Final
KC 4 — TEX 8
8/26/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · TEX197808260
Complete available game record for KC at TEX, 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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Texas Rangers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 8 | 10 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Harrah | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| George Brett | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bump Wills | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hal McRae | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete LaCock | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kurt Bevacqua | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Darrell Porter | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Oliver | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Bonds | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| U L Washington | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richie Zisk | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Sundberg | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Tom Poquette | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Juan Beniquez | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jorgensen | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Braun | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Hargrove | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank White | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Mingori | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Len Barker | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Gura | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dock Ellis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Foucault | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Pattin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dock Ellis | 7.2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Larry Gura | 1.2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Len Barker | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Marty Pattin | 4.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Steve Mingori | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Foucault | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete LaCock | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Mingori | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Foucault | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marty Pattin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Poquette | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Gura | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| U L Washington | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Braun | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bump Wills | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Beniquez | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kurt Bevacqua | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Bonds | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dock Ellis | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hargrove | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Toby Harrah | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Jorgensen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Oliver | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Sundberg | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Len Barker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | HR/7.2-H | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 0–2 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 53 | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–2 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 13 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | E9.B-2 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 15(2)/FO.1-2 | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | S9.2-H;1-3;BX2(954) | 0–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | D7.3-H(UR) | 0–3 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–4 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–4 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–4 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 53 | 0–4 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–4 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 0–4 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–4 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–4 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | E6/TH1 | 0–4 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO | 0–4 |
| 4 top | 1→3 | 36(1)3/GDP | 0–4 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 0–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 0–4 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 0–4 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–4 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 63 | 0–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 0–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 0–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K | 0–4 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–4 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S9 | 0–4 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 7 | 0–4 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | D8.1-H | 0–4 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W | 1–4 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S8.2-H;1-H(E8)(UR);B-2 | 1–4 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 43 | 3–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S2 | 3–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S8.1-2 | 3–4 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8.2-3 | 3–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 3–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 3–4 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 7/SF.3-H;2-3(E2);1-2 | 3–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 3–5 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 463 | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 13 | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 4/P | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S5/G | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S9.1-3 | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G.1-2 | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 5(2)/FO.3-H;1-2 | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S9.2-H;1-H(E9)(UR);B-2 | 3–6 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 3–8 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 3–8 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 43 | 3–8 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | D9 | 3–8 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W | 3–8 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S9.2-H;1-2 | 3–8 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 4–8 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 4–8 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 4–8 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 4–8 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 4–8 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 4–8 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | W | 4–8 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 7 | 4–8 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K/C | 4–8 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 8 | 4–8 |