Final
CWS 4 — KC 2
9/18/1989 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · KCA198909180
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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Seitzer | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Johnson | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Fletcher | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Calderon | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Sosa | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlton Fisk | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bo Jackson | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Daryl Boston | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Eisenreich | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Karkovice | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Lyons | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Tabler | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Carlos Martinez | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robin Ventura | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Stillwell | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Gallagher | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny Tartabull | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank White | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Boone | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ozzie Guillen | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Montgomery | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Jones | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Thigpen | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Hibbard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Gordon | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Crawford | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Gordon | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Greg Hibbard | 5.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Steve Crawford | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Barry Jones | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Montgomery | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Bobby Thigpen | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Karkovice | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Lyons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Martinez | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Scott Fletcher | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Gallagher | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Sosa | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Gallagher | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Thigpen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robin Ventura | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Boston | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ozzie Guillen | 6 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Hibbard | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlton Fisk | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Johnson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brett | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Crawford | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Eisenreich | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Gordon | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Jackson | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Montgomery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Seitzer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Stillwell | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Frank White | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Boone | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F8D | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S8/G1 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 3/P | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S9/G34 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→2 | 16(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S7/G5 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P6D | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 3/G | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 9/F | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F8D | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 5/L | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S7/G56 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 7/L | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S8/L78 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 63.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 3/P3F | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S8/L8.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | SB3;SB2 | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S5/G5.3-H;2-2 | 0–0 |
| 6 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | T9/G3 | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S8/L.3-H | 1–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S6/G6.2-3 | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 164(1)/FO/G1.3-H | 1–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | W | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | FC1/SH/BG1.1-2;B-1 | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 3/BP3 | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO/G4 | 1–2 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 63 | 1–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S8/L8 | 1–2 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 4/P4D | 1–2 |
| 7 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 1–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 1/L | 1–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 13/BG1 | 1–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 63 | 1–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 53 | 1–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 1–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | S8/G6M | 1–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | D7/F7D.1-H | 1–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | W | 2–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | E1/TH/SH/BG1.2-H(NR);1-H(NR)(UR);B-2 | 2–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 3/G.2-3 | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | K | 4–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 63 | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 7/L | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | W | 4–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F9D | 4–2 |