Final
KC 4 — BOS 5
7/5/1979 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS197907050
Complete available game record for KC at BOS, 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 5 | 13 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Burleson | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Brohamer | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Brett | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Wolfe | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Lynn | — | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rice | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Darrell Porter | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Poquette | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Scott | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Butch Hobson | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete LaCock | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Evans | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| John Wathan | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamie Quirk | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Allenson | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Braun | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Cruz | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Montgomery | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stan Papi | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Allen Ripley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Rainey | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Paschall | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Gale | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Stanley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Gale | 6.0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Chuck Rainey | 1.2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Bill Paschall | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Allen Ripley | 5.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Bob Stanley | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Allenson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Evans | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Butch Hobson | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Lynn | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Montgomery | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Rainey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rice | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Ripley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Stanley | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Larry Wolfe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Brohamer | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Burleson | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| George Brett | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Paschall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Cruz | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Gale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wathan | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Scott | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 13.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | D7.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | T9.2-H | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 53 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 2–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | D7 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S.2-3 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→2 | D9.3-H;1-H(E9)(NR)(UR);B-3 | 2–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 53 | 4–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 4–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 4–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | FLE5 | 4–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | D7.1-H(UR) | 4–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 4–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 9 | 4–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | HP | 4–1 |
| 3 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 4–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 4–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W | 4–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | S7.1-3;BX2(74) | 4–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 4–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | S7 | 4–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | CS2(26) | 4–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 4–1 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | D7 | 4–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 7/L | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S7.1-2 | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K/C | 4–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 3/FL/P | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 43 | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 8 | 4–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 7/L | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 5/P | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | HR/7 | 4–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 4–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S9 | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP | 4–2 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 463 | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | W | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 2/FL/P | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 4–2 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 7 | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 7 | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S9 | 4–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 43 | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | HP | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 54(1)/FO | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | D9.1-3 | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 3/FL/P | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S7.3-H;2-H;1-3 | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 13 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S8 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S8.1-3 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-3 | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S9.3-H;1-2 | 4–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 2/FL/P | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | W.2-3;1-2 | 4–5 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 63 | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 7 | 4–5 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 31 | 4–5 |