Final
KC 5 — OAK 3
9/4/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · OAK197809040
Complete available game record for KC at OAK, 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Oakland Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Edwards | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Picciolo | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Gross | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Revering | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete LaCock | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rico Carty | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Page | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tim Hosley | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jim Essian | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Robinson | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Woodard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Guerrero | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Duncan | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Amos Otis | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank White | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Wallis | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dell Alston | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Burke | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Terrell | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Armas | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Newman | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich Gale | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Heaverlo | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hrabosky | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Norris | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Gale | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Mike Norris | 7.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Dave Heaverlo | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Al Hrabosky | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Norris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Essian | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Page | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Burke | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Revering | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bruce Robinson | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Guerrero | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Wallis | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Wallis | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Heaverlo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dell Alston | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Hosley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Armas | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Duncan | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Edwards | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Gale | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hrabosky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete LaCock | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Terrell | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank White | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 7/L | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | E4.B-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 4/P | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 2/P | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S7.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | FC3.3-H;1-3(E3/TH2) | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 3/FL/P | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | HP.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 4/P | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 7/L | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 8/L | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 8/L | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | CS2(26) | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8/L | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL/P | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | D9.2-H | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 8/L.2-3 | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 7 | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 13/SH.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S9.2-H | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 7/L | 2–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 6(1)/FO | 2–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 43 | 2–1 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W | 2–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 9 | 2–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | CS2(26) | 2–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 2–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 2–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S/78.2-3;1-2 | 2–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 2–1 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S | 2–1 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | E3/SH.2-3;1-2 | 2–1 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | D7.3-H;2-H;1-H(UR) | 2–1 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 13/SH.2-3 | 5–1 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | CSH(2) | 5–1 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 53 | 5–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 5–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 2/FL/P | 5–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W | 5–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 5–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | D7.1-H | 5–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S8.2-H | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 7/FL | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 8 | 5–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 8 | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | W | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 5–3 |