Final
CWS 5 — KC 1
6/2/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KCA197806020
Complete available game record for CWS at KC, 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thad Bosley | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Amos Otis | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clint Hurdle | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Henry Cruz | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Molinaro | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Bannister | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Soderholm | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chet Lemon | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lamar Johnson | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Brett | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete LaCock | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Nordhagen | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nahorodny | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Al Cowens | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jorge Orta | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Braun | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Poquette | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Kessinger | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| U L Washington | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Pryor | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Mingori | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Pattin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Hassler | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Bird | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Francisco Barrios | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Barrios | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Andy Hassler | 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Doug Bird | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Steve Mingori | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Marty Pattin | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Nordhagen | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Orta | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Kessinger | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Thad Bosley | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chet Lemon | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Johnson | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Pryor | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nahorodny | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Francisco Barrios | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Marty Pattin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| U L Washington | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Bird | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Cowens | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Andy Hassler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete LaCock | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Mingori | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 8/L | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | E5 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | FC.2-3;1-2(E6) | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 6/P | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO.3-H(UR);2-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 6/L | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 7/L | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S9.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 3/P | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→3 | K+CS3(25)/DP | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | D7 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 5/L | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | D7 | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S8.2-3 | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 0→2 | 9(B)2(3)/FL/FDP.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | K+WP.B-1 | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | D7 | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 63.2-3 | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | D/78.3-H | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | D7.2-H | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 5/P | 3–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 3–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 3–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 3–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–0 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 53 | 3–0 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8 | 3–0 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 53 | 3–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W | 3–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | D7.1-3 | 3–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 9/L/SF.3-H;2-3 | 3–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 3–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 3/FL/P | 3–1 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 4/P | 3–1 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 8 | 3–1 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8/L | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 43.1-2 | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 3–1 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | HR/7 | 3–1 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S7 | 4–1 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 34/SH.1-2 | 4–1 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 13 | 4–1 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | K+WP.2-3;B-1 | 4–1 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | NP | 4–1 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S7.3-H;1-2 | 4–1 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | NP | 5–1 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 5/P | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K23 | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 5–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 5–1 |