Final
CWS 2 — KC 13
6/4/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KCA197806040
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 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | – | 13 | 18 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thad Bosley | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Moore | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chet Lemon | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Amos Otis | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wayne Nordhagen | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Johnson | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Zdeb | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Nahorodny | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Poquette | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wathan | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Orta | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Soderholm | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Pryor | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lerrin LaGrow | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Schueler | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Splittorff | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pablo Torrealba | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Bird | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Splittorff | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Wilbur Wood | 2.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Doug Bird | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Ron Schueler | 3.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Lerrin LaGrow | 0.1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Pablo Torrealba | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Johnson | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lerrin LaGrow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chet Lemon | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Pryor | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Schueler | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Moore | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pablo Torrealba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nahorodny | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Nordhagen | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Orta | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilbur Wood | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Thad Bosley | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Zdeb | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Poquette | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Splittorff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| John Wathan | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank White | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Wilson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Bird | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 3/FL/P | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | D7 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S7.2-H | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | POCS2(136) | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | D7 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | E6.2-H(NR)(UR);B-2 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | S7.2-H(UR) | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 9/L | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 34/SH.2-3;1-2 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S7.3-H;2-3 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S9.3-H;1-3 | 2–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 2–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 9/L/SF.3-H;2-3 | 2–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 2–4 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 2–4 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 63 | 2–4 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S7 | 2–4 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 7 | 2–4 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 2–4 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 2–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | D7 | 2–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 2–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 2–4 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 63 | 2–4 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 53 | 2–4 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 9 | 2–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 2–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | T9 | 2–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | FC6.3XH(62) | 2–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | SB2.1-3(E2/TH2) | 2–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 7/L | 2–4 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S7 | 2–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 8/L | 2–4 |
| 6 top | 1→3 | 14(1)3/GDP | 2–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | T9 | 2–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8/SF.3-H | 2–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | T7 | 2–5 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 3/P | 2–5 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 5/L | 2–5 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 53 | 2–5 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 9 | 2–5 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 53 | 2–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 2–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | D7 | 2–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | W | 2–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | T9.2-H;1-H | 2–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S8.3-H | 2–7 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 2–8 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 2–8 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S9.2-H | 2–8 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-3 | 2–9 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S7.3-H;1-2 | 2–9 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 2–10 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 2–10 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 3/FL/P | 2–10 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S7 | 2–10 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 31.1-2 | 2–10 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K/C | 2–10 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–10 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 6/L | 2–10 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 2–10 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | D9.2-H;1-H | 2–10 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 7/L | 2–12 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | T/89.2-H | 2–12 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 8/L | 2–13 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 53 | 2–13 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 3/FL | 2–13 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 2/FL | 2–13 |