-H;2-H;B-2(THH) | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63.2-3 | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | FC5.3XH(52);B-1 | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | CS2(26) | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 6 | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S7.1-3;B-2(TH3) | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 4 | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S3.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 4–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 43 | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | PO1(E1).1-2 | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | E6.2-2 | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 6 | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 63 | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 53 | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S9 | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | E5.2-3 | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | T7.3-H;1-H(UR) | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9/SF.3-H | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 4–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 4–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 3/FL | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 7 | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 7 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 6 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 6 | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S9 | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 4–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 2/FL | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 54(1)/FO | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | D7.2-H;1-3 | 4–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S8.3-H;2-H;B-3(E8) | 4–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S8.3-H(UR) | 4–7 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 4–8 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 4–8 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 6 | 4–8 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S8 | 4–8 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S9.1-2 | 4–8 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S9.2-3;1-2 | 4–8 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 4–8 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8 | 4–8 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 4–8 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 4–8 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 4–8 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 53 | 4–8 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 63 | 4–8 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | W | 4–8 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 4 | 4–8 |