Final
CWS 4 — CAL 5
5/23/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CAL197805230
Complete available game record for CWS at CAL, 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| California Angels | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 10 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Grich | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Garr | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Kessinger | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Chalk | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Orta | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Merv Rettenmund | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Fairly | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Jackson | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Blomberg | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Baylor | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Lamar Johnson | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lyman Bostock | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Molinaro | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carney Lansford | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Cruz | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Soderholm | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Miller | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Humphrey | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ike Hampton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Landreaux | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nahorodny | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nolan Ryan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Willoughby | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilbur Wood | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Ryan | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0-0 |
| Wilbur Wood | 4.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Jim Willoughby | 3.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbur Wood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Cruz | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Garr | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Johnson | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Kessinger | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Molinaro | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nahorodny | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Orta | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Soderholm | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Willoughby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Baylor | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Ryan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lyman Bostock | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Chalk | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Carney Lansford | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Fairly | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Miller | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Grich | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Hampton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Humphrey | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Jackson | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 5/L | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 4/F | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S9.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH) | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S8.3-H;2-H | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 46(1)/FO | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S7.1-3 | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 8/SF.3-H | 3–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 3–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 9 | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 43 | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 6/L | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 3–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | CS2(24) | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | D8 | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | HR/7D.2-H | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S5/BG | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | CS2(24) | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S5 | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→3 | 36(1)3/GDP | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S9 | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | BK.1-2 | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 13/SH.2-3 | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 43.3-H | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | D8 | 4–3 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W | 4–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | S3.2XH(312);1-2 | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S4/BG | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S8.2-H;1-2 | 4–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO | 4–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 6/L | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 4 | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 4–4 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 63 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | D8 | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S8.2-H | 4–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 4–5 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 4–5 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8 | 4–5 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 7 | 4–5 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8 | 4–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | HP | 4–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 4–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 5 | 4–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 4–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 8 | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S8 | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | SB2.1-3(E2/TH2) | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 43 | 4–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8 | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 63 | 4–5 |