Final
KC 3 — DET 2
8/5/1979 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · DET197908050
Complete available game record for KC at DET, 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jerry Morales | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hal McRae | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lou Whitaker | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Scott | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Kemp | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Terrell | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Quirk | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darrell Porter | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Thompson | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lynn Jones | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wockenfuss | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Summers | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete LaCock | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Greene | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Amos Otis | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lance Parrish | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tom Brookens | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Freddie Patek | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Alan Trammell | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Leonard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hiller | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hrabosky | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Petry | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Quisenberry | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aurelio Lopez | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Leonard | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0-0 |
| Dan Petry | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0-0 |
| John Hiller | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Al Hrabosky | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Aurelio Lopez | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Dan Quisenberry | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Petry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aurelio Lopez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Morales | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hiller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Summers | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Parrish | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Thompson | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Alan Trammell | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Whitaker | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Greene | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Brookens | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank White | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cowens | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hrabosky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete LaCock | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Leonard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amos Otis | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Freddie Patek | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Porter | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Quirk | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Quisenberry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Terrell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | D7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | WP.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 63.3-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 5/P | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | W | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 7 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S9.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8.2-3;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 9/SF.3-H;2-3 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G | 2–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S9 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 343.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 43 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | WP.1-2 | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S8.2-H | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 31 | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 13 | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | W | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 7 | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 53 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 43 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | W | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | CS2(24) | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 53 | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | FLE5 | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | K | 2–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 2–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→3 | 8(B)3(1)/FDP | 2–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | HR/9 | 2–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 43 | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 63 | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 5/FL/P | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S7 | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 3–1 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | D7 | 3–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 34/SH.2-3 | 3–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K/C | 3–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | K | 3–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 3–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–1 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 8 | 3–1 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S7 | 3–1 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | WP.1-2 | 3–1 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | W | 3–1 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 8/L.2-3 | 3–1 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 7 | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL/P | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 3–1 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 3–1 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | K/C | 3–1 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 3–1 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 3–1 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 3–1 |
| 9 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 3–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 3–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S9.1-2 | 3–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 56(1)/FO.2-3 | 3–1 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 163.3-H;1-2 | 3–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | IW | 3–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–2 |