Final
TEX 8 — KC 7
4/30/1979 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KCA197904300
Complete available game record for TEX 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Rangers | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 3 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Sample | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Brett | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Buddy Bell | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Amos Otis | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Oliver | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oscar Gamble | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Richie Zisk | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| John Wathan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Sundberg | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete LaCock | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank White | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clint Hurdle | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Jorgensen | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jamie Quirk | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bump Wills | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Norman | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| U L Washington | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sparky Lyle | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Busby | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fergie Jenkins | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kern | — | 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 | 2.1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Fergie Jenkins | 4.2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Steve Busby | 6.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Jim Kern | 3.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Sparky Lyle | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Hurdle | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamie Quirk | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Busby | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Cowens | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U L Washington | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Pete LaCock | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rich Gale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Zisk | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fergie Jenkins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jorgensen | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kern | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sparky Lyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Norman | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Oliver | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Sample | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Sundberg | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bump Wills | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Bell | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S5/G | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S7.2-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→3 | 4(1)3/GDP | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | T7/P | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 63.3-H | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 1–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 31 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 53 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 8 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 3/P | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 6(1)/FO | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | D7 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | E4/G.2-H(NR) | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 14/SH.2-3;1-2 | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | IW | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2 | 2–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S8.3-H;2-H;1-3 | 3–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 8/SF.3-H(UR) | 5–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 6–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 6–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 4/P | 6–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | D7/G5 | 6–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W | 6–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | T8.2-H;1-H | 6–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 6–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 8 | 6–3 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S9 | 6–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 3/FL/P | 6–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 53 | 6–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | HR/9 | 6–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 6–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 6–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 6–4 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 6–4 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 6/P | 6–4 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W | 6–4 |
| 5 top | 1→3 | 14(1)3/GDP | 6–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 6–4 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G | 6–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | HR/7 | 6–4 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | D8 | 6–5 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S7/G6.2-H | 6–5 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S8.1-3 | 6–6 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | CS2(24) | 6–6 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | E5/TH1 | 6–6 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 13/SH.1-2 | 6–6 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S8.2-H(UR) | 6–6 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | SB2.1-3(E4) | 7–6 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 43/SH.3-H(UR) | 7–6 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 3/P | 8–6 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 8–6 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | W | 8–6 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 8–6 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K | 8–6 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 9/L | 8–6 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | D7/7DW | 8–6 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 13.2-3 | 8–6 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | IW | 8–6 |
| 7 top | 1→3 | 8(B)2(3)/FDP | 8–6 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 8–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | T9 | 8–6 |
| 7 bottom | 1→3 | 5(B)5(3)/LDP | 8–6 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 53 | 8–6 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 13 | 8–6 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 7/FL | 8–6 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 8–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 8–6 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 8–6 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 8 | 8–6 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 53 | 8–6 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 63 | 8–6 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 8–6 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S6/G | 8–6 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-3 | 8–6 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 8–6 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 7/SF.3-H | 8–6 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | K | 8–7 |