Final
KC 5 — CWS 4
8/16/1989 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · CHA198908160
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Stillwell | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dave Gallagher | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Seitzer | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Fletcher | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Calderon | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlton Fisk | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Jackson | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Pasqua | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Eisenreich | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Daryl Boston | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Tartabull | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Martinez | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Thurman | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Lyons | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Tabler | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Montgomery | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Johnson | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ozzie Guillen | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Boone | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom McCarthy | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bret Saberhagen | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Thigpen | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric King | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Patterson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric King | 7.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Bret Saberhagen | 7.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Montgomery | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Ken Patterson | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Bobby Thigpen | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Tom McCarthy | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Lyons | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos Martinez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom McCarthy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlton Fisk | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Patterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Fletcher | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Gallagher | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ozzie Guillen | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Calderon | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Thigpen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Johnson | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric King | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| George Brett | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Eisenreich | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Eisenreich | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Jackson | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Montgomery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bret Saberhagen | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Seitzer | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Stillwell | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Tabler | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Thurman | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Boone | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S9/L34D | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | S9/G34.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 7/SF/F7D.3-H;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | D9/L9S | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 3/SH/BG3S.2-3 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 7/F7D | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 2/P23F | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 6/P56D | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 3/G3 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | D9/G3 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S7/P7S.2-2 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S9/L89S.2-H;1-3 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 6/P56 | 1–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | CSH(25165) | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | W | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 163/G1.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 31/G34 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 43/G4 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S7/G56 | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | S8/G4M.1-3;BX2(853) | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 53/G5 | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 41/G34 | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S9/L9S | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S7/L7S.1-3 | 1–1 |
| 4 top | 1→3 | 6(1)3/GDP/G6 | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 5/P6 | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S9/L9S | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 7/P6D | 1–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 31/G34 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 7/F78S | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S7/G56.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 13/G1S | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 8/L8D | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F9D | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 63/G6 | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S7/G56 | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | WP.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | T9/G3.2-H | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 53/G5 | 2–1 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S9/F9S.3-H | 2–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 4/P4D | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 5/L5 | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 53/G5 | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | HR/L7D | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | HR/L7D | 3–2 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8/P8S | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 43/BG4S | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8/L8 | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 63/G4M | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S9/L9S | 3–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 53/G5 | 3–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | W | 3–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 54/SH/BG5S.1-H(E4/TH1)(UR) | 3–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 13/BG1S | 3–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 3/P3D | 3–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 7/F7 | 3–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | W | 3–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | D8/L78D.1-H | 3–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S9/L34.2-3 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 13/SH/BG1S.3-H;1-2 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | WP.2-3 | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W | 5–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P6D | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F8XD | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | K+WP.B-1 | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 5–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 3/P3 | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 43/G4 | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 63/G6 | 5–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 43/G4S | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G3 | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | D7/G3 | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G3.2-3 | 5–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–4 |