Final
KC 4 — TEX 3
5/9/1979 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · TEX197905090
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Texas Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Grubb | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larvell Blanks | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Braun | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Chalk | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Bell | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Oliver | — | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Richie Zisk | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darrell Porter | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Putnam | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Gray | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Ellis | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete LaCock | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Jorgensen | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Sundberg | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Wilson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bump Wills | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| U L Washington | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Sample | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nelson Norman | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Gale | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hrabosky | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fergie Jenkins | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renie Martin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Gale | 6.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Fergie Jenkins | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Al Hrabosky | 1.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Renie Martin | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renie Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hrabosky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Darrell Porter | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Braun | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U L Washington | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich Gale | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Wilson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete LaCock | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Richie Zisk | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larvell Blanks | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ellis | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Grubb | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fergie Jenkins | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jorgensen | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nelson Norman | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Oliver | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Sample | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Sundberg | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bump Wills | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Buddy Bell | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | S7.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S8.3-H;1-H(E8/TH3)(NR)(UR);B-3(TH3) | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 2–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | W | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 14/SH.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 2/FL/P.2-3 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S8.1-3 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 43 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 2→2 | D8.B-3(E8) | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 4/P | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 7 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 7 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S7.2-3;1-2 | 2–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 31 | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 4/P | 2–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | E4/G | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | K | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 2–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K/C | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S6/G | 2–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→3 | 16(1)3/GDP | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 13 | 2–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 43 | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | E7/F.B-2 | 2–0 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S9.2-H(UR) | 2–0 |
| 7 top | 1→3 | 36(1)3/GDP | 3–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 3–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 3–0 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W | 3–0 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 3–0 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 3–0 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 5/FL | 3–0 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 9 | 3–0 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8 | 3–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 5/FL | 3–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 3–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 3–0 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S5/G.1-2 | 3–0 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S9.2-3;1-2 | 3–0 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S7.3-H;2-H;1-2 | 3–0 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 23 | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | HR/8 | 3–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 63 | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | D7 | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S8.2-H | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 4–3 |