1978 World Series - Game 1 Oct 10, 1978 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1978 Los Angeles 1-0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 8 0 1978 Kansas City 0-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 1 Los Angeles AB R H BI W K Avg Kansas City AB R H BI W K Avg Lopes 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Braun LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Russell,B SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 .200 Brett,G 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Smith,R RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 .250 Otis CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Garvey 1B 3 2 2 0 1 0 .667 Porter,D C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Monday CF 3 1 1 3 1 1 .333 LaCock 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .333 Cey 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 McRae DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Baker,D LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Cowens RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Oates DH 3 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Patek SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Davalillo DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White,F 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Yeager C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 30 2 4 2 1 1 .133 36 7 8 7 2 4 .222 Los Angeles IP H R ER W K Ct S B ERA BF Hooton W(1-0) 9.0 4 2 2 1 1 95 63 32 2.00 31 9.0 4 2 2 1 1 95 63 32 2.00 31 Kansas City IP H R ER W K Ct S B ERA BF Leonard L(0-1) 9.0 8 7 6 2 4 128 88 40 6.00 38 9.0 8 7 6 2 4 128 88 40 6.00 38 LAD: Davalillo moved to DH in the 8th E-White,F(1) 2B-Baker,D(1) Garvey(1) Russell,B(1) Otis(1) Porter,D(1) HR-Monday(1) WP-Leonard LOB-Los Angeles 4 Kansas City 2 DP-Los Angeles 1 GWRBI-Russell,B Game MVP:Burt Hooton Kauffman Stadium, Time 2:29, 71ø, Light Rain, 10mph In from LF Oct 10, 1978 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1978 Los Angeles 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 8 0 1978 Kansas City 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 1 1978 Los Angeles Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5 1 Lopes 2B 1>G43 L4 F8 L9 P6 2 Russell,B SS G53 D,3H,13 F9 7>G53 K 3 Smith,R RF K S,3H,2H 5>Fs9 L3 4 Garvey 1B 2>S W,12 D Fs8 5 Monday CF L9 HR K 8>W 6 Cey 3B P6 P3 S,2H P6 7 Baker,D LF K D P3 WP,12 Fd8 8 Oates DH 3>E4,B1 G31 6>F8 Davalillo DH L8 9 Yeager C S,13 4>L6 F8 9>G53 1978 Kansas City Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 1 Braun LF 1>F8 4>F7 G53 P3 2 Brett,G 3B P2 S L3 9>Fd9 3 Otis CF Fd8 F8 7>D P6 4 Porter,D C 2>G13 D,1H F8 F7 5 LaCock 1B G43 L4 S,2H 6 McRae DH K 5>W L3 7 Cowens RF 3>F8 G643/dp Fs8 8 Patek SS G13 F8 8>B34 9 White,F 2B F9 6>L3 G53 Los Angeles IN OUT Hooton AB1-1 End Kansas City IN OUT Leonard AB1-1 End Oct 10, 1978 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1978 Los Angeles 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 8 0 1978 Kansas City 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 1 Inn Out B-S On LAD-KC Result 1-Los Angeles 1 0 0-0 - 0-0 Lopes grounded to second, 1 out 1 1 1-2 - 0-0 Russell grounded to third, 2 out 1 2 2-2 - 0-0 Smith struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-Kansas City 1 0 0-0 - 0-0 Braun flied to right center, 1 out 1 1 3-1 - 0-0 Brett popped to the catcher, 2 out 1 2 1-1 - 0-0 Otis flied to deep right center, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-Los Angeles 2 0 0-1 - 0-0 Garvey grounded a single between first and second 2 0 0-0 1 0-0 Monday lined to right, 1 out 2 1 2-1 1 0-0 Cey popped to short, 2 out 2 2 0-2 1 0-0 Baker struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-Kansas City 2 0 0-2 - 0-0 Porter grounded to the pitcher, 1 out 2 1 2-1 - 0-0 LaCock grounded to second, 2 out 2 2 1-2 - 0-0 McRae struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-Los Angeles 3 0 2-0 - 0-0 Oates grounded to second, safe on an error 3 0 1-0 1 0-0 Yeager singled to right, Oates to 3rd 3 0 1-2 13 0-0 Lopes lined to second, 1 out 3 1 0-2 13 0-0 Russell doubled off the wall in left center, Oates scored, Yeager to 3rd, LAD 1 KC 0 3 1 2-0 23 1-0 Smith grounded a single between third and short, Yeager scored, Russell scored, LAD 3 KC 0 3 1 2-2 1 3-0 Garvey walked, Smith to 2nd 3 1 1-1 12 3-0 Monday hit a three run homer to right, 335 feet, LAD 6 KC 0 3 1 1-0 - 6-0 Cey popped to first, 2 out 3 2 0-1 - 6-0 Baker doubled off the wall down the third base line 3 2 2-1 2 6-0 Oates grounded to first, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-Kansas City 3 0 1-0 - 6-0 Cowens flied to center, 1 out 3 1 1-1 - 6-0 Patek grounded to the pitcher, 2 out 3 2 0-2 - 6-0 White flied down the right field line, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-Los Angeles 4 0 3-2 - 6-0 Yeager lined to short, 1 out 4 1 2-1 - 6-0 Lopes flied to left center, 2 out 4 2 1-1 - 6-0 Russell flied to right center, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-Kansas City 4 0 2-1 - 6-0 Braun flied to left, 1 out 4 1 0-0 - 6-0 Brett lined a single to center 4 1 1-1 1 6-0 Otis flied to left center, 2 out 4 2 1-2 1 6-0 Porter doubled off the wall down the right field line, Brett scored, LAD 6 KC 1 4 2 1-1 2 6-1 LaCock lined to second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-Los Angeles 5 0 0-1 - 6-1 Smith flied to shallow right center, 1 out 5 1 2-2 - 6-1 Garvey doubled off the wall in right center 5 1 2-2 2 6-1 Monday struck out, 2 out 5 2 0-2 2 6-1 Cey singled to center, Garvey scored, LAD 7 KC 1 5 2 1-1 1 7-1 Baker popped to first, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-Kansas City 5 0 3-2 - 7-1 McRae walked 5 0 1-0 1 7-1 Cowens grounded to short, second to first double play, 2 out 5 2 0-0 - 7-1 Patek flied to center, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-Los Angeles 6 0 0-2 - 7-1 Oates flied to right center, 1 out 6 1 3-1 - 7-1 Yeager flied to center, 2 out 6 2 0-0 - 7-1 Lopes lined to right, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-Kansas City 6 0 2-1 - 7-1 White lined to first, 1 out 6 1 1-0 - 7-1 Braun grounded to third, 2 out 6 2 2-0 - 7-1 Brett lined to first, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7-Los Angeles 7 0 0-2 - 7-1 Russell grounded to third, 1 out 7 1 0-1 - 7-1 Smith lined to first, 2 out 7 2 0-1 - 7-1 Garvey flied to shallow left center, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7-Kansas City 7 0 1-0 - 7-1 Otis doubled off the wall in left center 7 0 1-0 2 7-1 Porter flied to center, 1 out 7 1 0-1 2 7-1 LaCock lined a single between first and second, Otis scored, LAD 7 KC 2 7 1 2-1 1 7-2 McRae lined to first, 2 out 7 2 0-0 1 7-2 Cowens flied to shallow left center, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8-Los Angeles 8 0 3-0 - 7-2 Monday walked 8 0 0-2 1 7-2 Cey popped to short, 1 out 8 1 1-1 1 7-2 Wild pitch, Monday to 2nd 8 1 2-1 2 7-2 Baker flied to deep left center, 2 out >Davalillo playing DH 8 2 0-0 2 7-2 Davalillo lined to center, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8-Kansas City 8 0 0-0 - 7-2 Patek bunted to the catcher, 1 out 8 1 0-2 - 7-2 White grounded to third, 2 out 8 2 1-1 - 7-2 Braun popped to first, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9-Los Angeles 9 0 0-0 - 7-2 Yeager grounded to third, 1 out 9 1 1-1 - 7-2 Lopes popped to short, 2 out 9 2 1-2 - 7-2 Russell struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9-Kansas City 9 0 0-2 - 7-2 Brett flied deep down the right field line, 1 out 9 1 1-0 - 7-2 Otis popped to short, 2 out 9 2 2-0 - 7-2 Porter flied to left center, 3 out