Final
KC 1 — CWS 6
6/17/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CHA197806170
Complete available game record for KC at CWS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Chicago White Sox | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 11 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| U L Washington | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Garr | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Claudell Washington | — | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Brett | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jorge Orta | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Pryor | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Cowens | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Blomberg | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Zdeb | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Braun | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chet Lemon | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Breazeale | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Darrell Porter | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Johnson | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Art Kusnyer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nahorodny | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Kessinger | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Soderholm | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rich Gale | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Mingori | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Pattin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Willoughby | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Kravec | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Gale | 1.1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Ken Kravec | 6.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Steve Mingori | 4.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Jim Willoughby | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Marty Pattin | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Orta | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Johnson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Kessinger | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Kravec | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Pryor | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Soderholm | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Claudell Washington | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Garr | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chet Lemon | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Willoughby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Breazeale | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nahorodny | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Braun | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Zdeb | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Gale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Art Kusnyer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Mingori | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Marty Pattin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U L Washington | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | E5.B-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 43.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL/P | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S/89.1-3;B-2(TH3) | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | D7/G5.3-H;2-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–2 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S8/L8S.2-H;1-3 | 0–2 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 9/SF.3-H | 0–3 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–4 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 0–4 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–4 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 3/L | 0–4 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–4 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 0–4 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S9.1-3 | 0–4 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 9/SF.3-H | 0–4 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 0–5 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 0–5 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 6/P | 0–5 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–5 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–5 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–5 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 7/L | 0–5 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 0–5 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 7/L | 0–5 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–5 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S7 | 0–5 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S8.1-2 | 0–5 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–5 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | HP | 0–5 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 0–5 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S7.2-3;1-2 | 0–5 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | E6.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 0–5 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 3/FL/P | 0–6 |
| 4 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 0–6 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–6 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 0–6 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–6 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 0–6 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 5/L | 0–6 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-2 | 0–6 |
| 5 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 0–6 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W | 0–6 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–6 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 0–6 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K | 0–6 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | D7.2-H | 0–6 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–6 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 1–6 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–6 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 1–6 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 9 | 1–6 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 43 | 1–6 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S8 | 1–6 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 1–6 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 1–6 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 9/F89D | 1–6 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 1–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 1–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 1–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 1–6 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–6 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | WP.2-3;1-2 | 1–6 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 1–6 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S8 | 1–6 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 8 | 1–6 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 9/L | 1–6 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 46(1)/FO | 1–6 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 1–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 1–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 1–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–6 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 13 | 1–6 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S7 | 1–6 |
| 9 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 1–6 |