Final
OAK 3 — KC 5
6/23/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KCA197806231
Complete available game record for OAK 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Kansas City Royals | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | 6 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Dilone | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Braun | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Essian | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tito Fuentes | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Guerrero | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Darrell Porter | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Taylor Duncan | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete LaCock | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mitchell Page | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Edwards | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Newman | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Zdeb | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Poquette | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Revering | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dell Alston | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Wallis | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank White | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Armas | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Henry Johnson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hrabosky | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elias Sosa | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Splittorff | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Langford | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Langford | 2.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Paul Splittorff | 7.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Al Hrabosky | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Elias Sosa | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Alston | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Armas | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Dilone | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Duncan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Edwards | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Essian | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tito Fuentes | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Guerrero | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Langford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Newman | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Revering | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Elias Sosa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Splittorff | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete LaCock | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Braun | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Cowens | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Poquette | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Zdeb | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Zdeb | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hrabosky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | E5 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 4/P | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | SB3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | FC.3-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | D9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | FC.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | T9.3-H;1-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 0–2 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 0–2 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 6/P | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | E6 | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 9 | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 6/P | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 6/L | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S9 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | SB2# | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 7 | 0–2 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S8.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S9.3-H;2-H;1-3 | 0–2 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 0–4 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | D/89 | 0–4 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 4/P | 0–4 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 4/P | 0–4 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | D9.2-H | 0–4 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K/C | 1–4 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 1–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 5/FL/P | 1–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8 | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S8 | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8/L | 1–4 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 53 | 1–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 8/L | 1–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 31 | 1–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 1–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 7 | 1–4 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 9/L | 1–4 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 53 | 1–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 1–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→3 | 4(B)3(1)/LDP | 1–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 9/L | 1–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 31 | 1–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 1–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | SB2.1-3(E2/TH2) | 1–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | D9.3-H | 1–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 8.2-3 | 1–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 1–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 63 | 1–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 6/L | 1–5 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S8 | 1–5 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | HR/7.1-H | 1–5 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | T8 | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 4/P | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | D7 | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 3–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 3–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 4/P | 3–5 |