Final
CWS 9 — KC 5
6/3/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KCA197806030
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Braun | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thad Bosley | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Cruz | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ralph Garr | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Terrell | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jorge Orta | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Alan Bannister | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clint Hurdle | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Breazeale | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Chet Lemon | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Cowens | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Zdeb | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Johnson | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Nahorodny | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| John Wathan | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| U L Washington | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Kessinger | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Pryor | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Gura | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Hinton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hrabosky | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Gale | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Willoughby | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Kravec | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Kravec | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Rich Gale | 3.1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Jim Willoughby | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Larry Gura | 3.2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Al Hrabosky | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Rich Hinton | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Steve Mingori | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Garr | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Cruz | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Johnson | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Pryor | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Kessinger | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Kravec | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chet Lemon | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Hinton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nahorodny | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Willoughby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Orta | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Thad Bosley | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Terrell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U L Washington | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wathan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wathan | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Zdeb | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Braun | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Gale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Gura | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Hrabosky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Mingori | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | D9.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 7/SF.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S8.2-H | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 43 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 4/L | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 7 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | S9.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 31 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | D8 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | E4 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | D9.1-3 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | W | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 4/P | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 3/FL/P | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 7 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 54/SH.2-3;1-2 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→3 | 5(B)2(3)/FL/FDP | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S8 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 54/SH.2-3;1-2 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | IW | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S9.3-H;2-H;1-2 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | D7.2-H;1-3 | 4–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | IW | 5–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H | 5–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | T7.2-H;1-H | 6–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 53 | 8–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | W | 8–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P | 8–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 8–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S.2-H;1-2 | 8–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S7.2-3;1-2 | 8–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO.3-H;2-3 | 8–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 8–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 8–2 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | E1 | 8–2 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 8–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 13.2-3 | 8–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 9/SF.3-H(UR) | 8–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 9–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 9–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 9–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | HP | 9–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K | 9–2 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 9 | 9–2 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 7 | 9–2 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W | 9–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 3/P | 9–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P | 9–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 9–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W | 9–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 9–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 4/P | 9–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8 | 9–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8/L | 9–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W | 9–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 9–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W | 9–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 9–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 9–2 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | T/89 | 9–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 9–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 9–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 63 | 9–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 9–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 9–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S7.2-H;1-2 | 9–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 9.2-3 | 9–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S9.3-H;1-2 | 9–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S8.2-H;1-2 | 9–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 9–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 9–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 63 | 9–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 2/FL/P | 9–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 53 | 9–5 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 9–5 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K | 9–5 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 9–5 |