Final
KC 4 — CLE 5
5/6/1979 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CLE197905060
Complete available game record for KC at CLE, 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Dade | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank White | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toby Harrah | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| George Brett | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Manning | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darrell Porter | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Thornton | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Bonds | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Alexander | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Cage | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pete LaCock | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Duane Kuiper | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Norris | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Pruitt | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Diaz | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Horace Speed | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Veryzer | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Mingori | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Paxton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hrabosky | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eduardo Rodriguez | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Busby | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Busby | 8.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Mike Paxton | 9.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Al Hrabosky | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Eduardo Rodriguez | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Mingori | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Bonds | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Dade | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bo Diaz | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toby Harrah | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Kuiper | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Manning | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Paxton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Pruitt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Thornton | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Veryzer | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete LaCock | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eduardo Rodriguez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Mingori | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| George Brett | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Busby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Hrabosky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S5 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | E7.2-H(NR)(UR);B-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 13/SH.2-3 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 8/L | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 3/FL/P | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | CS2(24) | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | D7 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 3/P | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 9/L.2-3 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 4/FL/P | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | S8.BX2(83) | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 7/L | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 3/P | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | CS2(24) | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 4/P | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 5/L | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 8/L | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 43 | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 3/L | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | D7.1-3 | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→2 | 8(B)2(3)/FDP | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO.2-3 | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | HR/9.3-H;1-H | 1–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 9 | 4–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8 | 4–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P | 4–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 4–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W | 4–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 4–0 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 4–0 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 63 | 4–0 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8 | 4–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 4–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 4–0 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 4–0 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 9/L | 4–0 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 8 | 4–0 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 31 | 4–0 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 4–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 3/FL/P | 4–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W | 4–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 16(1)/FO | 4–0 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 4–0 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 9/L | 4–0 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 8 | 4–0 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 43 | 4–0 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S9 | 4–0 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 53.1-2 | 4–0 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | W | 4–0 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | WP.2-3;1-2 | 4–0 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | W | 4–0 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S9.3-H;2-H(E9)(NR);1-3 | 4–0 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S3/G.3-H;1-2 | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S8.2-H;1-2 | 4–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 4–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 5/P | 4–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 4–4 |