Final
CLE 4 — KC 5
4/26/1979 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KCA197904260
Complete available game record for CLE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Guardians | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Norris | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank White | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Manning | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Horace Speed | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Bonds | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Amos Otis | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Thornton | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Darrell Porter | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Alexander | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Toby Harrah | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Kuiper | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete LaCock | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Dade | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Poquette | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Veryzer | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U L Washington | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Spillner | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Paxton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hrabosky | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sid Monge | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Hood | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Gale | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Gale | 8.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Mike Paxton | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Don Hood | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Al Hrabosky | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Dan Spillner | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Sid Monge | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Alexander | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Bonds | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toby Harrah | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Hood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Kuiper | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Manning | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sid Monge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Norris | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Paxton | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Horace Speed | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Spillner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Thornton | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Veryzer | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| George Brett | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Gale | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hrabosky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Pete LaCock | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Wilson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S/G46 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 4/L | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | D7 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S8.2-H | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 13.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S8.2-3 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | FC6.3-H;1-3(E6/TH2);B-2 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 4/FL/P | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 6/L | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 9/FL | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 53 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S8 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | CS2(24) | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K/C | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S/BG | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | WP.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 43 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | HR/9 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 9/L | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | E6 | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S7.1-3 | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 1→3 | 4(B)3(1)/LDP | 2–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 2–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 8/L | 2–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 2–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | HR/8 | 2–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 31 | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8 | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | D9 | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | T9.2-H | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S5.3-H | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | SB2.1-3(E2/TH2) | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 43.3-3 | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 43.3-H | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 3–4 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S8 | 3–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 3/P | 3–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | CS2(24) | 3–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K/C | 3–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 3–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 7/L | 3–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W | 3–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | D7.1-3 | 3–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 3–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 3–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 4/P | 3–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S/G46 | 3–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 3–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | CS2(24) | 3–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 3–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 4/P | 3–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 4/FL/P | 3–4 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | HR/8 | 3–4 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | D7 | 4–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 3/BG | 4–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | IW | 4–4 |
| 9 top | 1→3 | 6(B)4(2)/LDP | 4–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | HP | 4–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S9.1-3 | 4–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 4–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 4–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 4–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | WP.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 4–4 |