Final
CWS 9 — KC 3
8/29/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KCA197808290
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 1 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claudell Washington | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Braun | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thad Bosley | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Squires | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| George Brett | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lamar Johnson | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Orta | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete LaCock | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Amos Otis | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chet Lemon | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Molinaro | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Colbern | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Cowens | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Clint Hurdle | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Kessinger | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Bell | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Poquette | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Pryor | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Soderholm | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Terrell | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Willoughby | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Foucault | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Mingori | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy McGilberry | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Gale | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lerrin LaGrow | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Proly | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Proly | 6.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Rich Gale | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Randy McGilberry | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Jim Willoughby | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Mingori | 2.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Lerrin LaGrow | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Steve Foucault | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Willoughby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thad Bosley | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Colbern | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Kessinger | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Lerrin LaGrow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chet Lemon | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Molinaro | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Orta | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Proly | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Pryor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Squires | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Claudell Washington | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Bell | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy McGilberry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Mingori | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Braun | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| George Brett | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Terrell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Foucault | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Gale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete LaCock | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | FC6.1-2(E6/TH2) | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | PO3(26) | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S8.2-H;1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 2/FL/P | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 7/L | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 7/FL | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 5/L | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S9 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | T8.1-H | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | D7.3-H | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 5/FL/P | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | SB2.1-3(E2/TH2) | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 43.3-H(UR) | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 63 | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 8 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 63 | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 3/FL/P | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 163 | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 53.1-2 | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 3–1 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S7 | 3–1 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | FC1.1-2(E1/TH2) | 3–1 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | D8.2-H(UR);1-H | 3–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 3/SH.2-3 | 5–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 53 | 5–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 2/FL/P | 5–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 163 | 5–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 5–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 4/P | 5–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 5–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 5–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 5–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 3/FL/P | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K/C | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 53 | 5–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 7 | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W | 5–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S9 | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S7.1-3;B-2(TH3) | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | IW | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S9.3-H;2-H;1-2 | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | NP | 7–3 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | PB.2-3;1-2 | 7–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 7–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 43 | 7–3 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S9.3-H;2-3 | 7–3 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S9.3-H;1-3 | 8–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 8 | 9–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 3/FL/P | 9–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K | 9–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | D | 9–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P | 9–3 |