Final
CWS 4 — KC 10
8/8/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KCA197808080
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | 10 | 18 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Patek | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Thad Bosley | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Hal McRae | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Kessinger | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jorge Orta | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete LaCock | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Johnson | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Garr | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Soderholm | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Colbern | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Darrell Porter | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| U L Washington | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Claudell Washington | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Bell | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Terrell | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Proly | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Splittorff | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Mingori | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Pattin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Hinton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Willoughby | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Schueler | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Proly | 4.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Paul Splittorff | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Ron Schueler | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Steve Mingori | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Marty Pattin | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Rich Hinton | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Jim Willoughby | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Hinton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Colbern | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Johnson | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Kessinger | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Proly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Schueler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thad Bosley | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Garr | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claudell Washington | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Orta | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Willoughby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Bell | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete LaCock | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Mingori | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Marty Pattin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Splittorff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Terrell | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| U L Washington | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | E2/SH.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 35(2)/FO.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | D7.2-H(UR);1-H | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 13 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W.2-3;1-2 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S7.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP.3-H;2-3 | 2–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S7.3-H | 2–3 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 3/FL/P | 2–4 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K/C | 2–4 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K/C | 2–4 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 8 | 2–4 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | D8.BX3(865) | 2–4 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 2–4 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 2–4 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 2–4 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | D7 | 2–4 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 54/SH.2-3 | 2–4 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 9 | 2–4 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 53 | 2–4 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 6/L | 2–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 2–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 63.1-2 | 2–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 2–4 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8/L | 2–4 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 5/FL/P | 2–4 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 7 | 2–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 2–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S9.1-3 | 2–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | D7.3-H;1-3 | 2–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S9.3-H;2-3 | 2–5 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 8/SF.3-H | 2–6 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P | 2–7 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S9.1-2 | 2–7 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S7.2-H;1-2 | 2–7 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | WP.2-3;1-2 | 2–8 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 2–8 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S8 | 2–8 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S9.1-2 | 2–8 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 46(1)/FO.2-3 | 2–8 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S4.3-3;1-2 | 2–8 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 7/SF.3-H | 2–8 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 3–8 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 3–8 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 3–8 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 3–8 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | S/BR.1X2(3) | 3–8 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S9 | 3–8 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S8.1-2 | 3–8 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | W.2-3;1-2 | 3–8 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8/SF.3-H | 3–8 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 4–8 |
| 7 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 4–8 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 7/L | 4–8 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 4–8 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–8 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 8 | 4–8 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 8 | 4–8 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 63 | 4–8 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 7/L | 4–8 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 4–8 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | HR/7.1-H | 4–8 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 4–10 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 4–10 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 4–10 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S8 | 4–10 |
| 9 top | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP | 4–10 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K/C | 4–10 |