Final
KC 3 — CWS 5
5/11/1979 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CHA197905110
Complete available game record for KC at CWS, 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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 4 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Quirk | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Cruz | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Garr | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete LaCock | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wathan | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Claudell Washington | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chet Lemon | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Squires | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Johnson | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Alan Bannister | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal McRae | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Zdeb | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Braun | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Moore | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Nahorodny | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Poquette | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U L Washington | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Pryor | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Kessinger | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Busby | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Scarbery | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Kravec | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Busby | 8.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Ken Kravec | 6.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Randy Scarbery | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Bannister | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Lamar Johnson | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Kessinger | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Kravec | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chet Lemon | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Moore | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nahorodny | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Pryor | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Scarbery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Squires | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claudell Washington | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Zdeb | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Braun | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Busby | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Cruz | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Todd Cruz | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Hurdle | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Poquette | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| U L Washington | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| John Wathan | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 2/P | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | D.1-H;B-3(THH) | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | W | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | HP | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | T7.B-H(E5)(NR) | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | HR/7.1-H | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | E5 | 1–3 |
| 2 bottom | 1→3 | 4(1)3/GDP | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 9 | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 2/FL/P | 1–3 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 1–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 1–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 63 | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 1–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S9.1-2 | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 9/L | 1–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | HP | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W.2-3;1-2 | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8/SF.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 1–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 9/FL/SF.3-H;2-3 | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W | 3–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 13 | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 13 | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | HR/9.1-H | 3–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 31 | 3–5 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 3–5 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 13 | 3–5 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S5/BG | 3–5 |
| 6 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 3–5 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL/P | 3–5 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 3–5 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 6/L | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 9/L | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | WP.1-2 | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 7 | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 53 | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | D7 | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 5/FL/P | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 23 | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 3–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 3/L | 3–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 3/G | 3–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 43 | 3–5 |