Final
KC 5 — NYY 6
10/6/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · NYA197810060
Complete available game record for KC at NYY, 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| New York Yankees | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | 10 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Brett | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Rivers | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Blair | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Thomasson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy White | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thurman Munson | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Reggie Jackson | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete LaCock | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willie Wilson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Graig Nettles | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Chambliss | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Stanley | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Braun | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank White | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bucky Dent | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Catfish Hunter | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hrabosky | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Gossage | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Splittorff | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Bird | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catfish Hunter | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Paul Splittorff | 7.1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Doug Bird | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Rich Gossage | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Al Hrabosky | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graig Nettles | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich Gossage | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Chambliss | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piniella | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Catfish Hunter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Rivers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Blair | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Stanley | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Thomasson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bucky Dent | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy White | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thurman Munson | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hrabosky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete LaCock | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Darrell Porter | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Splittorff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Bird | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | HR/9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S4 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 1→3 | 8(B)5(2)/FDP | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | D8 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8.2-3 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 4/P | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | HR/9 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 13 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | HR/8 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | D9.1-3 | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | W | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 8/L | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 7 | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | CS2(26) | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | D9 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S8.2-H | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-H(E6)(UR);B-3 | 2–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→3 | 7(B)2(3)/FDP | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | HR/9 | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8 | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | T8 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 43 | 3–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-3 | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8/L/SF.3-H | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S9.1-3 | 3–4 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 3–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 6/P | 3–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8 | 3–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 13 | 3–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 3–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 3–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 3–4 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | D9 | 3–4 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S7.2-H | 3–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S8.1-3 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | NP | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 64(1)/FO.3-H | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | PB.1-2 | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 63 | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | HR/7.1-H | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 5–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 7 | 5–6 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 9 | 5–6 |