Final
KC 3 — CLE 4
7/31/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CLE197807310
Complete available game record for KC at CLE, 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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Veryzer | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U L Washington | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Zdeb | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Manning | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Cowens | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Grubb | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Andre Thornton | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Amos Otis | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Alexander | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darrell Porter | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bernie Carbo | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Horace Speed | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wathan | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Norris | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Cox | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Terrell | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Kuiper | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Diaz | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Braun | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pete LaCock | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Waits | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Bird | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Gura | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sid Monge | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hrabosky | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Gura | 8.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Rick Waits | 8.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0-0 |
| Al Hrabosky | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Sid Monge | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Doug Bird | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Diaz | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Thornton | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Veryzer | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Waits | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Manning | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sid Monge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Grubb | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Cox | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Horace Speed | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Kuiper | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Terrell | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| U L Washington | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wathan | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Zdeb | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Zdeb | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Bird | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Zdeb | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Braun | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Gura | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hrabosky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete LaCock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Terrell | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 3/P | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 43.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 5/L | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 6/L | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | CS2(26) | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 9/L | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 3/P | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 3/FL/P | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | POCS2(136) | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 3/P | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | D7 | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 14(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S8.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | D9 | 0–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | D7.2-H | 0–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 9/L.2-3 | 0–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H | 0–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 0–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K/C | 0–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 0–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 0–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | CS2(24) | 0–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 0–2 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | T9 | 0–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 13.3-H | 0–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 6/L | 1–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 1–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 1–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 43 | 1–2 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 1–2 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 1–2 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | SB3;SB2 | 1–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 4/P | 1–2 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S7.3-H;2-H | 1–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 7 | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | FC1/SH.2X3(15) | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S7.2-H;1-2 | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 54(1)/FO.2-3 | 3–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 3–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S9.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 3–3 |