Final
CWS 3 — OAK 4
5/20/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · OAK197805200
Complete available game record for CWS at OAK, 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Oakland Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Garr | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Glenn Burke | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Staggs | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Kessinger | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Orta | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Page | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Blomberg | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Guerrero | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Picciolo | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Edwards | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Johnson | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Revering | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Alexander | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Molinaro | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Gross | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Henry Cruz | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Essian | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dwayne Murphy | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Soderholm | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nahorodny | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Miguel Dilone | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Newman | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Wirth | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Kravec | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lerrin LaGrow | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Langford | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Kravec | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Alan Wirth | 6.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Lerrin LaGrow | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Rick Langford | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Cruz | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nahorodny | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Johnson | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Orta | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Kessinger | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Kravec | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Lerrin LaGrow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Soderholm | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Garr | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Molinaro | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Picciolo | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Revering | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Staggs | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Glenn Burke | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Wirth | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Dilone | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Essian | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Gross | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Gross | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Guerrero | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Langford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Murphy | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Newman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Page | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 3/FL | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 4/F | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | CS2(26) | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 13/SH.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | FC1.3XH(125);1-2 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S9.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S9.3-H;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 13/SH.2-3;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 7/SF.3-H | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 5 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 3/F | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 9 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 9 | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 3/F | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 3/FL | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 5/FL | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 54/SH.2-3;1-2 | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 6 | 2–0 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 4 | 2–0 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | HP | 2–0 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 5/FL | 2–0 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | T8.1-H | 2–0 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8 | 3–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W | 3–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 3–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | HR.2-H;1-H | 3–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 6/L | 3–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 3–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 3–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 3–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 43 | 3–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8 | 3–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 3–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 3–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 3–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | CS2(24) | 3–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 9 | 3–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 4/L | 3–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 5 | 3–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | HR | 3–3 |