Final
KC 7 — TEX 8
5/8/1979 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · TEX197905080
Complete available game record for KC at TEX, 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 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| Texas Rangers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 9 | 3 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Sample | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Braun | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank White | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U L Washington | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Brett | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Buddy Bell | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Oliver | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Zisk | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jorgensen | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Grubb | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Poquette | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Cowens | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Ellis | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Putnam | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Gray | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete LaCock | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Sundberg | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bump Wills | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nelson Norman | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eduardo Rodriguez | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Farmer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Gura | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kern | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Farmer | 4.1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Larry Gura | 4.2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Jim Kern | 4.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Eduardo Rodriguez | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Hurdle | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Poquette | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eduardo Rodriguez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U L Washington | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pete LaCock | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Gura | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Zisk | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ellis | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Farmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jorgensen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Norman | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Oliver | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Sample | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Sundberg | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bump Wills | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Buddy Bell | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | HP | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | NP | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | S8.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | E4/G.3-H;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | S8.2-H(UR);1-3 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 2–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 3/G.3-H(UR);1-2 | 2–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 3–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K/C | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | NP | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 3/FL/P | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | D7/7DW | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | FC1.2X3(1) | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | HR/7.2-H;1-H | 3–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 3–3 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S1/L | 3–3 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | CS2(26) | 3–3 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 43 | 3–3 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 63 | 3–3 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | D8 | 3–3 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W | 3–3 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 13/SH.2-3;1-2 | 3–3 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S7.3-H;2-H | 3–3 |
| 2 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 3–5 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | D9/9DW | 3–5 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 4/L | 3–5 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S6.2-H(E6/TH1) | 3–5 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 4–5 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W | 4–5 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 4–5 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 4–5 |
| 3 top | 1→3 | S1/DP.3-H;2XH(325);1X3(452) | 5–5 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P | 6–5 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 8/8D | 6–5 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 6–5 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 6–5 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 63 | 6–5 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 53 | 6–5 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 6–5 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | HR/7.1-H | 6–5 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 6–7 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 6–7 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 6–7 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8 | 6–7 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | HP | 6–7 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S4.1-3(E4/TH1);B-2 | 6–7 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | WP.3-H(UR);2-3 | 6–7 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 2/FL/P | 7–7 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 43 | 7–7 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | HP | 7–7 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | S8.1X3(85) | 7–7 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | FC5.1X2(5E4) | 7–7 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P | 7–7 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S7.2-H(UR);1-2 | 7–7 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 7–8 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 63 | 7–8 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 43 | 7–8 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 8 | 7–8 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 7–8 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P | 7–8 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 7–8 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 9 | 7–8 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S9/G3 | 7–8 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 7–8 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 53 | 7–8 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S5 | 7–8 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 7–8 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO | 7–8 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 7–8 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 7–8 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | K | 7–8 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 7–8 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 7–8 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 7–8 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 7–8 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K | 7–8 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 7–8 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 7–8 |