1978 World Series - Game 2 Oct 11, 1978 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1978 Los Angeles 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 1978 Kansas City 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 2 Los Angeles AB R H BI W K Avg Kansas City AB R H BI W K Avg Lopes 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brett,G 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 .429 North CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 McRae DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Smith,R RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 .250 Otis CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Garvey 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .500 Cowens RF 4 0 0 1 0 2 .000 Cey 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Porter,D C 3 0 1 1 1 0 .286 Baker,D LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Wathan 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 .750 Lacy DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 White,F 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .143 Russell,B SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Patek SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Ferguson, J C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Wilson,W LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 32 2 4 2 1 3 .176 Hurdle PH-LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 31 3 8 3 3 5 .197 Los Angeles IP H R ER W K Ct S B ERA BF John 5.0 6 2 2 3 1 98 67 31 3.60 26 Welch L(0-1) 3.0 2 1 1 0 4 57 44 13 3.00 12 8.0 8 3 3 3 5 155 111 44 2.65 38 Kansas City IP H R ER W K Ct S B ERA BF Gura W(1-0) 8.0 3 2 1 1 2 99 77 22 1.13 30 Hrabosky S(1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 16 14 2 0.00 4 9.0 4 2 1 1 3 115 91 24 3.50 34 KC: Hurdle hit for Wilson,W in the 6th E-Ferguson, J(1) Garvey(1) Patek 2(2) 2B-North(1) HR-Smith,R(1) Wathan(1) SB-Brett,G(1) White,F(1) SH-Patek Wilson,W LOB-Los Angeles 4 Kansas City 9 DP-Los Angeles 1 Kansas City 1 GWRBI-Wathan Game MVP:Larry Gura Kauffman Stadium, Time 3:00, 72ø, Light Rain Oct 11, 1978 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1978 Los Angeles 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 1978 Kansas City 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 2 1978 Los Angeles Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 1 Lopes 2B 1>Fs7 3>G63 G63 P6 2 North CF E6,B1 D G63 L3 3 Smith,R RF HR F7 6>G63 9>K 4 Garvey 1B W L4 G63 S 5 Cey 3B P3 4>K F7 F7 6 Baker,D LF G31 S 7>G13 G63 7 Lacy DH 2>G13 Fvd7 G43 8 Russell,B SS E6,B1 G43 G63 9 Ferguson, J C G643/dp 5>G43 8>K 1978 Kansas City Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5 1 Brett,G 3B 1>S W G53 7>S 2 McRae DH G43,12 G643/dp 5>G63 K SB2 3 Otis CF S,23 3>L4 P6 G63,23 4 Cowens RF G53,12,3H K G43 K 5 Porter,D C S,2H Fd8 6>W 8>P5 6 Wathan 1B S,13 4>G53 S,12 HR 7 White,F 2B G43 S K E3,B1 8 Patek SS 2>E2,B1 W,12 G63,23,12 SB2 G63 9 Wilson,W LF B14,12 B16/fo,12,B1 Hurdle PH-LF G31 K Los Angeles IN OUT John AB1-1 AB3-6 Welch AB3-7 End Kansas City IN OUT Gura AB1-1 AB4-2 Hrabosky AB4-3 End Oct 11, 1978 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1978 Los Angeles 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 1978 Kansas City 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 2 Inn Out B-S On LAD-KC Result 1-Los Angeles 1 0 1-1 - 0-0 Lopes flied to shallow left center, 1 out 1 1 2-0 - 0-0 North grounded to short, safe on an error 1 1 0-0 1 0-0 ------GB----- 1 1 1-0 1 0-0 Smith hit a two run homer down the left field line, 341 feet, LAD 2 KC 0 1 1 1-2 - 2-0 Garvey walked 1 1 1-2 1 2-0 Cey popped to first, 2 out 1 2 0-2 1 2-0 Baker grounded to first, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-Kansas City 1 0 3-1 - 2-0 Brett grounded a single between first and second 1 0 1-1 1 2-0 McRae grounded to second, Brett to 2nd, 1 out 1 1 1-2 2 2-0 Otis singled between third and short, Brett to 3rd 1 1 1-2 13 2-0 Cowens grounded to third, Brett scored, Otis to 2nd, 2 out, LAD 2 KC 1 1 2 1-0 2 2-1 Porter grounded a single between first and second, Otis scored, LAD 2 KC 2 1 2 2-1 1 2-2 Wathan singled to right, Porter to 3rd 1 2 2-1 13 2-2 White grounded to second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-Los Angeles 2 0 0-2 - 2-2 Lacy grounded to the pitcher, 1 out 2 1 0-0 - 2-2 Russell grounded to short, safe on an error 2 1 0-2 1 2-2 Ferguson grounded to short, second to first double play, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-Kansas City 2 0 0-1 - 2-2 Patek bunted to the catcher, safe on an error, sacrifice 2 0 0-1 1 2-2 Wilson bunted to the catcher, Patek to 2nd, sacrifice, 1 out 2 1 3-0 2 2-2 Brett walked 2 1 2-0 12 2-2 McRae grounded to short, second to first double play, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-Los Angeles 3 0 0-2 - 2-2 Lopes grounded to short, 1 out 3 1 1-0 - 2-2 North grounded a double between first and second 3 1 2-2 2 2-2 Smith flied to left, 2 out 3 2 2-1 2 2-2 Garvey lined to second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-Kansas City 3 0 1-2 - 2-2 Otis lined to second, 1 out 3 1 1-2 - 2-2 Cowens struck out, 2 out 3 2 0-1 - 2-2 Porter flied to deep left center, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-Los Angeles 4 0 1-2 - 2-2 Cey struck out, 1 out 4 1 2-2 - 2-2 Baker lined a single up the middle 4 1 1-2 1 2-2 Lacy flied to very deep left center, 2 out 4 2 0-2 1 2-2 Russell grounded to second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-Kansas City 4 0 0-2 - 2-2 Wathan grounded to third, 1 out 4 1 2-2 - 2-2 White grounded a single between third and short 4 1 1-0 1 2-2 ------GB----- 4 1 2-0 1 2-2 Patek walked, White to 2nd 4 1 0-1 12 2-2 Wilson bunted to the catcher, forcing White at third, Patek to 2nd, 2 out 4 2 1-1 12 2-2 Brett grounded to third, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-Los Angeles 5 0 0-1 - 2-2 Ferguson grounded to second, 1 out 5 1 1-2 - 2-2 Lopes grounded to short, 2 out 5 2 0-1 - 2-2 North grounded to short, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-Kansas City 5 0 0-2 - 2-2 McRae grounded to short, 1 out 5 1 2-2 - 2-2 Otis popped to short, 2 out 5 2 0-2 - 2-2 Cowens grounded to second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-Los Angeles 6 0 1-0 - 2-2 Smith grounded to short, 1 out 6 1 0-1 - 2-2 Garvey grounded to short, 2 out 6 2 1-0 - 2-2 Cey flied down the left field line, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-Kansas City 6 0 3-2 - 2-2 Porter walked 6 0 2-1 1 2-2 Wathan lined a single to left center, Porter to 2nd >Welch pitching 6 0 3-2 12 2-2 White struck out, 1 out 6 1 2-2 12 2-2 Patek grounded to short, Porter to 3rd, Wathan to 2nd, 2 out 6 2 2-0 23 2-2 Hurdle grounded to first, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7-Los Angeles 7 0 0-2 - 2-2 Baker grounded to the pitcher, 1 out 7 1 2-0 - 2-2 Lacy grounded to second, 2 out 7 2 1-1 - 2-2 Russell grounded to short, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7-Kansas City 7 0 1-1 - 2-2 Brett lined a single to center 7 0 1-2 1 2-2 McRae struck out, Brett stole 2nd, Brett to 2nd, 1 out 7 1 2-1 2 2-2 Otis grounded to short, Brett to 3rd, 2 out 7 2 2-2 3 2-2 Cowens struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8-Los Angeles 8 0 0-2 - 2-2 Ferguson struck out, 1 out 8 1 1-0 - 2-2 Lopes popped to short, 2 out 8 2 0-1 - 2-2 North lined to first, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8-Kansas City 8 0 0-2 - 2-2 Porter popped to third, 1 out 8 1 0-2 - 2-2 Wathan hit a solo homer down the left field line, 334 feet, LAD 2 KC 3 8 1 0-2 - 2-3 White grounded to first, safe on an error 8 1 0-0 1 2-3 White stole 2nd 8 1 0-1 2 2-3 Patek grounded to short, 2 out 8 2 0-2 2 2-3 Hurdle struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9-Los Angeles >Hrabosky pitching 9 0 0-2 - 2-3 Smith struck out, 1 out 9 1 0-2 - 2-3 Garvey lined a single to right center 9 1 1-2 1 2-3 Cey flied to left, 2 out 9 2 1-2 1 2-3 Baker grounded to short