Final
CWS 5 — KC 3
8/7/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KCA197808070
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Poquette | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Molinaro | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U L Washington | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thad Bosley | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete LaCock | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jorge Orta | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Lamar Johnson | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Spencer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ralph Garr | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Bell | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Soderholm | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Claudell Washington | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darrell Porter | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nahorodny | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jamie Quirk | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Kessinger | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Terrell | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Braun | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lerrin LaGrow | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Francisco Barrios | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Leonard | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Barrios | 5.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Leonard | 6.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Al Hrabosky | 2.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Lerrin LaGrow | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nahorodny | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Orta | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Bell | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Johnson | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Kessinger | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Soderholm | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Spencer | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Garr | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claudell Washington | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Francisco Barrios | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lerrin LaGrow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thad Bosley | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U L Washington | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hrabosky | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete LaCock | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Leonard | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Quirk | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Terrell | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | D9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 5/L | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 14/SH.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | HP | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S7.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S7.3-H;2-H;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | CS3(25) | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 6(1)/FO | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 3/L | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 2/FL/P | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S7 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 6/P | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S8.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 9 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 5/FL/P | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 3/P | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 6/P | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 13 | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S7 | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 6/P | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K/C | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S8.2-3 | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | D7.3-H;1-H | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 2–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | D7.2-H | 2–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 2–3 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S8 | 2–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 36(1)/FO | 2–3 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S9.1-2 | 2–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 7 | 2–3 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | HR/7.2-H;1-H | 2–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 2/FL/P | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO | 5–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 13 | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K/C | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 5/FL/P | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | D7 | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 3/FL/P | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 13 | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 5/FL/P | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | D7 | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 5/P | 5–3 |