Final
CWS 3 — KC 4
7/7/1979 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KCA197907070
Complete available game record for CWS at KC, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank White | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alan Bannister | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Pryor | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chet Lemon | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Amos Otis | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Johnson | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Squires | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Nordhagen | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Darrell Porter | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| George Scott | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rusty Torres | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| U L Washington | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Wathan | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Quirk | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Claudell Washington | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Colbern | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Kessinger | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Moore | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Bell | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Gura | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Hoffman | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Kravec | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Gura | 7.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Ken Kravec | 8.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Steve Busby | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Guy Hoffman | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Colbern | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Pryor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Pryor | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Hoffman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Johnson | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Squires | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Torres | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claudell Washington | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Kessinger | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Kravec | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Bannister | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Chet Lemon | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Bell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Wilson | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Busby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Gura | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamie Quirk | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Scott | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wathan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | BK.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 4/P | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 3/FL/P | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 3/FL/P | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 6/L | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL/P | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S8.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 8/L/SF.3-H;2-3 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | HR/7 | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S8 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 53.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | E6.2-3 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | POCS2(136) | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 9/FL | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 6/P | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 43 | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 9/L | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 63.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8/L | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 7/L | 1–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 63 | 1–1 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S7 | 1–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 1–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 13 | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 13 | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W | 1–1 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 24/SH.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 7/L | 1–1 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W | 1–1 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | D7.2-H;1-H | 1–1 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | NP | 3–1 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K/C | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | W | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 4(1)/FO | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–1 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | W | 3–1 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 54/SH.1-2 | 3–1 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 4/P | 3–1 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 7/L | 3–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | HR/7 | 3–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | W | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | T9.1-H | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | IW | 3–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | IW.1-2 | 3–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S7.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 3–3 |