Final
KC 2 — CWS 6
7/25/1979 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CHA197907250
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | 8 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Bannister | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willie Wilson | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Squires | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chet Lemon | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jorge Orta | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| George Brett | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Johnson | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claudell Washington | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Darrell Porter | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Pryor | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Scott | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ralph Garr | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wathan | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Colbern | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nahorodny | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Nordhagen | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Morrison | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Bell | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hrabosky | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Wortham | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Busby | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Quisenberry | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Splittorff | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Splittorff | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Rich Wortham | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Dan Quisenberry | 0.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Al Hrabosky | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Busby | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Bannister | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Bell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Colbern | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chet Lemon | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Morrison | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nahorodny | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Orta | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Pryor | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Squires | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Claudell Washington | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich Wortham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Darrell Porter | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| George Brett | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Busby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hrabosky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Quisenberry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Scott | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Splittorff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 63.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | T9 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL/P | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | WP.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 9/L | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | E6 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | E4.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 15(2)/FO.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S7.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 9/SF.3-H(UR) | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 9/L.2-3 | 0–1 |
| 4 top | 1→3 | 9(B)2(3)/FDP | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | HR/9 | 0–1 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | E6 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 7 | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | W | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 7 | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 43 | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | E6 | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 5/FL/P | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 1–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 9 | 1–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K/C | 1–1 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | D9 | 1–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | D7 | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 54/SH.2-3 | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 8/L/SF.3-H | 1–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | SB2 | 1–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 1–2 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | S9 | 1–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 34/SH.1-2 | 1–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 8/L/SF.2-H | 1–2 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S7 | 2–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 43 | 2–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | D7.B-3(E7) | 2–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | W | 2–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | FC1.3-H(E1/TH)(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2 | 2–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | IW | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 52(3)/FO.2-3;1-2 | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | D7.3-H;2-H;1-H | 2–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S7.2-3 | 2–6 |
| 8 bottom | 1→3 | K+CS2(26)/DP | 2–6 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 63 | 2–6 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 3/G | 2–6 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 2–6 |