Final
KC 4 — DET 2
8/15/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · DET197808150
Complete available game record for KC at DET, 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Brett | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron LeFlore | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lou Whitaker | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete LaCock | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rusty Staub | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Kemp | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milt May | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Corcoran | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Cowens | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Mankowski | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U L Washington | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mickey Stanley | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Zdeb | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Parrish | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alan Trammell | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Wagner | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Braun | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hrabosky | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Leonard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sykes | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hiller | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kip Young | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Leonard | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Kip Young | 7.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Al Hrabosky | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Bob Sykes | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| John Hiller | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milt May | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Kemp | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| John Hiller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Stanley | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Sykes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Trammell | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Wagner | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron LeFlore | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Whitaker | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Corcoran | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kip Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Mankowski | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Braun | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Zdeb | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Cowens | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hrabosky | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Clint Hurdle | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete LaCock | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Leonard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| U L Washington | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Wilson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 9/L | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 36(1)/FO.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S9.3-H;1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S9 | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | CS2(24) | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 6/L | 0–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | D7 | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 3/P | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 7/L | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | WP.2-3 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | HR/7 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 43 | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 7 | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 9/L | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | S8 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S8 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 7 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→3 | 7(B)3(1)/LDP | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 43 | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 8/L | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S9.2-3 | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP.3-H | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8 | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | D7 | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S7.2-H(E7) | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 2–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 2–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | S7.2-H;1X3(7245) | 2–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 53/SH.1-2 | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | S9.2XH(92) | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | WP.1-2 | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S8.2-3 | 3–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 23 | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 63 | 3–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 163 | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 3–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | HR | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 2/FL/P | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S7 | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S7.1-3 | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | CSH(253) | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 5/FL/P | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 13.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P | 4–2 |